The Brit

Renamed The Brit. The Northern Steamship Co. Brewbar is downtown in the middle of the Britomart precinct on the corner of Quay and Gore Streets, just round various corners from the viaduct, the ferry terminal and Vector Arena. The Steamship, Steamboat, the Northern whatever you want call us, is the perfect place to relax after work, to start your night off, or to kick on through.

The Steamship is a big beautiful public house with very smooth surrounds to wind away the hours. Located in the 130 year old headquarters of the Northern Steamship Co., inside you can try one of the 9 Macs brews we have on tap, all individually chilled to beer perfection, and enjoy lunch, dinner or food to share any time off our great menu.
As it gets dark we have some of the top DJs in the city play every Friday and Saturday nights, from Jason Eli to Glark Gayford, and live music on Thursday from the likes of Luke Bodle and Tyra and Issac from the Opensouls, plus all the good sport porn you could want on the big screens.

The Steamship is available for large or small bookings for lunch, dinner, or drinks at any time, and for exclusive hire depending on and day and time. To enquire further please contact us by email or phone

The big, beautiful Steamship's purpose is to look after your every need, kind of like a cruise ship, but without all the blue rinse and shuffleboard.