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Buck Mulligan's

217 High St, Northcote VIC 3070, Australia

Recommended by 44 people

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217 High St, Northcote VIC 3070, Australia

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+61 3 9077 7915
HoursMonday: Closed Tuesday: 4:00 – 11:00 PM Wednesday: 4:00 – 11:00 PM Thursday: 4:00 – 11:00 PM Friday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM Saturday: 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM Sunday: 2:00 – 10:00 PM

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About Buck Mulligan's

No blaring screens, no pokies—just an unhurried High Street refuge styled as a literary Irish public house. Stout loyalists quietly rank the Guinness tap as Melbourne's benchmark pour, backed by a deep library of Irish whiskies and winter hot toddies. Pull a board game or novel straight off the perimeter shelves, settle in by the hearth, and match a boilermaker with plates of warm black pudding and sharp cheese.

  • Top-Tier Guinness: Patrons regularly single out this tap for pouring what many consider the best Guinness in town.
  • Whiskey Library: Extensive whiskey library spanning rare Irish drams, boilermakers, and winter-ready hot toddies.
  • Bookshop & Analog Vibe: Zero screens or pokies—just shelves of literature to purchase, loaner board games, and acoustic live music.
  • Cocktails & Savory Platters: Quality-ingredient cocktails from negronis to Cointreau margaritas, paired with ploughman's platters and black pudding.
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Why Settle In at Buck Mulligan's

Step into Northcote's authentic literary Irish pub for flawless stout and fireside drams—book your spot tonight.

  • Flawlessly Poured Guinness & Rare Drams

    Stout and spirit devotees flock here for meticulously pulled pints of Guinness alongside an exhaustive library of Irish whiskeys, boilermakers, and dram pairings.

    enjoying the best Guinness you will ever have in Melbourne and on top of that an extensive range of amazing whiskey’s

    Handre Louw

  • Precision Cocktails With Top-Shelf Ingredients

    Beyond traditional pours, the bar crafts balanced classic cocktails with premium spirits, from proper Cointreau-laced margaritas to blackberry brambles and negronis.

    They use quality ingredients including Cointreau which is a must in a decent margarita.

    Esther Van Arend

  • Log Fireside Warmth & Savoury Fare

    On chilly Melbourne evenings, patrons retreat indoors to pull up chairs beside the crackling log fire with traditional black pudding and rich Irish drams.

    Eating Black pudding with a great range of Irish whiskies, while sat in front of a log fire

    Damian Byrne

  • Winter Huddle & Steaming Toddies

    Designed as an inviting winter hideaway, the room offers comforting shelter, hot toddies, and warm cocktails to share with companions late into the night.

    cosy and warm place to huddle down with some friends after dinner on a cold night

    Stephen Sazdanoff-Haynes

  • Integrated Literature & Independent Bookshop

    Doubling as an independent cultural hub, the venue stocks Irish and Australian literature for purchase alongside lending-library board and card games.

    wonderful collection of Irish and Australian literature that is available for purchase

    Cameron Glen

  • Screen-Free, Low-Distraction Atmosphere

    By deliberately banishing screens and gaming machines, the public house preserves acoustic clarity for unhurried conversation and respectful live music sets.

    No TV, no pokies.

    Paddy Breslin

Customer favorites across pints of stout, specialty cocktails, and fireside pub bites

  • Pint of Guinness

    the best Guinness you will ever have in Melbourne

    Handre Louw

  • Black Pudding

    Eating Black pudding with a great range of Irish whiskies, while sat in front of a log fire...

    Damian Byrne

  • Ploughman's Platter

    food was amazing, ploughman's platter exceptional.

    Michele Mitchell

  • Margarita

    Then we had a margarita each. Perfect, the best we’ve had in melb so far.

    Esther Van Arend

Other favorites

Warming seasonal beverages, craft cocktails, and comforting toasted bar fare.

  • Hot Toddy

    We had some hot toddys, great for winter.

    Ala J

  • Blackberry Bramble

    To start a negroni and a blackberry bramble - both delicious.

    Esther Van Arend

  • Hot Buttered Rum

    I would especially recommend the hot buttered rum, which is a lovely beverage to enjoy on a chilly Winter's night.

    Cameron Glen

  • Bar Toastie

    But they also do the best bar toastie I've ever had, you could almost call it gourmet.

    Paul Winter

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