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Pub & live music
Hotel Darwin
39 Mitchell Street. A Darwin name since the 1940s, now a big sports pub with a beer garden, pool comps on Wednesdays and bands on weekends.
About Hotel Darwin
Hotel Darwin has been a Darwin pub since the 1940s and today combines a steakhouse, a large shaded beer garden and a sports bar showing the big games. It is run by the Marlin Group and was named the Northern Territory's favourite pub for 2026 in a locals' vote reported by Time Out.
The kitchen runs nightly specials through the week, and Wednesday night brings a pool competition. The pub has won Hospitality NT awards for casual dining in 2018 and 2021, and was AHA NT Best Overall Metropolitan Hotel in 2022.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: thehoteldarwin.com.au, timeout.com, australiantraveller.com. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Area
- Mitchell Street
- Music
- Live bands
- Best nights
- Live music Friday and Saturday nights; open 10am till late
- Address
- 39 Mitchell Street, Darwin City NT 0800
- Opening hours (official site)
- Daily 10am to midnight
- Pool comp
- Wednesday nights
- Group bookings
- (08) 8941 7947
Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.
Map & Street View
39 Mitchell Street, Darwin City NT 0800Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Around Hotel Darwin
Within a ten-minute walk: Sweethearts (1 min, piano bar & live music), Shenannigans (4 min, pub & live music), The Tap on Mitchell (4 min, pub & live music), Mayberry (7 min, live music venue), Monsoons (7 min, bar with djs) and Bar Kokomo (9 min, late cocktail bar). Plus 2 more nearby.
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
More in Mitchell Street
- Bar with DJs · Mitchell StreetMonsoonsDJs, party nights, touring acts · Best: Friday and Saturday nights; check the program
- Pub & live music · Mitchell StreetShenannigansLive bands and covers; DJs on big nights · Best: Open daily 10am–2am; live music most nights, busiest Friday and Saturday
- Piano bar & live music · Mitchell StreetSweetheartsDuelling pianos, local and touring musicians · Best: Open daily 10am–3am, Darwin’s latest regular close
- Pub & live music · Mitchell StreetThe Tap on MitchellAcoustic and local singer-songwriters · Best: Live music every night from about 7pm; open to 2am most nights (1am Thursday)
- Late cocktail bar · Mitchell StreetHanky Panky LoungeCheck the program · Best: Tue–Thu 4–11:30pm, Fri–Sat to midnight, Sun 6–11pm
Checked 13 October 2026 against venue listings, Time Out, NT Tourism, Tourism Central Australia, 2026 gig listings and NT Government transport pages. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.