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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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
Paloma Wine Bar
Wine bar
Wine Bar of the Year, Gourmet Traveller 2022
The sibling of Restaurant Labart, named Wine Bar of the Year by Gourmet Traveller in 2022.
📍 1/12 James Street, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
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
Destino Wine Bar
Wine bar
A Mediterranean-inspired wine bar at Sanctuary Cove with wines from around the world, share plates, charcuterie and cheese boards.
📍 4601 Masthead Way, Hope Island QLD 4212
Moustache
Wine bar and bistro
A pint-sized, candlelit European-style bistro and wine bar in The Oxley precinct, with martinis that hold their own.
📍 3/2217 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Map: date night
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Your questions
What are the best date night bars in Gold Coast?
Start with The Exhibitionist, Malibu Racquet Club, Roosevelt Lounge, Paloma Wine Bar and Lockwood Bar. 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 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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