Why you goCookie was a game-changer when it opened in the early 2000s (yep, it’s so old it’s practically a Boomer in bar years). Part beer hall, part Thai restaurant, it created the kind of waves normally reserved for disaster movies starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Years have passed, but familiarity hasn’t seen any of the excitement dissipate. The huge first-floor space in heritage Curtin House, right in the thick of Swanston Street, remains one of Melbourne’s best, with the shabby glamour of arched windows, nosebleed-high ceilings and naked globes hanging by red cords easily standing up to the challenge of changing fashions. It’s well matched to the industrial scale of the drink and eating options on offer. The drinking choices are simply dazzling (200 beers – on your marks, get set, go!) and the Thai food deserves the constant showering of acclaim. In short, we heart Cookie.
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