Death & Taxes
Whisky and cocktail bar
A heritage bar on Burnett Lane with more than 1,000 spirits on the back bar, plus wine and craft beer.
📍 36 Burnett Ln, Brisbane City QLD 4000
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Cobbler
Whisky and cocktail bar
A West End bar with cocktails, around 300 whiskies and BYO food.
📍 7 Browning St, West End QLD 4101
The Gresham
Cocktail bar
A bar in a grand old building on Queen Street with premium rum, whiskey and wine alongside modern cocktails.
📍 308 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Brooklyn Standard
Live music bar
A New York-themed basement bar on Eagle Lane with live blues, soul and rock bands.
📍 Eagle Ln, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Sixteen Antlers
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar on level 16 of the Pullman and Mercure hotel on Roma Street, with city views and DJs.
📍 Pullman & Mercure Hotel Cnr Ann &, Level 16 Roma St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Lefty's Music Hall
Live music bar
A saloon-style live music bar on Caxton Street with mounted deer heads and draped ceilings.
📍 15 Caxton St, Petrie Terrace QLD 4000
Netherworld
Arcade bar
A Brunswick Street bar with arcade games, pinball and board games, plus food and cocktails.
📍 186 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Iris Rooftop
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar and pool deck on top of The Alva hotel on Brunswick Street, with Mediterranean food.
📍 Atop The Alva, 458 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Fiume
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar at Howard Smith Wharves beside the Story Bridge, with views over the river.
📍 Level 3/5 Boundary St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Felons Brewing Co
Brewery
The first venue to open at Howard Smith Wharves in 2018: a huge riverside brewery in a heritage-listed shed under the Story Bridge.
📍 Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Regatta Hotel
Historic pub
A legendary riverside pub in Toowong with several bars, including a cocktail bar and a whisky bar.
📍 543 Coronation Drive, Toowong QLD 4066
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Your questions
What are the best bars for groups in Brisbane?
Start with Death & Taxes, Cobbler, The Gresham, Brooklyn Standard and Sixteen Antlers. Our full list has 11 bars.
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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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