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Melbourne's Best Bars

Melbourne's Best Bars

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Created by Dan Gill • Updated On: November 10, 2021

As suggested by Timeout Melbourne, the Age Newspaper, friends, locals and myself

1806 is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

1. 1806

7.9
169 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 72 tips and reviews
Bar Americano is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

2. Bar Americano

20 Presgrave Pl, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 31 tips and reviews
Biero is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

3. Biero

525 Little Lonsdale St., Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 21 tips and reviews
The Boatbuilders Yard is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

4. The Boatbuilders Yard

8.3
23 S Wharf Prom, South Wharf, VIC
Bar · 62 tips and reviews
Borsch, Vodka & Tears is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

5. Borsch, Vodka & Tears

8.3
173 Chapel St, Windsor, VIC
Polish Restaurant · 53 tips and reviews
The Bottom End is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

6. The Bottom End

5.7
579 Little Collins St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 14 tips and reviews
Collins Quarter is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

7. Collins Quarter

86 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 24 tips and reviews
Cookie is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

8. Cookie

7.8
1/252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 164 tips and reviews
The Corner Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

9. The Corner Hotel

7.9
57 Swan St, Richmond, VIC
Pub · 54 tips and reviews
The Atlantic is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

10. The Atlantic

7.5
8 Whiteman St, Southbank, VIC
Seafood Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews
Der Raum is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

11. Der Raum

438 Church St (at Swan Street), Richmond, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 21 tips and reviews
Gershwin Room is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

12. Gershwin Room

St Kilda, VIC
Rock Club · 2 tips and reviews
The Everleigh is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

13. The Everleigh

9.3
Level 1, 150-156 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 48 tips and reviews
Gerald's Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

14. Gerald's Bar

8.0
386 Rathdowne St, Carlton North, VIC
Wine Bar · 15 tips and reviews
Golden Monkey is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

15. Golden Monkey

389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Lounge · Melbourne CBD · 25 tips and reviews
I Know A Place is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

16. I Know A Place

Rear 451 Brunswick St (at Alexandra Pde), Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 4 tips and reviews
Match Bar & Grill is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

17. Match Bar & Grill

249 Little Lonsdale St (Swanston St), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 15 tips and reviews
Naked For Satan is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

18. Naked For Satan

9.1
285 Brunswick St, Melbourne, VIC
Lounge · Fitzroy · 139 tips and reviews
New Gold Mountain is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

19. New Gold Mountain

7.3
21 Liverpool St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 18 tips and reviews
Panama Dining Room is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

20. Panama Dining Room

7.4
231 Smith St, Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 34 tips and reviews
The Penny Black is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

21. The Penny Black

7.2
420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC
Gastropub · Brunswick · 36 tips and reviews
Ponyfish Island is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

22. Ponyfish Island

8.7
Under the Evan Walker Bridge, Southbank, VIC
Bar · 95 tips and reviews
Siglo Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

23. Siglo Bar

8.0
161 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC
Rooftop Bar · Melbourne CBD · 37 tips and reviews
Sweatshop is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

24. Sweatshop

113 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Speakeasy · Melbourne CBD · 4 tips and reviews
White Rabbit Record Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

25. White Rabbit Record Bar

6.0
176 Bellair St, Kensington, VIC
Bar · 9 tips and reviews
Black Pearl is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

26. Black Pearl

8.0
304 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 44 tips and reviews
Hihou is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

27. Hihou

1 Flinders Ln., Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
Eau de Vie is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

28. Eau de Vie

9.2
1 Malthouse Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Speakeasy · Melbourne CBD · 70 tips and reviews
The Kodiak Club is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

29. The Kodiak Club

272 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 22 tips and reviews
Lily Blacks is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

30. Lily Blacks

7.5
12 Meyers Pl, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 34 tips and reviews
Bar Ampère is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

31. Bar Ampère

8.3
16 Russell Pl, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 21 tips and reviews
The Beaufort is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

32. The Beaufort

421 Rathdowne St (Palmerston St), Carlton, VIC
Bar · Carlton · 20 tips and reviews
The Lui Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

33. The Lui Bar

8.2
55/525 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 29 tips and reviews
Bill's Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

34. Bill's Bar

104 Smith St (enter through Huxtaburger), Collingwood, VIC
Speakeasy · 2 tips and reviews
Joe's Bar & Diner is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

35. Joe's Bar & Diner

64-66 Acland St., St Kilda, VIC
Diner · 17 tips and reviews
The Aylesbury Rooftop is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

36. The Aylesbury Rooftop

103 Lonsdale, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 3 tips and reviews
The Grace Darling Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

37. The Grace Darling Hotel

7.3
114 Smith St, Collingwood, VIC
Pub · 39 tips and reviews
Little Blood Tequila & Cocktail Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

38. Little Blood Tequila & Cocktail Bar

Level 1, 272 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC
Speakeasy · No tips or reviews
The Woods is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

39. The Woods

7.3
108 Chapel St, Windsor, VIC
Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews
Amelia Shaw is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

40. Amelia Shaw

7.6
280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 4 tips and reviews
Kid Boston is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

41. Kid Boston

44 Chapel St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Windsor · 6 tips and reviews

42. Laika

9 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 9 tips and reviews
Ferdydurke is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

43. Ferdydurke

239 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 27 tips and reviews
The Local Taphouse is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

44. The Local Taphouse

9.0
184 Carlisle St, St Kilda, VIC
Pub · 56 tips and reviews
Madame Brussels is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

