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Australia's best bars, ranked

The Top 10 Bars in Australia

Hand-picked cocktail bars, rooftops, wine bars and pubs, ranked by our editors and updated every month.

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    Astray

    Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 58 reviews

    Geelong

    Cat-themed dive bar with local beer, poutine and no-stage karaoke on Little Malop Street

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  • Cocktail Bars

    Babines

    Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 166 reviews

    Collingwood, Melbourne

    French-inspired cocktail bar on Smith Street with local produce and private event spaces

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  • Cocktail Bars

    Daisy

    Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 124 reviews

    Geelong

    Basement cocktail and wine bar below Shorts Place in central Geelong

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    Gum

    Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 124 reviews

    Collingwood, Melbourne

    Johnston Street bar with seasonal cocktails, natural wine, local gigs and DJs

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The directory

More bars in our directory

40 more bars in our directory, outside the ranked list.

  • Above Board

    Collingwood, Melbourne

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 528 reviews

  • Bear's Wine Bar

    North Melbourne, Melbourne

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 143 reviews

  • Bouvardia

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 698 reviews

  • Renard

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 128 reviews

  • Roy Hammond

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 877 reviews

  • The Valiant

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 601 reviews

  • Aunty Jacks

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 667 reviews

  • Bar Jayda

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 108 reviews

  • Ellora St Kilda

    St Kilda, Melbourne

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 648 reviews

  • Grainery Lane

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 395 reviews

  • Polly Bar

    Fitzroy, Melbourne

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 921 reviews

  • The Florence

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 104 reviews

  • 1806

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1341 reviews

  • Eau de Vie

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2194 reviews

  • Embla

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1422 reviews

  • Hop Temple

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1287 reviews

  • Old Palm Liquor

    Brunswick East, Melbourne

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 764 reviews

  • Piano Bar Ballarat

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 374 reviews

  • State of Grace

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 3269 reviews

  • Dive Bar

    Geelong

    Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 18 reviews

  • Royal Oak Hotel

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 686 reviews

  • The Mallow

    Ballarat Central, Ballarat

    Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 522 reviews

  • gogo bar

    Melbourne

    Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 300 reviews

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