The Local Taphouse

First published on . Updated on 27 Dec 2011.

You come to the Local Taphouse to drink beer, and very good beer it is. They’ll have up to 20 on tap at any one time, a rollcall of hard-to-find local craftsman and the odd international: things like the ‘Dog’s Breakfast’, a heady, bacon-rye number from Victoria’s Bridge Road Brewers, or the lifted aromatics of the ‘Triple Moine' from Belgium’s Du Bocq. Then there’s a bottle list littered with b-sides and rarities, like the life-affirming brews of Brussels’ Cantillon. On the ground floor is the public bar, complete with original floorboards, beige tiling, bentwood chairs, chesterfields and afternoon light. One floor up there is another, smaller, though equally charming wooden bar, the main, V-shaped dining room, and a private room for up to 12. There are worse ways to spend a winter Sunday than to grab a group, rent one of the rooms, split hefty hunks of meat with all the trimmings, working your way through that list. The rooftop has plenty more seating and yet another bar, with umbrellas and a log fire on hand to ward off the elements. The Taphouse is far removed from the filthy taps and dreary pours that haunt most of Sydney’s pubs. It's run by an informed, enthusiastic bunch, and is a stellar place for a schooner or two.

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Words by Alex Whyte

The Local Taphouse details

Address
122 Flinders St

Darlinghurst 2010

Telephone 02 9360 0088

Price per person including drinks Up to $50

Open Mon-Wed 12 noon-12 midnight; Thu-Sat 12 noon-1am; Sun 12 noon-9pm

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