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Fun bars for groups in Canberra

Big tables, late nights and a bit of fun: the Canberra bars that suit a group.

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

Fun bars for groups: 5 bars

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1 ยท The City and New Acton

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.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Hidden
  • ๐ŸŒ™ Late
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ Basement, 2/15 Edinburgh Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601

2 ยท The City and New Acton

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.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐ŸŽถ Music
  • ๐ŸŒ™ Late
  • โœจ Quirky

๐Ÿ“ Canberra ACT 2601

3 ยท Braddon

Peacemaker Saloon

Saloon bar

A saloon-style bar with craft beer on tap and a bartender ranked among Drink World's top 100 in Australia.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ Braddon ACT 2612

4 ยท Braddon

BentSpoke Brewing Co.

Brewery

Canberra's buzzy double-storey craft brewery in the heart of Braddon. Its beers are poured in pubs all over the city.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon ACT 2612

5 ยท Kingston, Barton and Fyshwick

The Dock

Sports pub

An award-winning sports pub right on the Kingston Foreshore.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ 7/81 Giles Street, Kingston ACT 2604

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Your questions

What are the best bars for groups in Canberra?

Start with Devil You Don't, Bar Beirut, Peacemaker Saloon, BentSpoke Brewing Co. and The Dock. Our full list has 5 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 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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