Canberra, the seat of the government is a city designer’s delight with nightlife more spicy and dazzling than most people imagine. It has liberal laws, the maximum restaurants per capita, lowest crime rate in any city in Australia and a large and lively student population.

Canberra city and surrounding suburbs have lots of stylish cocktail lounges, pumping clubs, and traditional pubs offering live music and beer gardens. Garema Place holds many of the best cocktail bars, clubs and pubs of the city. Kingston and Manuka, and in Dickson’s Chinatown area has many of fashionable bars in the city.