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Union Electric Bar & Rooftop
Melbourne, Australia · Laneway cocktail bar and rooftop · Australia & Pacific
Union Electric is a laneway cocktail bar and rooftop in Melbourne’s Chinatown, mixing cocktails, craft beer, gin and rum with hip-hop and local suppliers.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
13 Heffernan Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- Style
- Laneway cocktail bar and rooftopChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 4pm–1am; Friday–Sunday noon–1am.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-ins are welcome; groups of 10–30 can submit the owner’s group-booking enquiry form.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- The owner describes an evolving drinks menu, but no current itemized menu was exposed.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
25.8 / 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
- 76.1
- 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
- 17.8
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 57.4
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
82/ 100
Score context
Three guest excerpts praise cocktails and the welcome; one describes a group Christmas event and notes rooftop heat. The sample comes from one Google-review mirror with relative dates, so exact review dates and wider service consistency remain uncertain.
Guest score details
What guests like
- Cocktails
- Welcoming service
What to know
- Rooftop heat during a group event
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,143 reviews.
The live Place Details lookup and fresh text search return the same operational Place ID/CID already stored for Union Electric Bar & Rooftop, with bar and cocktail_bar types at 13 Heffernan Lane. The owner site names the bar and rooftop at that exact address and publishes current hours and walk-in/group-booking details.
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.