Pubs

It used to be said that if you were standing on a Glebe street and couldn’t see a pub in either direction, then you had to be right outside one.

AB Hotel

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225 Glebe Point Rd - map

Formerly the “Ancient Briton”, this is now a swanky new “feast for all senses”, with “opulent décor, designer furniture and seductive lighting throughout”.

Australian Youth Hotel

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63 Bay St - map

It’s not clear to me if its “Nude” venue is actually for nudists or not…

Different Drummer

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185 Glebe Point Rd - map

Cocktail and tapas bar.

Forest Lodge Hotel

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117 Arundel St - map

Affectionately known as the “Flodge” by generations of University students, this is one of the uglier pubs architecturally but one of the nicer ones to eat or drink in.

Friend in Hand Pub

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58 Cowper St - map

An old style pub – “more like a museum than a pub” – but has new-fangled innovations such as crab-racing.

Harold Park Hotel

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70A Ross St - map

Offering “innovative Australian cuisine, extensive wine and cocktail menus, and hand selected designer decor”.

Kauri Foreshore Hotel

2 Bridge Rd - map

The Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW notes the Kauri Foreshore Hotel as a distinctive example of an inter-war pub.

Nags Head

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162 St Johns Road - map

Our local pub. Has a relatively posh restaurant “Stables” out the back, which we haven’t been that impressed with – but the lunchtime specials are better value! » continues »

Roxbury Hotel

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182 St Johns Rd - map

Has regular live events.

Toxteth Hotel

345 Glebe Point Rd - map