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Bars with great food in Darwin

Somewhere to eat as well as drink: the Darwin bars where the food is as good as the drinks.

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

Cocktails and food: 7 bars

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1 ยท The CBD

Stone House Wine Bar & Kitchen

Wine bar

An upmarket European-style wine bar with cocktails, nibbles, a changing list of wines by the glass and a garden to sit in.

  • ๐Ÿท Wine
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor

๐Ÿ“ 33 Cavenagh Street, Darwin City NT 0800

2 ยท Darwin Waterfront

Oyster Bar

Waterside bar

Waterside tables in the Darwin Waterfront Precinct, with Coffin Bay oysters done several ways, popcorn crocodile and drink specials on Wednesday and Friday evenings.

  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views

๐Ÿ“ 19 Kitchener Drive, Darwin City NT 0800

3 ยท The CBD

Ella by Minoli

Sri Lankan restaurant and bar

A romantic modern Sri Lankan restaurant with creative cocktails, such as a cardamom Espresso Martini and the Island Medicine with gin, pineapple, jalapeรฑo, lemongrass and ginger.

  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 20 West Lane, Darwin City NT 0800

4 ยท The CBD

The Tap on Mitchell

Open-air pub

A big open-air pub in the middle of the action, shaded by an enormous leafy tree, with busy service and a croc burger on the menu.

  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿบ Pub

๐Ÿ“ 58 Mitchell Street, Darwin City NT 0800

5 ยท Darwin Waterfront

The Precinct Tavern

Tavern

A spacious tavern at the Waterfront with a big outdoor beer garden and cocktail area for warm nights under the stars.

  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿบ Pub

๐Ÿ“ 7 Kitchener Drive, Darwin City NT 0800

6 ยท The CBD

Hotel Darwin

Pub

A local staple since the 1940s, with a big shaded beer garden and pub meal specials most weeknights.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŒฟ Outdoor
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 39 Mitchell Street, Darwin

7 ยท The CBD

Sweethearts

Gastropub

Named after Darwin's famous crocodile, with live music seven days a week and gastropub dinners such as crispy-skinned barramundi.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŽถ Music
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 74 Mitchell Street, Darwin

Map: cocktails and food

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Your questions

Which Darwin bars serve good food?

Start with Stone House Wine Bar & Kitchen, Oyster Bar, Ella by Minoli, The Tap on Mitchell and The Precinct Tavern. Our full list has 7 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 Australian Traveller and Norther.

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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