The Exhibitionist
Rooftop cocktail bar
A rooftop cocktail bar on level five of HOTA Gallery, with cocktails inspired by the exhibition in the gallery below and martinis as good as the view.
📍 HOTA Gallery, 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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Justin Lane Rooftop
Rooftop bar
A laid-back rooftop with ocean views and pizza. Time it right and you can hear the sound check from the amphitheatre next door.
📍 1710 Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Malibu Racquet Club
Cocktail bar
A Californian-inspired cocktail bar with a mid-century look, tasting plates and a tennis-themed cocktail called the mac Enroe.
📍 1740 Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Roosevelt Lounge
Speakeasy lounge
A 1920s-style lounge with gilded edges, Chesterfield leather and classic cocktails, opening at 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
📍 75 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Lockwood Bar
Speakeasy
A speakeasy-style bar on Justin Lane. Text the number on the door when you arrive to be let in.
📍 Justin Lane, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Sueño
Rooftop bar
A Latin American-inspired rooftop from the Rick Shores team in The Oxley precinct at Nobby Beach, with beach views, share plates and bug tacos.
📍 2217 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Suga
Rum bar
A plantation-style rum bar with a speakeasy feel and live entertainment every night it opens, Thursday to Sunday from 6pm.
📍 1142 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach QLD 4221
Mr P.P.'s Deli & Rooftop
Rooftop bar
A two-storey deli and bar in Southport with a laneway and a rooftop, DJs, a retro-styled cocktail bar and leafy nooks.
📍 43 Nerang Street, Southport QLD 4215
Lulu Rooftop Bar
Rooftop bar
A retro, Miami Vice-themed rooftop with a frosé wall and a two-hour bottomless brunch on Sundays.
📍 4 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
The Island Rooftop
Rooftop bar
Billed as the Gold Coast's largest open-air rooftop bar, retro in style, looking over the skyline, with entertainment Thursday to Sunday.
📍 3128 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Rooftop bar
Up the stairs from Waxy's Irish Pub, a rooftop bar with live music and pool tables.
📍 Level 1, 3206 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Soho Bar
Speakeasy-style bar
A speakeasy-style bar known for fine spirits and creative cocktails. There is no kitchen, so bring food in from nearby.
📍 2713 Gold Coast Highway, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Six Tricks Distillery
Distillery and cocktail bar
A working distillery and cocktail bar making six spirits on site, a short walk from The Star. Its vodka martini is a standout.
📍 2460 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
The Gin Parlour
Gin bar
A gin bar at Miami Marketta with more than 105 gins and gin tasting boards.
📍 Miami Marketta, 23 Hillcrest Parade, Miami QLD 4220
Burly Bar
Gin bar
A two-level gin bar and cellar door pouring award-winning Burly gins, with small plates and guided tasting flights.
📍 60 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin QLD 4223
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Your questions
What are the best cocktail bars in Gold Coast?
Start with The Exhibitionist, Justin Lane Rooftop, Malibu Racquet Club, Roosevelt Lounge and Lockwood Bar. Our full list has 15 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 Experience Gold Coast, Must Do Gold Coast and Urban List.
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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