The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co.
7/3 Lawson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481, Australia
ClosedToday 12:00 – 23:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A much-loved bar and oyster restaurant in the heart of Byron Bay, rated 4.3 across more than 3,000 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- Friday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 23:00
- SundayToday
- 12:00 – 23:00
Why it's worth checking out
The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co. sits on Lawson Street in the heart of Byron Bay, the beloved Northern Rivers beach town. A much-loved bar and restaurant, it's a genuine Byron fixture — combining quality food (with oysters and seafood a speciality) and a great drinks offering with a gorgeous, characterful balcony setting overlooking the town, the kind of crowd-pleasing spot that captures the Byron mood.
The appeal is that combination of quality food and oysters, a good drinks-and-cocktail offering and a lovely balcony setting in a prime central Byron Bay location, ideal for drinks, oysters and a feed, a date, sunset drinks or a sociable day or night out. The gorgeous balcony, the oysters and the buzzing atmosphere make it a real draw, and the Balcony Bar has clearly won over a big, loyal following.
With a 4.3 rating from more than 3,000 reviews, it's clearly a popular, well-loved spot. Menus, drinks lists, opening hours and any events vary, and a popular Byron spot gets busy over weekends, sunset and holidays, so it's worth checking current details and booking directly where needed before you go — particularly for a weekend, a group or sunset drinks in Byron Bay.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.3 from 3,058 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 72
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 100
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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