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Best Bars For Out-of-Towners in Every Capital City (Sydney, Melbourne & more) - Dan's Daily | Dan Murphy’s
The best bars to take out-of-towners in every capital city
Read time 2 Mins
Posted 03 May 2023
By Amelia Ball
Next time you need to play tour guide, choose from these show-stopping venues.
It’s always exciting when far-flung friends come to visit, especially when they want you to take them out. But what often follows is the pressure of coming up with a plan. This isn’t just any old night out with mates, and you can’t spend the whole night at your favourite divey local (or can you?). If you feel like it calls for The Perfect Itinerary, we’ve done the hard yards and rounded up our top picks of memorable venues around the country. If you’re looking for the best bars to take tourists and out-of-towners, we’ve got you.
We’re spoilt for choice in Australia – every capital city has its own glistening hospo scene. But when you’ve got limited time to show someone around, you need something with personality, sizzle and an element of surprise. You might want to show off your city’s best angles from its hottest rooftop bars or look clever by finding the hidden gems that other people walk straight past. Or maybe you just want a bloody good drink at some of the slickest venues around. Whatever your criteria, we’ve got you covered with this selection below. Each and every one of them overdeliver with a drinks experience to remember. Your guests will never want to leave.
It might be hard to find, but it’s more than worth the trouble: this is Sydney’s coolest underground whisky den, with a hidden entrance and an epic drinks list to boot.
With four levels of drinking and eating venues in a converted woolshed just a quick skip from Circular Quay, you can enjoy a big night out while barely having to shuffle your feet.
A masterclass in attention to detail, this tiny bar in a heritage blue-stone cottage brings the quality good times, from drinks and snacks to service and comfort.
Ronnie Di Stasio’s Melbourne CBD outpost combines all the art, architecture and hedonistic Italianate good times we expect and celebrate from this master restaurateur.
A stylish two-level hideaway with top wines, creative cocktails and city-famous toasties, Proof is always fun, upbeat and welcoming, catering to imbibers of every stripe.
Not many bars can truly call themselves an institution, but The Exeter Hotel is the real deal, beloved for its strong, nicely priced local drinks offering and top pub food.
Housed in heritage digs, this glamorous bar and grill is loaded with old-school charm, and with a crack team on the tools, it has plenty of credibility to go with all that style.
With a stunning collection of bottles and laser-sharp bartending, plus atmosphere to burn, this is a Queensland classic that is sure to raise your spirits.
The best bars to take out-of-towners in Darwin and Perth
A hidden entry in a back street is the portal to a fun bar, restaurant and lantern-filled terrace where bespoke gin is poured alongside menus brimming with Top End flavours.
Slip on your thongs and head to this laid-back bar in a seaside Darwin suburb for a warm welcome and chilled cocktails brimming with the flavours of its tropical surrounds.
Mediterranean flavours power the easy-going menu at this game-changing wine bar and bottle shop that helped popularise organic drops and winemaking around Perth.
The best bars to take out-of-towners in Canberra and Hobart
Bond girl meets Antarctic explorer in Tasmania’s coolest bar, known for its “cold-hearted liquor” poured at a long marble bar in a stylish snowflake-white room.
Amelia BallAmelia Ball is a journalist, editor and former Editorial Director of Halliday Wine Companion, who specialises in drinks, food and travel.