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Brisbane's Secret Little Bars

Updated: Jan 22, 2023

Recent years have seen an explosion of small bars in the Brisbane drinking scene, with cosy little dens, subterranean lounges and dive bars popping up everywhere.

While some are in prominent places, there are those that have no signs and some that are found only by word of mouth.

Here are 12 of Brisbane's top secret little bars that you possibly didn't know existed, until now: 

The Tailors
The Tailors Woolloongabba
A mysterious speakeasy style bar hidden behind Rodrigo & Co tailors shop in the historic antique precinct
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1st Edition
1st Edition Fortitude Valley
A pocket-sized Marvel comic-book inspired bar hidden away off California Lane
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Bar Brutus
Bar Brutus Fish Lane South Brisbane
This tiny 8-seater laneway bar brings an elegant touch of Italy to Fish Lane
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Lloyd's General Store
LLoyd's General Store, Fortitude Valley
Lloyd's General Store is a cafe by day, wine bar by night, located on the edge of the Valley in a 1920's art deco building
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Arcade Wine
Arcade Wine Ashgrove
An elegant little wine lounge tucked away inside a bottle shop in a retro Ashgrove arcade
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Maker
Maker South Brisbane
Maker is a chic and intimate hole-in-the-wall bar reminiscent of those found in Barcelona’s back alleys, tucked away in Fish Lane, South Brisbane.
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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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Bosc
Inside BOSC Bar in West End
BOSC is a rustic little beer and gin bar that oozes warmth and hominess from its corner outpost on West End's Vulture St
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Dark Red Wine Bar
Dark Red Wine Bar Fortitude Valley
A convivial pocket-sized boutique wine bar tucked away in Fortitude Valley's Bakery Lane
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Jolly Roger
Jolly Roger Fortitude Valley
Jolly Roger is Fortitude Valley's pirate punk bar specializing in rum, craft beer, loud music and vintage cartoons
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