Must-see nightlife in St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

  • Bar Di Stasio

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Within red Pompidou-style scaffolding – the work of artist Callum Morton – lies this buzzing, sophisticated spot, dominated by a grand marble bar and…

  • Pontoon

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Beneath fine-diner Stokehouse is its casual, buzzing bar-bistro, a light-soaked space with floor-to-ceiling windows and a deck over the beach, looking out…

  • Dogs Bar

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    You're guaranteed a good time at this St Kilda veteran, a joint that hasn't been short of berets, boozy debates and raucous banter from locals since it…

  • Local Taphouse

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Reminiscent of an old-school Brooklyn bar, this warm, woody local has a rotating cast of 20 craft tap beers and an impressive bottle list – try the five…

  • Misery Guts

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    There's nothing cantankerous about this unruffled local, a few steps (and a million miles) away from Fitzroy St's backpacker bars. Punctuated with various…

  • After the Tears Elsternwick

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Next to the Classic Cinema, After the Tears serves an astonishing range of vodkas and cocktails – the latter served hot, for dessert and in layered shots…

  • Hotel Barkly

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    The street-level public bar is the place to go if you’re up for sinking a few pints, wiggling to whatever comes on the jukebox and snogging a stranger…

  • Pause Bar

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Pause has been around since 2001 and draws a loyal local crowd, who settle into the dim North African–inspired bar for cocktails (two for $22!), pints of…

  • Vineyard

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    An old favourite, the Vineyard has the perfect corner position and picket-fenced outdoor seating to attract crowds of backpackers and scantily clad young…

  • Republica

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    Opening right up to St Kilda Beach with palm trees and astroturf, Republica is one of the few options for a beach bar in Melbourne. Ditch the food and…

  • George Public Bar

    St Kilda, Elwood & Elsternwick

    In the bowels of the wonderfully pompous, turreted George Hotel building is the George Public Bar – formerly the infamous Snakepit – rowdy at weekends and…

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