The Joint Bar
Level 1/35 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
ClosedToday 12:00 – 03:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
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: $.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- FridayToday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 03:00
- Sunday
- 17:00 – 03:00
Why it's worth checking out
The Joint Bar sits on Elizabeth Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. A popular bar, it's a genuine city fixture — combining good drinks, a lively atmosphere and a fun, sociable vibe in a central, convenient location, the kind of crowd-pleasing spot that's a favourite for drinks or a fun night out.
The appeal is that combination of quality drinks, a buzzing atmosphere and a great city-centre location, ideal for after-work drinks, a catch-up or a fun night out in the city. A lively, well-located bar with a good vibe is always a draw, and The Joint Bar has clearly won over a big, loyal crowd.
With a 4.4 rating from more than 2,300 reviews, it's clearly a firm favourite. Drinks lists, any food, opening hours and any events vary, and a popular city bar fills up on weekends, so it's worth checking current details before you go — though for a drink and a fun atmosphere, it's often just a matter of dropping in and seeing why it's so well loved in the city.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.4 from 2,300 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 76
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 100
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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