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Regatta Hotel

With its multi-level lace iron wraparound verandahs, the Regatta is as fine an example of an 1880’s Queensland pub as you’ll find

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With its multi-level lace iron wraparound verandahs, the Regatta is as fine an example of an 1880’s Queensland pub as you’ll find

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Looking for the best pubs in Brisbane? From classic and historic pubs to contemporary pubs, a curated guide to the best pubs for a pint and a bite to eat in and around Brisbane: 

Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna
Goodna
Royal Mail Hotel
Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna is an historic hotel that on weekends is the centre of live blues'n'roots
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Copperhead Brewery Cooroy
Cooroy
Copperhead Brewery
Copperhead Brewery is small batch boutique brewery and restaurant located in the tiny town of Cooroy
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Exterior of Fox & Hounds Country Inn, Wongawallan
Wongawallan
Fox & Hounds Country Inn
For a traditional English pub experience without the long-haul flight, the Fox & Hounds Country Inn is a must-visit
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Seating on verandah overlooking Guanaba Gorge at St Bernards Hotel Mt Tamborine
Tamborine Mountain
St Bernards Hotel
St Bernards Hotel, founded in 1911, is a historic hotel perched atop Mt Tamborine on the edge of an ancient volcanic escarpment
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The Osbourne Hotel Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Osbourne Hotel
The Osbourne Hotel, an historic hotel founded in 1864 in Fortitude Valley, is now a stunning bar, bistro and beer garden
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The Heritage Hotel Old Petrie Town
Old Petrie Town
The Heritage Hotel
Step back in time at The Heritage Hotel, a two-storey restaurant and function centre located at Old Petrie Town
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The Montague Hotel West End
West End
The Montague Hotel
Montague Hotel is a neighbourhood West End pub, reincarnated from an old office block off the beaten track on Montague Rd.
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Exterior of The Apollonian Hotel Boreen Point
Boreen Point
Apollonian Hotel
The Apollonian Hotel has been a social hub since the 1860s and the Gympie gold rush days
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Exterior of The Brunswick Hotel
New Farm
The Brunswick Hotel
Grand old dame of New Farm, The Brunswick Hotel has ushered in a new era as a gastro pub, garden bar and lounge bar
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People drinking on top front veranda inside the Ship Inn pub in Brisbane.
South Bank
The Ship Inn
Built in 1874 as a private residence, the Ship Inn was been operating on and off as a hotel since 1879 when it was a hangout for drunken sailors.
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Stones Corner Hotel, Stones Corner
Stones Corner
Stones Corner Hotel
With a jacaranda tree shading alfresco tables, this historic 1888 hotel forms the centrepiece of Stones Corner shopping precinct
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Regatta Hotel, Toowong
Toowong
Regatta Hotel
With its multilevel lace iron wraparound verandahs and trimmings, the Regatta is a fine an example of an 1880s Queensland pub
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Exterior of Norman Hotel Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba
Norman Hotel
Fondly known as “Brisbane's worst vegetarian restaurant”, the Norman Hotel is an iconic Australian steakhouse and garden bar
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Red car parked outside Grand View Hotel Cleveland
Cleveland
Grand View Hotel
One of Queensland’s oldest licensed pubs has just reopened after a stunning multi-million dollar makeover
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Exterior of Breakfast Creek Hotel, Albion
Albion
Breakfast Creek Hotel & Pub
A Brisbane icon, ingrained irrevocably in the psyche of generations of locals
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