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Pre Drinks Bar
Bars · South Yarra
Bars in South Yarra, Melbourne.
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Melbourne
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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Sloth Bar
$$Bars · Footscray
Bars in Footscray, Melbourne.
4.6(669)· GoogleView details →
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Old Palm Liquor
Bars · Brunswick East
Stylish venue with a rotating shared plates menu, plus an extensive wine & liquor list.
4.6(691)· GoogleView details →
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Curtin House
$$Bars · Melbourne
An iconic multi-venue building in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, rated 4.4 across more than 2,000 reviews.
4.4(2,001)· GoogleView details →
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Ponyfish Island
$$Bars · Southbank
Unique venue on a river island offering cocktails & seasonal bar snacks along with scenic views.
4.4(1,717)· GoogleView details →
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Back Alley Sally's
$$Bars · Footscray
Comfortable restaurant & bar specializing in pizza & pasta dishes, plus cocktails.
4.6(788)· GoogleView details →
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Black Pearl
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Mellow bar with comfy couches and an upstairs space with table service, mixing creative cocktails.
4.6(736)· GoogleView details →
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Pride of our Footscray Nightclub & Bar
$Bars · Footscray
Bars in Footscray, Melbourne.
4.7(462)· GoogleView details →
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The Joint Bar
$Bars · Melbourne
The Joint Bar is a bar in Melbourne. It holds a 4.4-star rating from 2,300 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 64/100. Typical prices: $.
4.4(2,300)· GoogleView details →
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Saving Grace
$$Bars · Melbourne
Saving Grace is a bar in Melbourne. It holds a 4.7-star rating from 430 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 64/100. Typical prices: $$.
4.7(430)· GoogleView details →
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Naked For Satan
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Tapas-style plates and infused vodka served in swanky digs with a rooftop bar and antique still.
4.4(5,893)· GoogleView details →
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Rooftop Bar
$$Bars · Melbourne
Burgers & drinks served at an laid-back open-air venue featuring city views.
4.4(1,733)· GoogleView details →
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Section 8
$$Bars · Melbourne
Buzzy open-air bar with drinks served from a shipping container, DJs and graffiti-covered walls.
4.4(1,919)· GoogleView details →
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The Walrus
Bars · St Kilda
Restaurants in St Kilda, Melbourne.
5.0(118)· GoogleView details →
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Amarillo
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Restaurants in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
4.6(477)· GoogleView details →
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Bar Bellamy
Bars · Carlton
Bars in Carlton, Melbourne.
4.9(155)· GoogleView details →
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Goldilocks Rooftop Bar
$$Bars · Melbourne
Craft beer, wine & snacks in an intimate rooftop bar featuring a rotating menu of cool cocktails.
4.4(1,210)· GoogleView details →
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The Rooks Return
$$Bars · Fitzroy
Homey pub & beer garden serving beers & cocktails with board games & live music.
4.6(467)· 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.