Melbourne bars come in a wide variety of types and styles.
Melbourne is well known for having a wide selection of bars and pubs.
New ones are springing up constantly to keep up with the citys growing nightlife.
Everything from sports bars to sophisticated clubs await your visit.
Melbourne Bar #1: Belgian Beer Café
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The Belgian Beer Café promotes Belgian culture, food, and beer in an authentic Belgian environment. They offer live music on Sundays, including jazz, Latin, and funky grooves. Especially when the weather is fine the Belgian Beer Café is a must-visit. You can spend some leisure time sitting on the lawn, enjoying the music, the sunshine, the people, the Belgian beers and some Belgian chips!
The café hosts a cycling club and a film club as well as numerous other special events throughout the year. They even offer a course of classes about beer. If you love music and beer, then this is the place to be.
Belgian Beer Café, St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Melbourne Bar #2: Elephant and Wheelbarrow
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The Elephant and Wheelbarrow offers a gourmet menu of traditional English dishes in addition to fantastic selection of beers. There is live entertainment every nightanything from live music, sports, trivia, to comedy.
They even offer exotic dance classes for all the ladies on Hens Night.
Elephant and Wheelbarrow, St Kilda
Melbourne Bar #3: Prince of Wales
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The Prince of Wales bar is another English pub with a lot of fun in store for every visitor. Monday evenings feature a lip-syncing competition in addition to offer half price beers.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday youll see all your favorite AFL games on the big screen. A band room is an available venue to see all your favorite local and international artists.
Prince of Wales, St Kilda
Melbourne Bar #4: Watermark Bar
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The Watermark Bar is a gorgeous waterfront facility. It is designed to accommodate functions both indoors and out. Overlooking Victoria Harbour, it is close to Telstra Dome and basically under the new groovy colourful National Australia Bank building.
Contemporary décor, warm ambiance, alfresco style menu options, and a variety of eating areas (lounge, bar, pavilion, or mezzanine) make this a sophisticated watering hole.
Watermark Bar, Docklands
Melbourne Bar #5: Blue Diamond Club
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The Blue Diamond Club offers a club-like membership to discreet and discerning clientele. Non-members are also welcome. However, they will not have all the privileges that members have. Sundays showcase a wide array of live musicsoul, jazz, Latin, blues, and funk. Both local and imported or international wines and beers along with a wide selection of French and Spanish dishes make the menu here very appealing to almost any palate.
Since the Blue Diamond is perched 15 stories in the air atop the Melbourne skyline, you have got the added advantage of views over the city. It is a great place to relax on the Friday afternoon. And when the weather is great, the balcony, the view and the art deco interior make this a classy choice.
Whether it is an old-world pub youre after or a trendy nightlife hotspot, Melbourne has what youre looking for.
You could hit a different spot every day of your visit and still never see them all.
Whatever your style the eclectic city of Melbourne will offer you the best in nighttime entertainment anywhere in Australia.
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Things To Do
With the Kids: Three Melbourne Zoos | Puffing Billy | Melbourne Aquarium
Shopping: Queen Victoria Market
Museums/Galleries: Melbourne Museum | National Gallery of Victoria | Ian Potter Centre | Victoria Police Museum | Immigration Museum Melbourne | Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) | Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) | Cook’s Cottage (Fitzroy Gardens)
Going Out / Nightlife: Bars/Pubs | Restaurants | Wine Bars | Crown Casino | Arts Centre Melbourne
Other Things To Do: Eureka Tower | Rialto Tower
