The Cornish Arms

The Cornish Arms is a pub, restaurant and rooftop bar located at 163A Sydney Road in Brunswick, an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. According to Wikidata, the venue was established in 1854, making it one of the older licensed premises in the area. It operates as a gastro pub with two distinct levels: a downstairs bistro and beer garden, and an upstairs rooftop bar with views of the Melbourne city skyline. The Cornish Arms is best known for its vegan-friendly offering. Its official website describes it as "a cracking pub and rooftop bar" that is "the perfect place to catch up with your vegan & non-vegan friends," with a creative and extensive range of vegan dishes served alongside an equally substantial main menu. The venue states that all 16 beer taps, both downstairs and on the rooftop, are vegan, and it also serves cocktails and winter warmers. Food service runs seven days a week. The downstairs kitchen is open all day from 12pm to 9pm, extending to 9.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The rooftop has a limited mains menu Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 9pm, and a wood-fired pizza and snack menu on Friday and Saturday evenings from 3pm to 9.30pm. The pub runs a weekly roster of themed specials, including Souvlaki Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, Wednesday Steak Day, and cheap Parma specials on Thursdays and Sundays, plus two weekly trivia sessions. The venue offers indoor bistro seating, a heated covered beer garden, and rooftop seating. It maintains an active presence on Facebook and Instagram to promote its rotating specials and events. Contact details listed on its website are 03 9380 8383 and hello@cornisharms.com.au.

The Cornish Arms is a pub and bar in Brunswick, an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. According to Wikidata, the venue was established in 1854, placing its origins in the mid-nineteenth century, when Brunswick was developing as a suburb along Sydney Road. The building operates today as a gastro pub at 163A Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056. Over its long history the venue has functioned as a local hotel and pub. In its contemporary form it is known as The Cornish Arms Hotel and Rooftop Bar, combining a downstairs bistro and beer garden with an upstairs rooftop bar. The pub has developed a reputation as a vegan-friendly venue, offering a creative and extensive range of vegan dishes alongside a main menu that also serves non-vegan diners. Its website notes that all 16 beer taps, both downstairs and on the rooftop, are vegan. The venue runs a weekly schedule of food specials and events, including Souvlaki Mondays, Taco Tuesdays, Wednesday Steak Day, and cheap Parma specials on Thursdays and Sundays, as well as two weekly trivia sessions. It maintains an active social media presence on Facebook and Instagram to communicate its rotating specials and events. The pub offers indoor bistro seating, a heated covered beer garden, and rooftop seating with views of the Melbourne city skyline.

• 1854

  The Cornish Arms is established in Brunswick, Melbourne, according to Wikidata.

A vegan-friendly gastro pub and rooftop bar in Brunswick, Melbourne, catering to both vegan and non-vegan diners with an extensive plant-based menu and all-vegan beer taps.

• Vegan dishes

  A creative and extensive range of vegan dishes served alongside the main menu.

• Wood-fired pizza

  Available on the rooftop Friday and Saturday evenings from 3pm to 9.30pm.

• Souvlaki

  Featured on Souvlaki Mondays, available both downstairs and on the rooftop.

• Tacos

  Featured on Taco Tuesdays, available both downstairs and on the rooftop.

• Parma

  Cheap Parma specials on Thursdays and Sundays.

• Steak

  Wednesday is Steak Day.

• Vegan beer

  16 taps, all vegan, downstairs and on the rooftop.

• Cocktails

  Cocktails and winter warmers available.

1. 1The Cornish Arms Hotel | Bar | Restaurant | Rooftopcornisharms.com.au
2. 2The Cornish Armswikidata.org