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Melbourne values the bartender, the guest and the room as much as the recipe. Tiny counters, neighbourhood institutions, vinyl sound systems and precisely made drinks give the city a cocktail culture that is serious about craft without becoming solemn.

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Melbourne

Caretaker's Cottage

139–141 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia

Housed in the tiny former caretaker's residence behind Wesley Church, Caretaker's Cottage feels closer to a great pub than a polished cocktail lounge.

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Above Board

Level 1, 306 Smith Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia. Entrance via Chopper Lane behind Beermash, off Smith and Perry Streets.

Above Board strips the cocktail bar back to bartender, guest and drink.

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Black Pearl

304 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia

Black Pearl has spent more than two decades as one of the foundations of Melbourne's cocktail culture.

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