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Best Winter Bars on the Gold Coast

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Updated: Nov 09, 2024

Bars with fireplaces, cosy pubs, old-world whiskey bars, rooftop igloos and sun-soaked distilleries - here are the best winter watering holes to wet your whistle at this chilly season. 

Coomera Lodge Hotel Igloos
Coomera Lodge Igloos
Coomera Lodge Hotel's open-air beer garden has transformed into a Winter Wonderland for the chilly season, boasting four cosy igloos perched along the river available to book
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Fox & Hounds Country Inn
front-of-hotel Fox & Hounds Country Inn
Fox & Hounds Country Inn is a traditional English pub, serving authentic British ales, food and some serious history
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Cambus Wallace
Cambus Wallace Mermaid Beach
The boat-themed Cambus Wallace specialises in refined small plates, classic cocktails and fine aged spirits
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Fig & Frankie's
Fig & Frankie's Broadbeach
Fig & Frankie's is a laneway tapas bar, dishing up coastal-inspired bites and curious cocktails in the heart of Broadbeach
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Suga
Suga Palm Beach
Tucked away behind an unimposing upcycled wooden door, is the coast’s coolest “secret” plantation-style rum bar
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Cauldron Distillery
Picnic tables on the grass outside Cauldron Distillery Tamborine Mountain
Cauldron Distillery is a stunning, sun-soaked distillery located in the lush hinterland surrounds of Tamborine Mountain
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Roosevelt Lounge
Roosevelt Lounge Broadbeach
A 1920s American-inspired bar for the mature, well-heeled crowd
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Happy Endings Bar
Happy Endings Bar Broadbeach
Happy Endings is a funky Japanese-inspired hidden bar located in the heart of Broadbeach
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WinterSun Cali Beach Club
Cali Beach Club has transformed into a Swiss Alps-inspired winter wonderland this chilly season, for WinterSun
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