Five new venues have opened inside Southbank’s newly launched Hannah St Hotel, marking the Mulberry Group’s first venture into hotels and its largest project to date.
Led by founder Nathan Toleman, the partnership positions Hannah St Hotel as an all-day drinking and dining destination at the heart of the Queensbridge Building, designed to carry guests from morning coffee through to late-night cocktails without leaving the site.
The bar offering leads the charge. Bar Hannah sits front and centre in the lobby, reworking the traditional hotel bar into a neighbourhood hub. Inspired by Milanese modernist bars, it serves coffee from 7am before shifting gears into cocktails and snacks from midday. Signature serves include the Vesper Blueprint – a local-beeswax-and-pollen twist on the classic martini – and a sharp Finger Lime Gimlet. DJs take over as day turns to night, keeping the energy moving.
Hidden behind Bar Hannah, Carriage Lounge offers a darker, more intimate drinking room. Accessed via a steel-and-leather tunnel, it’s built for lingering, late-night pours. The cocktail list leans local and ingredient-led, with nightcaps like the Southbank Eclipse – chocolate-driven with depth, a peppermint lift and toasted marshmallow. A strong by-the-glass wine list and a tight bar snack offering round it out.
Up on level ten, The Terrace Lounge delivers Hannah St Hotel’s indoor-outdoor rooftop bar. Light-filled and relaxed, the space is designed for afternoon drinks and sunset cocktails, with spritzes and Australian-first serves like the Mango & Geraldton Wax Spritz setting the tone. It’s open daily from 3pm and doubles as an events space.
The atmosphere across all five venues is cohesive but varied. Designed by Flack Studio, the spaces layer texture, art, and furniture with intent – from the mustard and gold banquettes of Bar Hannah to the moody gloss finishes of Carriage Lounge and the Parisian-garden feel of The Terrace Lounge. Artworks by Justene Williams, Hannah Gartside, Kat Shapiro and Mia Boe anchor each venue, giving the hotel a strong cultural thread rather than decorative noise.
Food follows the drinks. Menus across the venues are overseen by executive chef Andrew Beddoes, whose background includes Michelin-starred kitchens and venues such as J. Sheekey, Soho House and Enoteca Boccaccio. Bar menus keep things sharp – oysters mignonette, lobster rolls, fried school prawns – while Coupette Corner Bistro & Bar delivers a full all-day offering, moving from breakfast dishes like crab omelette and French toast into lunch, then dinner with steak frites, lamb rump and market fish.
Hannah St Hotel is now open, bringing five distinct but connected venues to Melbourne’s Southbank – built to drink well, stay late and keep locals coming back.