Brisbane Bars, Brisbane Bar, Bars in Brisbane

The Brisbane wine scene is thriving. A number of great Brisbane wine establishments are opening, and with the development of other existing venues has seen the quality and quantity of wine bars exploding. There is a great love affair between Australians and wine and sitting back on a hot day with a glass of wine watching the world go by is a fabulous experience. Brisbane now has some great places that you too can enjoy a glass (or two), with the bars below being a great testament to this. Happy Drinking!!

1. 5ifth Element - Corner of Tribune & Little Stanley Streets, South Bank

2. Claret House Wine Bar – 36 Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe

3. Laruche – 680 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

4. Belle Epoque - 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

5. Cha Cha Char Wine Bar - Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane

6. Cru Bar – 22 James Street, Fortitude Valley

7. 1889 Enoteca - 2 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

8. Greystone Bar & Cellar – 166 Grey Street, South Bank

9. Peasant – 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

10. Bistrot Bistro – 14 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

There are a number of other great bars that could of easily made this list. There is a great wine culture developing in Brisbane. If you wan tot find out more about these bars follow the links to Barengine.com. Fell free to make suggestions for lists by emailing benwild@barengine.com or simply leave comments in the space below.

The Brisbane bar scene continually amazes me. The quality of bar offering is getting better and better with some of the countries best bars now situated in the Sunshine state. A night out on the town can consist of a number of different activities, you have an amazing live music scene, quality sports bars and lively nightclubs. But I want to take you somewhere cool.. bars that you can drink a night away with other like minded and possibly sexy people. These bars are Brisbane’s coolest. Happy Drinking!!!

1. Cloudland – 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

2. Lychee Lounge - 94 Boundary Street, West End

3. Laneway – 179 Mary Street, Brisbane

4. Laruche – 680 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

5. Press Club - Empire Hotel, 339 Brunswick Street

6. Alloneworld – 188 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

7. The Bowery – 676 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

8. The Lark – 267 Given Terrace, Paddington

9. X&Y – 648 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

10. Barsoma – 22 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley

So hopefully this list will help you be in the cool kids club. For more information about the bars listed, follow the links to their profile page on Barengine.com. Feel free to make suggestions by emailing benwild@barengine.com or simply leave comments below.

The World Cup… the biggest sporting event in the world is upon us. But unfortunately for Australia, the starting times of the games are at ridiculous hours of the morning. To top it off Brisbane’s licensing hasn’t done much to allow for extended trading hours, so finding venues that are open for the games has been incredibly hard. However, I have put together a list of Brisbane bars below that are definitely showing the games, it would be great if anyone else out there knew of any other bars to forward them through to me. Go the Aussies!!

1. Normanby Hotel – 1 Musgrave Road, Red Hill

2. Belle Epoque – 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

3. Regatta Hotel – 543 Coronation Drive, Toowong

4. Melbourne Hotel – 2 Browning Street, West End

5. Pig & Whistle – 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

6. Gilhooleys – Corner Charlotte & Albert Street, Brisbane

7. Manly Hotel – 54 Cambridge Parade, Manly

8. Full Moon Hotel – 118 Eagle Terrace, Sandgate

9. La Dolce Vita – 20 Park Road, Milton

10. Union Jacks – 127 Charlotte Street, Brisbane

You will have to contact the bars directly to find out exactly what games they are showing – some are only showing the Australian games. As I said above, it would be great if people could email other bars that are showing the World Cup to  benwild@barengine.com or just leave comments below. Happy Drinking!!!

