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Fancy a boutique beer, a top shelf whisky, a Victorian wine or a margarita as sharp as the crowd that surrounds you? Then Melbourne’s unique bar culture awaits you.
Let your imagination guide you and wander the city’s broad boulevards and narrow laneways and you’ll discover a wealth of places in which to drink, kick back and relax or dance until dawn. Once-forgotten warehouses and obscure old buildings have emerged as designer-cool caves for patrons’ drinking pleasure.
Choose from cocktail lounges and vibrant pubs to underground dance dens and unsigned doors that conceal a warm welcome, or a roof top terrace bar or beer garden for a summer drink.
Follow this guide or just ask around. Melburnians love a chat as much as they love a good bar.
Something to nibble on
BearBrass, Shop 3A, River Level Southgate, Southbank, 9682 3799 (H7)
City Wine Shop, 159 Spring St, 9654 6657 (I3)
Golden Monkey, 389 Lonsdale St, 9602 2055 (F4)
Hairy Canary, 212 Little Collins St, 9654 2471 (H5)
Little Peninsula, 308 Little Lonsdale St, 9670 2020 (F4)
Lounge, 243 Swanston St, 9663 2916 (H4)
Markov Place, 350 Drummond St, Carlton, 9347 7113 (H1)
Nudel Bar, 76 Bourke St, 9662 9100 (I4)
Tony Starr’s Kitten Club, Level 1/267 Little Collins St, 9650 2448 (H5)
Yak Bar & Food, cnr Flinders Ln & Russell St, 9654 6699 (I5)
Groovin’ to the beat
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, 25 Bennetts Ln, 9663 2856 (I4)
Cherry Bar, ACDC Ln, 9639 8122 (I5)
Ding Dong Lounge, Level 1, 18 Market Ln, 9662 1020 (I4)
e:fiftyfive, 55 Elizabeth St, 9620 3899 (G6)
Eleven-A, 11a Highlander Ln, 9620 2228 (F7)
Eve, 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388 (Not shown)
F4, Level 2 Hub Arcade, 322 Little Collins St, 9650 4494 (G5)
Fusion, Level 3, Crown Entertainment Complex, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, 9292 8888 (F8)
Manchester Lane Jazz Club, 36 Manchester Ln, 9663 0630 (H5) Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, 9663 6855 (G2)
Paris Cat, 6 Goldie Pl, 9642 4711 (F4)
Platform One, Vault 8, Banana Alley, Flinders St, 9620 7080 (G7)
Pony, 68 Little Collins St, 9662 1026 (I4)
The Balcony, 422 Little Collins St, 9642 8917 (F5)
Toff in Town, 252 Swanston St, 9639 8770 (H4)
Wah Wah Lounge, Level 1, 185 Lonsdale St, 9654 5793 (H3)
Swishy bars
1806, 169 Exhibition St, 9663 77 22 (I4)
Alley Bar, ACDC Ln, 9663 2323 (I5)
Baroq House, 9 Drewery Ln, 8080 5680 (G3)
Canary Club, 6 Melbourne Pl, 9663 1983 (I4)
Chill On Ice Bar, Level 1, 296 Russell St, 9663 3877 (H3)
Curve Bar, the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, 9281 8317 (H7)
Double Happiness, 21 Liverpool St, 9650 4488 (I4)
Element Lounge, Basement, 85 Queen St, 9670 4880 (G5)
Eurotrash, 18 Corrs Ln, 9654 4411 (H4)
Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale St, 9670 2329 (F4)
Jwow Wine Bar, 243 Little Lonsdale St, 9663 5986 (H3)
Lily Blacks, 12 Meyers Pl, 9654 6499 (I4)
Chi Lounge & Karaoke, 195 Little Bourke St, 9662 2688 (H4)
Long Room, Georges, 162–168 Collins St, 9663 7226 (H5)
Loop, 23 Meyers Pl, 9654 0500 (I4)
Manchuria, First Floor, 7 Waratah Pl, 9663 1997 (H4)
Marrakech, 25 Bank Pl, 9670 3031 (F5)
Meyers Place Bar, Ground Floor, 20 Meyers Pl, 9650 8609 (I4)
Misty Place, Level 2, 3–5 Hosier Ln, 9663 9202 (I4)
Money Order Office, Basement, 318 Little Bourke St (entry via Driver Ln), 9639 3020 (G4)
Murmur, Level 1, 17 Warburton Ln, 9640 0395 (G4)
Penny Blue, 2 Driver Ln, 9639 3020 (G4)
Red Violin, Level 1, 231 Bourke St, 0411 423 245 (H4)
Robot Sushi & Bar, 12 Bligh Pl, 9620 3646 (G6)
The Carlton Hotel, 193 Bourke St, 9663 3246 (H4)
The Croft Institute, 21–25 Croft Alley, 9671 4399 (I4)
The Melbourne Supper Club Bar, 161 Spring St, 9654 6300 (I3)
Three Below, Melbourne City Square, 3/44–86 Swanston St, 9662 9555 (H5)
Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Flinders St, 9654 8808 (I6)
