Chapel Street Precinct is excited to announce the finalists in the Bar Category for the Chapel Champion Awards 2022. Cast your votes below by 12 noon Monday 16 May (you can only vote once per category, per single email address, so make those votes count).
Winners will be announced week commencing 23 May 2022.
Three Monkeys is a hidden gem in the vibrant heart of Chapel Street. During the week it’s a cosy bar where you can enjoy a quiet drink and conversation with your buddies, whilst the weekend party nights showcase some of Melbourne’s best DJs pumping out the latest tracks and a dance floor that doesn’t stop.
This small bar along Chapel Street is like a little oasis on a Saturday afternoon, a spot for a drink and some respite from the shopping crowds. Later into the night enjoy Hip Hop and R&B remixes in a cool decor, and a great atmosphere.
Naughty Nancy’s is a vibrant bar dedicated to dining with a mix of international cuisines, cocktails and live music. The venue has two floors, with different moods to suit everyone. This inspiring Urban Cocktail Bar offers all that is cosmopolitan Melbourne. A go-to hot spot all year round. See live Music every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Revellers Bar is all about making sure you have the time of your life, every weekend. They may be small but the party is massive. DJ’s play an eclectic mix of new and old school: Pop!, Rock, Dance, Disco, RnB, HipHop, Funk and Soul.
After dinner at Hawker Hall, stroll down to Borsch, Vodka & Tears for a nightcap. With over 100 vodkas, there’s something for everyone! Founded by a trio of Polish expats, it’s only right that they offer an assortment of Polish cuisine.
Artful, raucous watering hole offering booth packages and private rooms with cocktails and bar bites. Elegantly awkward. So wrong, it’s right.
Nestled down a cobblestone laneway (behind Tokyo Tina) just off Chapel Street, you will find HER. A bar where you can relax in the serenity of your surroundings while you indulge in a cocktail and glaze at the milky way above. Go, if you can find HER.
Your local neighbourhood bar, set in the heart of Windsor, with a focus on rum, Holy Grail has proudly been serving the local community for well over a decade. With a foundation built on music, cocktails and fun. The Grail is a space where you feel like having one before and one after. Whether it be happy hour, knock on’s or knock off’s, if you’re meeting a group of friends, or even a first date, the feeling of home is always apparent within these wooden walls. Holy Grail have set the vibe just right.
Cocktail bar Punk Carla in Windsor has a sleek monochrome design, one-of-a-kind drinks and a delicious Tapas style menu. Designed with the after-work and pre-dinner drinks crowd in mind, the 170 person venue, features a large outdoor seating area opening up onto Windsor communal carpark. The venue owners took their inspiration from a woman they met many years ago on a wild night out during the European summer, “She was classy, edgy, fun, slightly mysterious, and she said her name was ‘Punk Carla’,” they said, “Whether she was telling us the truth, we will never know but it stuck with us.”
Dreamy bar staff, good beers and an incredible Sunday Roast is what you can expect. Plus there’s comedy, movies and trivia nights on the regular. The perfect place for a relaxed tipple with your friends. You’d best check it out ASAP.
Jono’s Piano Bar breates glitz and glamour into the iconic Greville Street in Prahran. On any evening between Thursday and Sunday, you’ll find a spectacular line up of performances lighting up the bar, from drag queens and cabaret performers, to jazz singers and up and coming indie artists. A celebration of jazz and cabaret music, camp fun and great food and drink, Jono’s is the perfect spot to book into for an evening out. “It’s something different every night … We definitely welcome everyone who’s a lover of music.” – Jono Francisco’s.
A wide stretching staircase captures your imagination as you drift in off Chapel Street, warm tones or wood and burnt Orange meeting your gaze as you pass to the top entering a wide New York Loft-Style Expanse littered with exposed beams and arches of stone, a throwback to its heritage and history as a structure. Electric on weekends is a space to unwind, socialise and engage with likeminded individuals whilst enjoying the best music Melbourne and Australia has to offer with an in-house music policy curated through years of experience and understanding.
Yellow Bird is all about great music, an affordable menu and an outdoor area that’s great for people watching on a summer’s night!
A fab bar/bottle-o on the Windsor end of Chapel Street. Named after the bird who, if followed in the desert, will lead you to the nearest watering hole, Galah is championing local produce and low intervention natural wines. Grab a small batch bottle from the shelves, scurry upstairs and take a sip (or ten) in a high-ceiling warehouse setting.
THE LATEST
Next time you’re heading to Chapel Street, why not explore a little further and take a stroll down to Forrest Hill Precinct in Chapel North? A unique hub offering designer fashion, world-class desserts, top shelf coffee, art devoted accommodation and unique health and wellness. It is also home to Australia’s first international integrated lifestyle and retail precinct, Capitol Grand.
Check out who's joined the vibrant corridor that is Chapel Street Precinct Melbourne. Here are just some of the new businesses to explore in this iconic hood.
We’ve got the lowdown on the some of the best bars to check out, and we would know because we #getonthebeers. Here’s some of our favourite bars in Chapel Street Precinct.
Brunch is back on Chaps! Grab a buddy, a pal, or even a BAE and get your brunch on! Check out our list of some of the best places to check out in Chapel Street Precinct.
This petite Prahran street leads you gently from the hustle of Chapel Street, into a warm village of boutique makers, retailers & artists. Not a single soul has ventured to Greville Street without vowing to return again. And again. And again.
Whether you're celebrating a special event, in need of a cheeky hair of the dog or just feel like taking the edge off before lunchtime (it's midday somewhere right?) - there's an array of boozy brunch options for you in Chapel Street Precinct Melbourne.
Before this article had even started we could feel the Melburnian eyes of judgment piercing through their screens. Coffee is quite possibly THE most important part of our lives. Get your Chapel Street Precinct caffeine relief!
So you've swiped right and matched - got through the awkward messaging stage and locked in a first date. Or maybe you've been together for a while and love to keep the fire alive with regular date nights. Below you'll find everything you need to crush a romantic date on Chapel.
