Best Bars in Geelong: Craft Beer, Cocktails, Wine Bars and the Little Malop Street Bar Scene

Geelong's bar scene has grown strongly alongside the city's urban renewal, with the Little Malop Street and Moorabool Street bar and restaurant precinct, the Pakington Street, Geelong West neighbourhood bar culture, and the Geelong waterfront bar development providing a quality bar scene that Geelong's growing population of Melbourne commuters and young professionals supports enthusiastically. The city's craft brewing scene (Sailor Jerry, the Geelong Brewing Company, and the Good Land Brewing Company) provides a strong local brewing culture.

Geelong Brewing Company (Multiple Geelong locations) — the Geelong Brewing Company is the city's most celebrated craft brewery and bar, with the Geelong-brewed range of ales, lagers, and seasonal specials providing the finest local craft beer experience in the region. The Geelong Brewing taproom provides direct access to the brewery's current range and seasonal releases.

Little Malop Street bar and restaurant precinct — the Little Malop Street bar corridor is Geelong's most active and quality-focused bar precinct, with the cocktail bars, wine bars, and craft beer venues concentrated in the heritage pedestrian street creating a bar-hopping circuit of exceptional character for a regional city. The weekly evening energy of Little Malop Street during the Geelong arts festival season is among the finest regional city bar experiences in Victoria.

Barwon Club Hotel (59 Moorabool Street Geelong CBD) — the Barwon Club is Geelong's finest heritage hotel bar, with the Victorian-era architecture, the excellent local craft beer selection, and the CBD location providing a traditional pub bar experience of outstanding character. The Barwon Club's heritage bar counter and the quality of the beer selection make it the reference point for Geelong heritage pub culture.

Pakington Street neighbourhood bars — the Pakington Street, Geelong West bar and café strip provides the inner west's finest neighbourhood bar culture, with quality small bars and wine venues serving the Geelong West and Newtown residential community with a more relaxed and locally focused bar experience than the CBD precinct.

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