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Brisbane cocktail trails: three walking routes

Routes you can walk in one night, in order, with the time between each bar.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trails: 3 routes

The CBD laneways

6 bars · about 21 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Le RoyaleLevel Two/169 Mary St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
  2. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Dr Gimlette109 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
  4. 🚶 about 7 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Brooklyn StandardEagle Ln, Brisbane City QLD 4000
  6. 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    The Gresham308 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
  8. 🚶 about 9 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    Death & Taxes36 Burnett Ln, Brisbane City QLD 4000
  10. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  11. 6
    Antico48 Burnett Ln, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Fortitude Valley

4 bars · about 23 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Savile Row667 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
  2. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Finney Isles702 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
  4. 🚶 about 8 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    The Nixon RoomUnit 3/181 Robertson St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
  6. 🚶 about 14 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Netherworld186 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

South Brisbane to West End

3 bars · about 22 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Maker9 Fish Ln, South Brisbane QLD 4101
  2. 🚶 about 11 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Cobbler7 Browning St, West End QLD 4101
  4. 🚶 about 11 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Aizome Bar259 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101

Map: cocktail trails

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Your questions

How long does a Brisbane cocktail trail take?

Each route has three to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

Which is the best cocktail trail in Brisbane?

For first-timers, the CBD laneways route takes in six bars a few minutes apart, finishing on Burnett Lane.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research, Google Maps and trusted local guides, ahead of bringing Cocktail Week to Brisbane.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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