Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.
Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.Supplied

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This corner pub opened in 1853 and has spun through a dizzying variety of incarnations. The current custodian is restaurateur Andrew McConnell,who took over more than a decade ago and has made the old boozer exactly the right fit for now:steak nights and trivia nights,cheeseburgers and vegan burgers,Carlton Draught on tap and champagne by the glass. Old and new coexist in harmony,along with several signatures,including a fish pie with its very own fan base.

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