Guidebook for Canberra

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Guidebook for Canberra

Drinks & Nightlife

BentSpoke Brewing Company is an exciting new microbrewery and taphouse located in the heart of Braddon
55 locals recommend
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort St
55 locals recommend
BentSpoke Brewing Company is an exciting new microbrewery and taphouse located in the heart of Braddon
Spanish share plates and upscale wine served in an art deco dining hall with plush furniture.
19 locals recommend
Parlour
16 Kendall Ln
19 locals recommend
Spanish share plates and upscale wine served in an art deco dining hall with plush furniture.
Long-running bar with stylish art deco design, offering simple tapas and a dynamic cocktail menu.
Muddle Bar
8 West Row
Long-running bar with stylish art deco design, offering simple tapas and a dynamic cocktail menu.
Stylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music.
65 Northbourne Restaurant
65 Northbourne Avenue
Stylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music.
Buzzing bar for touring indie rock and blues artists, serving up pizza, craft beer and cider.
6 locals recommend
Transit Bar
143 London Cct
6 locals recommend
Buzzing bar for touring indie rock and blues artists, serving up pizza, craft beer and cider.
Lodge-style joint with exposed brick, wood and taxidermy decor, for cocktails, whisky and live jazz.
28 locals recommend
Hippo Co
17 Garema Pl
28 locals recommend
Lodge-style joint with exposed brick, wood and taxidermy decor, for cocktails, whisky and live jazz.
Martini & Tapas Bar.
Playground Bar
25 Garema Pl
Martini & Tapas Bar.
Tex-Mex mains and snacks in a funky, laid-back bar with outdoor seats and craft beers on tap.
16 locals recommend
Honkytonks
17 Garema Pl
16 locals recommend
Tex-Mex mains and snacks in a funky, laid-back bar with outdoor seats and craft beers on tap.
Tapas and hearty mains, plus cocktails, in a vast, industrial space with dramatic lighting.
Tongue & Groove
1 Genge St
Tapas and hearty mains, plus cocktails, in a vast, industrial space with dramatic lighting.
New takes on Thai street food in a modern wine bar with orange banquette seats and colourful murals.
Thirst Thai Restaurant and Winebar
20 W Row
New takes on Thai street food in a modern wine bar with orange banquette seats and colourful murals.
Airy, open-plan venue with diverse decor, serving gourmet pub classics with an international twist.
Shorty's
29 Garema Pl
Airy, open-plan venue with diverse decor, serving gourmet pub classics with an international twist.
Wood-panelled Irish pub with an outdoor area, for casual dining, plus trivia and karaoke nights.
P.J O'Reilly's
52 Alinga St
Wood-panelled Irish pub with an outdoor area, for casual dining, plus trivia and karaoke nights.
Refined Asian sharing plates, plus cocktails, in a smart, modern restaurant with a graffiti mural.
Soju Girl Restaurant
41 Northbourne Ave
Refined Asian sharing plates, plus cocktails, in a smart, modern restaurant with a graffiti mural.
Diverse Modern Australian meals and share plates in a trendy eatery with an industrial-chic vibe.
58 locals recommend
Monster Kitchen and Bar
25 Edinburgh Ave
58 locals recommend
Diverse Modern Australian meals and share plates in a trendy eatery with an industrial-chic vibe.
Bistro meals in an old-timey Irish tavern with wood-and-stone decor, plus trivia and live music.
6 locals recommend
King O'Malley's
131 City Walk
6 locals recommend
Bistro meals in an old-timey Irish tavern with wood-and-stone decor, plus trivia and live music.
Low-lit nightspot for classic and inventive cocktails, plus DJs playing soul, hip hop and funk.
23 locals recommend
Knightsbridge Penthouse
26 Mort St
23 locals recommend
Low-lit nightspot for classic and inventive cocktails, plus DJs playing soul, hip hop and funk.
Creative pub grub and a broad whiskey range, in a big, industrial-chic locale with a courtyard.
35 locals recommend
Hopscotch
5 Lonsdale St
35 locals recommend
Creative pub grub and a broad whiskey range, in a big, industrial-chic locale with a courtyard.
A club offering live music, Modern Australian bistro dining, a cafe and gaming rooms.
Hellenic Club in the City
13 Moore St
A club offering live music, Modern Australian bistro dining, a cafe and gaming rooms.
Lively bar with exposed-brick walls, a pub grub menu, and a slick nightclub with DJs playing R&B.
15 locals recommend
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub
105 London Cct
15 locals recommend
Lively bar with exposed-brick walls, a pub grub menu, and a slick nightclub with DJs playing R&B.
RnB Night Club.
Monkey Bar
128 Bunda St
RnB Night Club.
Cavernous space with giant disco balls and DJs spinning house and R&B, plus live international acts.
Academy Club
50 Bunda St
Cavernous space with giant disco balls and DJs spinning house and R&B, plus live international acts.
Binara one is the signature bar at Crowne Plaza Canberra. Enjoy the light snacks, the lunch and dinner menu.
Binara One
1 Binara St
Binara one is the signature bar at Crowne Plaza Canberra. Enjoy the light snacks, the lunch and dinner menu.
15 locals recommend
Casino Canberra
21 Binara St
15 locals recommend

