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The best pubs and beer bars in Canberra

Proper pubs, old favourites and craft beer bars in Canberra.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Pubs and beer bars: 5 bars

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1 ยท Braddon

Peacemaker Saloon

Saloon bar

A saloon-style bar with craft beer on tap and a bartender ranked among Drink World's top 100 in Australia.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ Braddon ACT 2612

2 ยท Braddon

BentSpoke Brewing Co.

Brewery

Canberra's buzzy double-storey craft brewery in the heart of Braddon. Its beers are poured in pubs all over the city.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon ACT 2612

3 ยท Kingston, Barton and Fyshwick

Kingston Hotel

Pub

The Kingo, one of Canberra's oldest pubs (it dates from 1922), five minutes from the city, with steaks, pies and a fire in winter.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 73 Canberra Avenue, Kingston ACT 2604

4 ยท Kingston, Barton and Fyshwick

The Dock

Sports pub

An award-winning sports pub right on the Kingston Foreshore.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ 7/81 Giles Street, Kingston ACT 2604

5 ยท Kingston, Barton and Fyshwick

Walt and Burley

Pub

Pub food and live music with views across Lake Burley Griffin.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views
  • ๐ŸŽถ Music
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 70/17 Eastlake Parade, Kingston ACT 2604

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Your questions

What are the best pubs in Canberra?

Start with Peacemaker Saloon, BentSpoke Brewing Co., Kingston Hotel, The Dock and Walt and Burley. Our full list has 5 bars.

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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 and trusted local guides, including VisitCanberra, HerCanberra, Region Canberra and Sitchu.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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