Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui trades the steep lanes of the Island for the Kowloon waterfront, and that swap buys the single best view in Hong Kong. The bars here look straight across Victoria Harbour to the Island skyline, so the rooftops and hotel rooms carry the night. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Hong Kong.
One Peking, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$$$
Slanted glass walls on the 30th floor of One Peking, with a harbour view terrace and Japanese inspired cocktails poured over the water.
Rosewood, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$$$
A jazz and whisky room at Rosewood Hong Kong, built around the Darkside Old Fashioned and a deep list of aged spirits.
iSquare, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$$
A rooftop bar on the 30th floor of iSquare that looks straight across Victoria Harbour, with the Skyline Spritz the order to make.
The Mira, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$$$
The Kowloon side's strongest grower Champagne programme, set in a courtyard garden at The Mira with allocations the Island cannot match.
The ONE, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$$$
A 21st floor Australian steakhouse in The ONE with a harbour view rooftop, built for dry aged beef and a long nightcap.
Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui · $$
Hong Kong's original Irish pub, open since 1994, pouring proper Guinness and showing live sport in a Peking Road basement.
Tsim Sha Tsui rewards a plan built around the harbour. Start on a rooftop while the light drops over the Island, move to a hotel bar when the air cools, and let the view carry the first two rounds before the cocktails have to.
The order is a working ranking rather than gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you are planning, and remember that the best seats on a clear evening go early.
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