Nightlife in Melbourne
Where Melbourne goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Melbourne
Queen Victoria Market
Food & DrinkNorth Melbourne
1878 market — Friday night summer market is a citywide event.
Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
NightlifeFitzroy
Vintage shops, rooftop bars and live music at The Night Cat.
Section 8
NightlifeChinatown
Shipping-container laneway bar — Melbourne nightlife in a sentence.
Where to eat
Attica
$$$$Contemporary Australian · Ripponlea
Ben Shewry's Indigenous-ingredient tasting — World's 50 Best regular.
Chin Chin
$$$Pan-Asian · CBD
No-bookings cult favourite — banquet menu, basement bar GoGo.
Lune Croissanterie
$Bakery · Fitzroy
Said by NYT to be the world's best croissants — queue starts at 7am.
Cumulus Inc.
$$$European · CBD
Andrew McConnell all-day classic — slow-roast lamb shoulder is the move.
Live & on stage
Laneway Festival
Footscray Park · Feb · Indie Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Citywide · Oct · Jazz
The Forum
CBD · Year-round · Live music
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Queen Victoria Market, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Section 8. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.