Bars

A friend recommended I head to a new bar in...

What can be better that mixing a museum visit with...

It was a mid afternoon on a Friday and I...

My time in Hakodate was coming to a close so...

The rain cleared long enough for me to jump on...

It was mid afternoon in Hakodate and I decided to...

After Akihabara I made the move to Kanda on a...

It was lunchtime in Akihabara and I’d previously been to...

Hub is a chain of British inspired pubs in Japan,...

I was off on my first holiday since going to...

I was back in Seoul for a day before flying...

BeerCat is an interesting place. It’s a small bar that...

After getting back to Taipei station I had a quick...

After a very wet afternoon in Taipei, I braved the...

After a quick flight from Seoul to Taipei I was...

After my curry I wanted to try the Daily Beer...

On my last Monday in Seoul I headed out to...

Where to go for Sunday lunch in Seoul. I decided...

It was a beautiful Saturday and I headed out to...

On the Friday I decided to take a tour of...

To close out the evening around Yongsan I wanted to...

It was the afternoon of my first full day in...

For my first day in Seoul I decided to head...

With Melbourne out of the third COVID lockdown I decided...

The alleged old chinese proverb says “may you live in...

With Melbourne in stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions looking at stage...

Half way between The Mitre Tavern and The Irish Times...

The Mitre Tavern is touted as the oldest building in...

Melbourne has some really good Irish bars, and The Irish...

Biolermaker House up near QV in the Greek Quarter is...

The QT Hotel on Russell St, where the Greater Union...

A couple of kms up Lygon Street, about 25 minutes...

Beer DeLuxe is, as the name suggests, a bar for...

Another good rooftop bar in the Melbourne CBD is on...

For as long as I remember the forecourt of the...

Apart from a little sign high up towards the awning...

Melbourne summer weather… you have to love it… 10 degrees...

Hopscotch is a bar and restaurant in Melbourne’s Southgate precinct...

North Melbourne has a very good selection of small, but...

Errol Street in North Melbourne is a short, but interesting,...

Father’s Office in the QV building at the corner of...

Another excellent little bar in the city is Troika Bar...

It was the Thursday before Christmas and The Coopers Inn...

Up on level 3, near the cinemas, is the Melbourne...

After a day at the Heathcote Food and Wine Festival...

If you like pinball then you will like this place...

Where else but Melbourne would you find an old caravan...

The Drunken Poet is an Irish pub just north of...

If you’ve been to Melbourne you’ll know that the centre...

On rubgy world cup semi-final night The Lincoln seemed like...

Trunk is a restaurant bar on Exhibition Street that was...

Workshop is another place I’d walked past many times but...

After Naked For Satan we headed to a bar closeby...

Today a friend suggested we venture out of the city...

If you went to RMIT in the ’80s or ’90s...

Another place I’d walked past many times and never ventured...

A couple of minutes out of the city on the...

For my Europe trip this year I decided to head...

It was my final full day in Amsterdam, and Europe,...

I’ve mentioned Gollem on Amstelstraat many times and this evening...

Last year when I was in Amsterdam I visited Café...

I wanted to visit the Beer Tasting Room In The...

After around 6 hours on the train travelling from Lyon...

After my long, and might I add superb, lunch at...

On my way back to my hotel I jumped off...

I’d arrived in Lyon early afteroon for my last stop...

About a 200m walk from The Beehive is Fitzpatrick’s Irish...

After Bar Palace I retired to a bar closeby called...

After Chez Ouam I started on a little bit of...

The area around Place de la Comédie has some really...

After my disappointing crepe I went looking for a beer...

This morning I walked around Toulouse through the Grand Rond...

For Sunday evening I wanted to try a nearby pub...

After a walk around the area near Basilique Saint-Sernin de...

After my drink at La Mécanique des Fluides I wandered...

After Bordeaux I jumped on the train for the two...

It was time for a pre dinner drink and maybe...

After getting back into central Bordeaux from the Cité du...

I think I’ve been here several years ago when the...

After our disappointing laksas we walked to Russell Street and...

Good Heavens is a roof top bar on top of...

I’ve been to Bomba rooftop a number of times now...

I have a mission to try to find all the...

Cookie Rooftop has been through a refurb of late which...

Whitehart Bar is on Whitehart Lane in the centre of...

Section 8 in Tattersalls Lane is the original container bar....

Loop Roof is another great little laneway, rooftop bar in...

Beneath Driver Lane is a funky little bar with a...

Lane’s Edge is a small bar at the top of...

Down a little laneway called Driver Lane off Little Bourke...

My fourth trip to Japan took place in the northern...

After Barley Wheat I wandered over to the Hamarikyu Gardens for...

My final full day in Tokyo became a bit of...

On the ground floor of the building immediately outside the...

There’s two things I like when I travel – beer...

In the early evening I headed back into Akasaka looking...

After exploring some more of Akasaka in the morning with...

I was now back in Tokyo for the tail end...

I’d decided to head to the observatory at the top...