Word, 14–18 Goldie Pl, 9606 0611 (F4)
Workshop, 413 Elizabeth St, 9326 4365 (F3)
Pubs
Bar Humbug, 586 Little Bourke St, 9642 0115 (E5)
Belgian Beer Café Eureka, 5 Riverside Quay, Southbank, 9690 5777 (H7)
Bridie O’Reilly’s, 62–64 Little Collins St, 9650 0840 (I4)
European Bier Café, 120 Exhibition St, 9663 1222 (I4)
Imperial Hotel, 2–8 Bourke St, 9662 1007 (J4)
James Squire Brewhouse, 439 Docklands Drive, Waterfront City, Docklands, 9600 0700 (A5)
Melbourne Central Lion Hotel, Level 3, Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe St, 9663 5977 (G3)
Mitre Tavern, 5 Bank Pl, 9670 5644 (F5)
PJ O’Brien’s Irish Pub, Shop 14–16, Ground Level, Southgate, Southbank, 9686 5011 (H7)
Portland Hotel, cnr Little Collins & Russell Sts, 9654 5000 (H4)
Pugg Mahones Irish Pub, 106–112 Hardware Ln, 9670 6155 (F4)
Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, 9629 2400 (E6)
Sherlock Holmes Inn, 415 Collins St, 9629 1146 (G6)
The Colonial Hotel, cnr Lonsdale St & King St, 9670 8599 (E5)
The Exchange Hotel, Cnr King St & Lt Collins Sts, 9620 7577 (E6)
The Pub at Crown, Level 1, Crown Entertainment Complex, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank, 9292 4001 (F8)
The Turf Bar & Restaurant,
131 Queen St, 9670 1271 (G5)
Three Degrees Bar Brewery
Brasserie, QV Square, Level 1, cnr Swanston St & Lonsdale St, 9639 6766 (H3)
Waterside Hotel, 508 Flinders St, 9629 1350 (F7)
Young and Jacksons Hotel, 1 Swanston St, 9650 3884 (H6)
Stylish restaurant bars
Bar Lourinha, 37 Little Collins St, 9663 7890 (I4)
Beer De Luxe, Federation Square, Flinders St, 9663 0166 (I6)
Berth, 45 NewQuay Promenade, NewQuay, Docklands, 9670 0199 (B5)
Cabinet, 11 Rainbow Alley (corner Little Collins & Swanston Sts), 9654 0915 (H5)
Caboose, 4 City Square, 9663 4448 (H5)
Cookie, Level 1, 252 Swanston St, 9663 7660 (H4)
La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, 9670 7680 (E5)
Seamstress, 113 Lonsdale St, 9663 6363 (I3)
Society, 23 – 29 Bourke St, 9639 2544 (I4)
Syracuse, 23 Bank Pl, 9670 1777 (F5)
The Deanery, 13 Bligh Pl, 9629 5599 (G6)
The Trust, 405–411 Flinders Ln, 9629 9300 (F6)
Tuscan Bar, Level 1, 79 Bourke St 9671 3322 (I4)
The Press Club, 72 Flinders St, 9677 9677 (J5)
Word, 14–18 Goldie Pl, 9606 0611 (F4)
Outdoors and views
Alumbra, Shed 9, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, 8623 9666 (B6)
Atrium on 35, Level 35, Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins St, 9653 7744 (J4)
BCM Bar and Balcony, 120–122/427 Docklands Dr, Waterfront City, Docklands, 9329 2360 (A5)
Collins Quarter, 86A Collins St, 9650 8500 (I4)
The Deck Mercantile Place, Level 2, Waterside Hotel Rooftop, Cnr Flinders & Kings Sts (entry via Mercantile Pl), 9629 1350 (F7)
Fix Jamm Room, 439 Docklands Drive, Waterfront City, Docklands, 9329 0001 (A5)
Madame Brussels, 59 Bourke St, 9662 2775 (I4)
Riverland Bar & Café, Vault 1-9, Federation Wharf (under Princes Bridge) 9662 1771 (I6)
Rooftop Bar, Level 7, 252 Swanston St, 9639 8770 (H4)
The Lounge Room, 28 NewQuay Promenade, Docklands, 9600 0565 (A5)
The Order of Melbourne, Level 2, 401 Swanston St, 9663 6707 (G3)
The Red Hummingbird, Level 1, 246 Russell St, 9654 2266 (H3)
Transit Lounge, Top Level, Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Flinders St, 9654 8808 (I6)
Watermark, 800 Bourke St, The Promenade, Victoria Harbour, Docklands (B6)
For more information
• Visit the Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square,
located on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets
• Visit the Melbourne Visitor Booth in the Bourke Street Mall
• Call City of Melbourne Hotline on 9658 9658
• Purchase the latest Bar Secrets Melbourne – a guide to the city’s nightlife, featuring 52 of the hottest new bars, presented in a deck of cards. Available for $9.95 from the Melbourne Visitor Centre, good newsagents, bookstores or online at www.deckofsecrets.com.