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Melbourne Laneway Bars : 41 Listings

Aster
Top Laneway Bars

Melbourne CBD

Aster stands out as a warm and intimate hideaway in Melbourne’s bustling CBD. Tucked away through a side entrance in Tattersalls Lane, the space is thoughtfully designed to feel like a neighbourhood...

Slate Restaurant & Bar
Classy Rooftop Bars

Melbourne CBD

Slate Restaurant & Bar is located in Melbourne's CBD, providing the perfect setting for drinks rain, hail or shine. This bar has a myriad of spaces including a terrace, rooftop, and indoor rooms t...

Royal Melbourne Hotel
Late Night Bars

Melbourne CBD

Royal Melbourne Hotel is an historic venue steeped in history with modern architecture and a capacity to hold over 1,200 guests for private and corporate functions. Royal Melbourne Hotel caters for gr...

East of Everything
Speakeasy Bars

Hawthorn East

Bar None, East Of Everything & Rosalitas are iconic hospitality venues in Camberwell. Tucked away down an alleyway just off Burke Rd, opposite the station. Each venue offers something different an...

Evie’s Disco Diner
Retro Themed Bars

Fitzroy

Evies Disco Diner is an american-themed bar housed in a converted warehouse space on Gertrude St in Fitzroy. This bar/disco/diner pays homage to the 1980s (think Stranger Things) with a soundtrack tha...

The George Lounge
Stunning Basement Bars

St Kilda

The George Public Bar is housed in the Basement of the famous George Hotel on the corner of Fitzroy and Grey Street in St Kilda. It has a long and colourful history, recently undergoing a bit of a fac...

Brogan’s Way Distillery
Best Gin Bars

Richmond

Located in the heart of Richmond’s “maker precinct” of quality coffee roasters, craft breweries, bakers and less than a 5-minute walk from tram stops on either Bridge Road or Victoria Street, th...

Oxford Scholar Hotel
Top CBD Bars

Melbourne CBD

Established in 1857 during the Victorian gold rush, The Oxford Scholar Hotel has been a beloved fixture at the northern end of Swanston Street for over 160 years. Now re-imagined as a sophisticated ba...

Back Alley Sally’s
Top Westside Bars

Footscray

A Footscray Institution! Join Back Alley Sally's for cocktails, relaxed vibes and an always fabulous mix of people. With a full menu from Slice Girls West downstairs, the upstairs bar is an eclectic m...

Moon Dog Brewery Bar
Hidden Brewery

Abbotsford

Moon Dog is a rad craft brewery in the backstreets of inner Melbourne’s Abbotsford. Started in 2010 by two brothers and their mate, with a love of craft beer and a desire to make beers they couldn...

Polly Bar
Best Fitzroy Bars

Fitzroy

Polly is one of Melbourne’s first cocktail bars, opening on Brunswick Street in the heart of Fitzroy over 18 years ago; still living up its reputation of premiere cocktails, and an atmosphere of tru...

Club Retro
Fun CBD Nightclubs

Melbourne CBD

Welcome to one of Melbourne’s longest running and most iconic nightclubs. Club Retro is located in the heart of the CBD and features three floors of pure fun! It’s the weekend and you want to boog...

Baroq House
Best Bars

Melbourne CBD

After closing its doors 2 years ago for renovations, Baroq is back and better than ever before. Nestled down a 19th century cobblestone laneway, lies a truly unique and luxurious three level mansion ...

Loop Rooftop & Project Space
Best Rooftop Bars

Melbourne CBD

You don’t get a more inner city bar than Loop. Boasting both a laneway bar AND rooftop bar, you decide whether you want a more intimate environment or sweeping views of the city’s rooftops.  ...

Chapel St Cellars
Intimate Beer Gardens

Windsor

Chapel St Cellars is your friendly bottleshop / bar that allows you to choose from hundreds of drinks. They have 6 tap beers and 4 wines on tap, plus a selection of up to 12 wines and Champagne by the...

Spice Market
CBD Bars & Nightclubs

Melbourne CBD

Relish in the opulent Middle Eastern and Far Eastern Experience of this exotic bar and cocktail lounge, Spice Market; an energised and undeniably dazzling venue. The lavish Spice Market takes it’s i...

Bobbie Peels
Top Northside Bars

North Melbourne

Bobbie Peels is a specialty drinking venue in North Melbourne. Their home is a stunning 113-year-old corner pub, where they have wines dating back to 1970 covered in dust and straight from the cellar!...

Pilgrim Bar
Hidden Waterside Bars

Melbourne CBD

One of Melbourne’s hidden gems tucked away below Federation Square, Pilgrim is an intimate waterfront venue that proudly engages an all-Australian menu. With locally sourced produce and passionate s...

Arcobar
Live Music Pubs

Heatherton

A true hidden gem Situated in the midst of an industrial area this unique bar venue is the perfect place to party all night long. Boasting a beautiful white tiled bar and scattered with plants, Arcoba...

Carlton Wine Room
Best Date Bars

Carlton

Join them in the bar at Carlton Wine Room 7 days. Walk ins are welcome 7 days a week. Pull up a stool and choose from their full a la carte menu – or reserve a table in the window and watch the sun ...

