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Brisbane's Historic Pubs

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From the oldest licensed pub in Queensland and the 150 year old hotel that is Qld's heart of the blues, the pub haunted by the ghost of its first publican and the grand old dames that have had stunning makeovers, a guide to Brisbane's historic pubs:

Regatta Hotel
Regatta Hotel, Toowong
With its multi level lace iron wraparound verandahs and decorative trimmings, the Regatta is as fine an example of an 1880’s Queensland pub as you’ll find
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The Lord Alfred Hotel
Lord Alfred Hotel
The Lord Alfred Hotel, one of Brisbane’s grandest old pubs circa 1868, has been given a stunning makeover
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The Boundary Hotel
The Boundary Hotel West End
The Boundary Hotel, West End’s iconic landmark pub circa 1864, is a fascinating multi-layered labyrinth of ambient nooks and crannies
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Norman Hotel
Norman Hotel Woolloongabba
Fondly known as “Brisbane's worst vegetarian restaurant”, the Norman Hotel is an iconic Australian Steakhouse and Garden Bar
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The Ship Inn
People drinking on top front veranda inside the Ship Inn pub in Brisbane.
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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Breakfast Creek Hotel & Pub
Breakfast Creek Hotel, Albion
A Brisbane icon, ingrained irrevocably in the psyche of generations of locals because of the Spanish Steakhouse first and its tropical beer garden second but a visit should definitely include both
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Royal Mail Hotel
Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna
Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna is an historic hotel that on weekends is the centre of live blues'n'roots
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Osbourne Hotel
The Osbourne Hotel Fortitude Valley
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 Wickham
The Wickham Fortitude Valley
The iconic Richard Gailey-designed historic pub peddles everything from cafe fare by day to great cocktails and upmarket bar food
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The Prince Consort
Prince Consort Room
The multi-level, heritage-listed Prince Consort Hotel features 8 unique spaces for drinking & dining, including a luxe disco
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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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Grand View Hotel & Pub
The Grand View's facade with palm trees blowing inn the wind.
The Grand View began life as a single storeyed structure in 1851 and today after various extensions and a motley history is one of Cleveland’s oldest surviving buildings.
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Fox & Hounds Country Inn
It's not in Brisbane, but this Gold Coast hinterland English pub is worth a mention because it is actually more than 300 years old and was transported
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