Melbourne's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2023

Neighbourhood pubs, laneway wine bars and sun-soaked rooftops — they've all grabbed your attention in 2023.
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Published on December 14, 2023
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    Enoteca Boccaccio

    1046 Burke Road, Balwyn

    Aussie and Italian produce are on full display here — be it in the glass-walled cheese room, wine fridges, or the European eats coming out of the open kitchen.

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    The Flying Duck Hotel

    67 Bendigo Street, Prahran

    Prahran's favourite old Duck flies again.

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    Strato Melbourne

    202 Normanby Road, Southbank

    Hit this 40th-floor beauty to sip crafty cocktails and snack on foie gras macarons among the clouds.

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    B. Lucky & Sons

    Level 3, Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

    An adults-only arcade bar offering vintage games, prizes and alcoholic bubble tea until 3am.

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    Tippy-Tay

    101 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    When the world seems to shine like you'd had too much wine...there are cocktails to enjoy as well.

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    Nice Guys Brewery and Bar

    306 Victoria Street, Richmond

    A retrofuturistic brew bar with 25 taps and a leafy, heated beer garden.

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    The Keys

    1/188 Plenty Road, Preston

    Preston's all-in-one beer garden, bar, arcade and bowling alley is the nostalgia-fuelled leisure centre you've been waiting for.

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    Rossi

    162 Greville Street, Prahran

    Taking over the old Ladro TAP site, Rossi is Greville Street's new home of pizzas, prosecco and plants. Lots of plants.

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    Neighbourhood Wine

    1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North

    With a history steeped in Melbourne Mafia, this wine bar brings a cosy, speakeasy-style space to Fitzroy North.

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    BrewDog Pentridge

    1 Champ Street, Coburg

    This global brewery's first Melbourne home is a sprawling bluestone beer haven, complete with two bars and a supersized beer garden.

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    Marquis of Lorne

    411 George Street, Fitzroy

    Drink down on the street, dine at the second floor restaurant or soak up some rays on the rooftop.

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    Moon Dog World

    32 Chifley Drive, Preston

    This giant, very OTT brewery bar in Preston is like a boozy theme park you'll never want to leave.

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    The Lincoln

    91 Cardigan Street, Carlton

    A much-loved Carlton gem serving up local craft brews and top-quality gastropub fare.

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    Odd Culture Fitzroy

    296 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    Sydney's award-winning concept bar Odd Culture has landed in Melbourne, and the local beer scene will never be the same.

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    The Cornish Arms Hotel

    163A Sydney Road, Brunswick

    A multi-level pub with a rooftop bar serving all types of goodness day and night.

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    State of Grace

    27 King Street, Melbourne

    The CBD venue has reopened in a new and improved location complete with a hidden drinking den.

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    HER Rooftop

    270 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

    Venture up to HER's garden party-inspired rooftop for punchy Thai snacks and summery cocktails, paired with sweeping city views.

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    Leonard's House of Love

    3 Wilson Street, South Yarra

    Drink tinnies, down burgers, dance and play pool in Leonard's lounge room-like bar.

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    Edinburgh Castle Hotel

    681 Sydney Road, Brunswick

    Brunswick's longest standing pub boasts a huge beer garden, gastro pub food and extensive craft beer list.

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    Lilac Wine

    31 Stephenson Street, Cremorne

    The Mulberry Group has transformed a lofty Cremorne warehouse into a cosy wine bar slinging wood-fired eats and interesting vino.

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