10 editor picks across Australia.
10 speakeasies worth the night across Australia, editor-ranked. All Australia guides.
The Attic above Black Pearl is Melbourne's most refined small bar: a 20-seat upstairs room at one of the world's best-rated bars, accessible only through the ground-floor venue, with a cocktail list built for unhurried drinking.
Bar Americano in Presgrave Place has no signage and 10 standing spots: the Negroni and Americano poured at this tiny counter are a benchmark for what a bar can achieve when it decides to do only one or two things correctly.
Savile Row is a cocktail bar behind the orange door at 667 Ann St, Fortitude Valley, with original cocktails that reflect the seasons and over 1000 bottles.
TipBook online for 10 people or fewer; private areas hold 15 to 50 guests, and larger groups can enquire about exclusive venue hire.
Death & Taxes takes its cue from the underground bars of London and Paris, with intimate lighting, over 1000 spirit bottles and booths in a back room.
TipThe bar does not take reservations, so walk in; it opens at 3pm Sunday to Thursday and 2pm on Friday and Saturday.
Palmer & Co is at Abercrombie Lane, Sydney.
Earl's Juke Joint is a cocktail bar on King Street in Newtown, serving $15 cocktails, $10 wines and $8 tap beers during its happy hour until 7pm.
TipHappy hour runs from 5pm to 7pm, with $15 cocktails, $10 wines and $8 tap beers, and the bar opens at 5pm Tuesday to Sunday.
Door Knock is an underground cocktail and wine bar at B2 / 70 Pitt Street, Sydney, built on Euro-centric flavours, with a food menu of share plates.
TipApero hours run Monday to Friday between 4 and 6pm, with $99 bottles of Veuve Clicquot, cocktails, wines and snacks.
PS40 is at 40 King Street, Sydney NSW 2000, open Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00 to 00:00.
Deer Duck Bar at 396 Milton Rd is hidden away in Auchenflower, a quirky and artistic bar with gastronomic cocktails and a wine and Champagne list.
TipOrder from a bar food menu of shared style dishes, with a wine list served by the glass.
Bar 1603 inside Hotel Indigo Brisbane is a speakeasy-inspired bar and restaurant with local beer, wine and cocktail favourites with a sake twist.
TipOpen daily to hotel guests and locals, with dark timber finishes and moody lighting for sake, craft cocktails and fine wines.
