Cocktails with a soundtrack: the Byron Bay bars where bands, DJs or jazz are part of the night.
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
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 club
A two-storey bar and club over the main street with a vintage clubhouse feel: shuffleboard and pool, a library bar with a fireplace, a balcony and DJs until late, open seven nights.
📍 32 Jonson 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
Heritage pub
A heritage pub first opened in 1892 with live music every day: touring acts in the Back Room, local musicians in the front bar and a duelling piano bar that takes requests.
📍 35-43 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Beachfront pub
The Top Pub, across from Main Beach, with a big sunny beer garden and live music every night from touring Australian and international acts.
📍 1 Bay Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
Pub
The Railway Friendly Bar has put on free live music every day for around 30 years, from funk and folk to reggae, with a beer garden.
📍 86 Jonson 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
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Start with Loft Byron Bay, Bar Heather, Treehouse, Saltwater Social Club and Casa Luna. Our full list has 9 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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