Food Scene

Seasonal dishes, plus homemade bread, in an edgy setting with distressed walls and an open kitchen.
14 locals recommend
A. BAKER
15 Edinburgh Ave
14 locals recommend
Seasonal dishes, plus homemade bread, in an edgy setting with distressed walls and an open kitchen.
Coffee and an international menu in a light-filled, open-plan art deco building with outdoor tables.
Cream
Genge Street
Coffee and an international menu in a light-filled, open-plan art deco building with outdoor tables.
Modern, woodsy-chic restaurant specialising in spit-roasted meat, poultry and seafood dishes.
Wood & Coal
125 Bunda St
Modern, woodsy-chic restaurant specialising in spit-roasted meat, poultry and seafood dishes.
Pizza and upmarket pub dishes, plus blackboard specials, in a relaxed, industrial-chic setting.
13 locals recommend
Debacle
24 Lonsdale St
13 locals recommend
Pizza and upmarket pub dishes, plus blackboard specials, in a relaxed, industrial-chic setting.
Offering a range of chocolate & desserts.
Max Brenner
2 Phillip Law St
Offering a range of chocolate & desserts.
Fine dining contemporary space overlooking a walled garden, for Modern European dining and fine wines.
9 locals recommend
Courgette Restaurant
54 Marcus Clarke St
9 locals recommend
Fine dining contemporary space overlooking a walled garden, for Modern European dining and fine wines.
Chinese and Malaysian dishes including laksa and shantung chicken.
8 locals recommend
Sammy's Kitchen
9 Bunda St
8 locals recommend
Chinese and Malaysian dishes including laksa and shantung chicken.
Indian restaurant serving classic curries and banquets in an open room with industrial touches, plus outdoor seating.
6 locals recommend
Blu Ginger
5-21 Genge St
6 locals recommend
Indian restaurant serving classic curries and banquets in an open room with industrial touches, plus outdoor seating.
Celebrity chef's relaxed Italian chain, with rustic menu and antipasti bar.
7 locals recommend
Jamie's Italian
7 locals recommend
Celebrity chef's relaxed Italian chain, with rustic menu and antipasti bar.
Refined dishes in a casual setting lit by paper lanterns, with Western and Japanese-style seating.
Iori Japanese Restaurant
41 E Row
Refined dishes in a casual setting lit by paper lanterns, with Western and Japanese-style seating.
Creative seafood meals, plus burgers and fish 'n' chips, in a counter-serve spot with outdoor seats.
The Fish Shack
105 Petrie Plaza
Creative seafood meals, plus burgers and fish 'n' chips, in a counter-serve spot with outdoor seats.
Stylish, retro-chic nook, with inventive meals cooked in an open kitchen, plus fair-trade espresso.
34 locals recommend
Močan & Green Grout
19 Marcus Clarke St
34 locals recommend
Stylish, retro-chic nook, with inventive meals cooked in an open kitchen, plus fair-trade espresso.
Glass-fronted, warehouse-style restaurant with a casual vibe, for dumplings and Chinese dishes.
10 locals recommend
CBD Dumpling House
26 Bunda St
10 locals recommend
Glass-fronted, warehouse-style restaurant with a casual vibe, for dumplings and Chinese dishes.
Hip, airy joint with outdoor seats and exposed rafters, serving up boutique coffee and cafe staples.
43 locals recommend
The Cupping Room
1-13 University Ave
43 locals recommend
Hip, airy joint with outdoor seats and exposed rafters, serving up boutique coffee and cafe staples.
Burgers, pasta and a signature prime rib dish in an informal steakhouse chain with a saloon bar.
Hog's Breath Cafe Canberra
143 London Cct
Burgers, pasta and a signature prime rib dish in an informal steakhouse chain with a saloon bar.
Creative dishes with pan-Asian flavours in a modern venue with steel and recycled wood finishes.
48 locals recommend
