Little Malop Street — Geelong's Cocktail Strip
Three cocktail bars within 300 metres of each other on Little Malop Street in the Geelong CBD — the most concentrated bar strip in regional Victoria. The street has quietly become Geelong's answer to Melbourne's cocktail lane culture.
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Open 7 days · Rooftop Fri–Sun from 3pm
The most accessible entry point on the strip — open every day for lunch and dinner. The rooftop is Geelong CBD's best elevated bar, opening Friday through Sunday from 3pm. Full cocktail and wine bar across both levels, with a seasonal small plates menu. Call 0409 749 489 for bookings.
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Fri–Sat from 5pm
The theatre of the strip. A prohibition-era speakeasy with 600+ spirits — one of the largest spirit selections in regional Victoria. Theatrical cocktails built around period-accurate Prohibition serves and house originals. For spirit enthusiasts, this is the destination.
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Fri–Sat 5pm–1am
Intimate vintage cocktail bar with a carefully curated menu of classic and contemporary cocktails. Open until 1am on Friday and Saturday — the late-night anchor of the strip when the restaurants close. Enquiries: manager@nondisclosurebar.com.au
Little Malop Street Plan
Start at The Arborist for early drinks or dinner (rooftop opens Friday–Sunday from 3pm), move to the 18th Amendment Bar for a spirit-focused drink, finish at Non Disclosure Bar for a late cocktail until 1am. All three within a 5-minute walk.
Pakington Street — Geelong West Wine Dining
Pakington Street is already Geelong West's main strip for hospitality — home to the Telegraph Hotel, Petrel Hotel, Queen of the West and Cremorne Hotel. Two newer arrivals have added a wine-forward dimension to the street.
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Tulip — 9/111 Pakington St
Tue–Sat dinner · Fri–Sat lunch
Natural and low-intervention wine bar with a seasonal small plates menu. The tightest, most curated list on the strip — mostly Australian with European selections. A proper wine dining experience rather than a bar with food on the side. Call (03) 5229 6953 for bookings.
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Wed–Fri 5pm–midnight · Sat 12pm–midnight · Sun 12–5pm
Natural wine bar with a creative kitchen drawing on Korean and Mediterranean flavours. Open Saturday from noon until midnight — unusual on Pakington Street. The cooking is genuinely distinctive: share plates that complement natural wine rather than afterthought bar snacks. Call 0460 315 574.
Archive Wine Bar — Belmont's Serious Wine Destination
Off the main strip but worth the trip: Archive Wine Bar at 140 High Street, Belmont combines a bar, bottle shop and deli under one roof with one of Geelong's most extraordinary wine lists.
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Thu 3–9pm · Fri–Sat 2–11pm · Sun 2–7pm
300+ wine labels with 150 available by the glass — one of the largest by-the-glass programs in regional Victoria. The bottle shop side means you can buy to take home anything you discover drinking in. Deli plates alongside. Call (03) 5241 9030.
The Bellarine — The Covenant Wine Bar, Ocean Grove
The Bellarine Peninsula is increasingly recognised as a wine region — and The Covenant Wine Bar in Ocean Grove is where you drink it without driving to a cellar door.
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Thu–Sat 4–8pm · Sun 3–7pm
Bellarine Peninsula and Victorian regional wines alongside cocktails, platters and pizza. A casual afternoon bar that suits the Ocean Grove lifestyle — open Thursday through Sunday. The natural complement to a Bellarine wine tour: drink the regional wines in town before heading home. Call (03) 5256 3590.
Also Worth Knowing
Edge Geelong (Eastern Beach Rd) — already in the pub directory as a waterfront bar, Edge runs an extensive cocktail and wine program alongside all-day dining. A different format to the bars above — more restaurant-adjacent — but genuinely strong on cocktails and worth including on a Geelong waterfront session. View Edge Geelong →
Plan Your Evening
CBD Cocktail Night (Fri or Sat)
Dinner at The Arborist (7 days, rooftop Fri–Sun from 3pm) → drinks at the 18th Amendment Bar (600+ spirits) → finish at Non Disclosure Bar (until 1am). All on Little Malop Street, 5-minute walk.
Pakington Street Wine Evening (Tue–Sat)
Drinks and share plates at Meet Me At Mary's (66 Pakington St) → walk to Tulip for a longer dinner with natural wine (111 Pakington St). Both venues are a 10-minute walk apart and open until late on weekdays.
Serious Wine Afternoon (Thu–Sun)
Archive Wine Bar in Belmont (150 wines by the glass, Thu 3–9pm, Fri–Sat 2–11pm, Sun 2–7pm) — arrive with a list of styles you want to explore, work through the by-the-glass list, buy a bottle from the bottle shop to take home.