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A selection of the best bars in Brisbane's southern suburbs, all independently reviewed by Must Do Brisbane.com.

Woolloongabba Bar Crawl

From old world speakeasies to art deco and vintage bars, this bar crawl is like a trip back in time

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Woolloongabba

The Tailors

A mysterious speakeasy style bar hidden behind Rodrigo & Co tailors shop in the historic antique precinct

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Woolloongabba

Fables Bar & Cafe

A charming old-world 2-storey cafe bar located in Brisbane's oldest theatre, the Princess Theatre, in Woolloongabba

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Mt Gravatt

Frisco's Bar

Frisco's Bar is a secret subterranean bar tucked away down a laneway in an unlikely location

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West End

Mama Taco

Mama Taco is a cool, contemporary Mexican Taqueria & Mezcaleria nestled in the historic Rialto Theatre

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Woolloongabba

The Mix Bar

The Mix Bar is a stunning, art deco style bar housed in the heritage-listed Woolloongabba Post Office

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Woolloongabba

Electric Avenue

Electric Avenue is an exquisite old world pub that perfectly captures the spirit of Woolloongabba’s antique precinct

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West End

Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a splendid botanical-themed bar and eatery with tropical rear garden in a colonial West End store

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Tamborine Mountain

St Bernards Hotel

St Bernards Hotel, founded in 1911, is a historic hotel perched atop Mt Tamborine on the edge of an ancient volcanic escarpment

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Yeerongpilly

Slipstream Brewing Co

Slipstream Brewing is a boutique brewery and tap room located in the inner-city suburb of Yeerongpilly

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West End

The Montague Hotel

Montague Hotel is a neighbourhood West End pub, reincarnated from an old office block off the beaten track on Montague Rd.

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Yeronga

Osteria Epoca

Osteria Epoca is a charming Italian café, bar and restaurant tucked away in an historic little pocket of Yeronga

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West End

Lokal + Co

Lokal + Co is an inviting oasis of Nordic cool and was the first place in Brisbane to offer Norwegian-inspired cuisine

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West End

Brisbane Brewing Co

Brisbane's secret inner city craft brewery and bar is Brisbane Brewing Co. tucked away down a West End laneway

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Woolloongabba

Canvas Club

This funky eclectically-furnished cocktail and wine bar has a secret fairy-lit beer garden out back

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West End

Cobbler Bar

Cobbler is the type of bar that you frequently look for but never find – a cool New York loft-style whisky and cocktail lounge

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