Builders Arms Hotel ★ 4.3
The Builders Arms on Gertrude Street does a double life as a local pub and a seriously curated wine room: natural bottles, good food and a courtyard.
Wine focus: Victorian and Australian natural, craft beer backup
The chicken parma, or parmi, is Victoria's pub staple: crumbed chicken breast, tomato sugo, leg ham and melted cheese served with chips and a pot of Carlton Draught. Every pub in Melbourne has one; the quality spread is enormous.
Where to eat it: 1 restaurant across 1 city.
The Builders Arms on Gertrude Street does a double life as a local pub and a seriously curated wine room: natural bottles, good food and a courtyard.
Wine focus: Victorian and Australian natural, craft beer backup
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