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Great Canberra bars for summer 2015

Natasha Rudra

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This Graham Tidy

Level 1, 82 Alinga Street, Civic, highballexpress.com.au

The Aviary

A rooftop bar that must surely have one of the most divine Canberra views, with Lake Burley Griffin gleaming all along one side of the bar and Parliament House in the background as your bartender shakes up a cocktail. On a warm, summery evening, it's worth the trek up several flights of stairs to this eyrie above the
A rooftop bar that must surely have one of the most divine Canberra views, with Lake Burley Griffin gleaming all along one side of the bar and Parliament House in the background as your bartender shakes up a cocktail. On a warm, summery evening, it's worth the trek up several flights of stairs to this eyrie above the Matt Bedford

Westside Acton Park, 3 Barrine Drive, Acton, aviaryrooftop.com

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Walt and Burley

Photo: Rohan Thomson

70/17 Eastlake Parade, waltandburley.com.au

White Rabbit Cocktail Room

Where else could you have a pretty little garden tea party at 10pm on a Friday night in Canberra? The White Rabbit, which
Where else could you have a pretty little garden tea party at 10pm on a Friday night in Canberra? The White Rabbit, which Supplied
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65 Northbourne Avenue, Civic, whiterabbitroom.com.au

The Hutch

It'll get pretty cosy if you hop onto a bar stool at
It'll get pretty cosy if you hop onto a bar stool at Jamila Toderas

16 Lonsdale Street, Braddon

Mint Bar

This courtyard garden bar at Gorman House is a bit of a sanctuary. Even though it's just a few minutes from Civic and Braddon, it's a world away - like you've left Canberra behind and stepped into the pages of
This courtyard garden bar at Gorman House is a bit of a sanctuary. Even though it's just a few minutes from Civic and Braddon, it's a world away - like you've left Canberra behind and stepped into the pages of Melissa Adams MLA

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