Brisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', polish off a pint with a game of pool, pair cocktails with karaoke or mash buttons with a brew in your hand.
Brisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Going for a bev is one of life's simple pleasures, and the best bit is that you don't need much more than some good mates and a great atmosphere. But sometimes, you want to take it to the next level by doing something other than just sitting around and drinking — and that's when Brisbane's best bars with games and activities come in handy.
From giant Jenga and arcade games to ping pong and cheap games of pool, this is where you can combine your quaffing with some quality activities at some of the best games bars in Brisbane.
Image: Lost Souls.
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Pink Flamingo Spiegeland Brisbane
For seven years — until it needs to make way for Brisbane's Olympics preparations — Northshore Hamilton is home to a 400-seat riverside cabaret club.
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Lost Souls Karaoke
Mash buttons next door at Netherworld, then hit up this underworld-themed karaoke bar to belt out a tune over drinks.
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Maniax Brisbane CBD
This second Brisbane site for the axe-throwing chain comes with a Viking-themed bar — and will get you hurling hatchets on Adelaide Street.
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Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq Bowen Hills
After its Toombul venue was closed due to the floods, this circus-themed arcade bar has moved to Bowen Hills.
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Netherworld
Fortitude Valley's retro arcade and board game bar will ensure that you're never bored while sipping a pint.
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Hijinx Hotel Chermside
This OTT challenge-room bar chain launched its first Brisbane location, joining Holey Moley at Chermside.
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Holey Moley Golf Club Chermside
You can now drink cocktails and play putt-putt at Chermside Shopping Centre, with Holey Moley opening its third Brisbane location.
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BrewDog DogTap Brisbane
Open since 2019, the Scottish brewery's first Aussie outpost has arcade games, brunch fare and a bottle shop.
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Nosferatu Bar + Cafe
Nosferatu has opened a dog-friendly gin distillery, bar and cafe in a leafy Bowen Hills warehouse.
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Claw BBQ & Grill Brisbane
If you're after seafood, boozy slushies and watching sport, King Street has just the 1000-person crab shack for it.
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Hijinx Hotel Surfers Paradise
This Gold Coast bar from the Holey Moley team pairs challenges with cocktails — and plenty of nostalgia.
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Maniax Gold Coast
The Viking-themed axe-throwing chain has opened its second Queensland venue on the Gold Coast.
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Holey Moley Golf Club Wintergarden
Head to the Wintergarden to get tap, tap, tapping around nine themed holes — while drinking cocktails.
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The Wickham
This Valley favourite is welcoming Brisbanites back in after a $3.1-million makeover.
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The Junk Bar
Having opened in mid-2010, The Junk Bar in Ashgrove is a little suburban oasis where patrons can enjoy exotic beverages in a darkly lit and ambient corner bar.
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Holey Moley Golf Club
Putt off a turntable, in a bathroom, through a gym, around creepy, creepy clowns, down a tenpin bowling lane and past the Nine Iron Throne.
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The Scratch
The small bar is a cosy, chilled, shabby-chic addition to Milton's wining 'n' dining Park Road precinct.
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Bloodhound Corner Bar and Kitchen
From the crew behind West End's Burrow comes The Valley's beer heaven.