New bar tour for Melbourne

As we all know, Melbourne is famous (or should that be infamous?)for its eclectic bar scene. But how do you find them, hidden as they are down hidden stairwells, laneways and behind those ubiquitous velvet curtains?

Hidden Bars of Melbourne has the answer, or at least we think they do.

Locals Gath Adams and Kym Anderson are now taking groups of party animals (the nicer types, of course) through Melbourne’s labyrinth of alleys and laneways to uncover some of the city’s most exclusive and elusive bars.

Their Hidden Bars of Melbourne walking tours run every Thursday night, winding through the city streets to the hottest new drinking dens, where punters can drink and snack as they go.

The bars on the tour change weekly, and are chosen from a rotating list of up to a dozen different locations. They include places like Eurotrash and Toff of the Town, both popular with the local bar crowd.

The tour costs a very reasonable AUD 35 per person, which includes two complimentary drinks and tapas. Officially, the tour lasts around four hours and finishes at 23.00 (Cinderellas are safe) though they have been known to kick on to the early hours of the morning.

Tours meet at the corner of Bourke and Swanston streets at The Three Men statue at 19.00 every Thursday.