Molly
Speakeasy
Built inside an old bank vault behind an unassuming wooden door off Odgers Lane, a candlelit speakeasy for whisky, cocktails and live jazz.
📍 Odgers Lane, Canberra ACT 2601
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Hippo Co
Cocktail and jazz bar
Above Canberra's first Chinese restaurant, one of Australia's longest-running cocktail and jazz venues, lit by candles, with more than 280 whiskies, guided tastings and a balcony for warm nights.
📍 1/17 Garema Place, Canberra ACT 2601
Bar Rochford
Wine and cocktail bar
ACT Bar of the Year (VisitCanberra)
Up a flight of stairs in the heritage-listed Melbourne Building, with huge arched windows, wine-bottle candles, a fireplace and an ever-changing food menu.
📍 65 London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2601
Volstead Repeal
Whisky bar
A New York-inspired whisky bar down an alley in Braddon, with more than 300 whiskies, walls lined with bottles and green leather chesterfields.
📍 7/32 Mort Street, Braddon ACT 2612
Devil You Don't
Basement cocktail bar
A moody basement cocktail den beneath New Acton, in the space that was High Jinks, from the team behind Volstead Repeal and Peacemaker Saloon.
📍 Basement, 2/15 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601
Blue Eyes
Cocktail bar
A first-floor bar over Garema Place inspired by old Hollywood glamour, pouring classic cocktails.
📍 Level 1, 5 Garema Place, Canberra ACT 2601
Leyla
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar on level seven in Barton with big windows that open to the outdoors, views over Canberra and a weekly sunset hour.
📍 Level 7, 1 Burbury Close, Barton ACT 2600
Ambrosia Lounge
Cocktail lounge
A loft-style cocktail bar in the Dairy Road precinct, with marble tables, green velvet chairs and marble statues.
📍 Building 2, 2/1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Cicada
Cocktail bar
A street-level cocktail bar at Constitution Place with a sake list.
📍 Constitution Place, Canberra ACT 2601
Bar Beirut
Cocktail bar
One of Canberra's edgiest cocktail bars, Parisian meets Middle Eastern, with dark hues, wooden bar tops, live DJs and a bunker bar downstairs serving boozy bubble tea.
📍 Canberra ACT 2601
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Your questions
What are the best cocktail bars in Canberra?
Start with Molly, Hippo Co, Bar Rochford, Volstead Repeal and Devil You Don't. Our full list has 10 bars.
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- Date nightDate night bars in Canberra: Hippo Co, Bar Rochford, Devil You Don't and Blue Eyes and mor
- Hidden barsHidden bars in Canberra: Molly, Volstead Repeal, Devil You Don't and Romanée Wine Bar and
- Rooftops and viewsRooftops and views bars in Canberra: Blue Eyes, Leyla, The Dock and Walt and Burley.
- Live musicLive music bars in Canberra: Molly, Hippo Co, Bar Beirut and Walt and Burley.
- Fun bars for groupsFun bars for groups in Canberra: Devil You Don't, Bar Beirut, Peacemaker Saloon and BentSp
- Whisky, gin and agaveWhisky, gin and agave bars in Canberra: Molly, Hippo Co and Volstead Repeal.
- Cocktails and foodCocktails and food bars in Canberra: Bar Rochford, Parlour, Cicada and Rizla and more.
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- Wine barsWine bars in Canberra: Bar Rochford, Parlour, Romanée Wine Bar and Rizla and more.
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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 and trusted local guides, including VisitCanberra, HerCanberra, Region Canberra and Sitchu.
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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