14 Bars In Newcastle That Are Ready To Take Your Relationship To The Next Level.

What You'll Find: A Mexican tapas style menu with over 60 tequilas and mezcals, and a vegan night every month.

Where You'll Find Them: 10 Pacific Street, Newcastle East.

Relationship Status: Gazing at each other from across the room.

What You'll Find: 20 craft beers on tap, slick decor and a Beer Experience that matches carefully selected beers to a 5-course meal.

Where You'll Find Them: 102 Darby Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Repeatedly writing their name in your diary.

What You'll Find: An intimate bar with a sumptuous drinks menu and an enchanting interior that looks like a few dapper gents from 1901 took charge of the decor.

Where You'll Find Them: 380-382 Hunter Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Wildly exaggerating about your life to try and impress them.

What You'll Find: Delicious food and a fun array of cocktails, but it's the location (right on Newcastle's Foreshore) and whimsical atmosphere that will really win you over.

Where You'll Find Them: 1 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Worth getting out of pajamas and into actual clothes for.

What You'll Find: BeerGustation nights, live music, more spirits and whiskeys than you'll ever be able to try, and just around the corner from Newcastle Beach.

Where To Find It: 64-66 Scott Street, Newcastle East.

Relationship Status: Telling your friends you've "found someone."

What You'll Find: Not just a bar, but a place designed to have space for gaming nights and exhibitions. The Edwards is a great supporter of Newcastle's booming culture.

Where You'll Find Them: 148 Parry Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Smitten.

What You'll Find: $5 draught beers and cider during happy hour (5-6 p.m. every day), a view of Newcastle's harbor, and cocktails that are as beautiful as they are delicious.

Where You'll Find Them: 1 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: In a cozy love bubble.

What You'll Find: A haven for wine lovers. The Reserve is first and foremost a wine bar, so although there's a small grazing menu, it's the wine selection that will truly wow you.

Where You'll Find Them: 102 Hunter Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Planning your grand yet tasteful wedding before the 2nd date.

What You'll Find: This right here is Central's amazing Pimm's Teapot Cocktail. A cocktail. In a teapot. They also have 12 beers on tap, but honestly, let's go back to that Teapot Cocktail.

Where You'll Find Them: 145 King Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: You liked it so you put a ring pop on it.

What You'll Find: Craft beer, $6 drinks during happy hour (4-6 p.m., Mon-Fri),incredible food, and an easy-going atmosphere that will make you feel like you're on vacation.

Where You'll Find Them: 150 Wharf Road, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Won't check your phone when you're with them.

What You'll Find: Although they have an excellent selection of cocktails and wines, when it comes to craft beer and cider, these guys really know their stuff. You will also fight to the death to be one of the lucky few who gets to sit on the leather couches.

Where You'll Find Them: 76 Beaumont Street, Hamilton.

Relationship Status: Would sacrifice yourself to save them in a Zombie Apocalypse.

What You'll Find: Live music, an extensive beer and wine selection, and the most beautiful courtyard you've seen in your whole damn life. Your whole. Damn. Life.

Where You'll Find Them: 237 Hunter Street, Newcastle.

Relationship Status: Take me, I'm yours.