It's a classic for a reason.
Live music: is a Sunday thing at the Standard. Finish off your weekend the right way with a jangly jam, typically with a country, folk, acoustic, blues rock, or New Age tinge. Have a roast while you’re at it!
Famous for: the self-proclaimed best beer garden in Fitzroy. It’s a big statement, for sure, but one the Standard has earned the right to make with its long picnic tables and leafy shade.
Infamous for: being a little tricky to find. Tucked away off the main drag of Brunswick Street, it’s the kind of place you search out rather than stumble upon.
The Standard Hotel has all you could want in a pub: a broad range of drinks, a variety of little nooks and crannies to settle into, a friendly team of barkeeps, a big ol’ beer garden and a surprisingly refined menu. It’s been beloved by locals since it opened up in 1865, so it’s safe to say it’s had plenty of time to focus on the good stuff.
Step inside and you’ll find the place teeming with charm. Vintage posters, neon signs and even a few taxidermied stags line the walls – think cottage-core meets old school Australiana. Explore a little, and you’ll inevitably end up in the sprawling beer garden, pretty much always packed with punters no matter the season, thanks to overhead heaters and a retractable roof that defends from the rain.
The Standard is the kind of place that remembers the past, embraces the present and welcomes the future, and the menu reflects this as well. It features plenty of pub classics, but also more modern, internationally-influenced fare like Korean wings, bean enchiladas and a jerk chicken burger.
Whether you’re a seasoned drinker, a bar-hopper, a foodie or a flâneur, the Standard will welcome you with iced cold drinks. If you’ve got out-of-towners visiting and you want to give them the true-blue Aussie pub experience, this is the spot.
