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Monday 11am - 1am Tuesday 11am - 1am Wednesday 11am - 1am Thursday 11am - 1am Friday 11am - 3am Saturday 11am - 3am Sunday 11am - 1am

Hickens Hotel

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Welcome to Hickens Hotel. More than a pint-sized piece of history🍺 Explore 4 levels of dining, drinks & entertainment. There’s a story behind these walls.

For more than 150 years, the corner of Russell and Little Collins has seen it all - changing names, owners and reputations like rounds in a prize fight. Back in the 1870s, British and Aussie boxing champ Ebenezer “Abe” Hicken took over, renamed it Hickens Hotel, and started hosting rowdy “glove fights” upstairs in what he called Abe’s Athletic Hall. Judges, journalists and Melbourne’s elite all packed in shoulder to shoulder to watch the punches fly - sometimes with the cops waiting downstairs. Since then, it’s been everything from the King’s Hotel to the Portland Hotel and even the home of Melbourne’s first microbrewery. Now, the name Hickens Hotel returns - a cheeky nod to its wild past and a fresh chapter in this pub’s long, loud, and legendary story.

30/10/2026

Good food, cold drinks and a rooftop worth staying for.

30/10/2026

Your event, our venue. Sounds like a pretty good match🩵

28/10/2026

Come for a drink, stay for the DJ.

26/10/2026

A good steak needs very little introduction.

25/10/2026

Sundays are for Aperols and absolutely no urgency.

24/10/2026

The weather might be miserable, but Monday nights at Hickens never are! 🌧️🍻

Trivia, pub feeds and a little friendly competition. 🧠🏆

Book your table!

23/10/2026

The track stops, we don’t. Catch every race live & loud, then keep the celebrations going with live music in the Carlton Lounge.

21/10/2026

Spring afternoons have a habit of turning into late nights up here.

19/10/2026

End-of-year celebrations are calling. Four floors, plenty of character and a space for every kind of send-off.

Round up the crew and make a night of it at Hickens. Enquire about your end-of-year function via the link in bio.

14/10/2026

Longer days, later knock-offs. Rooftop season is back.

14/10/2026

Seen the weather forecast for this weekend? We will see you at Hickens.

13/10/2026

Carlton bar 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 pool table = the perfect combo, anytime of the week.

Address

127 Russell Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 1am
Tuesday	11am - 1am
Wednesday	11am - 1am
Thursday	11am - 1am
Friday	11am - 3am
Saturday	11am - 3am
Sunday	11am - 1am

Website

http://www.hickenshotel.com.au/

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