Brisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', polish off a pint with a game of pool, pair cocktails with karaoke or mash buttons with a brew in your hand.
Going for a bev is one of life's simple pleasures, and the best bit is that you don't need much more than some good mates and a great atmosphere. But sometimes, you want to take it to the next level by doing something other than just sitting around and drinking — and that's when Brisbane's best bars with games and activities come in handy.
From giant Jenga and arcade games to ping pong and cheap games of pool — and hurling hatchets and having a swing as well — this is where you can combine your quaffing with some quality activities at some of the best games bars in Brisbane.
Image: The Ballpark Portside.
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BarClaw BBQ & Grill Carindale
1151 Creek Road, Carindale
Brisbane's seafood lovers can now don bibs, crack open shellfish and watch sports at this chain's second crab shack, this time in the city's south.
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BarThe Ballpark Portside
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Get swinging at Brisbane's American-themed interactive sports bar with its own batting cage.
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BarHijinx Hotel Mt Gravatt
Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
Test your puzzling skills over cocktails at this challenge room bar, which features a ball pit, UV basketball and a claw machine quiz.
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BarHoley Moley Golf Club Mt Gravatt
Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
You'll find Brisbane's fourth OTT Holey Moley mini-golf bar at Mt Gravatt, in a 350-person precinct alongside Hijinx Hotel.
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BarHey Caddy South Bank
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane
This golf-loving South Bank venue boasts a 12-hole indoor mini-golf course, a golf simulator and a bar.
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BarPink Flamingo Spiegeland Brisbane
98 Bincote Street, Hamilton
For seven years — until it needs to make way for Brisbane's Olympics preparations — Northshore Hamilton is home to a 400-seat riverside cabaret club.
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BarLost Souls Karaoke
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Mash buttons next door at Netherworld, then hit up this underworld-themed karaoke bar to belt out a tune over drinks.
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BarPawn & Co Brisbane
680 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley is now home to a cocktail bar that's also a pawn shop and a perfumery — all in Laruche's old digs.
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BarManiax Brisbane CBD
Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
This second Brisbane site for the axe-throwing chain comes with a Viking-themed bar — and will get you hurling hatchets on Adelaide Street.
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BarArchie Brothers Cirque Electriq Bowen Hills
30 King Street, Bowen Hills
After its Toombul venue was closed due to the floods, this circus-themed arcade bar has moved to Bowen Hills.
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BarNetherworld
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley's retro arcade and board game bar will ensure that you're never bored while sipping a pint.
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BarHijinx Hotel Chermside
Gympie And Hamilton Roads, Chermside
This OTT challenge-room bar chain launched its first Brisbane location, joining Holey Moley at Chermside.
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BarHoley Moley Golf Club Chermside
Gympie Road, Chermside
You can now drink cocktails and play putt-putt at Chermside Shopping Centre, with Holey Moley opening its third Brisbane location.
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BarB. Lucky & Sons Fortitude Valley
315 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
An adults-only arcade bar from the Holey Moley team.
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BarBrewDog DogTap Brisbane
77 Metroplex Avenue, Brisbane
Open since 2019, the Scottish brewery's first Aussie outpost has arcade games, brunch fare and a bottle shop.
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BarNosferatu Bar + Cafe
26 Jeays Street, Bowen Hills
Nosferatu has opened a dog-friendly gin distillery, bar and cafe in a leafy Bowen Hills warehouse.
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BarClaw BBQ & Grill Brisbane
56 King Street, Bowen Hills
If you're after seafood, boozy slushies and watching sport, King Street has just the 1000-person crab shack for it.
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BarHijinx Hotel Surfers Paradise
Elkhorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise
This Gold Coast bar from the Holey Moley team pairs challenges with cocktails — and plenty of nostalgia.
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BarManiax Gold Coast
Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise
The Viking-themed axe-throwing chain has opened its second Queensland venue on the Gold Coast.
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BarHoley Moley Golf Club Wintergarden
, Brisbane City
Head to the Wintergarden to get tap, tap, tapping around nine themed holes — while drinking cocktails.
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BarThe Wickham
308 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley
This Valley favourite is welcoming Brisbanites back in after a $3.1-million makeover.
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BarThe Junk Bar
215 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove
Having opened in mid-2010, The Junk Bar in Ashgrove is a little suburban oasis where patrons can enjoy exotic beverages in a darkly lit and ambient corner bar.
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BarHoley Moley Golf Club
25 Warner Street, Fortitude Valley
Putt off a turntable, in a bathroom, through a gym, around creepy, creepy clowns, down a tenpin bowling lane and past the Nine Iron Throne.
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BarThe Scratch
8/1 Park Road, Milton
The small bar is a cosy, chilled, shabby-chic addition to Milton's wining 'n' dining Park Road precinct.
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BarBloodhound Corner Bar and Kitchen
454 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
From the crew behind West End's Burrow comes The Valley's beer heaven.
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BarSaccharomyces Beer Cafe
Fish Lane, South Brisbane
More beer hall and gastropub than regular cafe or bar.
