1
The Factory Bar & Blue Mountains Gin Company
from 42 Google reviews.
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Katoomba
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Katoomba, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Factory Bar & Blue Mountains Gin Company (4.9 from 42 Google reviews), Blue Mountains Sauna (4.8 from 341 Google reviews) and Martin & Luscombe (4.9 from 10 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 12
- Google reviews
- 6,384
- Median rating
- 4.6
The bars & pubs of Katoomba: the top 11
2
Blue Mountains Sauna
from 341 Google reviews.
7 Quinns Ave, Leura NSW 2780
3
Martin & Luscombe
from 10 Google reviews.
Suite Z2, 14-28 White Cross Rd
4
Mountain Culture Brewery - Katoomba
from 778 Google reviews.
5
Avalon Restaurant
from 1,396 Google reviews.
6
Bistro, Katoomba Family Hotel
from 117 Google reviews.
15 Parke St
7
Elysian Bar
from 474 Google reviews.
8
Echoes Restaurant & Bar
from 375 Google reviews.
3 Lilianfels Ave, Katoomba NSW 2780
9
The Bootlegger Bar Katoomba
from 1,248 Google reviews.
92 Bathurst Rd
10
The Old City Bank Bar and Brasserie
from 1,287 Google reviews.
11
Milkbar at the lookout
from 170 Google reviews.
Not a Chain compared 12 bars & pubs in Katoomba, NSW, with 6,384 Google reviews between them. Of these, 11 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 358 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is Avalon Restaurant, with 1,396 Google reviews at 4.6.
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 Katoomba, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Katoomba, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are The Factory Bar & Blue Mountains Gin Company (4.9 from 42 Google reviews), Blue Mountains Sauna (4.8 from 341 Google reviews) and Martin & Luscombe (4.9 from 10 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank bars & pubs in Katoomba, NSW?
- 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 Katoomba, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 12 bars & pubs in Katoomba, NSW, with 6,384 Google reviews between them. Of these, 11 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 358 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.