Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends Of Melbourne
Overview
Explore Melbourne’s famous laneways, home to some of our most interesting places. This is the side of Melbourne most tourists (and even some locals!) never see.
Learn about Melbourne’s love affair with drinking, the persecution of barmaids, our booziest Police Commissioner, secret men’s clubs and much more.
Discover three amazing laneway bars. Photos of your tour can also be provided at no extra charge.
Inclusions
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Professional guide
- Map of Melbourne's best bars (free upon request)
- Photos of your tour (free upon request)
What to expect
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Stop At: Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne's famous (and some say ugliest) town square, built in 2002. This is where we begin our journey with a background to the role alcohol played in Melbourne's foundation.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oliver Lane, Oliver Ln, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Our first laneway for the tour, here we talk about the history of Melbourne's Laneways and start to peel back some of the city's best eateries.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: ACDC Lane, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
One of Melbourne's most famous laneways, get ready for an explosion of street art.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Duckboard Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
More street art to see, plus the history of Melbourne's street art scene - plus a run down of some fantastic eating and drinking locations.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ridgway Place, Ridgway Pl, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Home to one of Australia's oldest men's social clubs, and the consulate of one of the world's smallest countries, here we talk about Melbourne' booziest police commissioner and the strange persecution of barmaids.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Meyers Place, Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
The spiritual home of Melbourne's laneway bar culture. Let's talk about the rise of Melbourne's bar scene starting with an important rule change in the 1980s. Also home to some of the City's best hidden bars.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Parliament House, Spring St, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia
Victoria was founded on gold rush, and our emergence as a state is closely linked to those early findings.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Chinatown Melbourne, Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
The world's second oldest China Town and home to some of the City's best bars.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Little Bourke Street, Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
The City's old red light district certainly hides more than its fair share of secrets, and amazing bars!
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Service animals allowed
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
- Dress code is casual!
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- While the tour route is flat, some of our bars may require steps (we choose different bars for each tour, and while some are at ground level, others require steps to acces)
- Tour Hosts to carry and use hand sanitiser before each tour and after each bar visit. Tour Hosts to be symptom free while running each tour and/or have tested negative to COVID-19 Tour Hosts to carry and wear masks as required by current Victorian State Government health guidelines.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Good for locals and visitors. We visited three hidden bars, which no one on the tour had previously been to. Interesting anecdotes about Melbourne’s history.
Good for locals and visitors. We visited three hidden bars, which no one on the tour had previously been to. Interesting anecdotes about Melbourne’s history.Excellent night out walking around Melbourne. We learnt a lot about the history of Melbourne and got to go to some nice bars with great cocktails. Lenny was an excellent guide , making everyone feel comfortable and he was very knowledgeable.
Excellent night out walking around Melbourne. We learnt a lot about the history of Melbourne and got to go to some nice bars with great cocktails. Lenny was an excellent guide , making everyone feel comfortable and he was very knowledgeable.Lenny had a lot of stories to tell, we enjoyed the selection of bars. We think three bars is a good number for the evening.
Lenny had a lot of stories to tell, we enjoyed the selection of bars. We think three bars is a good number for the evening.It was an excellent experience. Our guide, Lenny, was absolutely fantastic. Got to see some awesome sights and bars that I wouldn't have found without a local. Highly recommend.
It was an excellent experience. Our guide, Lenny, was absolutely fantastic. Got to see some awesome sights and bars that I wouldn't have found without a local. Highly recommend.Great way to spend a balmy summer evening walking around some of Melbourne's laneways and learning of its history from a slightly different perspective from our very knowledgeable guide Lenny. Went to 3 quite different bars that we have never been to before and sampled some of heir signature drin...
Great way to spend a balmy summer evening walking around some of Melbourne's laneways and learning of its history from a slightly different perspective from our very knowledgeable guide Lenny. Went to 3 quite different bars that we have never been to before and sampled some of heir signature drinks while we got to know the rest of our group. Would recommend.My husband and I loved the tour Alda was our guide and we learnt alot about the history of Melbourne and its boozy past we visited 3 bars that we had never been to before in an area that we do not visit often when we visit Melbourne around the Parliament area we also met some really nice people a...
My husband and I loved the tour Alda was our guide and we learnt alot about the history of Melbourne and its boozy past we visited 3 bars that we had never been to before in an area that we do not visit often when we visit Melbourne around the Parliament area we also met some really nice people and enjoyed cocktails at the last bar after the tour had finished