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Bars in Historic Buildings

Brisbane Historic Bars

From historic post offices to substations, old bank vaults, bakeries, department stores, apothecaries, cobblers and even a church, these historic Brisbane buildings have new life as charming bars:

Boom Boom Room Izakaya
Boom Boom Room Izakaya
A heritage-listed bank basement has been converted into a stunning Japanese restaurant and bar
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The Mix Bar
The Mix Bar, Woolloongabba
The Mix Bar is a stunning, art deco style bar housed in the heritage-listed Woolloongabba Post Office
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Mrs J. Rabbits
Mrs J Rabbit
Mrs J. Rabbits is a secret 1920s whiskey and jazz speakeasy whose entrance is through an antique wardrobe
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Trove Cocktail Bar
Yellow banquette, wallpaper and Chandelier at Trove Bar
Trove Bar is a glamorous old world cocktail bar in Brisbane's CBD, tucked away upstairs in a landmark 19th century hotel
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Pincadia
Pincadia Woolloongabba
Pincadia is a hip retro arcade, bar and eatery housed in the historic Moreton Rubber Building in Woolloongabba
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Can You Keep A Secret?
Can You Keep a Secret? Bar Woolloongabba
Can You Keep a Secret? is a fabulous retro-themed wine bar and lounge with a tiny secret vintage boutique inside
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Dr Gimlette
Dr Gimlette Brisbane CBD
A splendid bespoke cocktail bar in the stunningly converted base of a heritage multi-level warehouse
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Lefty's Music Hall
Seating booths, bar and hall inside Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall bar
Lefty's Music Hall is like a lavish honky tonk saloon meets bordello beamed up from the deep south of 19th century America
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Hope & Anchor
Hope & Anchor is Paddington's very own English-style neighbourhood pub that has made its home in a heritage-listed 19th century bakery
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Toscano Bar & Kitchen
Toscano Bar Kitchen
A stunning Italian cocktail bar and eatery in the base of a century old warehouse
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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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The Tax Office
The Tax Office GPO, Fortitude Valley
The stunning 'casual' ground floor bar in Fortitude Valley's refurbished historic landmark GPO building
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Before + After
Before + After Brisbane CBD
A secret subterranean Amaro and cocktail bar found down an historic carriageway and located in the basement
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Substation No 41 Rum Bar
An old electricity substation at the Breakfast Creek Hotel is home to one of the world's biggest rum bars, Substation no.41 Rum Bar
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The Gatsby
The Gatsby GPO, Fortitude Valley
A jaw-dropping opulent cocktail and wine bar evoking the splendour and glamour of the 1920's
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The Walrus Club
The Walrus Club Toowong
The Walrus Club is like stumbling across a forgotten underground speakeasy that has been operating since the 1920's.
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The Gresham Bar
The Gresham Bar is one of Brisbane’s most ambient old world bourbon and whisky bars, tucked away in a corner of the heritage-listed
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Club Felix
Club Felix Brisbane CBD
A swanky supper-club style lounge bar tucked away upstairs on the first level of heritage-listed Naldham House
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The Inchcolm Bar
The Inchcolm Bar Spring Hill
A splendid old world Hollywood-inspired lounge bar in the lobby of the heritage-listed Inchcolm Hotel
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Holey Moley Golf Club
Holey Moley Golf Club Fortitude Valley
Holey Moley Golf Club is Brisbane’s most unique bar in a heritage-listed church with a retro-carnival-themed mini-golf course
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Suzie Wong's Good Time Bar
A cool Hawaiian-themed dive bar in an historic Fortitude Valley building, accessed by a retro refrigerator door
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Greaser Bar
Greaserbar Fortitude Valley
Greaser is a secret subterranean bar of retro American-style cool found in the cellar of a 130-year-old heritage Fortitude Valley building
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Maeve Wine Bar
Maeve Wine Bar
Maeve is an art deco Euro-style wine bar occupying the top floor of a heritage-listed bank in South Brisbane
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Death & Taxes
Death & Taxes Brisbane
Death & Taxes is a gorgeous old-world cocktail lounge and wine bar hidden away in Brisbane's oldest laneway
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Malt Dining & Bar
Brisbane's first produce markets building in the evening
Occupying one of Brisbane’s oldest buildings from which the city’s first produce markets operated in 1865-68
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Still thirsty for more suggestions on where to grab a drink in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Cheers!

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