Akiba
40 Bunda St
48 locals recommend
Creative dishes with pan-Asian flavours in a modern venue with steel and recycled wood finishes.
Simple eatery with a painted mural of the Great Wall of China, serving classic Cantonese meals.
Happy’s Chinese Restaurant
17 Garema Pl
Simple eatery with a painted mural of the Great Wall of China, serving classic Cantonese meals.
Smart, modern eatery eatery with wood-panelled decor, making produce-driven tapas and share plates.
10 locals recommend
Temporada
15 Moore St
10 locals recommend
Smart, modern eatery eatery with wood-panelled decor, making produce-driven tapas and share plates.
Elegant stir-fries and curries, plus cocktails, doled out in an upbeat hub with modern decor.
15 locals recommend
Kinn Thai
148 Bunda St
15 locals recommend
Elegant stir-fries and curries, plus cocktails, doled out in an upbeat hub with modern decor.
Hearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
10 locals recommend
Marble and Grain
25 Mort St
10 locals recommend
Hearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
Breakfast and classic counter meals in a large, modern complex with a sports bar and gaming lounge.
The City Labor Club
16 Petrie Plaza
Breakfast and classic counter meals in a large, modern complex with a sports bar and gaming lounge.
Laid-back chain with stylish decor, doling out traditional Malaysian meals, drinks and desserts.
PappaRich
148 Bunda St
Laid-back chain with stylish decor, doling out traditional Malaysian meals, drinks and desserts.
Upscale menu, including antipasti and handcut pasta, in a smart restaurant with a playful vibe.
27 locals recommend
Italian & Sons
7 Lonsdale St
27 locals recommend
Upscale menu, including antipasti and handcut pasta, in a smart restaurant with a playful vibe.
Choice espresso and baked goods, served in a chic, moody cafe with low stools and a wooden counter.
Harvest
40 Marcus Clarke St
Choice espresso and baked goods, served in a chic, moody cafe with low stools and a wooden counter.
Hip coffeehouse for panini & wall art.
28 locals recommend
Lonsdale Street Cafe
23 Lonsdale St
28 locals recommend
Hip coffeehouse for panini & wall art.
Pastries and savouries in a bustling spot with blackboard menus and ample streetside seating.
10 locals recommend
Dobinsons Bakery Cafe
177 Bunda St
10 locals recommend
Pastries and savouries in a bustling spot with blackboard menus and ample streetside seating.
Diverse breakfast menu and Central American fare, served in a stylish space with rustic-chic decor.
10 locals recommend
Elk & Pea Bar & Dining
21 Lonsdale St
10 locals recommend
Diverse breakfast menu and Central American fare, served in a stylish space with rustic-chic decor.
Boutique cafe with a rock 'n' roll look, handcrafting organic vegan cakes and breakfast dishes.
16 locals recommend
Sweet Bones Bakery and Cafe
18 Lonsdale St
16 locals recommend
Boutique cafe with a rock 'n' roll look, handcrafting organic vegan cakes and breakfast dishes.
A lovely eating space where you can buy your products and enjoying a healthy, flavoursome organic meal
Paleo Cafe Canberra City
City Walk
A lovely eating space where you can buy your products and enjoying a healthy, flavoursome organic meal
Upscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
24 locals recommend
eightysix restaurant
Lonsdale Street
24 locals recommend
Upscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
Smart space with chandeliers, for Mediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or a wood-fired oven.
12 locals recommend
Black Fire Restaurant
38 Mort St
12 locals recommend
Smart space with chandeliers, for Mediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or a wood-fired oven.

