The Most Popular Bars in Melbourne for 2022

These are the breweries, rooftop bars and cocktail haunts you flocked to last year.

The Most Popular Bars in Melbourne for 2022

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 some of them 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 2022, 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 next.

All that's left to do is to raise a glass and say cheers to Melbourne's most popular watering holes — as chosen by your busily clicking fingers.

Image: Bonehead Brewing.

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Food & Drink
Nice Guys Brewery and Bar

A retrofuturistic brew bar with 25 taps and a leafy, heated beer garden.

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Captain Baxter

Drink cocktails while taking in the sweeping beachfront views.

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Food & Drink
Elwood Bathers

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

BOOK A TABLE

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Food & Drink
Le Bon Ton

Oysters, absinthe, smoked meat and a 24-hour licence.

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Food & Drink
Trinket

A plush two-storey cocktail lounge with a secret basement bar, fireplace and boozy brunch sessions.

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Food & Drink
State of Grace

The CBD venue has reopened in a new and improved location complete with a hidden drinking den.

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Food & Drink
Moon Dog World

This giant, very OTT brewery bar is like a boozy theme park you'll never want to leave.

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Food & Drink
Union House

A gastropub that'll please the masses.

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Food & Drink
Hotel Esplanade

The revamped Melbourne music institution sports 12 bars, two restaurants and three live music stages across its six levels.

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Food & Drink
Pepe's Italian & Liquor

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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Food & Drink
Trinity St Kilda

This bar, beer garden and food truck park makes its home in a historic former church hall.

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Food & Drink
Bonehead Brewing

A dog-friendly brewery known for its diverse tap list and colourful wall murals.

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Food & Drink
Urban Alley Brewery Knox

Urban Alley's 750-capacity brewpub boasts its own onsite distillery, a stacked entertainment program and a standout menu of modern pub fare.

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Food & Drink
Arbory Bar & Eatery

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

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Food & Drink
Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq

A circus-themed arcade bar from the Holey Moley crew complete with bowling, dodgems and colourful cocktails.

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Food & Drink
Bar Margaux

A CBD basement bar serving up French bistro food and cocktails until 5am.

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Food & Drink
Neptune Food & Wine

An ambitious two-level Windsor wine bar with a 'fireplace lounge' and 'cocktail saloon'.

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Food & Drink
B. Lucky & Sons

An adults-only arcade bar offering vintage games, prizes and alcoholic bubble tea until 3am.

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Food & Drink
The Carringbush Hotel

This 130-year-old pub is now slinging meat-free meals, wine on tap and more than 21 beers.

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Food & Drink
Zymurgy

From the minds behind Hop Nation and Navi, this Footscray outdoor bar celebrates elevated barbecue fare and local craft booze.

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