71Spot Score
BAR STOCK SHUFFLE
Bars · Fitzroy
Bar Stock Shuffle is a highly-rated bar located on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
4.9(1,746)· GoogleView details →
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Best Bars in Melbourne (2026)
207 bars in Melbourne, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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70Spot Score
Ballers Clubhouse Carlton
Bars · Carlton
A highly rated bar in Carlton offering a social atmosphere for sports fans and night-out crowds.
4.9(1,438)· GoogleView details →
68Spot Score
Bar Blanco
Bars · Windsor
A stylish bar on Windsor's stretch of Chapel Street, rated a near-flawless 4.9.
4.9(684)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
State of Grace
$$$Bars · Melbourne
Restaurant and cellar bar with kitsch decor including a mounted giraffe, for Modern European food.
4.6(3,148)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
Paris Cat Jazz Club
$$Bars · Melbourne
Intimate, dimly lit room for live jazz and performing arts, plus cocktails and tapas.
4.7(1,196)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
Bar Spontana
Bars · Brunswick
Bars in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.9(497)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
Eau De Vie Melbourne
$$$Bars · Melbourne
Classy bar with whiskey, cocktails and tasting menus, plus a hidden lounge behind a bookcase.
4.6(2,145)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
Leonards House of Love
$$Bars · South Yarra
Retro house-turned-bar specializing in burgers, fried chicken & down-home sides.
4.6(2,546)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Mr West Bar & Bottle Shop
$$Bars · Footscray
Lively locale with 24 taps, global beers & seasonal cocktails, plus a shop with specialty spirits.
4.7(826)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
The Black Sheep Hawthorn
$$Bars · Hawthorn
Bars in Hawthorn, Melbourne.
5.0(212)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Beermash
$$Bars · Collingwood
Cool brick-lined spot with 20 rotating taps for growler fills, plus bottles of craft beer & wine.
4.7(729)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Howler
$$Bars · Brunswick
Music and cinema in an imaginative venue featuring a contemporary garden bar and a bespoke theatre.
4.5(2,024)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Hopscotch Melbourne
$$Bars · Southbank
Buzzing riverside brewpub offering creative bar fare, burgers & a nitro ice-cream bar.
4.5(3,497)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
The Valiant Cocktail Bar
Bars · Melbourne
The Valiant Cocktail Bar is a bar in Melbourne. It holds a 4.8-star rating from 575 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 66/100.
4.8(575)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Above Board
$$Bars · Collingwood
Bars in Collingwood, Melbourne.
4.8(505)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Bar Oussou
$Bars · Brunswick
Colourful, cosy space for "Middle-terranian" dishes & global bites, plus cocktails & live bands.
4.7(714)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Polly Bar
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Cocktails, absinthe and cigars in a glam nightspot with crimson decor, velvet stools and couches.
4.7(883)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Blackcat Fitzroy
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Stalwart bar with comfy sofas, bright windows and pavement beer garden, featuring local art and DJs.
4.6(1,223)· GoogleView details →
About these results
From rooftop and laneway bars to intimate cocktail dens, Melbourne rewards a bit of wandering after dark. The picks below cover the spectrum — wine bars, craft cocktails and buzzy late-night spots alike.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best bars in Melbourne?+
The bars on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Melbourne bars ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter bars by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many bars are listed in Melbourne?+
We currently list 207 bars across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.