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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.

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Apollo Inn feels like a cosy hideaway.

Apollo Inn

Bianchetto in Kew.

Bianchetto

Goodwater bar in Northcote.

Goodwater

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Vue de Monde’s Lui Bar.

Lui Bar

Lulie Tavern is a dive bar with staying power.

Lulie Tavern

Cocktails from Misfits.

Misfits

Mrs Muttons

One or Two cocktail bar in Melbourne.

One or Two

Downstairs at Olympia.

Olympia

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