Hong Kong's cocktail scene has been a fixture of Asia's 50 Best Bars list for over a decade. The Old Man won World's Best Bar in 2019. Coa exports agave-spirit knowledge across the region. The 10 below are the technical references.
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The 10 best cocktail bars in Hong Kong
01 · Hong Kong
Soho
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Hemingway-themed
The Old Man and the Sea is the brief; the execution is detailed and serious. Won World's Best Bar in 2019.
Order: Anything from the For Whom the Bell Tolls riff section
02 · Hong Kong
Soho
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Agave-driven
Jay Khan's mezcal and tequila bar. The agave list is one of the world's deepest outside of Mexico.
Order: Mezcal flight + the Smoke & Mirrors
03 · Hong Kong
Central
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Multi-sensory · Counter
Antonio Lai's room. Multi-sensory cocktail program — drinks that engage smell, taste, texture and sight differently.
Order: Whatever's the latest multi-sensory signature
04 · Hong Kong
Soho
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Whisky bar · Sgt Major's
Soho whisky-focused cocktail bar. Deep Japanese whisky cellar.
Order: A flight of Japanese whiskies
05 · Hong Kong
Central
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Speakeasy · Through an umbrella shop
Through an umbrella-shop facade in Central. Reservation-friendly, classics-led cocktail program.
Order: A French 75 in the speakeasy room
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06 · Hong Kong
Central
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Hidden · Through a fridge
Through a fridge in a wellness storefront in Central. Gin-focused — over 100 gins.
Order: A G&T with their reserve gin
07 · Hong Kong
Soho
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Dive · Late-night
Soho dive bar that takes drinks more seriously than its appearance suggests.
Order: A whisky highball at 1 AM
08 · Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui
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Hotel bar · Aged spirits
At the Rosewood Hong Kong. Polished hotel bar with one of HK's deepest aged-spirits cellars.
Order: A Manhattan with their reserve rye
09 · Hong Kong
Soho
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Sustainable · Modernist
Soho sustainability-focused cocktail bar. Zero-waste philosophy, modernist drinks. Asia 50 fixture.
Order: Whatever's the seasonal zero-waste signature
10 · Hong Kong
Soho
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NYC franchise · Late-night
Hong Kong branch of the NYC original. Late-night kitchen, classic NY-style cocktails.
Order: Provençal
More HK cocktail barsThe full HK cocktail-bar index by neighbourhood.
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How HK cocktailing competes globally
Hong Kong's cocktail bars are clustered in Central, Soho and Sheung Wan — most are within a five-minute walk of each other. The Old Man and Coa are essential. The 10 above represent HK at its peak. Most peak between 10 PM and midnight.
