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Updated: 24 June 2026

The Gopher

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40 The Corso, Manly
Photo: Yusuke Oba
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The Gopher is an Irish-inspired bar and live music venue housed in the Old Manly Boatshed space. The previous venue had run for close to 40 years, and The Gopher retains plenty of the spirit of the original. Drinks are flowing, live music is pumping until late and good times are rolling.

It sounds like something you might dream up with your friends one weekend: open till 3am, free live music all weekend, an honours board on the wall for the first people to drink 100 pints in the bar. All that charm is there and more – with little hand-drawn notes on the menu that say things like “bartender’s favourite”, and tap heads hand-carved from wood.

Food is share-style, with a mix of hearty snacks and mains you’d find at your local. Think dishes along the lines of pork and fennel sausage rolls with a whisky-spiked tomato sauce, or a Scotch egg wrapped in Cumberland sausage and black pudding.

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