Nightlife
Forget about the week that was and cut some shapes on these tried and tested Melbourne dance floors.
The Shady Lady
Make yourself at home at this dark but glittering dive bar on Johnston Street.
Yah Yahs
Handy if you're after a drink, want to see the band, or just want to rage on after other places have closed.
Misfits Bar
A trio of misfits have set up a sleek bar in Footscray, which champions local artists and community groups.
Lucky Coq
Prahran's late-night bar slinging pizzas till 3am.
The Lame Duck
A retro disco dive bar with a vintage purple pool table, hot pink palm trees and a shrine to Cher.
Heartbreaker
This wild-child American-style dive bar is a rock 'n' roll dream.
Talk To Me
A South Yarra bar by the Peking Duk guys.
Pawn & Co.
Get your drink mixed by a church organ and sit in an old tram carriage at the bar where everything is for sale.
Joey Smalls
A small bar for Sydney Road.
Section 8
Pull up a milk crate and set yourself up in this excellent outdoor bar.
Cherry Bar
What happens at Cherry Bar stays at Cherry Bar.
Whitehart
Melbourne CBD's new two-storey car park container bar.
The Albion
The historic pub is back with a new rooftop bar and a 5am weekend licence.
The Workers Club
A quintessential corner pub with a band room that pumps most nights of the week.
The Toff In Town
A CBD stalwart that serves up live music, drinks and Thai food until 5am.
Bridge Hotel
This huge Richmond pub with a laneway running through the middle.
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