Bars & Nightclubs

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The following Brisbane bars & nightclubs accept American Express cards. Any surcharges and/or minimum purchase amounts are indicated next to the merchant where available.

CBD, South Bank & West End

• Bacchus – Rydges South Bank (AX: 3.5%, no minimum, CC bar tabs ok)
• CBD Cafe/Bar – Rydges South Bank (as above)
• Conrad Treasury Casino (3% surcharge throughout the entire venue)
• Fifth Element (no surcharge)
• The Fox Hotel (CC bar tabs ok, no surcharge)
• Greystone Bar & Cellar (CC bar tabs ok, no surcharge)
• Jo Jo’s Restaurant (no surcharge, no minimum)
• Lychee Lounge (no minimum, bar tabs ok)
• The Plough Inn ($10 minimum, CC bar tabs ok, 1.5% surcharge)
• Regatta Hotel (CC can only be used for bar tabs – not for each round, no surcharge)

Fortitude Valley

• The Bank/Bank Vault Lounge (CC tabs ok for upstairs bar only – ask for the manager to start one)
• The Bowery (no surcharge, CC bar tabs allowed)
• The Brunswick Social (no surcharge, CC bar tabs allowed)
• Cloudland ($25 minimum, CC bar tabs allowed)
• Empire Hotel
• The Family ($30 minimum, CC bar tabs by prior arrangement. EFTPOS machines only at certain bars – incl. on the top floor and on the ‘public’ side of the VIP bar)
• Fringe Bar ($10 minimum, CC bar tabs allowed if arranged before arrival)
• GPO Hotel
• The Jubilee Hotel ($10 minimum, CC bar tabs allowed)
• The Met ($14/$40 minimum (was hard to hear correctly), EFTPOS machines only at ‘Coco’ and ‘Dragon’ bars, CC bar tabs only when booking a function)
• Mustang Bar (CC bar tabs allowed)
• The Press Club (no surcharge, CC bar tabs allowed)
• The Valley Hotel/Bar 388
• Wickham Hotel

Northside

• Chermside Tavern
• Gilhooleys Chermside