Closed · 2024-10-01
The Peel Street wine bar closed on 1 October 2024. Bourke’s later opened in the same room. Kept on the record for its awards history — not a recommendation to visit. Closure source
Archived description. This retained description does not describe current offerings.
Shady Acres was a lively neighbourhood wine bar on Peel Street, serving playful cocktails and frozen slushies alongside comfort food. It closed on 1 October 2024; Bourke’s later opened in the same room.
Former Location
Ground Floor, 46 Peel St, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong KongSoho / Peel Street
The score & its evidence
Historical composite
20.8 / 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
- 69.0
- 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
- 12.5
- Serious press
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 52.5
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
Historical guest read. This retained reading does not describe current visits or employment conditions.
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
75/ 100
Score context
Shady Acres is Hong Kong's ranch-house joke that drinks like a neighbourhood craft bar. Porch energy, no tasting-menu hush. Locals use it when they're done collecting stamps. The theme is the gripe and the charm. Sit, don't overthink the wagon wheel.
Guest score details
Themes in this historical read
What guests like
- Ranch-house fantasy in a vertical city — a Hong Kong room that wants a porch.
- Neighbourhood energy closer to Pontiac than to a tasting lab.
- Easy drinking with craft underneath; a late landing pad.
What to know
- Western-ranch fit-out can read costume in Central.
- Thinner accolades than the 50 Best neighbours; some nights are just a fun bar.
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Editorial citations in this read
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 291 reviews.
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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.
Asia's 50 Best Bars
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.