45. Madame Brussels

8.3
63 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 72 tips and reviews
Bridge Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

46. Bridge Hotel

7.0
642 Bridge St, Richmond, VIC
Pub · 41 tips and reviews
The Alchemist Bar & Cafe is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

47. The Alchemist Bar & Cafe

361 Brunswick St. (at Kerr St.), Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 25 tips and reviews
Speakeasy Kitchen Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

48. Speakeasy Kitchen Bar

359 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 32 tips and reviews
Seamstress Restaurant & Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

49. Seamstress Restaurant & Bar

7.9
113 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 31 tips and reviews
Acqua e Vino is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

50. Acqua e Vino

18A Anderson St, Yarraville, VIC
Wine Bar · 5 tips and reviews
Slow Beer is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

51. Slow Beer

468 Bridge Rd, Richmond, VIC
Beer Store · 8 tips and reviews
Aviary Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

52. Aviary Hotel

7.4
271 Victoria St, Abbotsford, VIC
Pub · 26 tips and reviews
Bishop of Ostia is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

53. Bishop of Ostia

79 Nicholson St, Victoria
Bar · 2 tips and reviews
Rose Diner and Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

54. Rose Diner and Bar

309 Bay St (Bridge St), Port Melbourne, VIC
Diner · 3 tips and reviews
Southpaw is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

55. Southpaw

189 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 23 tips and reviews
Hell of the North is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

56. Hell of the North

135 Greeves St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 24 tips and reviews
Strange Wolf is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

57. Strange Wolf

Strachan Ln., Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 12 tips and reviews
Joe's Continental Shoe Store is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

58. Joe's Continental Shoe Store

8.0
233 High St, Northcote, VIC
Bar · 16 tips and reviews
Workshop is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

59. Workshop

7.5
413 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 29 tips and reviews
GoGo Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

60. GoGo Bar

7.6
125 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 19 tips and reviews
The Gin Palace is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

61. The Gin Palace

8.7
190 Little Collins St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 45 tips and reviews
Double Happiness is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

62. Double Happiness

7.3
21 Liverpool St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 21 tips and reviews
The City Tiler is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

63. The City Tiler

115 Bay st, Port Melbourne, VIC
Café · 5 tips and reviews
Esplanade Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

64. Esplanade Hotel

7.0
11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, VIC
Pub · 41 tips and reviews
City Wine Shop is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

65. City Wine Shop

8.2
159 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC
Wine Bar · Melbourne CBD · 42 tips and reviews
Section 8 is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

66. Section 8

8.6
29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 48 tips and reviews
Bar Etiquette is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

67. Bar Etiquette

408 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC
Bar · 6 tips and reviews
The Fitzroy Beer Garden is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

68. The Fitzroy Beer Garden

6.8
243-245 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC
Beer Garden · 14 tips and reviews
Windsor Castle Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

69. Windsor Castle Hotel

8.0
89 Albert St, Windsor, VIC
Pub · 19 tips and reviews
The Standard Hotel is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

70. The Standard Hotel

8.1
293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, VIC
Pub · 47 tips and reviews

71. The Retreat Hotel

7.6
280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC
Pub · Brunswick · 31 tips and reviews
Grub Food Van is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

72. Grub Food Van

87-89 Moor St. (Brunswick St.), Fitzroy, VIC
Food Truck · 21 tips and reviews
Wesley Anne is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

73. Wesley Anne

8.3
250 High St, Northcote, VIC
Gastropub · Northcote · 35 tips and reviews
Village Melbourne is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

74. Village Melbourne

557 St Kilda Rd (Corner Moubray St), Melbourne, VIC
Gastropub · South Yarra · 5 tips and reviews
Sister Bella is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

75. Sister Bella

22 Drewery Pl (off Drewery Lane), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
The Croft Institute is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

76. The Croft Institute

21-25 Croft Alley, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 45 tips and reviews
Los Barbudos is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

77. Los Barbudos

95 Smith Street (Gertrude Street), Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 5 tips and reviews
Rum Diary Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

78. Rum Diary Bar

7.8
334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 15 tips and reviews
Mr Wow's Emporium is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

79. Mr Wow's Emporium

7.6
97B Smith St, Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 7 tips and reviews
Sweetwater Inn is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

80. Sweetwater Inn

1/60 Bray St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · South Yarra · 15 tips and reviews
Howler is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

81. Howler

8.7
14 Dawson St, Brunswick, VIC
Music Venue · 28 tips and reviews
The Alehouse Project is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

82. The Alehouse Project

100 Lygon St, Victoria
Bar · Brunswick East · 20 tips and reviews
Atica is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

83. Atica

Upstairs At Fonda
Cocktail Bar · Windsor · 3 tips and reviews
duNORD is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

84. duNORD

367 Little Bourke St (Elizabeth St), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 5 tips and reviews
Brunswick Mess Hall is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

85. Brunswick Mess Hall

7.4
400 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC
Event Space · 13 tips and reviews
The Collection Bar is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

86. The Collection Bar

6.6
328 Bridge Rd, Richmond, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 16 tips and reviews
Prudence is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

87. Prudence

7.9
368 Victoria St, West Melbourne, VIC
Beer Garden · 18 tips and reviews
Boston Sub is one of Melbourne's Best Bars.

88. Boston Sub

7.3
96 Chapel St, Melbourne, VIC
Sandwich Spot · Windsor · 10 tips and reviews