Melbourne Bars & Laneways Walking Tour
Discover the untold story of Melbourne’s boozy past
Hear about the winery that tried to pay Olympic athletes in bottles, the secrets of the former red light district and how a love-hate relationship with booze has shaped the city of Melbourne over centuries.
After months of research, we combined Melbourne’s best laneway bars with her most interesting (and alcohol-related) stories to create Hidden Bars & Laneway Legends: a guided walking tour through the Melbourne CBD, combining historical storytelling, hidden laneways and bar visits.
Join more than 2,700 people who have done this tour since 2017!
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Learn Melbourne's Boozy Past
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3 Hidden Bar Visits
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100% Money Back Guarantee
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2.5-3 Hours
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12 or less
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Tues-Thurs-Sat
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Tour Inclusions
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Your Expert Host
Let one of our expert hidden bar and history guides show you a different side to Melbourne.
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3 Hidden Bars Visits
Visit three brilliant and very different hidden bars you never would have found yourself!
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Melbourne's Drinking History
Learn about Melbourne’s famous barmaids, the queen of sleaze and the booziest happy hour of all time!
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Ticket Options
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Best Price
$74.99 – Simply order your drinks at the bar and pay your own way.
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Best Value
$134.99 – Receive a beer, wine or basic spirit at each bar ( i.e. 3 drinks per person, per tour).
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Ultimate Experience
$175.99 – Order bespoke and specialty cocktails from each bar, you’re in charge tonight! ( i.e. 3 drinks per person, per tour).
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Ultimate Experience Ticket Bonuses
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Get Expert Tips
After you book, contact our expert team for any food, entertainment or other Melbourne recommendations.
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DHT Bars Map
Get access to our exclusive bar map of Melbourne, with all of our favourite hidden spots just for you to explore.
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Our Partners
More than $140 worth of value included from Alcotraz, Naked Wines, The Whisky Club, Grip6 and Clementine’s.
What happens after I book?
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Instant
Email confirmation of your booking with key details including meeting point.
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Two Days Prior
We’ll send you several pre-tour reminders with any important updates.
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Day of Tour
Receive a same day text with Google Map directions to the starting point, your guide’s name and phone number.
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Perfect whiskey and gin experience Wow what a fantastic way to explore some beautiful Melbourne bars and taste delicious whiskeys and gins. Brigitte entertained us and informed us of the history at the same time - her knowledge and passion for the subject was amazing. Would definitely recommend the tour.
Special mention to our "nemesis" tour guide Jay who ran the laneway tour at the same time - that's the next tour on the list.read moreread less
Janine C18/06/26 - Hidden gems we never knew existed - Right in our own home city!!! Brigitte was an absolute gem of a guide—knowledgeable, passionate, and clearly loves what she does. As people who consider ourselves pretty familiar with the city, we were genuinely surprised by how many hidden gems we discovered right in our own backyard. Melbourne CBD has so many secret spots we never knew existed. A brilliant way to see the city with fresh eyes—highly recommend for visitors and locals alike! We now have a new appreciation for Gin and Whiskey!read moreread less Navigate2665141404115/06/26
- A great afternoon A wonderful evening (even in the rain). 3 fantastic bars that I would never of found. A great group of people. Our guide Jay was brilliant. Great knowledge, well delivered with heaps of weird and wonderful funny stories, he really made the tour the best.read moreread less Sightsee62326314/06/26
- Great afternoon Great afternoon, Jay was a fantastic hostread moreread less 711gbt14/06/26
- Gin and Whiskey tours...DO IT!! We had a wonderful afternoon with Brigette tge Venetian Voyager she was outstanding, thoughly enjoyed the afternoon with excellent company and great Gins and Whiskeys Brigette definitely knew the best places to go. Would definitely highly recommend for those interested in Gin and Whiskey and a little history along the way. May even look at one of the other tours in the future..great dayread moreread less StephenM52313/06/26
- Fantastic Tom was great very personable, learnt a lot about the city I’ve grown up in!! Highly recommendedread moreread less David P10/06/26
- Lots of Fun We had a blast on the tour. Tess was very informative and the bars were very cool.
Would Highly recommend this tour to anyone.read moreread less Matthew H09/06/26 - Highly recommend Laneway Legends Tour Laneway Legends tour is a must if you’re visiting Melbourne! It was the perfect experience with our tour guide Maria, who was enthusiastic, informative and very lovely on a winter afternoon. A great way to end the tour at the Little Lon Distilling Co. with a tall glass of mulled gin.read moreread less mayio201806/06/26
- Tourist in my own city thanks to Maria! Thank you so much Maria for the most incredible tour! I’m a Melbourne local who went on this tour to explore my own city and have a fun night out, which is exactly what I got. Maria is a natural story teller who had us all captivated and entertained for the entire tour! I learnt so many great facts about the history of Melbourne that I had never heard, despite living here for years. All the bars were fantastic, delicious drinks and great conversation. Maria was awesome to chat to and the whole group were so much fun! Was so great to meet Marco, Brenton, Lydia, Jodie, Tom and others (who I’ve unfortunately forgotten the names of!). I recommend this tour and Maria both so highly, to both tourists and Melbourne locals alike.read moreread less lozh202305/06/26
- Top class bar crawl! Michael was a cool guide and a lot of fun plenty of stories and historical anecdotes. We enjoyed three top bars, and a couple of them would never have been found! Recommendread moreread less
Holly L11/12/23
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Final Details...
Frequently Asked Questions
Which bars will I get to visit?
From laneway bars to rooftops and hidden speakeasies, every tour is slightly different. We work with more than 20 different bars, and we like to rotate through the bars we visit so no one tour is the same!
Are drinks included?
Depends on the ticket price – we have options for both.
Do you do private versions of this tour?
For sure! You’ll find all the information you need to book a private tour on our private tours page. Our tours are great for birthday parties, corporate events, or just getting together with friends for a fun night out.
Are tours wheelchair accessible?
Yes, with a but. We’ll need you to contact us before you book so we can make sure the bars we select for your tour date are wheelchair friendly
How much walking is involved?
This tour is our longest at about 2km of walking in total.
How long does a tour last?
This tours last for about three hours, all up, although they can go for up to four hours if we have delays or if everyone is just having a really swell time!
That includes about 1.5 hours of walking (no more than 10mins without stopping) and 1.5 hours of socialising/bar visits.
During that time you’ll visit three of the city’s best bars, with 30-40 minutes at each bar to try some delicious drinks and soak up the atmosphere.
Of course, we finish our tour at the final bar, so you’re welcome to stick around there for as long as you want!
Does the tour include food?
How long do we stay at each bar?
We stay at bars 1 and 2 for about 30mins – enough for one drink. We appreciate that feels like a small amount of time, but if we stayed any long the tour would be too long, and we wouldn’t get to see everything! We finish the tour at our final bar, so you are free to stay on after the tour has finished.
Looking for more options?
See our guide to the best Melbourne walking tours.