On Monday 7th December of this year, Time Out Melbourne will be crawling through a massive list of nominated local bars and crown winners across several categories at a special ceremony hosted at The Mill House in Flinders Lane.
The ceremony has fast become one of the liveliest celebrations of Melbourne’s famously comprehensive bar culture, bringing the industry and public together to toast to the bars, bartenders, and general legends who make the world’s most livable city the world’s most livable city.
Andrew McCelelland will be emceeing the night while attendees are treated to White Rabbit beers, Maker’s MarkHydrodol.
Along with our predictions, the nominees are:
BEST NEW BAR
Arbory Bar and Eatery
Bar Exuberante
Boilermaker House (Our Prediction)
Heartbreaker
Union Electric
BEST WINE BAR
Bar Clarine
Bellota Wine Bar
Gerald’s Bar
Harry & Frankie (Our Prediction)
Smalls
BEST BAR FOOD
Bar di Stasio
Bellota (Our Prediction)
Hihou
Kirk’s Wine Bar
Le Bon Ton
BEST BARTENDER
Nathan Beasley – Black Pearl
Oscar Eastman – EDV
Michael Madrusan – The Everleigh
Jack Sotti – Boilermaker House (Our Prediction)
Nathan Taylor – Kodiak Club
BEST BAR TEAM
Black Pearl
Boilermaker House (Our Prediction)
EDV
The Everleigh
Romeo Lane
BEST COCKTAIL BAR
Bar Americano
Black Pearl (Our Prediction)
EDV
The Everleigh
Romeo Lane
BEST PARTY BAR
The Beaufort
Heartbreaker (Our Prediction)
Madame Brussels
The Mill House
Mr Wow’s Emporium
HOT TALENT AWARD
Wiremu Andrews, Smalls
Amelia Boot, Bad Frankie
Jenna Hemsworth, Lui Bar (Our Prediction)
Natalie Kerr, Lily Blacks
Luke Sanderson, Black Pearl
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Arbory Bar and Eatery
Black Pearl
Boilermaker House (Our Prediction)
Bomba Rooftop
Boston Sub’s Jungle Boy
Doc Martin’s
Goldilocks
The Mill House
Polly
Union Electric
BAR OF THE YEAR
Announced on the night
LEGEND AWARD
Announced on the night
Voting for the People’s Choice award is open until Thursday 12 November, giving punters the chance to choose their favourite bar from the top ten nominees.
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WHAT: Time Out Melbourne Bar Awards
WHEN: Monday 7 December, 2015
WHERE: The Mill House, 277-279 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Standard Tickets: $65 + BF (includes food, drinks, good times + a copy of Time Out Melbourne Bar Guide worth $4.95)
VIP Tickets: $85 + BF (includes Time Out Melbourne annual subscription worth $29.95 + bonus bag on the night.)
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