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 booze and the woman named the “worst and wickedest in the world”.
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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Tour Photos
Our guide will take some happy snaps which will be shared with you after the tour!
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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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Great tour of places I would have never been with new friends. Maria our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the history of bars and hotels. She was also friendly and extremely helpful. It was interesting tour that took us to places we did t know despite having travelled to Melbourne on many other occasions. Our group stayed and talked well beyond the set tour time and left feeling like friends.read moreread less
Rob J19/04/26 - Great Tour Great tour, Maria was a great guide!read moreread less Labergenser19/04/26
- Fabulous double-date adventure! I really enjoyed the face to face storytelling, walking through the streets of Melbourne learning about the history and discovering Melbourne’s awesome bars!
I also really appreciated the First Nations peoples stories.
Tess was a fantastic, engaging tour guide!!!read moreread less
Kathryn M12/04/26 - Thanks Tess! Tess provides an amazing and interesting experience for us all. Great stories, amazing pubs. 100% recommend this oneread moreread less Bryan W12/04/26
- a fun night out Great evening, thoroughly enjoyed the hidden bars. Maria was an awesome guide and had many tales to share.read moreread less Julie M29/03/26
- Hidden bars creepy tales Had an amazing time. Tour guide was wonderfulread moreread less kim v21/03/26
- Creepy sure, worth it? Absolutely! Tessa was an amazing guide - friendly, knowledgeable and interesting in the people and their stories on the tour.
Small intimate group of people, the stops were perfect - unique, well hidden and interesting. The reservations were made at each stop so no waiting.read moreread less 845jodib13/03/26 - Highly recommended Tour guide Jay was fantastic- knowledgeable and an all round good bloke! Sure got my steps in for the day and stayed hydrated Amazing little bars you’d never find on your own and laneways you’d never walk down!read moreread less jhorner201711/03/26
- 5/5 Great Tour, great stops, Great guide. Jay our tour guide was awesome. Took us through some great spots with some rich history of Melbourne. The bars were great and the stories were so interesting, and spooky.read moreread less Paradise0502936931706/03/26
- 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.