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)
136 bars in Melbourne match the selected filters. Details come from each venue's published information; unknown attributes never count as a match.
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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
Leonards House of Love
$$Bars · South Yarra
Retro house-turned-bar specializing in burgers, fried chicken & down-home sides.
4.6(2,546)· GoogleView details →
67Spot Score
State of Grace
$$$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
$$Bars · Melbourne
Intimate, dimly lit room for live jazz and performing arts, plus cocktails and tapas.
4.7(1,196)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Bar Oussou
$Bars · Brunswick
Colourful, cosy space for "Middle-terranian" dishes & global bites, plus cocktails & live bands.
4.7(714)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Beermash
$$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
Marion Wine Bar
$$$Bars · Fitzroy
Intimate venue with a local & European menu featuring meat & fish plates, plus a robust wine list.
4.6(1,302)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Polly Bar
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Cocktails, absinthe and cigars in a glam nightspot with crimson decor, velvet stools and couches.
4.7(883)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Mr West Bar & Bottle Shop
$$Bars · Footscray
Lively locale with 24 taps, global beers & seasonal cocktails, plus a shop with specialty spirits.
4.7(826)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Hopscotch Melbourne
$$Bars · Southbank
Buzzing riverside brewpub offering creative bar fare, burgers & a nitro ice-cream bar.
4.5(3,497)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Above Board
$$Bars · Collingwood
Bars in Collingwood, Melbourne.
4.8(505)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Beneath Driver Lane
$$Bars · Melbourne
Cocktails, spirits & French bites in an old-timey underground hangout with live music on weekends.
4.6(1,348)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Howler
$$Bars · Brunswick
Music and cinema in an imaginative venue featuring a contemporary garden bar and a bespoke theatre.
4.5(2,024)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Blackcat Fitzroy
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Stalwart bar with comfy sofas, bright windows and pavement beer garden, featuring local art and DJs.
4.6(1,223)· GoogleView details →
65Spot Score
The Shady Lady
$Bars · Fitzroy
Bars in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
4.9(234)· GoogleView details →
65Spot Score
Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall - Collingwood
$$Bars · Collingwood
Convivial brewery & tavern offering its own brand of tap beers & bar grub in an open, roomy setup.
4.5(1,995)· GoogleView details →
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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.
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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 136 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.