Melbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2020
These are the distilleries, breweries and beach clubs you flocked to last year.
Whether you're craving a decadent cocktail or a well-executed classic, Melbourne has the answer. From old favourites to new spots, this fair city of ours knows how to cater to your beverage dreams. And, at some of them, they might even cook you up a feast for the ages while you sip inventive concoctions, local brews or world-class wines.
That's the type of fun you went searching for in 2020, and these are the results. Our most-viewed bars and pubs of the year provides a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit if you haven't yet. This year, you'll find a selection of venues that persevered through a year of closures and restrictions and provided us with a respite from 2020's chaos. Mosey along to a new one or head back to your pick of the bunch and say cheers to Melbourne's most popular watering holes as chosen by your busily clicking fingers.
Image: Moon Dog World by Kate Shanasy
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BarPatient Wolf Distilling Co
34-36 Market Street, Southbank
Sip clever gin cocktails just metres from where the gin was made at one of Victoria's largest independent gin distillery.
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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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BarPortsea Hotel
3746 Point Nepean Road, Portsea
The Mornington Peninsula spot boasts new bars, a pizza menu and killer views over the bay.
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BarNagambie Brewery and Distillery
295 High Street, Nagambie
A lakeside brewery and distillery worthy of a weekend road trip — it's only a 90-minute drive from Melbourne.
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BarBodega Underground
55 Lt Bourke Street, Melbourne
This CBD taqueria is completely gluten-free, very vegan and open till 3am every night.
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BarPétanque Social
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
Crown's new bar is inspired by the beach clubs of St Tropez.
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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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