Melbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2023 So Far
Sprawling brewery bars, seaside pubs and cosy drinking dens — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
Feeling thirsty? Whether you fancy a cocktail, a cold one or a glass of vino, there's always somewhere primo to head in Melbourne. This city loves its breweries as much as it digs its world-class cocktail haunts. The same goes for sky-high sips. And if a bar has some top-notch wine, Melburnians are sure to have plenty of time for it as well.
How do we know this? Because the results are in and these are the very type of watering holes you've been searching for in 2023 so far. Our list of the most-viewed bars and pubs of the year to-date provides a nifty overview of your recent go-tos, as well as a roadmap of places to visit if you haven't yet had the chance.
Next time an after-work or weekend tipple is on the cards, say cheers to Melbourne's most popular drinking spots — as determined by your busily clicking fingers throughout the past six months.
Top Image: Flying Duck Hotel, Parker Blain.
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BarBrewDog 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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BarNice 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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BarStrato 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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BarArchie Brothers Cirque Electriq
440 Docklands Drive, Docklands
A circus-themed arcade bar from the Holey Moley crew complete with bowling, dodgems and colourful cocktails.
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BarNaught Cocktail Bar
32 Peel Street, Eltham
This cocktail den by award-winning distillery Naught will entice you out of the city with its elegant sense of drama and menu of crafty gin sips.
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BarLilac 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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BarMoon 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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BarTrinity St Kilda
2 Brighton Road, St Kilda
This bar, beer garden and food truck park makes its home in a historic former church hall.
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BarState 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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BarPellegrini's Espresso Bar
66 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Melbourne's quintessential drop-in Italian dining institution.
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BarB. 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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BarStokehouse
30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda
After a devastating fire, St Kilda's Stokehouse has made its comeback — and it's here to stay.
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BarPilgrim Bar
15-19 Federation Wharf, Melbourne
Sip gin tea cocktails at a waterfront venue in the heart of Melbourne's CBD.
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BarGrace Darling Hotel
114 Smith Street, Collingwood
A Collingwood institution with great pub fare and a heap of live music.
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BarThe Everleigh
Upstairs, 150-156 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Experience the hedonistic pleasures of the 1920s in Fitzroy's hidden cocktail den.
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BarPepe's Italian & Liquor
275 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
You'll find cheesy bowls of gnocchi, meatball pizza and giant sundaes at this 1930s New York-Inspired Italo-American joint on Exhibition Street.
