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Brisbane's Historic Pubs

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Updated: Jun 08, 2025

From the oldest licensed pub in Queensland and the 150 year old hotel that is Queensland's heart of the blues, to the pub haunted by the ghost of its first publican and the grand old dames that have had stunning makeovers, a guide to Brisbane's best historic pubs:

The Alliance Hotel
Exterior of The Alliance Hotel Spring Hill
This inner Brisbane, landmark, heritage-listed pub has re-opened with a Melbourne-style neighbourhood pub vibe
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Regatta Hotel
Regatta Hotel, Toowong
With its multi level lace iron wraparound verandahs and decorative trimmings, the Regatta is as fine an example of an 1880’s Queensland pub as you’ll find
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The Lord Alfred Hotel
Lord Alfred Hotel
The Lord Alfred Hotel, one of Brisbane’s grandest old pubs circa 1868, has been given a stunning makeover
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The Boundary Hotel
Exterior of The Boundary Hotel West End
The Boundary Hotel, West End’s iconic landmark pub, is a fascinating multi-layered labyrinth of ambient nooks and crannies
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Norman Hotel
Exterior of Norman Hotel Woolloongabba
Fondly known as “Brisbane's worst vegetarian restaurant”, the Norman Hotel is an iconic Australian Steakhouse and Garden Bar
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Breakfast Creek Hotel & Pub
Exterior of Breakfast Creek Hotel, Albion
A Brisbane icon, ingrained irrevocably in the psyche of generations of locals
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Royal Mail Hotel
Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna
Royal Mail Hotel at Goodna is an historic hotel that on weekends is the centre of live blues'n'roots
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Osbourne Hotel
The Osbourne Hotel Fortitude Valley
The Osbourne Hotel, an historic hotel founded in 1864 in Fortitude Valley, is now a stunning bar, bistro and beer garden
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The Wickham
The Wickham Fortitude Valley
The iconic Richard Gailey-designed historic pub peddles everything from cafe fare by day to great cocktails and upmarket bar food
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The Prince Consort
Entrance to the Prince Consort Room
The multi-level, heritage-listed Prince Consort Hotel features 8 unique spaces for drinking & dining, including a luxe disco
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The Brunswick Hotel
Exterior of The Brunswick Hotel
Grand old dame of New Farm, The Brunswick Hotel has ushered in a new era as a gastro pub, garden bar and lounge bar
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Grand View Hotel
Red car parked outside Grand View Hotel Cleveland
One of Queensland’s oldest licensed pubs has just reopened after a stunning multi-million dollar makeover
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Fox & Hounds Country Inn
It's not in Brisbane, but this Gold Coast hinterland English pub is worth a mention because it is actually more than 300 years old and was transported
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The Ship Inn
People drinking on top front veranda inside the Ship Inn pub in Brisbane.
Built in 1874 as a private residence, the Ship Inn was been operating on and off as a hotel since 1879 when it was a hangout for drunken sailors.
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