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Misfits

Footscray party bar with playful cocktails.

Misfits in the upstairs space formerly home to Baby Snakes.
1 / 9Misfits in the upstairs space formerly home to Baby Snakes.Supplied
Grape gimlet.
2 / 9Grape gimlet. Supplied
Inside the Footscray bar.
3 / 9Inside the Footscray bar.Supplied
Negroni with a twist.
4 / 9Negroni with a twist.Supplied
Sake martini.
5 / 9Sake martini.Supplied
Outside the bar.
6 / 9Outside the bar.Supplied
Meet for cocktails or wine.
7 / 9Meet for cocktails or wine.Supplied
Misfits’ cosmopolitan made with citrus oleo and lemongrass hibiscus syrup.
8 / 9Misfits’ cosmopolitan made with citrus oleo and lemongrass hibiscus syrup.Supplied
Spicy margarita.
9 / 9Spicy margarita.Supplied

Contemporary$

“Dance to the beat of a different drum” reads a vibrant orange lightbox in the stairwell at this always-jumping bar, formerly Baby Snakes. Fittingly, Misfits has a live music program that makes it entirely possible to walk into a fully packed dance floor at 8pm on a weekday. Cocktails are a cut above: the team makes its own vermouth for a sake martini, and grape cordial for a playful Hubba Bubba-esque number.

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