Just Open: Blind Tiger, Bulimba

Taxidermy animals are part of the eclectic furnishings at Bulimba's cosy new dive bar, Blind Tiger, that takes its design cues from the prohibition era.

The name references the nickname given to the illegal drinking dens of the time that were disguised as "natural curiosity halls" where people could buy a ticket to ostensibly view exotic creatures, with the ticket price including a glass of whisky.

And yes, there is whisky on sale, 45 in fact, from all over the globe, thanks to bar manager and whisky appreciator Sam Tripet. There are also 16 types of rum and an imaginative cocktail list put together by bartender Jesse Stowers. On tap are half a dozen beers: a selection from Stone and Wood, Burleigh Brewing Co and local Brisbane brewers Green Beacon, and a house beer, in addition to a range of bottled beer and a clipped wine list.

Blind Tiger is the first hospitality venture for Robert Harding, who owns Moustachery Barbering in Teneriffe and Bulimba.

"We offer drinks with our cuts at the shop and customers always say if it was a bar, they'd be here all the time. So when the space next to the shop in Bulimba came up I jumped at it because there's really nothing else like it here," Harding says.

During the first week of trading the bar was at capacity, and Harding says he's looking at enlarging the 30-seater by taking a bit of space from the barber shop.

A simple food offering includes a cheeseboard, potatoes with chorizo, grilled mushrooms with blue cheese, tacos and sliders. Heartier hotpots and stews will be served in winter.

First drinks are poured at 4pm and they'll wrap up sometime before midnight, depending on demand, Harding says.

Open daily 4pm-late.

1b/204 Oxford Street, Bulimba, facebook.com/Blindtigerbulimba