Whitehart

Top choice in Melbourne


Tucked away at a laneway's end is this two-storey container bar festooned with giant staghead ferns and graceful palms. Grab a local beer on tap and head upstairs for alfresco drinking, or stay downstairs under cover in Melbourne's notoriously changeable weather. DJs spin most nights, and a rotating cast of food trucks feeds the crowds. Unsurprisingly, it's packed on weekend nights.


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