Top pick
Anglers Arms Hotel
4.7 from 2,078 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Thursday 10 am–3:30 am
50 Queen St, Southport QLD 4215
Best bars and pubs in Southport
As of November 2026, 14 bars and pubs in Southport have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are Anglers Arms Hotel (4.7 from 2,078 Google reviews, Thursday 10 am–3:30 am), VINNIES DIVE BAR (4.7 from 263 Google reviews) and Walk-ins Welcome (4.9 from 19 Google reviews, Thursday 3–10 pm).
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Pubs
Pubs, gastropubs, brewpubs and sports bars.
Cocktail and wine bars
Cocktail bars and wine bars.
Top pick
Carafe Wine
4.7 from 70 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
Thursday 4–10 pm
49 Johnston St, Southport QLD 4215
Bars
Bars that are not pubs or cocktail and wine bars.
Top pick
VINNIES DIVE BAR
4.7 from 263 Google reviews
Highest weighted Google rating in this group.
44A Nerang St, Southport QLD 4215
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What are the best bars and pubs in Southport?
As of November 2026, 14 bars and pubs in Southport have a Google rating of 4.0 or higher from at least 5 reviews. The top three by weighted Google rating are Anglers Arms Hotel (4.7 from 2,078 Google reviews, Thursday 10 am–3:30 am), VINNIES DIVE BAR (4.7 from 263 Google reviews) and Walk-ins Welcome (4.9 from 19 Google reviews, Thursday 3–10 pm).
How many bars and pubs are on this list?
14 bars and pubs in Southport.
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.