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The best pubs and beer bars in Toowoomba

Proper pubs, old favourites and craft beer bars in Toowoomba.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Pubs and beer bars: 9 bars

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1 ยท The city centre

Bone Idol Bar

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.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŽถ Music
  • โœจ Quirky

๐Ÿ“ 424 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350

2 ยท The city centre

Tapestry Bar

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.

  • ๐Ÿฅƒ Whisky
  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer

๐Ÿ“ 153 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350

3 ยท Highfields, Cabarlah and Cambooya

Monty Brewing Co.

Brewery

Crisp beers and sweeping views in Highfields, north of the city.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views

๐Ÿ“ 10481 New England Highway, Highfields QLD 4352

4 ยท Highfields, Cabarlah and Cambooya

Clock and Bull Brewhouse

Brewhouse and restaurant

Bavarian-style steins and hearty food at Cabarlah.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ 9917 New England Highway, Cabarlah QLD 4352

5 ยท The city centre

The Rock

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.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŽถ Music
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Groups

๐Ÿ“ 520 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350

6 ยท The city centre

The Irish Club Hotel

Irish pub

The Irish to locals, two blocks from the heart of the city and known for its Guinness.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub

๐Ÿ“ 80 Russell Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350

7 ยท North Toowoomba and the range

Blue Mountain Hotel

Pub

Schooners with views over the range.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views

๐Ÿ“ Coonan Street, Harlaxton QLD 4350

8 ยท The city centre

Volcanic Brewing

Brewery

One of Toowoomba's independent microbreweries, in the city on James Street.

  • ๐Ÿบ Craft beer
  • โœจ Quirky

๐Ÿ“ 2/161 James Street, Toowoomba City QLD 4350

9 ยท Highfields, Cabarlah and Cambooya

Bull & Barley Inn

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.

  • ๐Ÿบ Pub
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food

๐Ÿ“ 61 Eton Street, Cambooya QLD 4358

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Your questions

What are the best pubs in Toowoomba?

Start with Bone Idol Bar, Tapestry Bar, Monty Brewing Co., Clock and Bull Brewhouse and The Rock. Our full list has 9 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 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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