The live music scene is Brisbane is going through an amazing phase. Billboard, America’s leading music magazine has named Brisbane one of the top 5 hotspots for live music in the world. Some of the country’s best bands are coming from this area and the scene has developed and attracted some of the biggest names in the industry. A number of great venues have opened to cater for this influx, and don’t forget those venues that started it all off. Check them out below…

1. The Zoo – 711 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

2. X&Y – 648 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

3. The Troubadour – 322 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

4. The Globe Theatre – 220 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

5. The Tivoli – 52 Costin Street, Fortitude Valley

6. Empire Hotel – 339 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

7. Barsoma – 22 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley

8. Step Inn – 186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

9. Cloudland - 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

10. Ric’s Bar – 321 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

So all you lovers of live music, get out there and support this thriving scene. I just love checking out the new and up and coming talent. As always, you can follow the links from the bar names to the bars profile on Barengine.com. Feel free to make suggestions by emailing benwild@barengine.com or leave comments below. Happy Drinking!!!

It used to be a time when all you could do in Brisbane was drink at Hotels. Thankfully times and laws have changed and a new breed of establishments has opened. The legacy is fabulous, old, large hotels that have now been renovated into beautiful new drinking venues. This list is a testament to the grand old days of architecture and the new ways of design.

1. The Story Bridge Hotel – 200 Main Street, Kangaroo Point

2. The Emporium Hotel – 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

3. The Caxton – 38 Caxton Street, Brisbane

4. Broadway Hotel - 93 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

5. Exchange Hotel – 131 Edward Street, Brisbane

6. Jubilee Hotel – 470 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley

7. Port Office Hotel - 40 Edward Street, Brisbane

8. Grand View Hotel – 49 North Street, Cleveland

9. Embassy Hotel - 188 Edward Street, Brisbane

10. GPO Hotel – 740 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

It was due to the pioneers of these venues that we have such a great drinking culture today. I love how the old can become new and how in and out of fashion styles, themes and trends can be. You can click on the bar names to find their respective profiles on Barengine.com. Remember email suggestions to benwild@barengine.com or leave comments below. Happy drinking!!!

There is a new concept developing in the bar scene of Brisbane. This unique and individual phenomenon is what’s known as a ‘club’ of sorts, that operates in the ‘night’ hours. These clubs or  ’nightclubs‘  as I like to call them are completely unique to the Brisbane scene and involve activities such as the playing of loud music, the dancing of strange ritualistic dances, drinking of copious amounts of sacred juices and the eventual mating of the members of either sex. Taken to like a duck to water by the younger generation, these ‘nightclubs‘ will no doubt spread like a virus throughout the rest of Australia. Here is a list of the 10 best in this Brisbane outbreak.

1. Family – 8 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley

2. Alhambra – 12 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley

3. The Zoo – 711 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

4. Monastery – 621 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

5. The Met – 256 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley

6. Cloudland – 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

7. Ubar – 100 Boundary Street, West End

8. Embassy – 168 Edward Street, Brisbane

9. X&Y – 648 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

10. GPO Hotel – 740 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

If you are looking for a group of like minded individuals that believe in the same life philosophy, then you may be enticed into one of these clubs. Membership is usually free, but you may have to pay to get in the door. As always for more information about these cults (I mean clubs), follow the links to the profile pages on Barengine.com, otherwise feel free to email me at benwild@barengine.com or simply leave suggestions in the comment section below. Happy Drinking!!!

So, the word is out that I am biased towards Melbourne, as I have a lot more Melbourne blogs than I do Brisbane or Sydney. So here we go, time to catch up. I love Fortitude Valley… It has developed so much in the last few years and has arguably the best live music scene in Australia. But that’s for another blog, this one is the best bars in Fortitude Valley… Enjoy and imbibe responsibly.

1. The Bowery - 676 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

2. Cloudland – 641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

3. X&Y – 648 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

4. Alloneworld – 188 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

5. Laruche – 680 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

6. Press Club – 339 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

7. Zuri - 367 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

8. Emporium Hotel – 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

9. Buffalo Club - 246 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley

10. Sky Room – 234 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane is rapidly becoming a contender for Australia’s best bar city. It has come a long way in the last decade and looks set to continue the trend. You can follow the links to the bar pages on Barengine.com, by clicking on the bar name. Feel free to make suggestions for lists by emailing benwild@barengine.com or leave comments below.

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