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The Shady Lady
Fitzroy, Australia · Neighbourhood dive bar with beer garden and weekend DJs · Australia & Pacific
The Shady Lady is a small Fitzroy dive bar with a covered, heated, dog-friendly beer garden. It serves playful cocktails and local beer, with karaoke, recurring community events and weekend DJs.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
36 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
- Style
- Neighbourhood dive bar with beer garden and weekend DJsChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Wednesday–Saturday 6pm–1am; Sunday–Tuesday closed.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- First in, first served; no bookings.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- The owner page lists made-to-order frozen cocktails, tin-and-shot combinations, verdita and local beers; it does not publish a full itemized menu or prices.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
18.1 / 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
- 75.4
- 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
- 17.8
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
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.
Crowd signal
Google 4.8★ across 242 reviews.
The same operational stored Place ID/CID remains named The Shady Lady and bar-typed at 36 Johnston Street. The current owner page confirms that exact Fitzroy address and weekly service; the owner Instagram is linked from the venue page. Google now reports 4.8/242, replacing 4.9/238 from 2026-09-20.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
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.
Boothby Best Bars Victoria
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.