The Top 50 bars on the Boothby Best Bars NSW were awarded last night, and that means that now Victoria is next.
This is the fourth year of the Boothby Best Bars Awards program, which recognises the great bars in each state that make things nicer for the rest of us. Great bars speak to a time and place, and the big idea behind the Boothby Best Bars program is to get a better view of how we drink right now.
With that in mind, nominations in the fourth annual Boothby Best Bars Victoria Awards are open now, with the event itself taking place on Monday 31 August in Melbourne (with venue to be announced soon). We’re asking you to tell us which bars you think are the ones making great drinks, offering a great experience, and getting the hospitality right, whether they’re in the city or the regions.
The Boothby Best Bars awards are about recognition on a state by state basis — but they are also about putting on a great big hospo party to celebrate the industry.
So, when we count down the Boothby Best Bars Victoria Top 50, we’ll also be giving out seven major awards:
- Victoria All Time Great presented by Club Suntory;
- Person of the Year Victoria presented by Jack Daniel’s Bonded;
- Best New Bar in Victoria presented by Bacardí;
- Best Hospitality Team Victoria presented by Campari Academy;
- Best Bar Eats in Victoria presented by Estrella Damm;
- Best Cocktail Bar in Victoria presented by Perrier;
- and the Best Bar in Victoria presented by Never Never.
Nominations are open now. It takes only one nomination for a bar to be considered in the next round of voting by the Victoria Boothby advisory panel, and — for the first time this year — by paid Boothby members.
Important dates
- Tuesday 14 July: Nominations open. Anyone can nominate — it takes just one nomination to be considered in the next round of voting, multiple nominations do not give any more weight. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominate at the link here or in the form below.
- Friday 24 July: Nominations close at 11:59pm AEST.
- Monday 27 July: Boothby advisory panel voting begins.
- Wednesday 5 August: Advisory panel voting finishes.
- Friday 7 August: Invites to the Boothby Best Bars Awards Victoria are sent out to representatives of the Top 50 bars.
- Monday 31 August: Save the date! The Boothby Best Bars Victoria Top 50 — and seven major award winners — will be revealed in Melbourne at an invite-only event.
