Hooch & Fellow
Cocktail bar
An established local favourite with a unanimous five-star rating, seated service and $10 classic cocktails on Wednesday nights.
📍 181 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Our top 10 Townsville bars
If you only have one night, start here.
- Hooch & Fellow
Townsville's cocktail favourite.
Flinders Street and the CBD - Flinders Street Wharves
A beer garden on the Ross River.
Flinders Street and the CBD - Rambutan Rooftop Bar
A rooftop pool over Flinders Street.
Flinders Street and the CBD - Ardo Rooftop
Coral Sea views from the top.
The Strand and North Ward - Osk Bar
An 11-page cocktail menu.
The Strand and North Ward - The Metropole Hotel
Art Deco on Palmer Street.
Palmer Street, South Townsville - Seaview Hotel
Sundowners on The Strand.
The Strand and North Ward - Townsville Brewing Co.
Beer in the 1889 post office.
Flinders Street and the CBD - The Australian Hotel
Free oysters on Fridays.
Palmer Street, South Townsville - West End Hotel
The city's oldest pub.
West End
Map of Townsville bars
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Bars on Flinders Street and in the CBD
Townsville's main night-out strip, from the Ross River waterfront along Flinders Street.
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Rambutan Rooftop Bar
Rooftop bar with pool
A rooftop with a pool, covered and open-air areas and views over the Ross River and the Flinders Street nightlife strip. Tacos and salt-rimmed cocktails.
📍 113-119 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Flinders Street Wharves
Waterfront pub
A bistro and beer garden on the Ross River. Try the oysters topped with gin-soaked caviar.
📍 108 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Townsville Brewing Co.
Brewery
A brewery in the city's 1889 post office, brewing its beer on site.
📍 252 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Molly Malone's Irish Pub
Irish pub
An Irish pub with Guinness on tap and open-mic nights.
📍 87-95 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Bars on Palmer Street
Across the river, historic pubs, a grill and a brewery within a couple of blocks.
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The Metropole Hotel
Pub
Recently revamped by heritage architects Tunbridge & Tunbridge, with Art Deco interiors.
📍 81 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
The Australian Hotel
Pub
Pouring beer since 1888, with free oysters every Friday.
📍 11 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
Copper Bar & Grill
Bar and grill
A bar and grill with emerald-green interiors. Order the prime ribeye with crispy chips.
📍 8/10 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
The Commonwealth Hotel
Pub
A pub since 1901 that now serves Korean dishes such as kimchi fried chicken.
📍 46 Allen Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
Tiny Mountain Brewery
Brewery
Named after Townsville's tiny peak, with dogs welcome in the open-air areas.
📍 20 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
Bars on The Strand and in North Ward
The seafront, with rooftop and pool bars over the Coral Sea and a cocktail bar in North Ward.
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Ardo Rooftop
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar and eatery on top of a new luxury hotel, looking over the Coral Sea. Try the Pearl Summer, with Malfy Rosa gin, Moscato, popping pearls and lychee.
📍 45 Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville City QLD 4810
Osk Bar
Cocktail bar
A cocktail and wine bar in North Ward with an 11-page visual menu. Order the mint slice.
📍 1/46 Gregory Street, North Ward QLD 4810
Seaview Hotel
Pub
A recently renovated 1929 pub on The Strand, known for sundowners over the Coral Sea, with craft brews and a cocktail list.
📍 56 The Strand, Townsville City QLD 4810
Splash Bar
Swim-up pool bar
The swim-up bar at The Ville Resort, by an infinity-edge pool looking over the Coral Sea. Non-guests can buy a pool day pass with a food and drink credit.
📍 The Ville Resort, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville City QLD 4810
The Beach Hotel
Pub
A pub on The Strand with a deck over the Coral Sea, in the space that was the Anelay Rooftop Bar and Restaurant.
📍 70 The Strand, North Ward QLD 4810
Bars in West End
A short ride west of the city for Townsville's oldest pub.
West End Hotel
Historic pub
Open since 1885, Townsville's oldest operating pub.
📍 89-91 Ingham Road, West End QLD 4810
Townsville cocktail trails
Two routes in walking order, with the time between each bar. See them all on a map.
Flinders Street
5 bars · about 69 minutes on foot in total
- 1Molly Malone's Irish Pub87-95 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 18 min to the next bar
- 2Flinders Street Wharves108 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 25 min to the next bar
- 3Rambutan Rooftop Bar113-119 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 25 min to the next bar
- 4Hooch & Fellow181 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 5Townsville Brewing Co.252 Flinders Street, Townsville City QLD 4810
Palmer Street
4 bars · about 27 minutes on foot in total
- 1The Australian Hotel11 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 9 min to the next bar
- 2Copper Bar & Grill8/10 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 9 min to the next bar
- 3Tiny Mountain Brewery20 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
- 🚶 about 9 min to the next bar
- 4The Metropole Hotel81 Palmer Street, South Townsville QLD 4810
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- Cocktail trailsA ready-made Townsville cocktail trail on foot: Flinders Street and Palmer Street, with wa
Know before you go
- 🌊 Sea viewsArdo Rooftop and the Seaview Hotel both look out over the Coral Sea.
- 🍸 Wednesday classicsHooch & Fellow runs $10 classic cocktails on Wednesday nights.
- 🚶 Two stripsFlinders Street and Palmer Street are a short walk apart over the river.
Your questions
What is the best cocktail bar in Townsville?
Start with Hooch & Fellow and Flinders Street Wharves, then Rambutan Rooftop Bar. Our top 10 above covers the rest.
Where is the best area for bars in Townsville?
Flinders Street, where the best cocktail bars, a rooftop and a brewery sit a short walk apart. Palmer Street across the river is the pick for pubs.
What is the best cocktail bar in Townsville?
Hooch & Fellow on Flinders Street, with a $10 classics menu on Wednesday nights. Osk Bar in North Ward is close behind.
What is the oldest pub in Townsville?
The West End Hotel, open since 1885.
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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 Urban List and Australian Traveller.
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