Hanky Panky Lounge
Hidden cocktail lounge
A sleek speakeasy-style lounge hidden behind a mural of tropical parrots in the CBD, with a polished timber bar, plenty of whisky and a long Martini list.
📍 3/32 Mitchell Street, Darwin City NT 0800
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Charlie's of Darwin
Gin bar
A dim, speakeasy-style bar upstairs off Austin Lane, all timber, spirit shelves and worn leather couches. It pours locally distilled gin with native botanicals such as Kakadu plum and rosella. The courtyard has Southeast Asian lanterns.
📍 Level 1, 56 Smith Street, Darwin City NT 0800
Babylon Bar
Retro small bar
A small, kitsch bar tucked in an arcade: disco balls, vintage Esquire posters, a dim red interior and a giant painted pair of blue eyes. Order the strong ginger beer.
📍 Air Raid Arcade, Shop 18/35 Cavenagh Street, Darwin City NT 0800
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Your questions
Where are the hidden bars in Darwin?
Start with Hanky Panky Lounge, Charlie's of Darwin and Babylon Bar. Our full list has 3 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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