Somewhere to eat as well as drink: the Byron Bay bars where the food is as good as the drinks.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Cocktail bar
Up above Jonson Street, all white walls and rattan lights, with ocean views when the window awnings open. Five house Margaritas, four Espresso Martinis and a rotating bartender's cocktail, with live music and DJs and happy hour from 4pm to 6pm.
📍 9/4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Natural wine bar
A chic Parisian-style wine bar with a peach horseshoe bar and green leather banquettes, from the team behind Luna Wine Store. About 650 natural and biodynamic wines, a signature Half Martini and a soundtrack of afro beats, funk and disco.
📍 G9 Jonson Lane, 139 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Balcony bar
Above the main street with balcony seats for people-watching, cocktails by the glass or carafe, frozen cocktails such as the Hinterland Paloma and eight ways to eat oysters. Happy hour runs from 4pm to 6pm.
📍 7/3 Lawson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Mediterranean bar
A Mediterranean-style cantina downstairs with tapas from Morocco, Greece and Turkey. Upstairs is The Souk, a bar with its own cocktail list for a drink before dinner or a nightcap.
📍 4/85-87 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Beach shack bar
A surf shack a short walk from Belongil Beach, with driftwood benches, palms and live music spilling onto the street. Three signature Margaritas, fruity cocktails and a coconut tequila Espresso Martini, with wood-fired pizza.
📍 25 Childe Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Bar and restaurant
Lanterns, cosy corners and rustic charm, with food, drinks and dancing on the same night.
📍 9 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Hotel bar
Just outside town among gardens, with a sunny deck and lawn, locally sourced food, Stone and Wood on tap and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
📍 61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Wine bar and restaurant
Italian food with a coastal twist, modern and new world wines alongside Italian classics, plus classic cocktails with an Italian summer twist.
📍 139 Jonson Street, Byron Bay
Wine bar
A moody, monochrome wine bar on Bay Lane, marked by an illuminated crescent moon, where Japanese-style charcoal grilling takes centre stage. Bookings essential.
📍 Bay Lane, Byron Bay
Brewery
Stone & Wood's spiritual home in the industrial estate, with a 31-tank brewery, tasting room, canteen and leafy beer garden. Three Byron locals set it up in 2008.
📍 Byron Bay Industrial Estate
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Start with Loft Byron Bay, Bar Heather, Balcony Bar & Oyster Co., The Mez Club and Treehouse. Our full list has 10 bars.
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 and trusted local guides, including Urban List and Australian Traveller.
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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