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Gin Palace
Melbourne, Australia · Late-night gin and cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific
Gin Palace is a Russell Place late-night Melbourne bar focused on gin, Martinis and classic cocktails, with a long-running, lounge-like format.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
10 Russell Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- Style
- Late-night gin and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Daily 4pm–3am.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- The venue provides bookings.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner menu's sample list prices the Classic Martini at $29, Vesper at $31 and Sirena at $35.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The venue publishes a cocktail menu.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
38.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 73.4
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 57.8
- Serious press
- 20.6
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
The existing 88/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.
Score context
The cited ClubsAndPubsNearMe customer review praises the cocktails, gin selection, food pairings and chicken sandwich.
Guest sources checked:
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Guest score details
Highlights in the stored read
- cocktails
- gin selection
- food pairings
- chicken sandwich
Source excerpt
“Amazing cocktails, extensive gin list and great pairings. Not to mention I day dream about that chicken sandwich almost daily.”
This is an attributed passage from the cited source, whose author and source type are identified below. It does not establish a representative customer sample.
Source: clubsandpubsnearme.com.au (linked below)
Review & discussion links
- clubsandpubsnearme.com.auClubs and Pubs Near Me — dated customer-review excerpt · Jade Araujo · Review posted May 19, 2026; visit date unknown
The excerpt belongs to Jade Araujo’s May 19, 2026 review on the Gin Palace directory page. Sarah Rebello’s May 6 review is a different account. The original review platform is not identified; this is one surfaced customer excerpt.
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 1,613 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.