Post prohibition glamour one level above the Paris end of Collins Street, from the team behind Eau de Vie, with 50 plus Champagnes and table service for 240.
Published Nov 29, 2025 Last reviewed May 22, 2026 · How we pick bars Location Level 1, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne Entry via Benson Walk, near Parliament station Price $$$ Cocktails in the mid 20s AUD Hours Daily Afternoon – late Booking Recommended, walk ins possible Format Table service, five rooms Balconies Three, over Collins Street Drinks Specialty Signature cocktails and martinis 50 plus Champagne houses, caviar and oysters Cocktail Bar Melbourne CBD Champagne Art Deco 4.4 None aggregate across Google and Broadsheet reader reviews Visit Nick & Nora's Reserve a table Ask the editors Listings are editorial. Tell us if hours or details have changed and our editors will verify and update.
Nick & Nora's occupies Level 1 of 80 Collins Street at the Paris end of the CBD, with the entrance tucked into Benson Walk, the arcade linking Collins to Little Collins. The Speakeasy Group built it, the same operators behind Eau de Vie and Boilermaker House.
The name honors Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man, and the room plays the part. Studio Y designed the art deco interior with geometric carpets, gold and bronze glints and soft velvet drapes, and Concrete Playground called the result the CBD's most opulent cocktail and Champagne bar.
The scale surprises people, table service runs across five rooms and three balconies seating 240. Broadsheet points drinkers to the signature list, which carries the group's theatrical flair, alongside a back bar of serious whiskies and cognacs.
The Champagne list passes 50 houses, and the kitchen keeps to canapes, local oysters, caviar and charcuterie. The crowd mixes Collins Street after work suits with anniversary bookings dressed for the room.
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Weeknights from opening are the calm window, when balcony tables sit free and the floor team has time to walk the Champagne list.