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North Fitzroy Arms

Try a new spin on the pie floater in the front bar of this revamped 1874 pub.

The upmarket pie floater at the North Fitzroy Arms.
1 / 6The upmarket pie floater at the North Fitzroy Arms.Jana Langhorst
Crumbed garfish and chips.
2 / 6Crumbed garfish and chips.Supplied
The revamped dining room at the North Fitzroy Arms.
3 / 6The revamped dining room at the North Fitzroy Arms.Supplied
The cheeseburger.
4 / 6The cheeseburger.Jana Langhorst
Outside the iconic boozer.
5 / 6Outside the iconic boozer.Jana Langhorst
Inside the  dining room.
6 / 6Inside the dining room.Jana Langhorst

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The bar at this 150-year-old haunt draws vocal crowds for Sunday footy and cold Carlton Draught. Things are more zhuzhed-up in the restaurant. Chicken liver parfait with apricot brandy jelly is a riff on apricot chicken, while pie floaters and sticky date pudding travel further back in time. Even cocktails, such as the Appletini, make for a tasty, tongue-in-cheek throwback.

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