The Koutetsu
Cocktail bar
Known for unusual cocktails on a menu that changes regularly, with almost 20 Japanese whiskies and nearly 40 gins behind the bar.
📍 555 Hunter Street, Newcastle West NSW 2302
Newcastle West and Hamilton: 7 bars
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Charlie's Rooftop
Rooftop bar
A Palm Springs-style rooftop over two levels, with classic and original cocktails, Fizz cocktails made with Usher Tinkler prosecco such as the Berry Fizz and share plates.
📍 529 Hunter Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Granddad's Bar
Distillery bar
Pours only spirits from Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery: three gins, a vodka, a coffee liqueur, a whiskey and monthly limited releases. There is a courtyard out back.
📍 515 Hunter Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Jam's Karaoke & Bar
Karaoke bar
Private karaoke rooms with modern machines and full service, plus cocktails using imported Japanese ingredients. The house favourite is the Yuzu Margarita.
📍 8 Union Street, Newcastle West NSW 2302
The Blind Monk
Small bar
Started out as a beer bar and is now an intimate, casual spot for cocktails, craft beer and easy food on Beaumont Street.
📍 76 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303
Meantime
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar with gluten-free food and a tasting paddle of four half cocktails of your choice.
📍 104 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303
The Rogue Scholar
Brewpub
A brewpub with 12 taps and four handpumps, live music and a rooftop.
📍 4-6 Union Street, Newcastle West
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Your questions
Where are the best bars in Newcastle West and Hamilton?
Start with The Koutetsu, Charlie's Rooftop, Granddad's Bar, Jam's Karaoke & Bar and The Blind Monk. Our full list has 7 bars.
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- Hidden barsHidden bars in Newcastle NSW: Coal & Cedar, Newy Fried Chicken and The Underground.
- Rooftops and viewsRooftops and views bars in Newcastle NSW: Romberg's, The Rooftop at QT, Charlie's Rooftop
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- Fun bars for groupsFun bars for groups in Newcastle NSW: The Koutetsu, Earp Distilling Co., The Falcon and Ch
- Whisky, gin and agaveWhisky, gin and agave bars in Newcastle NSW: The Koutetsu, The Rooftop at QT, Bartholomew'
- Cocktails and foodCocktails and food bars in Newcastle NSW: Romberg's, Bartholomew's, Earp Distilling Co
- Pubs and beer barsPubs and beer bars in Newcastle NSW: The Great Northern Hotel, The Grain Store, Customs Ho
- Late nightLate night bars in Newcastle NSW: Newy Fried Chicken, Jam's Karaoke & Bar, Uptowns Bar and
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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 Hunter and Hunter.
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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