About Newtown
Newtown is an inner Geelong suburb centred on the famous Pakington St strip — packed with cafés, restaurants, boutiques and pubs. The area draws a young professional crowd and long-term locals alike, with a lively after-work and weekend scene. It's walking distance from the CBD and South Geelong, making it a natural hub for pub-goers. Several venues on the Pakington St strip trade late on Friday and Saturday — see the late-night pubs in Geelong guide for verified closing times. Highton sits about 4km south over the Barwon River, with no venues listed on GeelongPubs yet.
The Cremorne Hotel
Three-room pub at the river end of Pakington St — bistro dining, beer garden with TAB & Fox Sports, and a function lounge. Extensive boutique beer selection.
Sawyers Arms Tavern
One of Geelong's oldest pubs — affectionately known as 'Clats'. Open fireplaces, two dining rooms, and award-winning dining upstairs at Two Noble (Chef's Hat). Eileen's next door is one of Geelong's best steak restaurants.
Gold Diggers Arms Hotel
A stylish addition to the Pakington St strip — craft beer, cocktails, a sunny beer garden and live music events. Popular with the Newtown after-work and weekend crowd.
Lord of the Isles Tavern
Laid-back neighbourhood local on the edge of Newtown — friendly bistro, beer garden, TAB, live sport and weekly trivia nights. A no-fuss Geelong classic.
Great Western Hotel
A well-loved neighbourhood pub on Shannon Ave in Newtown with a popular bistro, beer garden and function rooms. Regular live music and steak nights draw a loyal local crowd.
Newtown Pub Picks — Pakington St Bistros, an 1850 Fireplace Tavern, Craft Beer Gardens and a Neighbourhood Local on Shannon Ave
The Newtown pub set runs five venues across postcode 3220, most of them on or near the Pakington St strip. The Cremorne Hotel at 336 Pakington St anchors the river end with three rooms, a bistro, a beer garden with TAB and Fox Sports, and a boutique beer selection. Sawyers Arms Tavern at 2 Noble St has been trading since 1850, with open fireplaces, two dining rooms and the Chef's Hat awarded Two Noble upstairs. For craft beer and live music, Gold Diggers Arms Hotel is the newer Pakington St Newtown pub with cocktails and a sunny beer garden. Lord of the Isles Tavern at 3 West Fyans St runs weekly trivia, TAB and a laid-back bistro. Great Western Hotel on Shannon Ave rounds out the Newtown pub list with regular live music and steak nights. Between them, the Newtown pub picks cover heritage locals, craft-beer gardens, live-music rooms and modern bistros — the Pakington St strip is the anchor and the two off-strip venues sit within a short drive.
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