Step back in time at this nostalgic bar and brasserie, which serves its carefully curated cocktail menu well into the early hours. Come for the drinks and stay for the bistro’s seductive menu.

If wine is your date’s preferred drop, the refined bar space at City Wine Shop is bound to please. Add cheese, or selected dishes from the ‘wine food’ menu, and you’re off to a good start.

Take your date on a flavoursome journey through Atticus Finch’s cocktail menu, with a worthy accompaniment of cheese. If your date is still not wowed, question your compatibility.

Spend one night in (local) Japan at sleek Izakaya Den, where appetising small plates await. Get to know your date while sipping sake or plum wine in this contemporary setting.

Warm, inviting, and polished, this refined cocktail bar is made for those seeking relaxed comfort with a well-mixed swill in hand. Soft music makes conversation a breeze, while low lamp lighting sets a romantic tone.

Few bars afford such privacy as an underground venue. Meet your date for candlelit, classic cocktails at Beneath Driver Lane, with a backdrop of live music.

What’s in a name? Take a date to Bar Romantica to sample the venue’s rotating wine offerings and seasonal, pasta-forward menu at this Brunswick East establishment.

Ideal for intimate conversation, this narrow, neighbourhood bar provides a model meeting space for first dates. Craft beers are the order of the day at Bar Josephine’s, where friendly bartenders will help you find your new favourite brew.