Must-see nightlife in Launceston

  • Saint John

    Launceston

    The 10 taps get busy at this dark and delightful bar, pouring a vast range of craft beers for regulars of every age and social category. Food – fried…

  • Royal Oak Hotel

    Launceston

    The 'Leap In, Limp Out' motto is dodgy, but the Royal Oak is still Launceston’s best pub. We really don't need to expand on this fact, but it's hard not…

  • Bar Two

    Launceston

    This new little wine bar, tucked into a city alcove, is as cosy as they come. Wines and spirits are exclusively Tasmanian and exhaustive – there's more…

  • Red Brick Road Ciderhouse

    Launceston

    An outlet for Red Brick Road's handcrafted ciders, this small, skinny bar features rustic apple packing-shed panelling and a stainless-steel cider vat…

  • Sporties Hotel

    Launceston

    Sporties is the perfect local: there's a rear deck perfect for afternoon beers, a pool table, live sport on the big screens and live music on Fridays and…

  • Kingsway

    Launceston

    Cool! A Tasmania-centric bar serving libations of all kinds from around the island: whites, reds, beers and spirits. Slide into a leather lounge or prop…

  • Alchemy Bar & Restaurant

    Launceston

    Launceston has a few of these mainstream all-things-to-all-people operations, but Alchemy stands out with bargain weekday lunches ($15), live acoustic…

  • Bakers Lane

    Launceston

    Launceston's coolest bar delivers bar food (fried chicken, pork ribs, burgers), cocktails and craft beer beneath a faux hanging garden. Thursday is vegan…

  • Cock 'n' Bull

    Launceston

    Hasn't Australia grown out of the whole British/Irish theme pub thing? Not in Launceston, where the old Cock 'n' Bull is still coming on all Yorkshire…

  • The Irish

    Launceston

    This low-lit watering hole is trying hard to push the hackneyed old Irish pub concept somewhere closer to today. It's kept some of the good bits in the…

  • Club 54

    Launceston

    Launceston is fat with students but thin on clubs – an odd scenario. Club 54 is a far remove from the fabled Studio 54 in NYC, but it's the only passable…