Our Nine Favourite Northside Bars

Our favourite boozy venues on the northern side of town.
Tom Clift
Published on August 06, 2015
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    Heartattack and Vine

    329 Lygon Street, Carlton

    The new Italian kid on the Carlton block is cool, comfy and serves chicchetti all night.

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    The Everleigh

    Upstairs, 150-156 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

    Experience the hedonistic pleasures of the 1920s in Fitzroy's hidden cocktail den.

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    Trumpy

    646 High St, Thornbury

    A decidedly sophisticated take on a neighbourhood bar.

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    Lulie Tavern

    225 Johnston Street, Abbotsford

    Abbotsford's no-frills neighbourhood warehouse bar.

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    The Alderman

    134 Lygon St, East Brunswick

    A cosy local favourite in the truest sense.

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    Howler

    14 Dawson Street, Brunswick

    A converted Brunswick warehouse with two bars, two performance spaces and great pub grub.

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    Shifty Chevre - CLOSED

    375 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    Because a meal without cheese is not a real meal at all.

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    Thomas Olive - CLOSED

    300 Smith Street, Collingwood

    Spend a night sipping whisky at Saint Crispin's upstairs bar.

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    The Raccoon Club

    145 Plenty Rd, Preston

    With a strict 'no dickheads' policy (that they take very seriously), it really is about drinking better, not more.