Top bars for an Aussie night out

Australians are known for both their partying and drinking abilities - and with so many Aussies in London it should go without saying that there are going to be more than enough Australian bars for you to wet your whistle in. So tie your kangaroo down, be a sport and make your way to one of these top watering holes on Australia day...

The Bushranger - 55 Goldhawk Road - Shepherd's Bush

Forget Fosters and shrimps on the barbie (and all the other clichés), The Bushranger has an extensive wine list and tempting menu. It will be full of discerning twenty-somethings from both sides of the globe and is more mellow than a Walkabout!

Shepherd’s Bush will be even more inundated with Aussies than usual come January 26 — if that’s possible — so if you’re heading to London’s Little Australia grab a seat in The Bushranger as early as possible.

Red Back Tavern - 264 High Street - Acton

But then again, if you like your music loud enough to make your ears ring for a week, catch one of the live bands playing regularly at the Red Back Tavern.

With a late licence, cheap deals on Aussie drinks including Tooheys Extra Dry, the Red Back Tavern is not for the faint-hearted — but it’s full of fair dinkum fun!

There are also special competitions and prizes lined up for Australia Day if you wear your green and gold!

The Australian, 29 Milner Street — Knightsbridge

A virtual museum of cricketing history, The Australian was renamed when the cricket team from Down Under favoured it as their local when they were touring England in 1878.

It is a handsome Victorian pub, over-flowing with cricketing memorabilia and with Pimms and real English ale on the menu it’s about as un-Australian as they come!

Still this is a splendid place to celebrate with ex-pats and locals alike and you can guarantee there won’t be a cork hat or inflatable crocodile in sight!

Osia, 11 Haymarket - London

If dining on Eucalyptus roasted lamb rack and kumera potato mash with a glass of chardonnay is more your style than downing a bottle of Jacob’s Creek in an Oz chain, then Osia on the Haymarket should be on your places to visit list.