windsor bars

Galok

Bar

A gleaming 100-litre still sits at the centre of this red-accented bar and restaurant. It’s where distiller (and chef) Carlo Tran makes the gin you’ll find in your Asian-inspired cocktails – most of which are on tap. Pair them with pan-Asian dishes such as chargrilled prawns, beef rendang, deconstructed bao and karaage chicken.

Windsor Castle Hotel

Bar

This quirky lime castle is an improbable oasis away from bustling Chapel Street, and it has a huge courtyard. During the warmer months it’s thronged with locals, all drinking iced beverages and frosty beers.

Rose Island

Bar

Everyone (and their dog) is welcome at this bar, inspired by a short-lived Italian micronation from the ’60s. BYO food, enjoy Victorian brewers on tap, have a glass of natural wine and hang out with the locals.

Neptune

Bar

This two-storey joint is warmly lit and moody, with long timber tables and cosy booths. Order Mediterranean-style share plates, choose a bottle (or three) from the wall, and tuck in with your favourite people. Neptune seats up to 105 people.

Young Hearts

Bar

Hit this airy warehouse for natural wine and limoncello slushies on tap, pop-up kitchen takeovers, late-night DJ sessions and rotating artist residencies – all courtesy of Nic Coulter, co-owner of the adjacent Neptune Food & Wine.

Borsch, Vodka & Tears

Bar

An old-world Polish vodka bar and restaurant.

High Bar

Bar

Channel your inner flapper to live jazz, cabaret and drag performances, with a Charlie Chaplin cocktail in hand at this art-deco lounge.

Chacho’s

Bar

Pizza and tequila meet head-on at this local haunt serving up late-night eats and tequila that’s meant for sipping, not slamming.

Lover

Bar

A late-night dining spot with a playful but serious cocktail program.

Ático

Bar

An upstairs bar housed in the converted attic above Fonda Windsor.

The Woods of Windsor

Bar

Speakeasy-style bar and restaurant with a knack for pouring good whisky.