Nightlife in Burwood (2026)
Burwood is a solid drinking suburb where you can piece together a proper night without leaving the postcode. 20 bars and pubs mapped and verified. 20 have Google ratings, averaging 4.6/5.
Top Rated Bars in Burwood
| Rank | Venue | Google Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Sheep Hawthorn | ★ 5/5 | 206 |
| 2 | Lieu Privé | ★ 5/5 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne Mobile Bars: Cocktail Catering | ★ 5/5 | 29 |
| 4 | Huzzah | ★ 4.9/5 | 118 |
| 5 | Bar Nearby | ★ 4.9/5 | 86 |
| 6 | Rosa’s at Bar None | ★ 4.9/5 | 38 |
| 7 | La Perla Bar and Restaurant | ★ 4.8/5 | 153 |
| 8 | Robbie’s Wine Bar | ★ 4.8/5 | 130 |
Your Night Out in Burwood
Early Evening (5pm–8pm)
The after-work crowd. These venues are best when the sun is still up and you can get a seat without elbowing through a crowd:
- The Black Sheep Hawthorn — 546 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia (★ 5)
- Lieu Privé — 602 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East VIC 3123, Australia (★ 5)
- Melbourne Mobile Bars: Cocktail Catering — 57 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia (★ 5)
Prime Time (8pm–12am)
The main event. Burwood has enough room if you know where to look.
All Bars and Pubs in Burwood
#1 The Black Sheep Hawthorn — 546 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
the food | ★ 5/5 (206 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: The Black Sheep Hawthorn is what happens when a kitchen stops trying to impress and starts trying to be good. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. The menu changes. The quality does not.
206 people have reviewed The Black Sheep Hawthorn on Google. The average sits at 5. Earned, not gamed.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: The Black Sheep Hawthorn | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 Lieu Privé — 602 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East VIC 3123, Australia
the food | ★ 5/5 (40 reviews)
What makes it great: What Lieu Privé does well, it does better than anywhere else in Burwood. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Lieu Privé does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
40 Google reviews and a 5 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Website: Lieu Privé | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 Melbourne Mobile Bars: Cocktail Catering — 57 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
the food | ★ 5/5 (29 reviews)
What makes it great: Melbourne Mobile Bars: Cocktail Catering does not advertise. It does not need to. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
The 5/5 Google rating (29 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Melbourne Mobile Bars: Cocktail Catering | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 Huzzah — 4 Paran Pl, Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (118 reviews)
What makes it great: Huzzah opened quietly and got loud fast. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
118 Google reviews and a 4.9 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Website: Huzzah | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 Bar Nearby — 1115-1117 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill VIC 3128, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (86 reviews)
What makes it great: Bar Nearby has been doing this since before Burwood got its reputation. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
A 4.9 rating from 86 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Website: Bar Nearby | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Rosa’s at Bar None — Floor 2/72 Auburn Parade, Hawthorn East VIC 3124, Australia
the food | ★ 4.9/5 (38 reviews)
What makes it great: Every suburb has one restaurant that defines it. In Burwood, the argument starts with Rosa’s at Bar None. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. Not the flashiest option in Burwood. Possibly the best.
The 4.9/5 Google rating (38 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Rosa’s at Bar None | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 La Perla Bar and Restaurant — 625 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (153 reviews)
What makes it great: There are flashier places on Camberwell Rd. There is nothing more reliable than La Perla Bar and Restaurant. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Rated 4.8 by 153 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: La Perla Bar and Restaurant | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Robbie’s Wine Bar — 659 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East VIC 3123, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (130 reviews)
What makes it great: Robbie’s Wine Bar is the place Burwood locals take visitors when they want to show off the neighbourhood. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
A 4.8 rating from 130 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Website: Robbie’s Wine Bar | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton — 190/192 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (154 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton has been doing this since before Burwood got its reputation. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Add it to your rotation. You will not regret it.
