58Spot Score
Piano on Chapel
Bars · Windsor
A Chapel Street bar with live piano from Thursday to Sunday, cocktails, beers, wines, spirits and pizza.
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Bar Selecta Hawthorn
Bars · Hawthorn
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Bar Open
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Cosy pub established in 1998 with exposed-brick walls, hosting live music.
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Lola Belle
Bars · Fitzroy
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Lieu Privé Cocktail Bar
Bars · Hawthorn East
A Hawthorn East food and cocktail bar with four themed rooms, handcrafted drinks, curated dining, music and private event spaces.
5.0(47)· GoogleView details →
58Spot Score
Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets
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Intimate bar serving cocktails, local beer & nibbles amid a vintage vibe & crimson walls.
4.4(204)· GoogleView details →
57Spot Score
IVY Piano Bar
Bars · Windsor
A Prahran cocktail lounge with live piano, open jazz jams, rotating performers, shareable plates and an extensive drinks list.
4.9(44)· GoogleView details →
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Bar For Now
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Prudence
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Hip bar with quirky decor and a beer garden, offering draft beer and creative cocktails.
4.5(509)· GoogleView details →
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Misfits Bar
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57Spot Score
Botanical Hotel
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Polished restaurant offering brasserie-style plates, a cosy bar & wines, plus outdoor seating.
4.0(1,006)· GoogleView details →
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56Spot Score
Hope St Radio
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Tasting plates, Modern Australian mains and cocktail carafes in a hip pub with a roof terrace.
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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 120 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.