Melbourne Walking Tour: Explore Hidden Laneway Bars

Join a local guide on a Melbourne walking tour to explore hidden laneway bars. Discover 4 bars in 3 hours, meet local bartenders, and get access to exclusive drink specials. Come thirsty and get a customised map with recommendations for other bars to visit.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beneath Driver Lane - Exclusive basement bar
    NOTE: Bars listed are indicative of the types of venues visited. The bar itinerary changes daily and the listed bars are intended to give a sense of the style of bars we visit.
  • Whisky Den - Melbourne’s least pretentious whisky bar.
    NOTE: Bars listed are indicative of the types of venues visited….
What's Included
  • Customised map of additional bars to explore
  • Exclusive drink specials
  • Intimate small group tour, limited to 12 people
  • Guidance from a local, English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Join a local guide and discover 4 hidden bars in 3 hours. Get access to drink specials available only for our groups. Meet local bartenders and bar owners and hear about what makes them passionate. Get a special, customised map with recommendations for other bars to visit in Melbourne. Whatever you do, come thirsty!
NOTE: The bar list below is…

Location
Gordon Reserve
Spring Street
Starting Point is Gordon Reserve (74-108 Spring St East Melbourne) Gordon Reserve is the small park opposite the Hotel Windsor. Go to the Windsor Hotel. Cross the street to the park with the fountain. Look for your guide with a blue umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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David_h
Feb 17, 2025
Super - Super tour! Very knowledgeable and easy. Many places to chose from, guide took interests in and conformed tour to what we liked.
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Aerind2025
Feb 15, 2025
Simon knew the best spots in town - Had an amazing time on this bar-hopping tour in Melbourne with Simon! We visited five incredible hidden bars, each with its own unique charm and top-tier drinks. Simon’s knowledge of the city’s history and his storytelling made the experience even more special. He has a great way of bringing the places to life, making you feel like you're uncovering Melbourne’s best-kept secrets. Highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a fun and unforgettable night out!
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Robert
Jan 29, 2025
An afternoon discovering some of Melbournes hidden bar gems with Simon - My wife and I went on the lanes hidden bar tours - it was excellent - Simon was friendly and a font of knowledge - flexible to suggestions Thinking of the foodie tour next!!
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Robynrv7341aj
Jan 28, 2025
4 fabulous hours of hidden bars, drinks, samples of great food, making friends and memories - We were on a girls weekend and what an awesome way to start it with this tour, Hugo was a blast and the hidden pubs excellent. Definitely recommend 🍻🥃
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Rhondamckeever
Jan 25, 2025
Fun and educational drinking tour! - For a first timer in Melbourne, this tour was great if you like to find cool and unique places to have nice drinks and maybe some food too. Simon our guide was very knowledgeable of the places we visited and provided some local history along the way. The small group was perfect too.
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Curious754817
Jan 15, 2025
Great tour & amazing drinks! - Beau was our guide for the Hidden Laneway Bar Tour and was informative & had a great sense of humor. We had a great experience and the quality of drinks was amazing. Should we ever return to Melbourne, we wouldn’t hesitate to do the tour again. Thanks Beau!
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0099mark
Jan 8, 2025
Hugo was a wealth of knowledge...of secret Melbourne bars! - We did the Melbourne 'Hidden Laneway Bars' tour with Hugo. What a great tour! We've been in MElbourne for 25 yrs and had no idea of the amount and variety of bars! Each has its own unique character - just choose one to match the evening! Hugo was also a wealth of information on each, and a particularly good guide, with tips on each, as well as on Melbourne city history. Thx Hugo - you made the tour all he more enjoyable!!
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R8852xvseanc
Dec 3, 2024
Great walking tour with excellent hidden bars - Was struggling to think of something to do with friends coming into town. Decided to book the hidden laneways tour to uncover some new bars that I didnt know about and I was not disappointed. The tour guide was great, very knowledgeable given he was a local. It was a perfect afternoon walking around Melbourne's laneways uncovering some of the best bars I have been (our friends still speak about the bars and they are from NYC... says something about Aussie hospitality). Definitely worth booking, you will have a great afternoon
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Peter_g
Dec 3, 2024
Great bar experience tour. - Great short little experience on this tour. Got to see a little piece of Melbourne and understand how Laneway Bars came into existence. Hugo was a fantastic guide. Very knowledgeable and gave us lots of options for dinner and bars after the tour was over as well.
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Caitlinw927
Nov 28, 2024
Recommended experience from the States - This was a great experience! We got to see some very cool bars, ones we wouldn’t have known about ourselves. The guide was knowledgeable and gave us a map of 15+ of his favorites. We are from the states and learned a lot from the guide and the others in the tour. Highly recommend this experience!
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