Big tables, late nights and a bit of fun: the Geelong bars that suit a group.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Speakeasy
An upstairs speakeasy-style room with old-world decor, playful cocktails such as the bubble tea-inspired Taro Reader and a cellar of more than 100 Irish, Scottish and Australian whiskies.
📍 82A Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220
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)
Retro cocktail bar
A 1970s-style bar with orange neon, vinyl and velour couches. Cocktails use Australian producers, such as a bush honey and wattleseed Espresso Martini. DJs spin throwback records at weekends.
📍 8 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220
Cocktail bar
From the creator of The 18th Amendment, a cocktail bar inspired by the world's top hotel bars, known for skilled bartenders and inventive techniques. Open from 5pm at the weekend. One for an intimate evening.
📍 71 Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220
🕒 Mon midnight to 1am; Fri 5pm to midnight; Sat and Sun 5pm to 1am (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
Piano and cabaret bar
Piano performances, singalongs, singing waitstaff and regular drag shows every night, with pizzas and tapas to keep you going.
📍 90-92 Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220
Pub with a rooftop
An 1855 pub, once the birthplace of the Geelong Cats, with a rooftop looking over the skyline, pints and cocktails, live music, Saturday bottomless brunch and Sunday sessions.
📍 30 Aberdeen Street, Geelong West VIC 3218
Lounge bar
An eclectic lounge in a historic bluestone building behind a bright red door, with open mic and karaoke on Wednesdays and acoustic sets from Thursday to Saturday.
📍 77-79 Little Malop Street, Geelong 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
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Start with The 18th Amendment Bar, Fantôme Wine Bar & Cocktails, There There, Non Disclosure Bar and Recess Bar and Eats. Our full list has 11 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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