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Good Food Guide 2025: Melbourne’s top 20 bars

There’s a freewheeling feel to this year’s crop of best bars. Fancy restaurants have birthed fancy-free bar spin-offs while bold new venues bring league-of-their-own style and lesser-seen booze to the fore. Martinis and dark ales (read: Guinness) are having a moment, and some spots are even distilling their own spirits in-house. Raise a glass.