Novus Bar & Courtyard

Occupying half of Novus Restaurant overlooking its courtyard, this small bar offers customers a selection of fine beers and cocktails. Perfect before or after a meal though it does have a menu of light bites of its own. The outside courtyard with its chill alfresco setting with blossoming frangipani trees is charming and Friday and Saturday evenings see live acoustic sets, soothing busy souls till 11pm on both days.

Mr Punch Restaurant & Winebar

Located at the roof of Mint Museum of Toys, this cozy hangout features retro and vintage furnishings—complementing the old school allure of the toy repository downstairs. While there’s not much of a view, this gem of a place is an ideal spot to kick back with some cocktails while enjoying the breeze and its accessible location.

Timbre @ The Substation

The closest watering hole to the local scene’s indie arts stronghold and a great place to unwind with a couple of pints after a play or gig. The laid-back alfresco bar is mostly dark wood furnishings amid a garden setting, and the crowd, predominated by yuppies in their twenties and thirties, who are here to enjoy the live music from some of the finest local musicians includings Goodfellas and Michaela Therese.