62Spot Score
Six-Tricks Distilling Co.
Bars · Mermaid Waters
A much-loved craft distillery at Mermaid Waters on the Gold Coast, with a near-perfect 4.9 rating.
4.9(113)· GoogleView details →
Gold Coast
Best Bars in Gold Coast (2026)
81 bars in Gold Coast, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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62Spot Score
SPEC bar & tapas
Bars · Miami
Restaurants in Miami, Gold Coast.
4.6(343)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
The Cavill Hotel
$$Bars · Surfers Paradise
Upbeat hangout with a cocktail lounge, gaming lounge & event space offering global fare & cocktails.
4.3(1,574)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Hope Island Tavern
$$Bars · Hope Island
Pub food served in a large, bright venue with sports screenings, a cocktail lounge & patio seating.
4.2(1,401)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Terronia Bar
Bars · Burleigh Heads
Bars in Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.
5.0(80)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Gold Coast Tavern
$$Bars · Bundall
A Southport bar and bistro serving pub meals, drinks, cocktails and live sporting entertainment on Bundall Road.
4.4(592)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Pink Monkey Bar & Grill
$$Restaurants · Burleigh Heads
Restaurants in Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.
4.2(919)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Bine Bar & Dining
$$Bars · Mermaid Beach
Bars in Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast.
4.4(359)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Mermaid Beach Tavern
$$Restaurants · Mermaid Beach
Big, modern watering hole & steakhouse with a beer garden, sports on TV & a kids' playground.
4.2(1,008)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Last Night on Earth
$$Bars · Southport
Bars in Southport, Gold Coast.
4.6(196)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Mano's Tedder Avenue
$$Restaurants · Main Beach
Restaurants in Main Beach, Gold Coast.
4.4(378)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Roosevelt Lounge
Bars · Broadbeach
Bars in Broadbeach, Gold Coast.
4.4(304)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Apres Surf
$$Bars · Burleigh Heads
Bars in Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.
4.5(196)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
The Malibu Racquet Club
Bars · Burleigh Heads
Bars in Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.
4.6(122)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Ashmore Tavern
$$Restaurants · Ashmore
A renovated Southport tavern with relaxed indoor and outdoor dining, family facilities, sports, gaming, drinks and function spaces.
4.1(1,477)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Club Robina
Bars · Robina
Informal dining hall in a long-running lawn-bowls club, dishing up steaks, seafood and pasta dishes.
4.4(263)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Backbone Bar
$$Bars · Tugun
A family-friendly Tugun bar with rotating craft beers, Asian fusion share plates, games, sport and gelato.
4.4(264)· GoogleView details →
59Spot Score
Hairy Mary's
Bars · Mermaid Beach
Bars in Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast.
4.7(89)· GoogleView details →
About these results
From rooftop and laneway bars to intimate cocktail dens, Gold Coast rewards a bit of wandering after dark. The picks below cover the spectrum — wine bars, craft cocktails and buzzy late-night spots alike.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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Read guide →Bars in Gold Coast — FAQs
What are the best bars in Gold Coast?+
The bars on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Gold Coast bars ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter bars by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many bars are listed in Gold Coast?+
We currently list 81 bars across Gold Coast and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.