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Brisbane's Best Bayside Bars

Post Office Hotel by night Sandgate

Updated: Feb 09, 2025

From overwater bars to vintage wine bars, oyster bars and old cobbler's shops, here's 12 of the best bars on Brisbane's bayside:

Full Moon Hotel
Full Moon Hotel Sandgate
The award winning hotel enjoys stunning views of Moreton Island, the Glasshouse Mountains, the city and the harbour
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Mr Henderson
Mr Henderson bar, a cool Sandgate drinking hole, inhabits an old cobbler’s shop in the main shopping precinct near the picturesque town square
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Cardigan Bar
Cardigan Bar, a cool and quirky drinking establishment, adds an inner-city vibe to seaside Sandgate
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The Bench
The Bench Boutique Bar Cleveland
The Bench is Cleveland’s first small bar, found tucked away in one of the quaint Victorian style terrace cottages
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Jumping Goats Bar
Jumping Goats Bar Margate
Jumping Goats Bar is the first small bar to open in the charming bayside suburb of Margate
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Little Bloomfield Cafe & Wine Bar
Little Bloomfield Café & Wine Bar Cleveland
Little Bloomfield Café & Wine Bar, found at the quiet end of Bloomfield Street beside the library, is café by day and cosy wine bar on Saturday nights
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Shucks Bar
Shucks Bar is providing a fresh seafood experience, one of the 10% of Australian restaurants that serves freshly shucked oysters
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Old Bill’s
Old Bill’s is a premium spirit bar pouring over 100 whiskeys and bespoke gin cocktails, located at the back of Hogan’s Bistro in Wellington Point.
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Bluebottle Cocktail & Tapas Bar
Bluebottle Bar & Kitchen
A neighbourhood bar made for Manly locals to enjoy inventive cocktails, live music and delicious tapas.
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Craft Burgers & Beer
Craft Burgers and Beer Clontarf
With glimpses of Moreton Bay from the verandah, Craft Burgers and Beer is a great spot to wind down with a drink after a long day
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Eclectea
Eclectea Brighton
This charming vintage tapas & wine bar is worth a detour if anywhere in the Sandgate region or as a whistle stop on the tourist route to Redcliffe
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Sandgate Post Office Hotel
Sandgate Post Office Hotel
An iconic bayside landmark, built in 1887 as Queensland's third post office, has been transformed into a stylish & elegant gastro-pub
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