Every holiday should include a little chill time and Melbourne is the perfect place to do it. Apart from the sights, shopping and food that will keep you busy all day into evening, the city hosts a wide variety of pubs, lounges and cocktail bars. At the end of the day when you’re ready to put your feet up, hit one of these top cocktail bars in Melbourne, Australia, before hitting the sheets! From the casual to the chic, there is something to here to suit everyone in your crowd. Keep reading and choose your favorite below!
1. Bar Americano
Travel and have fun with your friends at Bar Americano, situated on Presgrave Place in Melbourne’s CBD. This compact bar is furnished with dark-wood accents, a chequerboard floor and a cosy and casual atmosphere. It is famously known to serve fancy cocktails and coffee in the Italian tradition.
Tourists and travellers enjoy drinking their classic cocktails, making them come back again and again. Their weekly rotating menu includes their Bee’s Knees, Old Fashioned, Negroni, Campari and other traditional Italian favourites, dependent on seasonality and, as they say, “their whim”. Enjoy their traditional and authentic cocktails when you’re in the area.
Bar Americano
Address: 20 Presgrave Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Bar Americano
Opening hours: Mon: 4pm - 10:30pm; Tue & Wed: 4pm - 11pm; Thu: 4pm - 12am; Fri & Sat: 4pm - 1am; (closed Sunday)
Average price for two people: 60 USD
2. Above Board
After a long day of business meetings, grab a refreshing cocktail at Above Board, located on Smith Street. Its interior is well decorated and furnished with a cool floor and comfy seats and the place exudes a cosy, yet upmarket atmosphere. Above Board is a rare sort of cocktail bar which serves only 25 cocktails and has only 12 seats. Diners love its intimate, classy, yet limited space.
Their main menu includes local Australian spirits, pink gin cocktails, a pandan Old Fashioned, coco pandan, pandan Gimlet, Limoncellos, Jamaican rum-based cocktails, Negroni and passionfruit cocktails. Drop by with your colleagues and enjoy their unique cocktails.
Above Board
Address: Level 1/306 Smith Street Chopper Lane", Behind “Beermash” – Through the back door, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia
Website: Above Board
Opening hours: 5pm - 1am (daily)
Average price for two people: 50 USD
3. The Everleigh
Relax after a day of wandering through the city at the Everleigh, located on Gertrude street. The Everleigh is beautifully decorated and furnished with old-world décor that includes deer heads and chesterfields. This intimate bar is well known for serving custom or classic cocktails in a cosy atmosphere. Diners love the warm welcome they get from the friendly staff, making them come back again and again.
The authentic menu with a wide variety of drinks includes their signature Buster Brown, Honeysuckle, Professor, Susie Taylor, Tequila Cobbler, Jamaican rum, the Bairn and the Bartender’s Choice. Drop by with your colleagues or friends and enjoy the classic cocktails here.
The Everleigh
Address: Level 1/150-156 Gertrude St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Website: The Everleigh
Opening hours: 5pm - 1am (daily)
Average price for two people: 40 USD
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4. Black Pearl
Explore Melbourne and have a refreshing cocktail at Black Pearl on Brunswick Street. This mellow bar has comfy couches and a pleasant atmosphere in an upstairs space with table service. This neighbourhood bar has been at the forefront of cocktail innovation and customer service, becoming an icon of the Australian bar scene.
Their cocktail menu includes Ketel One vodka-based cocktails, a Shiraz Gin, Negronis and a variety of signature martinis. They even serve small snacks, like sausage rolls. With doorbell entry and an intimate, cosy local atmosphere, you’ll feel you’ve stumbled upon a hidden gem when you visit Black Pearl. It’s no wonder Black Pearl is rated one of the best bars in Melbourne and the world.
Black Pearl
Address: 304 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Website: Black Pearl
Opening hours: 5pm - 3am (daily)
Average price for two people: 40 USD
5. Arbory Bar & Eatery
Break the monotony and enjoy a refreshing cocktail at the Arbory Bar & Eatery, situated at the epicentre of Melbourne’s riverside arts and entertainment district. This spacious, rustic-chic riverside venue offers a gourmet brekkie, plus light fare and shared plates. Tourists particularly love this place because of its casual atmosphere and calm environment, making them come back again and again.
Apart from their great food menu, their drink menu includes a Cherry Blossom cocktail, Limoncello, their Strawberry Fields, Hula Hula, Aperol, a Nitro Espresso Martini, Pink Grapefruit Collins and an Amaretto Peach Sour. Bring your friends along and enjoy any one of these tasty signature cocktails at the longest bar in the city and a great view of the river.
