Drink - City/Melbourne CBD

• 20 Meyers Place, 20 Meyers Place
  Started by friends who run the architecture firm Six Degrees, Meyers Place is located on an alleyway with no visible signage and is the bar that started alleyway bar culture in Melbourne in the 1990s. 
• The Apartment, 401 Little Bourke St
  Worth a stop on a bar crawl of the city.
• Bambu, 107 Flinders Ln
  Another beautiful looking bar on Flinders Lane.
• Bennetts Lane, 25 Bennetts Ln
  Brilliant for jazz and a fine wine.
• Celtic Club, 316 Queen St
  An Irish bar known for its St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
• Cherry, AC/DC Ln
  Situated on the renamed Corporation Lane, Cherry is co-owned by Bill from the well-known punk band the Cosmic Psychos.  Sister bar to Ding Dong Lounge and is open til late nights.
• Croft Institute, 21 Croft Alley (off Little Bourke St)
  Wandering around Chinatown, this hard to reach bar is situated at the end of an alleyway right near the smelly back entrances of the various restaurants.  The lower floor of Croft is bedecked like an old science laboratory.  The top function room theme is like an American high school gymnasium.
• Decorum, 310 Flinders Ln
  A great underground bar with a good selection of drinks.
• Ding Dong Lounge, 18 Market Ln
  Sister to Cherry bar and also to the New York Ding Dong Lounge where it’s named after, Ding Dong offers live music most days of the week.
• Hairy Canary, 212 Little Collins St
  Great upstairs bar with drinks.  Somewhat pricey, but a nice place to start your night.
• Hard Rock Café, 1 Bourke St
  In what used to be the public bar of the Windsor Hotel, this American chain the Hard Rock Café has been “Loving all and serving all” for the past decade in Melbourne.  Standard burger fare that is a bit pricey, HRC does offer live music and the rock n’ roll memorabilia is worth at least one visit.
• Hell’s Kitchen, 20 Centre Pl
  Hells Kitchen started the bar trend in Centreway (between Collins St and Flinders Ln) back in the late 90s.  What started as a café downstairs, the owner expanded upstairs at night and later sold the café.  A change of ownership took place in 2002, with the new owners renovating and changing the concept.
• Hi Fi Bar, 125 Swanston St
  Great for live music with many international bands playing in this basement bar.
• Honkeytonks, Duckboard Pl
  Located around the lane from AC/DC, this hidden bar is located up a few flights of stairs. The décor is hip and brown, with a huge dance floor and a bar with a water feature.
• Lounge, 243 Swanston St
  Cheap food, music and a balcony on Swanston St, Lounge caters for every one and has been going for at least fifteen years in Melbourne. 
• Manchester Lane, 234 Flinders Ln
  A classy bar specialising in live music, especially Jazz.
• Misty, 3 Hosier Ln
  When you’re walking out of Misty, make sure you walk properly or you’ll sprain your ankle on the cobblestones.  Misty is a cute small bar with 60s style mod décor.  Great to add to your itinerary on a bar crawl down Flinders Ln.
• Phoenix, 82 Flinders Ln
  Another must go-to bar.
• Pony, 68 Little Collins St
  Pony is famous for its 2am slot among bands.  Good for music, drinks and company in the crowded space.
• Pugg Mahones, 106 Hardware St
  Popular with Irish backpackers, particularly on St Patrick’s Day.    Pugg Mahones reputedly has its own ghost and is also the place for the Australian Skeptic’s Society’s monthly meetings.
• Robot, 12 Bligh Pl
  Tiny bar specialising in Japanese beers, which is popular with the anime crowd.  
• Scubar, 228 Queen St
  Scubar moved from their old basement venue on Lonsdale St.   This bar has been going for 8 years and is mainly patronised by the yuppie crowd.
• So’bar, 270 Russell St
  This is a cute bar on Russell St, with a fabulous owner, namely MONSU Caulfield’s very own Events Manager!
• Spleen Central, 41 Bourke St
  Like Meyers Pl and Lounge, Spleen Central has been around for nearly a decade. 
• St Jerome’s, 7 Caledonian Ln
  St Jerome’s is yet another tiny bar with no signage, but this year successfully held the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.
• Tony Starr’s Kitten Club, 267 Little Collins St
  Pricey drinks, but great atmosphere.  During the Comedy Festival, the Kitten Club is a venue for cabaret shows.