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Cool Bars

Cool Bars

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Created by Hamish Scattermish • Updated On: April 28, 2014

Nicely designed bars - be it their drinks list, atmosphere or aesthetic.

Little Creatures Dining Hall is one of Cool Bars.

1. Little Creatures Dining Hall

222 Brunswick St, Melbourne, VIC
Gastropub · 97 tips and reviews
Strange Wolf is one of Cool Bars.

2. Strange Wolf

Strachan Ln., Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 12 tips and reviews
Newmarket Hotel is one of Cool Bars.

3. Newmarket Hotel

7.4
34 Inkerman St, St Kilda, VIC
Pub · 30 tips and reviews
Murmur Piano Bar is one of Cool Bars.

4. Murmur Piano Bar

8.1
17 Warburton Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Piano Bar · Melbourne CBD · 25 tips and reviews
Borsch, Vodka & Tears is one of Cool Bars.

5. Borsch, Vodka & Tears

8.3
173 Chapel St, Windsor, VIC
Polish Restaurant · 53 tips and reviews
Hell's Kitchen is one of Cool Bars.

6. Hell's Kitchen

7.4
20A Centre Pl, Melbourne, VIC
Speakeasy · Melbourne CBD · 16 tips and reviews
Curtin House Rooftop Bar is one of Cool Bars.

7. Curtin House Rooftop Bar

8.7
252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Rooftop Bar · Melbourne CBD · 79 tips and reviews
Section 8 is one of Cool Bars.

8. Section 8

8.5
29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 48 tips and reviews
Sister Bella is one of Cool Bars.

9. Sister Bella

22 Drewery Pl (off Drewery Lane), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
The Toff In Town is one of Cool Bars.

10. The Toff In Town

8.1
Level 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Night Club · Melbourne CBD · 41 tips and reviews
1000 £ Bend is one of Cool Bars.

11. 1000 £ Bend

361 Little Lonsdale St (Elizabeth St), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 93 tips and reviews
Izakaya Den is one of Cool Bars.

12. Izakaya Den

118 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC
Japanese Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 83 tips and reviews
Nihonshu Sake Bar is one of Cool Bars.

13. Nihonshu Sake Bar

163 Lonsdale St (Russell St), Melbourne, VIC
Sake Bar · Melbourne CBD · 13 tips and reviews
Ponyfish Island is one of Cool Bars.

14. Ponyfish Island

8.8
Under the Evan Walker Bridge, Southbank, VIC
Bar · 95 tips and reviews
The Croft Institute is one of Cool Bars.

15. The Croft Institute

21-25 Croft Alley, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 45 tips and reviews

16. RAOB GAB Buffalo Club

22 Sutherland St (at Flanigan Ln), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 2 tips and reviews
Golden Monkey is one of Cool Bars.

17. Golden Monkey

389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Lounge · Melbourne CBD · 25 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Ask for bartender Cash Wall’s top 10-winning entry into the World Class cocktail competition: “Time Flies When You’re Having Plum”. Sublime.

Robot Sushi is one of Cool Bars.

18. Robot Sushi

7.7
12 Bligh Pl, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 13 tips and reviews
Whisky + Alement is one of Cool Bars.

19. Whisky + Alement

9.0
270 Russell St, Melbourne, VIC
Whisky Bar · Melbourne CBD · 47 tips and reviews

Hamish S.Hamish Scattermish: The best whiskey list I've seen in Melbourne! Fell in love with this place at the first sip.

Meyers Place Bar is one of Cool Bars.

20. Meyers Place Bar

20 Meyers Pl., Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 10 tips and reviews

Hamish S.Hamish Scattermish: Was the first Melbourne laneway bar (90s). Design is 6 degree architects - all recycled materials (also one of the first to do so). And now it's back to being an arts hub!

Cassette Number Nine is one of Cool Bars.

21. Cassette Number Nine

6.8
9 Vulcan Ln. (btwn Queen St. & High St.), Auckland, Auckland
Music Venue · Central Business District · 21 tips and reviews
Panama Dining Room is one of Cool Bars.

22. Panama Dining Room

7.4
231 Smith St, Fitzroy, VIC
Cocktail Bar · 34 tips and reviews
Gertrude Street Enoteca is one of Cool Bars.

23. Gertrude Street Enoteca

229 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, VIC
Wine Bar · 15 tips and reviews

Books for CooksBooks for Cooks: Great Coffee, the choice of biodynamic, organic or just plain amazing wine is even better. Prosciutto & Spanish Omelette is a winner

GoGo Bar is one of Cool Bars.

24. GoGo Bar

7.6
125 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 19 tips and reviews
Sweatshop is one of Cool Bars.

25. Sweatshop

113 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC
Speakeasy · Melbourne CBD · 4 tips and reviews
Hell of the North is one of Cool Bars.

26. Hell of the North

135 Greeves St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 24 tips and reviews
Kid Boston is one of Cool Bars.

27. Kid Boston

44 Chapel St, Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Windsor · 6 tips and reviews
Hihou is one of Cool Bars.

28. Hihou

1 Flinders Ln., Melbourne, VIC
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
The Kodiak Club is one of Cool Bars.

29. The Kodiak Club

272 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC
Bar · 22 tips and reviews
Harry & Frankie is one of Cool Bars.

30. Harry & Frankie

7.4
317 Bay Street, Melbourne, VIC
Wine Bar · 3 tips and reviews
Joomak is one of Cool Bars.

31. Joomak

7.8
407-409 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Korean Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
Gangnam Pocha is one of Cool Bars.

32. Gangnam Pocha

141 Bourke St., Melbourne, VIC
Korean Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 4 tips and reviews
Zhou Zhou is one of Cool Bars.

33. Zhou Zhou

455 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC
Bar · 1 tip