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.
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. Our list of the most-viewed bars and pubs of the year 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.
Top image: Lilac Wine Bar by John Benedict.
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BarEnoteca 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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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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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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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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BarNeighbourhood 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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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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RestaurantMarquis 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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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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BarThe Lincoln
91 Cardigan Street, Carlton
A much-loved Carlton gem serving up local craft brews and top-quality gastropub fare.
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BarOdd 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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RestaurantThe 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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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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BarHER 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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BarLeonard'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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BarEdinburgh 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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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.
