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tails and tapas plates. Interiors morph
Alice in Wonderland
with the Mexican Day of the
Dead, while there's a smoking courtyard out the back and an intimate retreat upstairs.
Fringe Bar
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BAR, CLUB
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.fringebar.com.au
;
cnr Ann & Constance Sts; 11.30am-midnight Wed & Thu, 11.30am-5am Fri, 4pm-5am
Sat)
This old art-deco charmer has its fingers in a lot of different nocturnal pies: live music,
DJs, lots of bar areas, pub food, trivia nights, comedy nights… All scuttling over a
weathered terrazzo floor beneath giant origami-style lights. A great place to launch your
night in the Valley.
Cru Bar & Cellar
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WINE BAR
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(
www.crubar.com
; 22 James St; 11am-late Mon-Fri, 10am-late Sat & Sun)
A mind-pickling menu of
hundreds of wines (by the glass, bottle or half-bottle) is on offer at this classy (and pricey)
joint, with confidently strutting staff, a glowing marble bar and fold-back windows to the
street.
Elephant Arms
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(
www.elephantarms.com.au
;
230 Wickham St; 11am-late)
Not too Brit and not too Celtic (just
enough of each), this vast elephant-coloured pub in the heart of Fortitude Valley does a
little bit of everything: meals, live music (originals and covers) and trivia, with some de-
cent beers on tap and a buzzy beer garden out the back. A solid place to launch your noc-
turnal Valley foray.
PUB
Cloudland
MAP
CLUB
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.katarzyna.com.au/venues/cloud
land; 641 Ann St; 5pm-late Thu & Fri, noon-late Sat & Sun)
Like step-
ping into a surreal cloud forest, this multilevel club has a huge plant-filled lobby with a re-
tractable glass roof, a wall of water and wrought-iron birdcage-like nooks. Even if you're
not a clubber, peek through the windows during the day: the interior design is astonishing!
Oh Hello
MAP
CLUB
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