Khokolat Bar
Hidden CBD Nightclubs

Melbourne CBD

Khokolat Bar is located in the iconic Hardware Lane, of Melbourne CBD and has established itself as Melbourne’s home of RnB. With a weekly line up of the best DJs this genre has to offer, Khokolat B...

White Oaks Saloon
Top Americana Bars

Prahran

Welcome to The White Oaks Saloon, a local for the cocktail and US-inspired. Located amongst the cultural boutiques of Greville Street Prahran. The White Oaks Saloon brings an array of craft beers, win...

Hofbrauhaus
Top Beer Halls

Melbourne CBD

The original Bavarian eat & drink experience that is Hofbräuhaus lies in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD in Chinatown, under the same roof for the last 50 years. Established in 1968 and independen...

Sweetie & Moustache Dessert Lounge
Best Date Bars

Melbourne CBD

Sweetie and Moustache Dessert Lounge and Bar is a double storey lounge with rooftop bar where you can relax yourself and enjoy the goodness of desserts in the busy Melbourne CBD. Sweetie and Moustach...

Double Happiness Bar
Hidden Laneway Bars

Melbourne CBD

Double Happiness exudes a certain edgy, Oriental charm that would be its destiny before doors even opened. Greeted by big smiles and an impressively knowledgeable bar staff, Double Happiness is a bona...

Spleen Bar
CBD Dive Bars

Melbourne CBD

Good times, good vibes and great cheeseburgers. Spleen Bar is a centrally located, mostly awesome, self-professed dive bar. What do we have to offer? Jeez, where do we start… Everything from free co...

Key Club
Top CBD Nightclubs

Melbourne CBD

Key Club is comfortable, well appointed and contemporary in aesthetic, with generous booth seating in addition to social, bar and dance areas. Contemporary and concealed. This industrial space is ope...

The Lost Moose
Intimate Richmond Bars

Richmond

Tucked away on the quiet end of Swan street, The Lost Moose is a young bar catering to any and all within easy walking distance of Burnley station and right on the 70 tram line. It’s a cosy afterwor...

The Cricketers
Outdoor Gin Bars

Port Melbourne

A friendly neighbourhood bar nestled in the heart of Port Melbourne.  Located on the infamous Cruikshank street, this “hole in the wall” is the perfect place to relax with a G&T, craft beer, ...

Hot Sauce
Unique Private Bars

Melbourne CBD

Ever dreamed of having your own private bar in Melbourne for an epic, unforgettable night out? Hot Sauce is able to host up to 60 guests for private events cocktail style. Hot Sauce ups the cool facto...

Whitehart Bar
Unique Container Bars

Melbourne CBD

Hidden down the easy-to-miss Whitehart Lane in Melbourne's CBD, Whitehart Bar is unlike anything else in the city. The unique outdoor container bar is well known for its rotating food trucks on site, ...

St LuJa
Whiskey & Cocktail Bars

St Kilda

St. LuJa is one of St Kilda's finest cocktail bars. Serving a classy range of expertly crafted cocktails, whisky, & food in an eclectically edgy 1930s art deco atmosphere. The ambience is as rich ...

Grey & Bliss
Live Music Bars

Port Melbourne

Grey & Bliss located in Port Melbourne, on Bay Street has become a favourite amongst locals offering up not only delicious food, but they also serve a range of local & imported beers, wines an...

The Croft Institute
Quirky Laneway Bars

Melbourne

Open Monday to Saturday, the Croft Institute is one of Melbourne’s first ever laneway bars. You will find the institute tucked down one of the many winding alleys of china town. This venue is made u...

Saving Grace
Best CBD Cocktail Bars

Melbourne CBD

Saving Grace is a cosy 50 seat diner bar modelled in traditional American style, nestled on the ground floor of an unassuming building on the corner of St James Lane and Church Lane in Melbourne’s C...

Wonderland Bar
Outdoor Beer Gardens

Windsor

With its perfect location right in the hub of Windsor, Wonderland boasts the biggest outdoor area on Chapel Street and offers a laid back art-deco style bar where the drinks are refreshing and the sta...

Bird’s Basement
Hidden Laneway Bars

Melbourne CBD

Melbourne’s relaxed jazz corner, Bird’s Basement hosts national and international jazz musicians of the highest calibre. Situated at 11 Singers Lane (just down La Trobe Street from the corner of W...

The Mill House
Best Laneway Bars

Melbourne CBD

The Mill House is one of Melbourne’s top bars. The basement, in one of Melbourne’s iconic heritage buildings, has been revived to reflect its rich history. Built by William Degrave in 1851, the bu...

Trapt Bar
Hidden CBD Bars

Melbourne CBD

Welcome to TRAPT Bar. You’ve ventured down the stairs and around the corner into a dimly lit corridor. As you reach the end of the passageway you step back in time to our sophisticated and relaxed s...

Fores And Feints Whiskey Bar
Top CBD Bars

Melbourne CBD

With the opening of Melbourne's very own Fores and Feints Whisky Bar, locals and visitors alike now have the opportunity to savour this internationally renowned Tasmanian Highland Single Malt Whisky....

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