• Skip to content
  • City of Melbourne
  • Create a listing
  • Subscribe
  • What's on homepage
    • Home
    • Things to do
      • Free things to do
      • Family and kids
      • Theatre and shows
      • Music, concerts, and gigs
      • Entertainment
      • Comedy
      • Film
      • Sport
      • Attractions and sights
      • Major events
      • Exhibitions
      • Festivals
      • Aboriginal Melbourne
      • Walks and itineraries
      What's on
      • Today
      • This weekend
      • This week
      • This month
      Guides
      • The ultimate guide to Melbourne's best Christmas markets
      • Melbourne's best blockbuster events
      • The ultimate guide to Melbourne’s best Christmas events
      • Read more things to do guides
    • Eat and Drink
      • Restaurants
      • Cafes
      • Takeaway
      • Bars and pubs
      • Dining events
      • Dining deals
      Guides
      • The ultimate guide to outdoor dining in Melbourne
      • The best restaurants for group dining in Melbourne
      • The best new restaurants in Melbourne
      • Read more eat and drink guides
    • Shopping
      • Fashion
      • Accessories
      • Specialty food
      • Gifts and homewares
      • Technology and entertainment
      • Sport and outdoor
      Guides
      • Melbourne's most instagrammable shops
      • Melbourne's most iconic shops
      • The best Christmas gifts under $100
      • Read more shopping guides
    • Visiting Melbourne
      • Where to stay
      • Accessible Melbourne
      • Visitor Centres
      • Travel essentials
      Getting around Melbourne
      • Public transport
      • Cycling
      • Driving and parking
      • Taxis and rideshares
      • Maps
      • Walks and itineraries
      Guides
      • How to spend 24 hours in Melbourne
      • The best new hotels in Melbourne
      • Melbourne's accessible and wheelchair-friendly attractions
      • Read more visitor info guides
    • Create a listing
    • Contact us
    • Subscribe

What are you looking for?

Primary category
Secondary categories for primary category Anything
Secondary categories for primary category Things to do
Secondary categories for primary category Eat and drink
Secondary categories for primary category Shopping
Secondary categories for primary category Hotels
Secondary categories for primary category Guides

Accessibility

List of Accessibility Features

When are you visiting?

Date shortcuts
Calendar

Where do you want to look?

Locations
What are you looking for?
Anything
Anytime Anywhere
  • A young man with a moustache, drinking a red cocktail with a straw.
  • Two feet in white runners, one resting on an orange basketball.
  • The menu at Hickens Hotel, being held by two hands, a person in a bomber jacket hidden behind it.
  • Two individuals' hands, each holding a red can of beer.

Hickens Hotel

  • Bar
  • Pub

From cold beers in the Front Bar to golden hour sessions on the Rooftop, Hickens is your multi-level home for good times in the heart of Melbourne. Kick back with tank-fresh Carlton in the retro lounge, feast on pub classics, or turn things up at Abe’s Athletic Hall – arcades, sport, karaoke and all.

There’s a story behind these walls and it starts with Abe Hickens, the 1870's boxer-turned-legend who wasn’t afraid to break a few rules in this place.

A little history, a lot of fun.

Hours

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

Location

127 Russell St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9810 0064
  • email address: info@hickenshotel.com.au
  • Book online for Hickens Hotel
  • Visit website for Hickens Hotel
Facebook page for Hickens Hotel Instagram page for Hickens Hotel

Christmas

Christmas starts only in the city
Start here
A man and woman dancing next to a woman dressed in a Santa outfit who is using a DJ deck.

Christmas things to do

The city’s wrapped and ready with magical moments, twinkling lights and festive fun.

  • Family and kids
  • Entertainment
A man and woman sitting at a table full of food with a Christmas tree in the background.

Christmas eat and drink

Savour the city’s festive flavours with rooftop bars and menus made for merry moments.

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
Two women holding several shopping bags while they walk through a shopping arcade decorated for Christmas.

Christmas shopping

Start ticking off your list in the city’s iconic laneways, arcades and malls.

  • Gifts
  • Fashion
Start here

Discover more

Chicken parmigiana and glass of a beer.

Hightail Bar & Grill

Large Docklands bar providing a great setting for afterwork drinks.

  • Bar
  • Pub
Exterior of Saint & Rogue, a grand, heritage-style building with light-coloured masonry and classic architectural details.

Saint & Rogue

A historic Melbourne venue blending heritage charm, modern dining, wine, and relaxed elegance.

  • Pub
  • Restaurant
Outdoor bar with trees and fairy lights.

Garden State Hotel

A multi-level wonderland designed for great times.

  • Bar
  • Pub
A table set with pub-style food and two glasses of beer with a football match on a screen in the background.

388 Sports Bar

Melbourne's leading CBD sports bar with non-stop live sports and unbeatable drink specials.

  • Bar
  • Pub
Envelope Icon

Subscribe to What’s On Melbourne

Sign up to receive updates on what to see and do in Melbourne.

Subscribe now
Australian Aboriginal Flag Torres Strait Islander Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

Create a listing
Contact What's On Melbourne
  • What's On Facebook page
  • What's On Instagram page
  • What's On TikTok page
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
© 2026 City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne home page