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Brisbane's Historic Pubs

Grandview Hotel

From the oldest licensed pub in Queensland and the 150 year old hotel that is Queensland's heart of the blues, to the pub haunted by the ghost of its first publican and the grand old dames that have had stunning makeovers, a guide to Brisbane's best historic pubs:

The Alliance Hotel

The Alliance Hotel Spring Hill

This inner Brisbane, landmark, heritage-listed pub has re-opened with a Melbourne-style neighbourhood pub vibe

Regatta Hotel, Toowong

With its multi level lace iron wraparound verandahs and decorative trimmings, the Regatta is as fine an example of an 1880’s Queensland pub as you’ll find

The Lord Alfred Hotel

Lord Alfred Hotel

The Lord Alfred Hotel, one of Brisbane’s grandest old pubs circa 1868, has been given a stunning makeover

The Boundary Hotel

The Boundary Hotel West End

The Boundary Hotel, West End’s iconic landmark pub circa 1864, is a fascinating multi-layered labyrinth of ambient nooks and crannies

Norman Hotel Woolloongabba

Fondly known as “Brisbane's worst vegetarian restaurant”, the Norman Hotel is an iconic Australian Steakhouse and Garden Bar

Sandgate Post Office Hotel

Sandgate Post Office Hotel

An iconic bayside landmark, built in 1887 as Queensland's third post office, has been transformed into a stylish & elegant gastro-pub

Breakfast Creek Hotel & Pub

Breakfast Creek Hotel, Albion

A Brisbane icon, ingrained irrevocably in the psyche of generations of locals because of the Spanish Steakhouse first and its tropical beer garden second but a visit should definitely include both

Royal Mail Hotel

Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna

Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna is an historic hotel that on weekends is the centre of live blues'n'roots

The Osbourne Hotel Fortitude Valley

The Osbourne Hotel, an historic hotel founded in 1864 in Fortitude Valley, is now a stunning bar, bistro and beer garden

The Wickham Fortitude Valley

The iconic Richard Gailey-designed historic pub peddles everything from cafe fare by day to great cocktails and upmarket bar food

The Prince Consort

Prince Consort Room

The multi-level, heritage-listed Prince Consort Hotel features 8 unique spaces for drinking & dining, including a luxe disco

The Brunswick Hotel

Grand old dame of New Farm, The Brunswick Hotel has ushered in a new era as a gastro pub, garden bar and lounge bar.

Grand View Hotel & Pub

The Grand View's facade with palm trees blowing inn the wind.

The Grand View began life as a single storeyed structure in 1851 and today after various extensions and a motley history is one of Cleveland’s oldest surviving buildings.

Fox & Hounds Country Inn

It's not in Brisbane, but this Gold Coast hinterland English pub is worth a mention because it is actually more than 300 years old and was transported

People drinking on top front veranda inside the Ship Inn pub in Brisbane.

Built in 1874 as a private residence, the Ship Inn was been operating on and off as a hotel since 1879 when it was a hangout for drunken sailors.

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