Essentials

ALDI is a discount supermarket that offers Smarter Shopping, providing customers with incredibly high quality items at the lowest possible prices.
16 locals recommend
ALDI Canberra CBD
148 Bunda St
16 locals recommend
ALDI is a discount supermarket that offers Smarter Shopping, providing customers with incredibly high quality items at the lowest possible prices.
Late night Chemist - opening until 11pm, 7 days a week.
6 locals recommend
The Pharmacy on Northbourne
65 Northbourne Ave
6 locals recommend
Late night Chemist - opening until 11pm, 7 days a week.
Pharmacy
Bounce Pharmacy
148 Bunda St
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
City Market Chemist
148 Bunda St
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Priceline Pharmacy Canberra Centre
148 City Walk
Pharmacy
Australia Post
1 Watson Pl
Australia Post Canberra GPO
53 Alinga St
7 locals recommend
Anytime Fitness
71 Giles St
7 locals recommend
Endota Day Spa
8 Hobart Pl
Earth Day Spa
1 Binara Street
Thai Bliss Therapeutic Massage
14 Childers St
Siam Senses Thai Massage & Day Spa
18 Lonsdale St
IGA X-press
East Row
Fitness First Canberra City
Bunda Street
Large chain supermarket.
26 locals recommend
Coles Canberra Civic
Bunda Street
26 locals recommend
Large chain supermarket.

Parks & Nature

Glebe Park is a public park with a playground for the kids and a BBQ area.
Glebe Park
Glebe Park is a public park with a playground for the kids and a BBQ area.
Playground for the kids and an undercover BBQ area. The Deck cafe/restaurant is nearby.
The Deck at Regatta Point
Barrine Drive
Playground for the kids and an undercover BBQ area. The Deck cafe/restaurant is nearby.
The Yarralumla Play Station, home to the Weston Park Miniature Railway, Lake Walter Mini Golf and Petite Park Petting Zoo is an iconic business that has been operating in Canberra since 1973. YPS has undergone major transformations under new ownership and business focus. Updates have been made to the existing Café, repurposing the quarters and traditionally restoring three historic NSW train carriages circa 1910 for functions and soon to be on site amenities block!
11 locals recommend
Weston Park
Weston Park Road
11 locals recommend
The Yarralumla Play Station, home to the Weston Park Miniature Railway, Lake Walter Mini Golf and Petite Park Petting Zoo is an iconic business that has been operating in Canberra since 1973. YPS has undergone major transformations under new ownership and business focus. Updates have been made to the existing Café, repurposing the quarters and traditionally restoring three historic NSW train carriages circa 1910 for functions and soon to be on site amenities block!

