Felons Brewing Co
Brewery
The first venue to open at Howard Smith Wharves in 2018: a huge riverside brewery in a heritage-listed shed under the Story Bridge.
📍 Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Pubs and beer bars: 4 bars
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Story Bridge Hotel
Historic pub
The pub the city's engineers rerouted the Story Bridge to save, owned by the Deery family since 1967, with a beer garden and an award-winning restaurant.
📍 Main Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169
The Plough Inn
Historic pub
A South Bank pub beside the bougainvillea arches, for people-watching over the parklands.
📍 Stanley Street Plaza, South Bank QLD 4101
Regatta Hotel
Historic pub
A legendary riverside pub in Toowong with several bars, including a cocktail bar and a whisky bar.
📍 543 Coronation Drive, Toowong QLD 4066
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Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research, Google Maps and trusted local guides, ahead of bringing Cocktail Week to Brisbane.
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