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Journalist and television presenter Sarah Abo.

‘I prefer pubs to bars’: The low-key dining and drink spots TV presenter Sarah Abo loves most

For Today show co-host Sarah Abo, beer trumps wine, bread is best with butter, and chocolate desserts are almost impossible to resist.

  • Jane Rocca
The Sri Lankan curry at The Kyneton Hotel.

The Kyneton Hotel

Old-school boozer does classy classics.

The Gardiner Hotel’s rooftop overlooks heritage buildings along Glenferrie Road.

Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer

Happy hours and weekly specials make these restored boozers a no-brainer for silly season fun.

  • Daniela Frangos
Tathra scotch fillet at The Rockley Pub.

The Rockley Pub

Classic pub perfect for country (and city) grub.

Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.

Builders Arms Hotel

This corner pub opened in 1853 and has spun through a dizzying variety of incarnations.

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The Albion Hotel pours mostly Bodriggy beers.

Hold our beer, the pub is back. Here are Melbourne’s 20 best right now

In the lead-up to The Age Good Food Guide on sale from November 19, we raise a glass to the return of the pub, in a big and welcome way.

  • Daniela Frangos and Jay Clough
T-bone steak at the Petrel Hotel.
Critics' Pick

Petrel Hotel

A historical watering hole, revived.

The lively front bar at The Lincoln.
Critics' Pick

The Lincoln

Welcoming 170-year-old boozer.

Lynch’s Narooma is housed in a heritage hotel.
Critics' Pick

Lynch’s Narooma

Cold beer, air-conditioning and Australian-Chinese meals.

Inside The Standard Hotel, which has been serving pots of beer and meals for over 150 years.

The Standard

Seemingly unchanged over its long life, this retreat still reps kitsch cricket memorabilia and sticky carpets, and has one of the best beer gardens around.

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