Looking for a sexy lap dance in Melbourne?
Head over to the “Intersection of Sleaze” between King St and Lonsdale and you’ll find some of the city’s most popular strip bars. Notable venues include Men’s Gallery, Centrefold’s and Private Eyes, now all under the same management.
Our Melbourne Strip Club Guide below reports on the top adult entertainment venues in town. Topless and fully-nude dancers are guaranteed at these venues. Touching is less predictable. Some girls offer controlled touching ‘above-the-waist’, other dancers have been known to go further… but it’s never a good idea to assume. And it’s definitely a bad idea to grind.
Popular Melbourne Strip Clubs & Topless Bars
It’s not been the finest few years for Melbourne’s nudie bars.
Understatement of the century.
We’ve seen a hugely-damaging pandemic, two popular clubs literally burned to the ground (Kittens Caulfield and Goldfingers), one threatened with demolition over an expiring lease (Kittens Cecil St), and another banned for breaching the Sex Work Act (Sin City). That’s without getting started on the mysterious deaths and tabloid scandals reported elsewhere.
But still… the show goes on.
Planning a bucks night? Need to blow off some steam at a classy topless joint?
Step inside any of these Melbourne venues and you can just about escape the real world, replacing it with pure hedonism and eye-candy for a few sweet hours of bliss.
A cautious note: Always check the dress code requirements of a strip club before visiting as many will have strict door policies; our best advice is, dress to impress.
Centrefold Lounge
22 King Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Phone: 03 9620 5077
https://www.centrefoldlounge.com.au
Centrefold Lounge is Melbourne’s largest, and most grandiose, strip club. Its reputation and prime location make it the busiest topless bar in town. The weekends can get particularly insane with group parties everywhere you look.
The famous King Street establishment has been voted Best Strip Club in Australia at the Eros Awards and it’s not hard to see why. With three levels of entertainment and five bars, plus a stunning mezzanine floor, you’ll have plenty of eye candy to keep you occupied.
This is the only topless bar in the country to run full-length feature shows every day of the week. It has a reputation for attracting Melbourne’s hottest showgirls, rivalled only by Men’s Gallery (which has the same ownership).
Revellers can enjoy themed nights most weeks: wet shirt competitions, lingerie nights, couple’s night and more, including:
- Acrobatics
- Contortion
- Laser shows
- Private dances
A great venue for hen and buck nights, they offer a range of group packages as well as a loyalty programme to reward regular visitors. The drinks are strong and the dancers keep the party going long into the night.
- Open every night
- Sunday to Thursday: 8:00pm to 5:00am
- Friday and Saturday: 7:00pm to 8:00am
The Men’s Gallery
601 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Phone: 03 9670 0331
https://www.mensgallery.com.au
When a venue states that it is the ‘home of the world’s best showgirls’, you might think them a little arrogant but the Men’s Gallery does in fact host the annual Showgirl World Championships! It’s also a winner of the Best Gentlemen’s Club in Australia via the Australian Adult Industry Awards.
MG has the same ownership as Centrefold’s, and together these two clubs dominate the high-end Melbourne strip club market. Many of their dancers have experience of working in both.
Just like Centrefold’s, you can expect big bombastic stage shows with multiple dancers going all-out to woo the crowds. The venue is a bit more old-fashioned, and the shows lean more towards choreographed fantasy cabaret. It’s big, but not too sprawling, and it doesn’t get as busy as CF.
Men’s Gallery is alleged to have over 200 dancers on their books. Some of them allow touching in the private rooms, but it’s going to depend on the girl (and her mood!).
The club is open as follows:
- Open daily, 6:00pm to 5:00am
- Closes at 8:00am on the weekend
Dreams Gentlemen’s Club
1 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Phone: 03 9614 3110
https://www.dreamsclub.com.au
Dreams is a different kind of experience compared to Centrefold or Men’s Gallery. It’s much more rough and ready, and has received some unwelcome attention over the years (we won’t get in to that here, but it’s pretty well documented in the tabloids).
Less of a party vibe, more of a perv-in-the-corner destination for a bloody good gawp. The girls certainly know how to work it and there’s an intimate vibe throughout the club. You won’t find elaborate stage shows here, just a steady stream of racy dancing (fully nude) to keep you in the mood.
It is a favourite venue for corporate events, launch parties and group functions offering a great selection of package deals in its VIP areas.
If you want to grab a lap dance, the advertised rate is $20 for 1 song (topless only), $50 for 2 songs, $250 for 30 minutes, or $500 for a full-hour. “Controlled touching” is allowed by most of their girls, but it doesn’t come cheap.
