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The Cornish Arms Hotel
$$Pubs · Brunswick
Vegan and non-vegan pizzas, burgers and burritos, served in a busy pub with a large craft beer menu.
4.4(3,300)· GoogleView details →
Melbourne
Best Pubs in Melbourne (2026)
113 pubs in Melbourne match the selected filters. Details come from each venue's published information; unknown attributes never count as a match.
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The Standard Hotel
$$Pubs · Fitzroy
Charming wood-panelled hangout with a leafy beer garden, for pub meals plus craft and imported ales.
4.5(1,315)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
The Lion & Wombat
Pubs · St Kilda
Restaurants in St Kilda, Melbourne.
4.7(366)· GoogleView details →
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Town Hall Hotel
$$Pubs · North Melbourne
Old-school bar for live music, with eclectic rock memorabilia, a classic pub menu and a beer garden.
4.5(905)· GoogleView details →
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College Lawn Hotel
$$Pubs · Prahran
Upbeat pub with regular screenings of live sport, a hearty menu and a bustling beer garden.
4.4(2,206)· GoogleView details →
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Corner Hotel
$$Pubs · Richmond
Popular live music venue for local & international acts, with a rooftop bar & pub grub menu.
4.4(3,874)· GoogleView details →
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The Charles Dickens Tavern
$$Pubs · Melbourne
Beer and meals in an old-fashioned British pub with dark wooden panelling and soft lighting.
4.4(1,789)· GoogleView details →
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THE CURTIN (John Curtin hotel)
$Pubs · Carlton
No-frills pub and live music joint with worn decor, plus regular gigs from up-and-coming artists.
4.5(994)· GoogleView details →
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The National Hotel
$$Pubs · Richmond
Classy cocktails and pan-Asian dishes in a hip concrete space with exposed brick and recycled wood.
4.5(920)· GoogleView details →
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P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
$$Pubs · Southbank
Old-fashioned watering hole with Guinness on tap, classic grub & regular Irish music gigs.
4.4(2,185)· GoogleView details →
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The Irish Times Pub
$$Pubs · Melbourne
Fish and chips, burgers and grills in a laid-back, rustic Irish pub showing live sports on TV.
4.4(2,363)· GoogleView details →
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The Flying Duck Hotel
$$Pubs · Prahran
Global cuisine in a family-friendly spot with an enclosed glass dining area and a leafy beer garden.
4.5(1,246)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Goldy's! Tavern
$$Pubs · Collingwood
Global fare & pub specialties served in a restored red-brick hotel restaurant with outdoor seating.
4.5(753)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Naughty Nancy's
Pubs · Prahran
Live Music in Prahran, Melbourne.
4.6(488)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
The Grand Hotel Richmond
$$Pubs · Richmond
Spacious pub with a leafy beer garden, plus an elegant dining room serving upmarket Italian cuisine.
4.5(882)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Three Crowns Hotel
$$Pubs · West Melbourne
Victorian-era pub offering burgers, steaks & sandwiches, with live sports, music & a beer garden.
4.6(515)· GoogleView details →
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The Boatbuilders Yard
$$Pubs · South Wharf
Revamped boatshed with an outdoor wooden deck, offering modern pub grub & drinks.
4.3(4,359)· GoogleView details →
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Hotel Esplanade (The Espy)
$$Pubs · St Kilda
This laid-back, long-standing hangout with a patio offers typical pub fare, cocktails & draft beer.
4.3(4,393)· GoogleView details →
About these results
The Australian pub is a social institution — somewhere to catch the footy, settle in for a counter meal or while away a sunny afternoon in the beer garden. These are Melbourne's most-loved locals and historic watering holes.
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 pubs in Melbourne?+
The pubs 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 pubs 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 pubs 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 pubs are listed in Melbourne?+
We currently list 113 pubs 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.