After a 13 minute Sunday afternoon shinkansen trip from Shin-Kobe...

After a quick subway ride from Shin-Kobe to Sannomiya station...

I’d gotten to the shinkansen platform at Himeji station early...

Another hidden gem! A 10 minute walk south of Himeji...

First thing I want to say is that this is...

My how 2018 has flown by. I was lucky enough...

BEER PUB Takumiya is a place you MUST go to....

I’d spent the morning doing a bit of sightseeing. First...

This was my third visit to Beer Komachi and it...

I headed a little bit out of Kyoto to Nagahama...

To finish off my Saturday evening I knew of another...

Early Saturday afternoon I’d jumped on the Shinkansen at Toyama...

The review sites and the map of Japanese craft beer...

I’d arrived in Tokyo the previous evening for my 4th...

I’d jumped on the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Den...

I was originally heading to the Beer Tasting Room In...

For Sunday brunch I headed into the western part of...

A magnificent building built in 1695 as the home for...

After walking around East Amsterdam for a couple of hours...

After my morning walking tour of Amsterdam conducted by Free...

Gollem is a chain of 4 beer cafes in Amsterdam...

Another pub looking out on Rembrandt Square is Three Sisters...

I was still getting my bearings around Rembrandt Square when...

In Saint Michel there’s an Irish bar called Corcoran’s Irish Pub....

Frog is a chain of English Pub-like bars in France....

In the morning I’d gone on a Hemingway’s Paris walking...

After a day out being a tourist you need somewhere...

Just down the road from The Hart hotel is Fatt’s Place,...

A search for Craft Beer in Singapore bought up Ji...

Fremantle Seafood Market is a restaurant at Clarke Quay on...

After visiting Little Island Brewing I got off the train...

I’d attended a seminar at the Sydney Shangri-La before but...

Out by the northern end of the western runway for...

Close to the Swissotel Stamford and across the road from...

If you like pints of unique beers, at a price...

At 7:30pm on a balmy Wednesday evening Beer Deluxe was...

As the name suggest Opera Kitchen is a restaurant at...

I’ve been doing a bit of travel to Sydney every...

During my 3 trips to Tokyo I still had not...

For my 2nd lunch after the yakitori at Kanoya I...

During my previous stays at the Tokyo InterContinental I’d not...

For the second year running I was in Tokyo in...

After TAP x TAP I proceeded to the Kanda outlet...

After the 90 minute Shinkansen trip from Nagano I was...

Central Nagano is relatively small and easily walkable as I...

My last night in Kanazawa after a busy day out...

I’ve stayed at a lot of hotels, and I mean...

I visited Beer Komachi on my first visit to Kyoto...

I don’t normally walk along Flinders Lane but have now...

Are you a Whisky fan? Do you like tasting gems...

TAP Craft Beer Bar in the Capitol Theatre in Singapore...

The Mint is a reasonable bar and restaurant situated in...

It seems that this bar has changed hands since I...

Ark Hills in Tokyo has a good selection of restaurants...

It was my penultimate day in Tokyo and had decided...

This is a very interesting place for beer lovers. It’s...

What’s the one thing you need to do if you...

Another revisit for a restaurant I tried last time I...

With the week at the chalet in Villard Reculas over...

Harry’s is a chain of bars in Singapore. One is...

L’Alaska is a very relaxed restaurant / bar with a...

I’ve been to SQUE a number of times during my...

Just around the corner from Fatt’s Place is another small...

We were in Hong Kong for our last evening and went...

About an hours drive from Villard Reculas is Grenoble at...

On Sunday morning, my first full day in Belgium, I’d...

Yes, I know its sacrilege to go all the way...

I’ve been to TAP Craft Beer Bar before and managed to...

As the name suggests Wurst & Schnitzelhaus is sausage and...

You can’t fault the location of this cafe under the...

After spending the morning at The Eiffel Tower I’d headed...

After landing at Haneda Airport around 5am and finding I...

The last stop on my European adventure was Amsterdam. For...

Antwerp is about 70 minutes north of Brussels by intercity...

After the train trip from Lyon to Brussels Central station...

Landing in Paris at around 7am I was heading to...

I didn’t even know that place existed until a friend...

I have a mate living up in Brunswick, and rather...

For many years the Capitol Piazza in Singapore was being...

I was looking for Fatt’s Place on Hart Avenue in...

Another good little bar that’s close to the InterContinental Grand...

I’ve been to Brotzeit in Singapore a number of times here and here....

After deciding that the service at Brotzeit was in decline...

After the less than average Nachos at Paprika and Cumin...

It was a Friday evening and my sales training event...

It was a hot and humid Singapore Saturday afternoon (lol,...

I stumbled upon the SQUE Rotisserie & Alehouse a couple of...

I’d just gotten off the plane and thrown my bags...

Another year, another trip to Singapore which means I need...

After the pretty crap service at Roccos Pizzeria I decided...

I’d planned to head off to the Melbourne Comedy Festival...