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Best New Bars in Brisbane

2025

Updated: Oct 27, 2025

The best bars to open in Brisbane in 2025, from fun themed bars and hidden laneway bars to funky wine and cocktail bars:

Bar Mesopotamia in Milton is like stumbling across an ancient bar that has been unearthed and transformed into one of Brisbane's most ambient bars
Doughcraft Lane is a funky Italian laneway bar annexed to Doughcraft restaurant, pizzeria and bakery in one of the Brisbane city's oldest laneways
Miss Manhattan is an exquisite bar and dining room where old world NY meets designer industrial chic in a side street of Newstead
The Alligator Club is a game-changing New Orleans-inspired live music and cocktail bar hidden away at the end of a funky laneway
Winnifred's is an exquisite multi-level champagne house and French bistro that's like finding a little slice of France in Fortitude Valley
Mirrorball Ministries is a magical boho bar and live music space in the refurbished 1940s AHEPA Hall in the heart of West End
Above Rooftop & Bar is a secret poolside oasis inspired by the rooftop bars of Beirut, located atop Ovolo The Valley
El Ritmo Bar is home to FortitudeValley's finest gin and tonics and a truly elevated nightlife experience
Bonnie Doon Public House is a convivial 2-storey neighbourhood bar occupying an historic corner shop on Brunswick St Fortitude Valley
Dark Blue is a little hidden treasure of a wine and cocktail bar nestled within an historic brick bulding on the corner of Winn lane
The Beaumont is a gorgeous Australiana-themed rooftop bar and beer garden tucked away atop an historic Fortitude Valley building
Wild Legs Wine Room is a chic little Euro style wine bar with an outstanding food menu, tucked away on a side street of Newstead
Osso Bar Italia is a chic contemporary Italian bar and eatery perched on a corner at the Gardens end of Brisbane's CBD
An exciting multi-level Japanese Izakaya-style bar is bringing the essence of Tokyo's vibrant drinking dens and karaoke bars to Fortitude Valley
Barchetta is a cosy and stylish little Italian bar and restaurant tucked away in a quiet corner of Rosalie Village
Palais is a late-night escape where music, glamour and good times collide at Cloudland in the heart of Fortitude Valley
The L.P.O. Neighbourhood Wine Store is a cosy, welcoming and accessible wine bar in an old post office at Tarragindi.
Fuel Brewing Co is a convivial indie craft brewery and wood-fired pizzeria located in a sleek converted warehouse down by the river in Bulimba
House of Vice is Brisbane’s decadent new home of disco with an old New York vibe, where you can dance the night away
Last Man Standing is an indie craft brewery, pub and restaurant located opposite the Suncorp Stadium in Milton

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