A 4.7 rating from 154 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Oydis Bar & Dine | Ashburton | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 Two Hands Rooftop Bar & Beer Garden Eatery — 311A Victoria St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (1,305 reviews)
What makes it great: There is a reason Two Hands Rooftop Bar & Beer Garden Eatery has outlasted every trend on 311A Victoria St. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. The test of a restaurant is whether you think about it the next day. Two Hands Rooftop Bar & Beer Garden Eatery passes.
Rated 4.6 by 1,305 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Two Hands Rooftop Bar & Beer Garden Eatery | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#11 Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) — 29 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (214 reviews)
What makes it great: If Burwood had a signature restaurant, Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) would be on the shortlist. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
A 4.6 rating from 214 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Website: Aladdin’s Lounge ( Restaurant, Bar & SHISHA Lounge ) | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Two Doors Brewing — 257 High St, Ashburton VIC 3147, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (127 reviews)
What makes it great: Two Doors Brewing treats the food like it matters. Because it does. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. The menu changes. The quality does not.
127 people have reviewed Two Doors Brewing on Google. The average sits at 4.6. Earned, not gamed.
Website: Two Doors Brewing | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 East of Everything — 3/72 Auburn Parade, Hawthorn East VIC 3124, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (249 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Trendy hangout with whitewashed walls and barstools, for craft beer, cocktails and soul food snacks. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Rated 4.5 by 249 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: East of Everything | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#14 Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 — F3/172 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (1,515 reviews)
What makes it great: There are flashier places on F3/172 Burwood Hwy. There is nothing more reliable than Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Burwood, you can still walk in.
Rated 4.4 by 1,515 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Discovery Fusion BBQ Buffet 炭所 | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#15 Prohibition Food and Wine — 1395 Toorak Rd, Camberwell VIC 3124, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (693 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Ask anyone on Toorak Rd where to eat and Prohibition Food and Wine comes up before you finish the question. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
A 4.4 rating from 693 reviews does not happen by accident in Burwood.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Prohibition Food and Wine | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#16 The Kilburn — 348 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (415 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: What The Kilburn does well, it does better than anywhere else in Burwood. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
415 Google reviews and a 4.4 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: The Kilburn | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#17 Nevermind Bar — 336 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
the food | ★ 4.2/5 (744 reviews) | $
What makes it great: Dark, cozy hangout with exposed brick & a rooftop space for cocktails beer & BBQ sandwiches. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
744 Google reviews and a 4.2 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Prices here are honest — you eat well and the bill does not punish you for it.
Website: Nevermind Bar | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#18 Rombe Rooftop — 70, T38/39 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia
the food | ★ 4.1/5 (238 reviews)
What makes it great: The first thing you notice at Rombe Rooftop is the size of the plates coming out of the kitchen. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. Not the flashiest option in Burwood. Possibly the best.
The 4.1/5 Google rating (238 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Rombe Rooftop | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
More Venues in Burwood
| Venue | Address | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| HER | 270 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | ★ 4 |
| New Northcote Brewhouse | T9/70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East VIC 3151, Australia | ★ 4 |
Nightlife Tips for Burwood
- Thursday is the new Friday — Burwood bars are busy but not rammed on Thursday nights. Better service, easier parking
- Cash is dead — almost every bar in Melbourne takes card. Some are card-only
- Last drinks — bars will call last drinks 30 minutes before closing. Do not be the person arguing with the bouncer
- Eat first — Burwood has 26 restaurants. Line your stomach before you start drinking
- Rideshare pickup — set your pickup point before your last drink. Surge pricing hits hardest between 1am and 2am
- Pub crawl route — start furthest from home and work your way back. Geography is your friend after midnight
Getting Home from Burwood
- Rideshare: Uber and DiDi operate across Melbourne. Budget $15–$40 depending on distance
- Night Bus: Check PTV for NightRider services
- Train: Last trains typically depart between 11:30pm–12:30am (check PTV)
- Tram: Some routes run until 1am on weekends
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- Burwood Transport Guide
Last updated: March 2026. This guide is refreshed when OpenStreetMap data changes — new openings, closures and corrections are reflected automatically. Found something wrong? Let us know.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap Contributors — openstreetmap.org — accessed March 2026
- ABS Census 2021 — abs.gov.au/census
- REIV Quarterly Median Prices — reiv.com.au
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