Arbory Bar & Eatery
Address: 1 Flinders Walk, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Arbory Bar & Eatery
Opening hours: 7:30am - 1am (daily)
Average price for two people: 60 USD
6. polēpolē
Welcome to the neighbourhood! At polēpolē, located on Little Collins Street, you can enjoy African-inspired food and cocktails in an exotic environment, well decorated with modern furnishings, artwork and murals. polēpolē proudly serves African and local boutique beers, fine wines and craft cocktails. Sale of their African beers and ciders supports “women for women in Africa”, making it a local and tourist’s favourite in the city.
Their Glamp cocktail bar is above the main restaurant and, as the name suggests, features a luxe glamping atmosphere under a giant fabric tent. Cocktails include their Ginger Lesson, Congo Bongo, Rumble in the Jungle, Tanzanoni, Big 5 Buzz, Maisha Marefu, Mzungu Martini, and a number of beers and ciders. Be sure to drop by and enjoy their authentic African cocktails and beers.
polēpolē
Address: 1/267 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: polēpolē
Opening hours: Tue & Wed: 5pm - 10pm; Thu: 5 - 11pm; Fri: 5pm - 2am; Sat: 5pm - 1am; (closed Sunday & Monday)
Average price for two people: 85 USD
7. Madame Brussels
After a long day of wandering through the city, come in and have a refreshing drink at Madame Brussels, situated on Bourke Street. Madame Brussels is a pink and white-themed cocktail bar, with garden furniture, a terrace and faux grassy areas. The rooftop bar offers a wide mix of well-made cocktails, including wine, punches and champagne. They’re probably best known for their shared cocktail pitchers, which come in a size for two or four.
Madame Brussels is well worth a visit when in Melbourne, partly for the different setting, but mostly for the fun and nice atmosphere. Apart from food, their menu includes their Dirty Chai, Gluhwein, Madame du Barry, a variety of Australian liquors, Gin Garden, a huge Bloody Mary, Mai Tais, Sangria, Espresso Martinis, and gin cocktails.
Madame Brussels
Address: 59 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Madame Brussels
Opening hours: 12pm - 1am (daily)
Average price for two people: 47 USD
8. Lustre Bar
Escape for a weekend adventure and relax at Lustre Bar, located on Flinders Lane. This intimate bar is furnished with crimson walls and a chilled vibe. Lustre Bar is well known for serving creative cocktails, accompanied by dessert and live music. Travellers and tourists particularly love this spot because of its peaceful environment and live music.
The large cocktail menu includes their Chai Martini, Turkish Delight, Kraken rum cocktails, apple schnapps, Malibu Donkey, Polish Martini, Passion Fruit Martini, Espresso Martini, Moscow mules and much more. Drop by with your friends and enjoy their mouthwatering cocktails.
Lustre Bar
Address: Level 1/252 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Lustre Bar
Opening hours: Tue & Wed: 4pm - 10:30pm; Thu: 4pm - 11:30pm; Fri & Sat: 4pm - 1am; Sun: 4pm - 10:30pm; (closed Monday)
Average price for two people: 40 USD
9. Loop Roof
Come and celebrate with your colleagues after a successful business meeting at Loop Roof, situated on Meyers Place. Loop Roof is an open-air rooftop bar in an exotic garden setting, offering panoramic views of Melbourne’s city skyline. It is famously known to serve modern, eclectic and inventive cocktails. The main menu includes their Thai-ball, Sunburnt Fizz, Blake’s Banana, Fino Countdown, and many, many more. Be sure to drop by with your friends and enjoy their modern and inventive cocktails.
Loop Roof
Address: 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Loop Roof
Opening hours: Mon - Wed: 3pm - 11pm; Thu: 3pm - 1am; Fri & Sat: 12pm - 1am; Sun: 12pm - 11pm
Average price for two people: 54 USD
10. Boilermaker House
Experience the tranquillity of the neighbourhood at the Boilermaker House, located on Lonsdale Street. This whiskey and craft beer bar is furnished with elegant glassware and rustic slabs of natural wood. They serve authentic cocktails and whisky, made with local ingredients. Travellers and tourists love this spot because of its charming environment, which makes them come back again and again.
Their cocktail menu includes their house highball, cocktails that feature lavender bitters, their Bebop Cobbler, Amphora Martini, Bacchanal Spirits, Boilermaker Sour, Fennel Fantasy, Hebridean Fizz, Scorched Mac Dac and Cloud Nine Punch. Drop by with your colleagues and enjoy any of these tasty cocktails or just go for a local Australian craft beer.
Boilermaker House
Address: 209-211 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Website: Boilermaker House
Opening hours: Mon - Wed: 4pm - 3am; Thu: 3pm - 3am; Fri & Sat: 12pm - 3am; Sun: 3pm - 3am
Average price for two people: 54 USD
Discover the best of Melbourne's cocktail bars
Come and discover all the gems in Melbourne, Australia. When you’re done with the day’s exploration, unwind in one of the cocktail bars listed above and enjoy a couple of their tasty drinks. Welcome!
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