1
The Pearl Hotel
from 695 Google reviews.
1 Genge St, Canberra ACT 2601
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Australian Capital Territory
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Pearl Hotel (4.9 from 695 Google reviews), Aero Accounting Group - Tax Accountants Canberra (4.9 from 70 Google reviews) and Delight Cafe & Sandwich Bar (4.9 from 45 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 76
- Google reviews
- 41,581
- Median rating
- 4.4
The bars & pubs of Australian Capital Territory: the top 50
2
Aero Accounting Group - Tax Accountants Canberra
from 70 Google reviews.
Level 3/40 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601
3
Delight Cafe & Sandwich Bar
from 45 Google reviews.
Mawson Southlands Shopping Centre, Mawson Pl, Woden Valley ACT 2607
4
Loquita
from 1,345 Google reviews.
Building Society House, 17 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601
5
Northside Garden Cafe
from 576 Google reviews.
39 O'Hanlon Pl, Gungahlin ACT 2913
6
Volstead Repeal
from 403 Google reviews.
Yamaroshi, 32 Mort St, Canberra ACT 2612
7
Blue Eyes
from 239 Google reviews.
Grand United Building, 5 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601
8
Herbert's at Evatt
from 194 Google reviews.
21 Heydon Pl, Belconnen ACT 2617
9
The Peacemaker Saloon
from 355 Google reviews.
Braddon Centre, 26 Mort St, Canberra ACT 2612
10
Le Bon Mélange Café Pâtisserie
from 1,088 Google reviews.
Centro, 48 Gungahlin Pl, Gungahlin ACT 2912
11
Molly
from 1,011 Google reviews.
39 Northbourne Ave, Canberra ACT 2601
12
The Baso Canberra
from 870 Google reviews.
13
Bar Rochford
from 580 Google reviews.
Melbourne Building, 65 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601
14
Hippo Co
from 555 Google reviews.
Building Society House, 17 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601
15
Brazbecue Gungahlin
from 93 Google reviews.
4 Blackall St, Canberra ACT 2600
16
Weston Bull
from 52 Google reviews.
Indoor Cricket, 45 Liardet St, Weston Creek ACT 2611
17
By Chance Bar & Bistro
from 47 Google reviews.
Calwell Medical Centre, 7 Webber Cres, Tuggeranong ACT 2905
18
Bonsella
from 28 Google reviews.
unit 3 level 1/40 Blackall St, Barton ACT 2600
19
The Old Canberra Inn
from 2,363 Google reviews.
195 Mouat St, Canberra ACT 2602
20
1882 Hall
from 643 Google reviews.
13 Gladstone St, Hall ACT 2618
21
White Rabbit Cocktail Room
from 404 Google reviews.
Jolimont Centre, 65 Northbourne Ave, Canberra ACT 2601
22
Luna
from 185 Google reviews.
Sydney Building, 99 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601
23
Moby Dicks Tavern
from 119 Google reviews.
116 Hardwick Cres, Belconnen ACT 2615
24
The Jamison Hub
from 75 Google reviews.
Shop D07, Jamison Plaza, Bowman Street, Macquarie ACT 2614, Belconnen ACT 2614
25
The Valley Pub
from 71 Google reviews.
38 Gartside St, Tuggeranong ACT 2903
26
Selections Bistro at the Canberra Labor Club
from 8 Google reviews.
Chandler St, Belconnen ACT 2617
27
Ginninderra Tavern
from 51 Google reviews.
30 Totterdell St, Belconnen ACT 2617
28
Page Tavern
from 99 Google reviews.
6-8 Page Pl, Belconnen ACT 2614
29
AIS Aquatic Centre
from 114 Google reviews.
30
Midnight Bar
from 115 Google reviews.
Midnight Bar, Midnight, 1 Elouera St, Canberra ACT 2612
31
Cypher Brewing Co
from 217 Google reviews.
35 Hinder St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
32
Blackbird bar
from 241 Google reviews.
Sydney Building, 112 Alinga St, Canberra ACT 2601
33
BrewBar Reed Street
from 250 Google reviews.
32 Reed St, Tuggeranong ACT 2900
34
The Pot Belly
from 352 Google reviews.
26 Weedon Clos, Belconnen ACT 2617
35
BrewBar Anketell Street
from 354 Google reviews.
South Point, Anketell St, Tuggeranong ACT 2900
36
Dickson Taphouse
from 366 Google reviews.
30 Woolley St, Canberra ACT 2602
37
Frankies At Forde
from 796 Google reviews.
26 Francis Forde Blvd, Gungahlin ACT 2914
38
The George Harcourt Inn
from 2,176 Google reviews.
3 Gold Creek Rd, Gungahlin ACT 2913
39
Cornerstone Pub
from 159 Google reviews.
51 Hinder St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
40
Central Social Club
from 201 Google reviews.
City Walk Chambers, 202, Canberra ACT 2601
41
Stonehouse Cafe & Pub - Amaroo
from 359 Google reviews.
Marquee, 12 Pioneer St, Gungahlin ACT 2914
42
Rose Cottage
from 578 Google reviews.
Isabella Dr, Tuggeranong ACT 2905
43
Highball
from 608 Google reviews.
75 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601
44
Sunday in Canberra Cafe
from 660 Google reviews.
54 Ernest Cavanagh St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
45
The Durham Castle Arms Pub
from 1,032 Google reviews.
52 Jardine St, Canberra ACT 2604
46
Casey Jones Pub
from 1,321 Google reviews.
15 Kingsland Pde, Gungahlin ACT 2913
47
The Dock
from 1,808 Google reviews.
Blk C, 81 Giles St, Canberra ACT 2604
48
The Civic Pub
from 2,047 Google reviews.
Civic Pub, 8 Lonsdale St, Canberra ACT 2612
49
Bar 59
from 7 Google reviews.
50
K Bar Karaoke
from 67 Google reviews.
114 Emu Bank, Belconnen ACT 2617
Not a Chain compared 76 bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory, with 41,581 Google reviews between them. Of these, 69 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 357 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is King O'Malley's, with 2,458 Google reviews at 4.1.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Pearl Hotel (4.9 from 695 Google reviews), Aero Accounting Group - Tax Accountants Canberra (4.9 from 70 Google reviews) and Delight Cafe & Sandwich Bar (4.9 from 45 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 76 bars & pubs in Australian Capital Territory, with 41,581 Google reviews between them. Of these, 69 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.4 from a median of 357 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.