Central, Hong Kong
Central pricing
Natural wines and playful mixed drinks
Our Take on Honky Tonks Tavern
Honky Tonks Tavern hides on Man Ling Lane just off Hollywood Road, its tables spilling toward the small courtyard of Pak Tsz Lane Park. The premise borrows from Nashville, hot chicken, loud tunes and zero pretension, run through a Hong Kong gastropub filter.
Time Out Hong Kong flags the thin pizzas with out there toppings, Dorito dust, barbecued chicken and ranch included, alongside playful cocktails and a decent natural wine list. The daily changing slushie cocktail is the house signature.
The World's 50 Best Discovery list carries Honky Tonks among Hong Kong's bars worth crossing town for, an authority nod for a room this casual. Tripadvisor holds it at 4.3, with the tater tots and buffalo wings drawing repeat praise.
The slushies run more consistent than the stirred cocktails, so order with the room's grain. Hours run 5pm until late Monday to Thursday and open at 2pm Friday through Sunday for the weekend park crowd.
Claim an outside table at golden hour and order in rounds. See our Hong Kong cocktail bars guide, the best cocktail bars in Hong Kong, and the full Hong Kong bar guide.
The Move at Honky Tonks Tavern
The Word on Central
- Time Out Hong Kong highlights the playful cocktails, daily changing slushie and natural wine selection alongside the Nashville hot chicken.
- The World's 50 Best Discovery list includes Honky Tonks Tavern among Hong Kong's notable bars.
- Tripadvisor regulars call the tater tots fantastic and the staff always helpful and courteous, with the slushies generally very good.
Read the Room
- Groups who want a bar night that eats like a dinner
- Central drinkers tired of speakeasy theatre who want a park side table
- Skip it for refined stirred cocktails, the slushie machine is the star here
When To Visit Honky Tonks Tavern
Friday through Sunday opens at 2pm, and the late afternoon outside tables facing Pak Tsz Lane Park are the best seats in the lane.
Weeknights after 7pm fill with the Central after work crowd. Arrive before then for a table, the room is small and holds no reservations for walk in peak.
Inside Honky Tonks Tavern
