Scoundrel's Rest
Tiki bar
A neo-tiki bar with a library of more than 50 rums for Mai Tais, Mojitos and Piña Coladas, Caribbean street food and a DJ on vinyl at weekends.
📍 2/74 Kembla Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
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Humber
Rooftop and cocktail bar
Three levels in the old Hillman Humber building: an eatery downstairs, an art deco cocktail bar in the middle and a fairy-lit rooftop for sunsets, plus a laneway for lazy Sundays.
📍 226 Crown Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Night Parrot
Wine and cocktail bar
A bright late-night bar with an exceptional wine list, cocktails and zingy Asian street food such as Korean popcorn chicken and duck pancakes. Open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.
📍 69 Crown Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Halfway
Tequila bar
A tequila specialist and late-night haunt known for its Margaritas and charcuterie boards, with a cut-price happy hour every day.
📍 Wollongong NSW 2500
🕒 Fri and Sat 4pm to 2am (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Franks Wild Years
Record store and cocktail bar
A record store, cocktail bar and live music room named after the Tom Waits album, known for Martinis and 1960s lounges.
📍 3/2A Raymond Road, Thirroul NSW 2515
ilu ilu
Indian lounge bar
An Indian-inspired lounge bar seating about 70, with cocktails such as the Spiked Mango Lassi, Indian tapas, regular jazz nights and bottomless brunches.
📍 Shop 5, 10-18 Regent Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
🕒 Tue to Sun 11am to midnight (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
La La La's
Dive bar and music venue
A no-frills dive bar, diner and art space with live music, DJ nights, pinball and pool, open until 2am on Saturdays.
📍 3 Globe Lane, Wollongong NSW 2500
His Boy Elroy
Laneway bar and burgers
A narrow laneway bar and burger joint with Southern-style food and cocktails such as the passionfruit Pretty Woman.
📍 Wollongong NSW 2500
🕒 Daily 11.30am to 9pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Pepe's on the Beach
Beach bar
Right by the beach with a big alfresco deck, California-Mexican food and a long cocktail list with frozen options. Margaritas are cheaper in the afternoon happy hour.
📍 2-14 Cliff Road, Wollongong NSW 2500
Georgia Rose
Café and cocktail bar
A café by day and cocktail bar by night at the Shell Cove marina, with festoon lights, murals, water views, Sunday sessions and cocktail classes.
📍 1/9 Marina Drive, Shell Cove NSW 2529
North Gong Hotel
Pub
Three bars, a beer garden and Sunday sessions.
📍 3 Flinders Street, Wollongong
Dicey Riley's
Irish pub
The Irish pub in the Wollongong CBD, for a pint of Guinness.
📍 Wollongong
Resin Brewing
Brewpub
A brewpub in the 1887 Bulli Railway Guesthouse, with Sunday sessions.
📍 8 Station Street, Bulli
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Your questions
What are the best bars for groups in Wollongong?
Start with Scoundrel's Rest, Humber, Night Parrot, Halfway and Franks Wild Years. Our full list has 13 bars.
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- Date nightDate night bars in Wollongong: Juniper, The Black Cockatoo, Bar Lina and Bóveda.
- Rooftops and viewsRooftops and views bars in Wollongong: Humber, Pepe's on the Beach, Georgia Rose and The S
- Live musicLive music bars in Wollongong: Howlin' Wolf Whisk(e)y Bar, Scoundrel's Rest, Franks Wild Y
- Whisky, gin and agaveWhisky, gin and agave bars in Wollongong: Juniper, The Black Cockatoo, Howlin' Wolf Whisk(
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- Pubs and beer barsPubs and beer bars in Wollongong: Five Barrel Brewing, The Illawarra Hotel, North Gong Hot
- Late nightLate night bars in Wollongong: Night Parrot, Halfway and La La La's.
- Cocktail trailA ready-made Wollongong cocktail trail on foot: Wollongong CBD, with walking times between
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 Australian Traveller and Sitchu.
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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