- Open Wednesday to Saturday, 8:00pm to 3:00am
- Closes at 5:00am on Friday and Saturday
Kittens
68 Cecil Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3006
Phone: 03 9696 9666
https://kittens.com.au
The Kittens Strip Club has had a tumultuous ride over the last few years. There were originally two Kittens clubs, but the other venue on Glenhuntly Road in Caulfield South was firebombed after a gang-war spilled in to utter chaos.
The Cecil Street venue remains open, but its future is still in doubt with the owners frantically trying to renegotiate an expiring building lease. The club faces the very real threat of being demolished and turned into high rise apartments. This would be a big shame for a venue that has gotten its act together over the last few years.
Clientele has been getting younger with many of the “old patrons” heading elsewhere. Kittens holds regular themed events and has some really friendly dancers. Touching is allowed here (above the waist only). We’d suggest respecting those limits, too — the security is known to not fuck around with hitting the eject button.
Not the largest or the most glamorous of venues, the Kittens Club is intimate and traditional. The atmosphere is saucy with a gritty realism that can sometimes get lost at larger, more modern clubs.
Fingers crossed for their lease renewal!
- Open daily, 7:00pm to 3:00am
Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club
676 Sydney Road Brunswick, Melbourne 3056
Phone: 0437 975 991
https://maxines.com.au
A club that combines dining with erotic dancing, this restaurant and bar in Brunswick is a popular place for a spot of grub as well as a night out. The venue has had many names over the years, including Crystal Ts, The Hustler Club and now Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club.
It is owned by Maxine Fendom, owner and founder of the Australian Adult Industry Awards.
Her club made the headlines for permanently banning Senator Lidia Thorpe after an outburst outside the club in 2023 — quite funny if you’ve seen the video.
Popular for bucks and hen dos, Maxine’s can offer packages which include Burlesque lessons, male strippers and shows such as Lesbian Lust and Empress of Erotica. It’s known for being one of the more female-friendly clubs around town. Private parties are a big hit here.
Free entry is available Wednesday to Sunday before 8:00pm, otherwise it is $15.
- Open Wednesday to Sunday, 7:00pm to 3:00am.
Private Eyes
14 King Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Phone: 03 9629 2300
https://www.privateeyesclub.com.au
Private Eyes has replaced Spearmint Rhino on King Street. The club was recently bought out by the same company behind Men’s Gallery and Centrefold’s, a group now threatening to form a complete dominance over the inner city’s strip club scene.
It’s still early days for the relaunch. The staff and dancers seem excited about the possibilities, unsurprising given the success the other two venues have enjoyed in recent years.
Private Eyes is known for its special $1 Private Eyes tipping dollars. These are reserved for the main showroom. A new adult entertainer graces the stage every seven minutes and performs an exotic topless show. With enough tipping dollars thrown her way, she’ll get completely naked… before the show rolls on with the next performer. Fast, furious, sexy and fun.
- Open Wednesday to Sunday, 8:00pm until ‘Late’
Showgirls Bar 20
195 King St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 8678 2020
https://www.bar20.com.au
Showgirls Bar 20 is another nudie bar located in the heart of King Street. This intimate little den has been showcasing some of the best adult entertainment in Melbourne since 1993.
At first glance, it looks like a modern nightclub on entry — albeit one with a smart stage graced by half naked Melbourne beauties. Downstairs is where the real lap dancing action takes place in a private lounge area. We’ve heard reports of plenty of touchy-feely good times. There are also private rooms available, including three luxurious VIP Champagne Rooms (if you really want to splash the cash).
As you’d expect in the CBD, those lap dances aren’t given away for free. Their current pricing schedule is $60 for 2 songs, $100 for 3 songs, $170 for 20 minutes, $240 for 30 minutes, or $450 for 1 hour.
Oh, and there’s a popcorn machine offering unlimited fresh popcorn throughout the night. 🍿
- Open Wednesday to Sunday, 8pm to ‘Late’
Goldfingers (RIP, Now Closed)
584 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Situated inside the famous Kilkenny Hotel on the corner of King and Lonsdale Streets (AKA, “the Intersection of Sleaze”), Goldfingers was ranked the no. 6 table top dancing venue in the world by an AskMen.com survey.
Unfortunately the CBD nudie bar suffered a catastrophic fire in 2022 in which the entire heritage-listed building was gutted. The blaze was initially treated as suspicious, but a subsequent investigation revealed that it had been started by a small bin fire.
Goldfingers is now permanently closed and the land is set to be turned in to a temporary park by the council. It’s believed the real-estate will eventually be turned into a skyscraper of some sort. Whatever they put here, we can’t imagine it will contain much topless dancing.
RIP Goldies.
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