Gold Mine Venue In Northcote Voted No 1 Street In World

Liquor Licence
112 patrons
Trading hours: 11:00am – 1:00am, 7 days per week
Off-premise catering rights included — an uncommon and valuable licence provision
Location
Directly opposite a newly renovated 1,600-capacity music theatre
Adjacent to a renowned bar, in front of three further renowned bars
Next door to a popular eatery
Structural foot traffic: pre-show, interval, post-show, and independent venue trade
Layout & Spaces
Main bar and trading room
Second room — private function and intimate event space
Modern studio on decking — separate entrance, licensed space, air-conditioned, insulated, outdoor shower
Decking and 2 outdoor toilets
Bespoke steel and aluminium street barrier — 8 metres with 90-degree returns, fully enclosing footpath seating
Main Room — Fitout
High ceiling fully lined with Western Red Cedar — mint condition
Polished cement floors throughout
Custom Australian Flame Walnut bar, 5,560mm — 5mm veneer on cricket batting wood substrate. Cannot be sourced or replicated to order
Back bar: black construction ply, matte black paint, flush stained hardwood inlay, 900mm deep, Calacatta marble mid-section, 15 mirrors
Front bar service area: 4,800mm × 660mm — matching material language
5 bespoke powder-coated black steel bar stools in premium French leather
Custom 5-drawer under-bar fridge, 4-door under-bar fridge, Turbo Air top-of-the-line freezer
2 temperature-regulated under-bench wine fridges
2 granite sinks with bespoke black powder-coated curved taps
3 bespoke black powder-coated inverted wine glass racks — 126 glass capacity
Wastech under-bar glass dishwasher
Miele under-bench 5-tray electric oven
La Marzocco Limited Edition 3-group Strada — dual boiler, manual, mint condition, under 500 coffees. Bespoke walnut handles, olive wood Pullman tamper. Sits on Calacatta marble slab. Connected to 2 external pumps and brand new water filter
2 stainless steel Italian coffee puck drawers
CO2 sparkling water system — owned tank, special regulator, food grade hose
Daikin 5-horsepower air conditioning
Spirit display shelf — powder-coated steel 4,200mm × 1,350mm, 300–400 bottle capacity, LED lighting on controllers, mirrored backing, encased in hardwood planks with bespoke hand-stained curved hardwood dowel surround
8,400mm × 600mm bespoke 5-piece mirror panel, screw-mounted into backing wood (removable), warm LED strip on dimmer
3 bespoke large mirrors in premium wood mouldings + 1 medium mirror in matching moulding
4 brushed brass picture lights with candle bayonet globes
8 brushed brass downlights installed — reconnect to activate
16 Cooee 1C Neoz lights in polished brass with 2 × 12-unit charging stands
Electric fireplace with volcanic stone
6,600mm banquet — base and backrest in premium French dark brown leather
8-seater custom booth in rare black wood, French leather upholstery, side windows in black wood and ripple art deco glass
6 bespoke high steel stools in premium Verona French leather
Full table set — Tasmanian Maple tops, black powder-coated steel rims and bases: high 2-seater, high 4-seater, 4 × standard round 2-seater, 7 × standard rectangular, 1 × large format
15 beachwood bentwood chairs, black hand French polished
Cherry brown cedar wood venetian blinds + 2 canvas roller curtains
Gas line access at back bar and behind booth banquet
Premium audiophile speaker wiring — main room and back room both plug-and-play ready
Front door and courtyard door on Dorma self-closing devices
Two-way kitchen door with lock
Lighting — Flos IC Collection
3 × Flos IC S1 suspension — above the bar
4 × Flos IC S3 suspension (large format)
5 × Flos IC C/W2 wall — main room
3 × Flos IC C/W2 wall — Emerald Room
15 Flos IC fixtures total across both rooms
Kitchen
2 rangehoods connected to a 3-phase exhaust fan
6-burner Electrolux gas cooktop on custom stainless steel bench with internal storage
Electrolux medium gas chargrill
Frymaster 2-basket gas fryer
Rational 7-tray 3-phase electric combi oven on dedicated stand
Double sink with Wastech pass-through dishwasher
Hoshizaki premium ice maker
Custom island bench fridge + Miele premium fridge
Custom Jarrah wood and granite workbench with ample storage
Laundry
Miele premium washing machine
Miele premium honeycomb clothing dryer
Hot Water
Electric water heater — main bar
Large gas water heater — studio and kitchen
Signage & Exterior
Custom steel and plexiglass LED lightbox above main entrance
Double-sided large rounded illuminated sign over main street awning, LED flood-lit both sides
Who This Suits
This venue suits two operators. The seasoned professional will immediately recognise what is here — the licence, the location, the Rational oven, the Hoshizaki, the off-premise catering right opposite a 1,600-seat theatre. The infrastructure, the licence, and the location form a combination that takes years and significant capital to assemble from scratch.

The first-time operator gets something equally valuable: a complete, functioning operation with nothing left to build. The kitchen is done. The licence is held. The foot traffic is structural. Walk in and run it.

To build an equivalent venue today would cost in excess of $1,000,000 and take 16–24 months from licence application to operational readiness. This venue is ready now.