Melbourne's Most-Viewed Bars of 2023 So Far

Sprawling brewery bars, seaside pubs and cosy drinking dens — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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Published on June 28, 2023
Updated on July 04, 2023
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    The Flying Duck Hotel

    67 Bendigo Street, Prahran

    Prahran's favourite old Duck flies again.

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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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    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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    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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    Archie 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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    Abacus

    383 Chapel Street, South Yarra

    This Chapel Street eatery serves everything from breakfast and coffee through to steaks and cocktails.

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    Elwood Bathers

    15 Elwood Foreshore, Elwood

    This all-day diner is located right on Elwood Beach.

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    Naught 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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    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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    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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    Trinity 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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    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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    Pellegrini's Espresso Bar

    66 Bourke Street, Melbourne

    Melbourne's quintessential drop-in Italian dining institution. 

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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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    Stokehouse

    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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    Pilgrim 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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    Grace Darling Hotel

    114 Smith Street, Collingwood

    A Collingwood institution with great pub fare and a heap of live music.

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    The Everleigh

    Upstairs, 150-156 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

    Experience the hedonistic pleasures of the 1920s in Fitzroy's hidden cocktail den.

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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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    Pepe'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.

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