The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Byrdi
Melbourne, Australia
Next-level cocktail bar in ELLA precinct by Luke Whearty and Aki Nishikura (formerly of Singapore's Operation Dagger). No. 80 World's 50 Best Bars (2020), No. 25 (2024). In-house "aviary" lab with fermentation, distillation, preservation. Seasonal menu: banana mint highballs, wattleseed negronis, chicken-fat-caramel cocktails. Food: prawn toast with pepperberry mayo, Riverine blue cheese, hibachi mushrooms. Cocktails ~AUD $19–30, seasonal tasting menus $150–220 pp.
211 La Trobe Street, GD075, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Awards & Rankings
- Australia 2026
- World's 50 Best Bars 2025 — #91
- Top 500 Bars 2025 — #159
- Tatler Best Bars 2025
- World's 50 Best Bars 2024 — #35
- World's 50 Best Bars 2023 — #61
- World's 50 Best Bars 2021 — #56
- World's 50 Best Bars 2020 — #80