The Great Northern Hotel
Heritage pub
Built in 1864, an Art Deco landmark pub with live music.
📍 83-89 Scott Street, Newcastle
Pubs and beer bars: 10 bars
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The Grain Store
Craft beer pub
A craft beer pub open since 2013, with over 20 independent Australian craft beers and ciders on tap.
📍 64-66 Scott Street, Newcastle East
Customs House Hotel
Pub
A pub in a building designed in 1877 on the harbour foreshore, with oysters, burgers and live music.
📍 1 Bond Street, Newcastle
The Lucky Hotel
Pub
A pub in a building from the 1800s, with an enclosed courtyard, a cocktail menu and live music or DJs in the courtyard on Fridays and Saturdays.
📍 237 Hunter Street, Newcastle
Foghorn Brewery
Brewery
A brewery in a restored Art Deco warehouse, with brewery tours.
📍 218 King Street, Newcastle
The Rogue Scholar
Brewpub
A brewpub with 12 taps and four handpumps, live music and a rooftop.
📍 4-6 Union Street, Newcastle West
The Cricketers Arms
Pub
A big wrap-around bar, a beer garden and a cricket-themed menu.
📍 61 Bruce Street, Cooks Hill
The Beach Hotel
Beachfront pub
An Art Deco pub opposite Merewether Beach, with live gigs.
📍 99 Frederick Street, Merewether
The Prince of Merewether
Alehouse
An alehouse open since 1876, with a breezy balcony.
📍 1 Morgan Street, Merewether
🕒 Daily 10am to midnight (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
The Young Street Hotel
Pub
A beer garden, a 20-tap tower, trivia and live music in Carrington.
📍 132 Young Street, Carrington
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Your questions
What are the best pubs in Newcastle NSW?
Start with The Great Northern Hotel, The Grain Store, Customs House Hotel, The Lucky Hotel and Foghorn Brewery. Our full list has 10 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 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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