Toowoomba's best bars sit within a few blocks of the corner of Margaret Street and Ruthven Street, many of them down laneways or behind shopfronts. This guide covers 13 of them: cocktail bars first, from a rooftop on top of an old bank to a late-night lounge on Margaret Street, then a wine bar, pubs and the breweries that have made the Garden City a beer town, with our top picks, a map and a walking route.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
If you only have one night, start here.
Cocktails on top of an old bank.
The city centreMargaret Street's cocktail favourite.
The city centreDive-bar beers and shuffleboard.
The city centreLate-night drinks and DJs.
The city centreWine in the Walton Stores laneway.
The city centreCraft beer and whiskey.
The city centreBeer with a view in Highfields.
Highfields, Cabarlah and CambooyaBavarian steins at Cabarlah.
Highfields, Cabarlah and CambooyaA Toowoomba icon.
The city centreGuinness and quirky nooks.
The city centreTap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Margaret Street, Ruthven Street, Russell Street and the Walton Stores laneway, all a short walk apart.
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Rooftop bar and bistro
On top of the heritage sandstone bank on the corner of Ruthven and Margaret Streets, a glamorous rooftop bar and bistro named after Mr Banks from Mary Poppins. Premium cocktails, wines and craft beer, under a retractable roof that opens to the stars at night.
📍 Level 2, 206 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Cocktail and wine bar
A Margaret Street favourite for creative cocktails, share plates, Australian wines and an all-Australian gin collection, with live music on Thursday nights.
📍 185 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Cocktail lounge
A moody, stylish lounge from the team behind Cork & Lever, with elevated drinks and late-night DJs, open Friday and Saturday from 4pm.
📍 185 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Brewery bar
The city bar of Bone Idol Brewery, with an American dive-bar feel, its own easy-drinking beers, live music, darts and shuffleboard.
📍 424 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Coffee and wine bar
Formerly Uva Wine Bar, in the Walton Stores alleyway: coffee by day and a curated wine list from the afternoon.
📍 476 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Craft beer and whiskey bar
A craft beer and whiskey bar at the Margaret Street front of Fitzy's, with Fitzy's on Church and its beer garden out the back.
📍 153 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Pub
The Gladstone Hotel for more than 100 years, named after the locals' nickname for it, the happy rock. Three bars, cold beer, cocktails and live music.
📍 520 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Irish pub
The Irish to locals, two blocks from the heart of the city and known for its Guinness.
📍 80 Russell Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Brewery
One of Toowoomba's independent microbreweries, in the city on James Street.
📍 2/161 James Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
A brewery in an old dairy factory and a pub with views over the range.
Pub
Schooners with views over the range.
📍 Coonan Street, Harlaxton QLD 4350
A short drive out of the city for two breweries to the north and a country pub to the south.
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Brewery
Crisp beers and sweeping views in Highfields, north of the city.
📍 10481 New England Highway, Highfields QLD 4352
Brewhouse and restaurant
Bavarian-style steins and hearty food at Cabarlah.
📍 9917 New England Highway, Cabarlah QLD 4352
Country pub
A historic country pub in Cambooya, about 20 minutes south of Toowoomba, opened in 1902 as the Cambooya Railway Hotel. Barramundi from Karumba is the Monday special.
📍 61 Eton Street, Cambooya QLD 4358
One route in walking order, with the time between each bar. See them all on a map.
6 bars · about 18 minutes on foot in total
Start with George Banks Rooftop and Cork & Lever, then Bone Idol Bar. Our top 10 above covers the rest.
Margaret Street and Ruthven Street in the city centre, with the Walton Stores laneway between them. Most of the bars in this guide are a few minutes' walk apart.
Yes. George Banks Rooftop sits on top of the heritage bank on the corner of Ruthven and Margaret Streets, with a retractable roof.
Santé, voted the best cocktail bar in Queensland in 2025, closed in May 2026 after six years. Its owners plan something new in Sydney.
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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 The Field Guide Toowoomba, The Weekend Edition and Boothby.
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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