Melbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2017

The rooftop bars, themed hangouts, old-school pubs and cosy courtyards you flocked to this year.
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Published on December 24, 2017
Updated on December 26, 2017
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    Rooftop at QT

    Level 11, QT Melbourne, 133 Russell Street, Melbourne

    The CBD slick rooftop bar on top of the QT.

  • Restaurant

    The Grain Store

    517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    A little slice of comfort with damn fine food on Flinders Lane.

  • Bar

    Fatto Bar & Cantina - CLOSED

    River Terrace, Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

    With Fatto meaning 'stuffed' in Italian, this riverside cantina and bar might just be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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    Toko - CLOSED

    142 Greville Street, Prahran

    Sydney's top Japanese restaurant ticks all the boxes with its Prahran incarnation.

  • Bar

    Osteria Ilaria

    367 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

    A CBD wine bar and Italian eatery from the pasta kings next door at Tipo 00.

  • Bar

    Loop Roof

    Level 3, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne

    A gem in Melbourne's rooftop crown.

  • Bar

    Good Heavens

    Level 2, 79 Bourke Street, Melbourne

    A CBD Palm Springs-inspired rooftop bar above Fancy Hank's.

  • Bar

    Napier Quarter

    359 Napier Street, Fitzroy

    A small all-day cafe and wine bar winning locals over in the backstreets of Fitzroy.

  • Bar

    Holey Moley Golf Club

    590 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

    Melbourne's insane two-storey mini-golf bar.

  • Bar

    Hihou - CLOSED

    First Floor, 1 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

    A Japanese-inspired bar behind a secret doorway.

  • Restaurant

    Neptune

    212 High Street, Windsor

    The Windsor restaurant has gone back to its roots, serving up stacks of seafood and Mediterranean eats.

  • Bar

    Bomba

    103 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

    A Spanish worker's bar where tapas, wines and vermouth are king.

  • Bar

    Sun Moth Canteen & Bar - CLOSED

    28 Niagara Lane, Melbourne

    Coffee, wine and wi-fi in the CBD.

  • Bar

    Wine 1160 - CLOSED

    1160 High Street, Armadale

    A house-like Armadale wine bar you'll wish was your home.

  • Bar

    The Recreation

    162-170 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North

    A Fitzroy North wine bar, bottle shop and bistro doing considered comfort food.

  • Bar

    Izakaya Den

    Basement, 114 Russell Street, Melbourne

    A classic option for cool and classy Japanese.

  • Bar

    Whitehart

    22 Whitehart Lane, Melbourne

    Melbourne CBD's new two-storey car park container bar.

  • Bar

    Sake Restaurant & Bar

    Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

    A Japanese sharing menu and a killer sake list.

  • Bar

    Drinkwell

    234 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

    A no-frills backyard bar behind Johnston Street's Bar Liberty.

  • Bar

    Arbory Bar & Eatery

    Flinders Walk, Melbourne

    With great views and even better food, this is one platform you won't mind getting delayed on. 

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    Rooftop Bar

    252 Swanston Street, Melbourne

    Rooftop Bar is the centrepiece of Melbourne's alcohol stocked skyline.

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