Entertainment & Activities

A big playground for all abilities with ramps or wheelchair access. Lots of shaded areas.
11 locals recommend
Boundless Playground
11 locals recommend
A big playground for all abilities with ramps or wheelchair access. Lots of shaded areas.
Charming vintage carousel. The kids really enjoyed the ride and so did I. The painted animals are lovely and the carousel is a nice size.
Merry-Go-Round
73 Petrie Plaza
Charming vintage carousel. The kids really enjoyed the ride and so did I. The painted animals are lovely and the carousel is a nice size.
Organise corporate functions or business meetings at the National Convention Centre Canberra, one of the largest conference & exhibition centres.
13 locals recommend
National Convention Center
31 Constitution Ave
13 locals recommend
Organise corporate functions or business meetings at the National Convention Centre Canberra, one of the largest conference & exhibition centres.
With over 200 educational and interactive exhibits, Questacon seeks to make science fun for all.
146 locals recommend
Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre
King Edward Terrace
146 locals recommend
With over 200 educational and interactive exhibits, Questacon seeks to make science fun for all.
Australia's only combined zoo and aquarium. See Australian native animals, exotic animals plus freshwater and marine exhibits.
90 locals recommend
National Zoo and Aquarium
999 Lady Denman Dr
90 locals recommend
Australia's only combined zoo and aquarium. See Australian native animals, exotic animals plus freshwater and marine exhibits.
Big Splash is the only waterpark in Canberra with slides and pools.
14 locals recommend
Big Splash Waterpark
1 Catchpole St
14 locals recommend
Big Splash is the only waterpark in Canberra with slides and pools.
Monkey Mania Children's Indoor Play Centre
Monkey Mania Fyshwick
Canberra Avenue
Monkey Mania Children's Indoor Play Centre
Sky Zone work parties are about letting go, having a good time and hilarious jokes about telling your boss to go jump
Cool IT games restaurant coffee Belconnen Westfield
Benjamin Way
Sky Zone work parties are about letting go, having a good time and hilarious jokes about telling your boss to go jump
iPlay is an amusement centre that has everything in one venue. You can choose between Laser Tag, Ten Pin Bowling, Dodgem Cars, Pool Tables
20 locals recommend
iPlay Belconnen
Benjamin Way
20 locals recommend
iPlay is an amusement centre that has everything in one venue. You can choose between Laser Tag, Ten Pin Bowling, Dodgem Cars, Pool Tables
10 locals recommend
ZONE BOWLING Belconnen
1 Emu Bank
10 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre
100 Eastern Valley Way
9 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Collections of Australian and Aboriginal art, prints, and sculptures.
206 locals recommend
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place East
206 locals recommend
Collections of Australian and Aboriginal art, prints, and sculptures.
The National Portrait Gallery in Australia is a collection of portraits of prominent Australians.
109 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace
109 locals recommend
The National Portrait Gallery in Australia is a collection of portraits of prominent Australians.
The National Museum of Australia preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation.
187 locals recommend
National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent
187 locals recommend
The National Museum of Australia preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation.

Sightseeing

Old Parliament House is home to the Museum of Australian Democracy.
105 locals recommend
Old Parliament House
18 King George Terrace
105 locals recommend
Old Parliament House is home to the Museum of Australian Democracy.
202 locals recommend
Parliament House
Parliament Drive
202 locals recommend
Museum commemorating the sacrifice of Australians who have died in war.
200 locals recommend
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent (top of Anzac Parade)
200 locals recommend
Museum commemorating the sacrifice of Australians who have died in war.
48 locals recommend
Cockington Green Gardens
11 Gold Creek Rd
48 locals recommend
Gold Creek Village
This award-winning, architect-designed building with panoramic views over Canberra provides a variety of high-quality visitor services and facilities, including a restaurant, cafe, gift shop, information hub, and the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection.
11 locals recommend
National Arboretum
11 locals recommend
This award-winning, architect-designed building with panoramic views over Canberra provides a variety of high-quality visitor services and facilities, including a restaurant, cafe, gift shop, information hub, and the National Bonsai and Penjing Collection.