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Brisbane’s Best Date Night Bars

Interior lounge at The Gatsby Fortitude Valley

Updated: Aug 01, 2026

For the perfect date night bar, this list has got you covered - from trendy underground bars and breezy riverside drinks, to rooftop views, Brisbane's wide variety of romantic bars does not disappoint:

The Gatsby

A jaw-dropping opulent cocktail and wine bar evoking the splendour and glamour of the 1920s

Winnifred's

Winnifred's is an exquisite multi-level champagne house and French bistro that's like finding a little slice of France in Fortitude Valley

Bar Miette

A stunning European-style terrace bar and all-day eatery located on the riverfront underneath Queen Street's CBUS building

Antico

A gorgeous Italian-inspired cocktail bar inhabiting a character-filled split-level space in Brisbane's oldest lane

MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar

Occupying a prime rooftop location, with sweeping 270 degree views of the city and Mt Coot-tha is MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar

Electric Avenue

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

Savile Row

Savile Row is a hidden Valley treasure that's one of Brisbane’s best bars - an opulent speakeasy-style vintage lounge bar

LouisB Bar

LouisB is a funky hole-in-the-wall bar and cellar door dishing up handcrafted Italian lemon liqueur on Latrobe Tce in Paddington

Mrs J. Rabbits

Mrs J. Rabbits is a secret 1920s whiskey and jazz speakeasy where the entrance is through an antique wardrobe

Death & Taxes

Death & Taxes is a gorgeous old-world cocktail lounge and wine bar hidden away in Brisbane's oldest laneway

Mr Percival's

Mr Percival’s is Brisbane’s stunning octagonal overwater bar jutting out over the river in prime position at the Howard Smith Wharves

Toscano Bar & Kitchen

A stunning Italian cocktail bar and eatery in the base of a century old warehouse

The Inchcolm Bar

A splendid old world Hollywood-inspired lounge bar in the lobby of the heritage-listed Inchcolm Hotel

Deer Duck Bar

This glamorous bar is like a plush old world lounge in an English manor that has been beamed up onto Milton Rd

South City Wine Bar

The elegant European-style wine bar brings a slice of old world charm to Woolloongabba's dining precinct

Soko Rooftop

The Amazonian jungle-inspired rooftop bar and Peruvian-Japanese restaurant is perched atop the Jubilee Hotel

The Gresham Bar

The Gresham Bar is one of Brisbane’s most ambient old world bourbon and whisky bars

Club Felix

A swanky supper-club style lounge bar tucked away upstairs on the first level of heritage-listed Naldham House

Le Royale

Le Royale is a gorgeous moodily-lit cocktail and late-night music lounge bar, located in the heritage site at 169 Mary Street

Death & Co

Globally acclaimed cocktail bar Death & Co has made its home in the historic basement cellar bar underneath the Regatta Hotel

Cicada Blu

Cicada Blu is a stunning open-air bar perched 100m above the CBD streets on the Sky Deck at The Star Brisbane

Still hungry for more suggestions on where to eat out in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Happy grazing!

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