1
Myrtle Wine Bar
from 248 Google reviews.
15 Warburton Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Melbourne CBD
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC on Fair Measure are Myrtle Wine Bar (4.9 from 248 Google reviews), The Valiant Cocktail Bar (4.8 from 583 Google reviews) and The Drunken Poet (4.7 from 1,258 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 39
- Google reviews
- 54,868
- Median rating
- 4.5
The bars & pubs of Melbourne CBD: the top 39
2
The Valiant Cocktail Bar
from 583 Google reviews.
412 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
3
The Drunken Poet
from 1,258 Google reviews.
65 Peel St, Melbourne VIC 3003
4
Caretaker's Cottage
from 875 Google reviews.
Sextons Cottage, 139-141 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
5
One or Two
from 356 Google reviews.
18 Celestial Ave, Melbourne VIC 3000
6
Hats & Tatts CBD
from 328 Google reviews.
7
Bar Jayda
from 101 Google reviews.
21 Bond St, Melbourne VIC 3000
8
Harp & Hound
from 33 Google reviews.
131 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000
9
State of Grace
from 3,183 Google reviews.
27 King St, Melbourne VIC 3000
10
Eau De Vie Melbourne
from 2,165 Google reviews.
1-9 Malthouse Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
11
Union Electric Bar & Rooftop
from 1,137 Google reviews.
13 Heffernan Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
12
The Last Chance
from 711 Google reviews.
13
Double Happiness
from 339 Google reviews.
21 Liverpool St, Melbourne VIC 3000
14
Champagne Problems | Cocktail Bar Melbourne
from 333 Google reviews.
218-242 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
15
Mill Place Merchants
from 297 Google reviews.
2 Mill Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
16
Black Kite Commune
from 210 Google reviews.
30 Russell Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
17
Le Pub and Bottle Shop
from 121 Google reviews.
18
The Sherlock Holmes
from 2,402 Google reviews.
19
Berlin Bar
from 1,398 Google reviews.
16-20 Corrs Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
20
Nick and Nora's Melbourne
from 1,033 Google reviews.
80 Collins Street via, 11 Benson WkUpscale cocktail bar with a vintage vibe
21
Fifty-five Bar
from 1,021 Google reviews.
55 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
22
The Oxford Scholar
from 972 Google reviews.
Oxford Scholar Hotel, 427 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000
23
Goldilocks Rooftop Bar
from 1,225 Google reviews.
264 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000
24
Saint & Rogue
from 1,401 Google reviews.
582 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
25
Heartbreaker
from 1,691 Google reviews.
234A Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
26
The Charles Dickens Tavern
from 1,811 Google reviews.
290 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
27
Section 8
from 1,927 Google reviews.
27-29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
28
The Joint Bar
from 2,305 Google reviews.
35 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
29
The Irish Times Pub
from 2,377 Google reviews.
427 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
30
The Mitre Tavern
from 3,339 Google reviews.
5 Bank Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
31
The Last Jar
from 635 Google reviews.
616 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000
32
Good Heavens Rooftop Bar
from 1,006 Google reviews.
79 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
33
Captain Melville
from 1,172 Google reviews.
34 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC 3000
34
Whitehart Bar
from 1,797 Google reviews.
22 Whitehart Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
35
The Duke of Wellington
from 4,218 Google reviews.
146 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000
36
Young and Jacksons
from 4,713 Google reviews.
37
The Bottom End
from 901 Google reviews.
577-583 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
38
Melbourne Central Lion Hotel
from 2,095 Google reviews.
Commonwealth Bank, 211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000
39
The Elephant & Wheelbarrow
from 3,151 Google reviews.
94-96 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Fair Measure compared 39 bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC, with 54,868 Google reviews between them. Of these, 39 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 1,137 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is Young and Jacksons, with 4,713 Google reviews at 4.2.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC on Fair Measure are Myrtle Wine Bar (4.9 from 248 Google reviews), The Valiant Cocktail Bar (4.8 from 583 Google reviews) and The Drunken Poet (4.7 from 1,258 Google reviews).
- How does Fair Measure rank bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 39 bars & pubs in Melbourne CBD, VIC, with 54,868 Google reviews between them. Of these, 39 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 1,137 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.