It’s official: +81 Aizome Bar in Brisbane is the best bar in Australia

When you talk about the finer details, they don’t come much finer than ice. Fragile and fleeting but ultimately essential, ice is often overlooked, though not at West End’s +81 Aizome Bar. Here, it comes as perfect blocks sourced from Kanazawa in Japan, prized for their clarity, purity and slow melt. Each one is hand-shaved and fanned moments before it hits the glass.

That attention to detail extends to the glassware: delicate Kimura pieces from Tokyo with stems so fine,…