Somewhere to eat as well as drink: the Geelong bars where the food is as good as the drinks.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Wine and cocktail bar
A French-inspired wine bar and cocktail spot pouring Martinis and award-winning cocktails, with a late kitchen and a deep list of wines by the glass, including rare finds.
📍 126 Ryrie Street, Geelong VIC 3220
🕒 Daily 4pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat noon to 11pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Rooftop bar
A level-three rooftop with views of St Mary's Church, spicy margaritas and a share menu of bold plates.
📍 247 Moorabool Street, Geelong VIC 3220
Wine bar and restaurant
A big, airy wine bar and restaurant with a blue-tiled bar, classic and creative cocktails, a long wine list and share plates. Local musicians play live, especially on Sundays.
📍 66 Pakington Street, Geelong West VIC 3218
Restaurant and bar
Upstairs at Pavilion Geelong, looking over Eastern Beach, with spicy margaritas and spritzes. It leans more restaurant than bar.
📍 Pavilion Geelong, 95 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong VIC 3220
Wine bar and bottle shop
A bottle shop with cheese and charcuterie and a walk-in bar of exposed brick and bentwood stools, run by former Blackhearts and Sparrows operators.
📍 360 Pakington Street, Newtown VIC 3220
Hotel pub
Geelong's oldest hotel, newly refurbished in warm timber, with local ales and wines and proper pub dining.
📍 81 Pakington Street, Geelong West VIC 3218
Brewery bar
In Little Creatures Village, with ageing barrels and fermenters on show, the full beer range plus specials only poured here and antipasto platters.
📍 221 Swanston Street, Geelong VIC 3220
Brewery
Geelong's original craft beer star, in a former wool mill, with brewery tours, a kids' playground and its signature American Pale Ale.
📍 221 Swanston Street, South Geelong
Craft beer pub
Sixteen beers on tap, rotisserie meats and a beer garden with a retractable roof.
📍 Corner of Malop and Bellarine Streets, Geelong
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Start with Fantôme Wine Bar & Cocktails, Recess Bar and Eats, Meet Me At Mary's, Caledonia Shores and Claret Wine Shop & Bar. 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 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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