Top pick
Broadbeach Tavern
4.8 from 7,916 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Thursday 10 am–5 am
Oasis Shopping Centre, Old Burleigh Rd, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Best bars and pubs in Gold Coast
As of November 2026, 110 bars and pubs in Gold Coast have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are BMG Cowboys (4.9 from 1,737 Google reviews, Thursday 12 pm–12 am), Terronia Bar (5.0 from 91 Google reviews) and Burly Bar (4.9 from 229 Google reviews, Thursday 4–10 pm).
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Pubs
Pubs, gastropubs, brewpubs and sports bars.
Cocktail and wine bars
Cocktail bars and wine bars.
Top pick
Terronia Bar
5.0 from 91 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
19/21 Park Ave, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Bars
Bars that are not pubs or cocktail and wine bars.
Top pick
BMG Cowboys
4.9 from 1,737 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Thursday 12 pm–12 am
58 Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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What are the best bars and pubs in Gold Coast?
As of November 2026, 110 bars and pubs in Gold Coast have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are BMG Cowboys (4.9 from 1,737 Google reviews, Thursday 12 pm–12 am), Terronia Bar (5.0 from 91 Google reviews) and Burly Bar (4.9 from 229 Google reviews, Thursday 4–10 pm).
How many bars and pubs are on this list?
110 bars and pubs in Gold Coast. The 30 top-rated are listed.
How was this list made?
A venue counts when Google lists one of "bar", "pub", "cocktail bar", "wine bar", "irish pub", "gastropub", "brewpub", "sports bar" as its main category, with a rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews. The order is a weighted rating that combines each venue's Google rating with its number of reviews.
Ordered by a weighted rating: (v / (v + 30)) × rating + (30 / (v + 30)) × the average rating of the venues that qualify (counting those with at least 10 Google reviews), where v is the venue's number of Google reviews. A venue counts when Google lists one of "bar", "pub", "cocktail bar", "wine bar", "irish pub", "gastropub", "brewpub", "sports bar" as its main category, with a rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews.