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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 2-4
A chance to catch up on openings you may have missed – and if you’re taking a break from alcohol, we’ve got you covered too.
31 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 2-4
31 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM
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Yong Fu’s Ningbo cuisine evolution, from Shanghai tradition to Hong Kong fusion
30 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM
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Dish in Focus: French onion soup at Somm
Jason Wolf brings a version of the French bistro classic to Somm – ‘warmth in a bowl’ that takes into consideration the local palate.
28 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
rench onion soup gratinated with Salers, Comté and Gruyère cheese at Somm. Photo: Handout
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The best New Year’s Eve countdown parties in Hong Kong for ringing in 2026
Highlights include DJ Willer at The Aubrey, DJ Anil Ahuja at The Trilogy, and South Korea’s DJ Drako at Gossip.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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Looking back on a bruising year for Hong Kong’s bar industry
Poignant closures included Stockton, The Daily Tot and Foxglove, but 2025 was also the year of the neighbourhood bar, from Mius and Oasis to Sugar King.
24 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 26-28
From Boxing Day through Sunday, enjoy a French Riviera lunch at La Petite Maison (LPM), a modern Indian sharing brunch at Leela, and festive dim sum at Duddell’s.
24 Dec 2025 - 12:45PM
The seafood tower at La Petite Maison in Hong Kong is among its festive offerings. Photo: Handout
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Drink in Focus: Tomatoberry Tree at Gokan
Built on a split base of gin and shochu, this nuanced cocktail was created to mimic the architecture of a tomato tree, from trunk to leaf.
18 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Your 2025 guide to the best Christmas cocktails in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s bars are upping the ante with their festive cocktails, from exciting takes on mulled wine and eggnog, to gin ‘prescriptions’ and a cheesy pisco sour.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 19-21
Enjoy a festive menu from Bacha Coffee in Harbour City, pastries and hot chocolate courtesy of a Driscoll’s x Cupping Room collab, or a cured meats buffet at Hopewell Centre.
22 Dec 2025 - 12:02PM
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Need restaurant staff? Shift Happens is here to help
Since the pandemic, restaurants have had trouble finding staff – Roucou Cheese Omakase & Bar is among those that turned to Shift Happens.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Hong Kong’s hospitality sector faces staffing shortages, but start-up Shift Happens is offering a recruitment solution. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Dish in Focus: Flower crab dan dan noodles at Path
Chef Tony Mok reimagines a Sichuan classic with Korean-inspired techniques, local crab, typhoon shelter crunch and chilled, cashew-based noodles.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B gurus on the highs and lows of 2025
Bar Leone’s Lorenzo Antinori, Mius’ Shelley Tai, Tate Dining Room’s Vicky Lau and more share their experiences – beyond the World’s 50 Best Bars.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 12-14
Sample champagne and caviar at New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, celebrate Dead Poets’ second birthday, and drink wild sour craft beer at Blue Supreme.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:45PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 12-14
Enjoy alfresco fondue at Zoku’s The Terrace, a festive set dinner by Ask for Alonzo, and a one-day-only Christmas charity brunch by Ando.
10 Dec 2025 - 12:45PM
Zoku’s sukiyaki cheese fondue in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Drink in Focus: Bancha & Chestnut Alexander at Madara
A creamy, earthy, tea-infused twist on the classic brandy Alexander, this cocktail evokes Hong Kong’s famous winter chestnut carts.
4 Dec 2025 - 12:49PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 5-7
Kick off December with the return of après ski-themed event Chalet des Alpes, a Christmas Nutcracker afternoon tea at The Ritz-Carlton, and Italian specials at Trattoria Felino.
3 Dec 2025 - 5:55PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-7
Molecular mixology OG Quinary launches a menu that takes cues from local flavours, speakeasy 001 – now at Tai Kwun – celebrates 15 years, and we say goodbye to Foxglove.
3 Dec 2025 - 1:00PM
A cocktail from the new menu at Quinary in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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Seaside and sunshine: Sai Kung offers fertile grounds for independent cafes
Sai Kung’s sleepy seaside vibe has made it a popular spot for independently run cafes serving up good coffee and a dose of community.
2 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Dish in Focus: Toasted sesame tofu at Mosu Hong Kong
The M+ museum restaurant’s signature ‘tofu’ dish is a study in detail and texture, uniting Korean creativity, Japanese inspiration and playful presentation.
11 Dec 2025 - 2:01PM
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 29-30
Lean into winter comfort food with Honky Tonks’ festive turkey special and Samkeoli’s Korean hotpot this weekend.
29 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 28-30 – plus December 1
Say farewell to rum bastion The Daily Tot and enjoy Glass Gardener’s farm-to-glass, tea-inspired cocktails at Hexa in Harbour City.
26 Nov 2025 - 5:58PM
The Daily Tot is closing its doors in Hong Kong on December 2. Photo: Handout
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Where to enjoy Christmas dinner in Hong Kong this festive season
For Christmas dining with flair, the city’s top restaurants Belon and The Magistracy, and hotels like Regent Hong Kong and Island Shangri-la, are laying on some delicious festive feasts.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM
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Drink in Focus: Like-Minded Creatures at The Old Man
Cutting-edge technology and carefully chosen ingredients elevate the earthiness of this cocktail to refined heights.
20 Nov 2025 - 7:00PM
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Hong Kong bartenders spill the tea on putting together a guest shift
From Socio to Regent Hong Kong’s Qura Bar, a guest shift takes months of planning and painstaking work – here’s how bartenders do it.
20 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM
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