The Copacabana Club

The Copacabana Club is a secret alfresco bar where European beer garden meets New York rooftop, tucked away out the back of Mr Badgers Deli Cafe and Bar in Woolloongabba.

There is no sign pointing the way - head down the back of the deli, past the tram and you’ll find yourself in what looks like a rundown locker room, complete with uniforms dangling from coat hangers overhead. Hidden away behind a secret office door you’ll find the epic bar which is inspired by the iconic New York City nightclub of the same name.

Performing live there were Frank Sinatra, Carmen Miranda, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, The Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Sam Cooke, and The Copacabana Bar pays homage to one of these legends with a painting of Ol' Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra) on its wall.

Open Friday and weekend afternoons and evenings, you can sip on cocktails like the Breakfast Club, with gin, triple sec, lemon, jasmine rose, vanilla, strawberry and prosecco, as well as a handful of European beers and wines, spritzes and virgin cocktails. 

Mr Badger’s kitchen provides a delicious menu of deli-style snacks and their famous sandwiches, along with a selection of pizza, including their "Grandma" deep dish pizza pies.

Need to know - There is a limited amount of on-street parking available out front on the Logan Rd cul-de-sac.

The menu may have changed since our visit.