How Hong Kong’s best hotel bars got hip: from Argo at the Four Seasons to Rosewood’s DarkSide, a new generation of five-star nightlife venues are redefining tired stereotypes

• Early pioneers Quinary and Stockton gave way to Please Don’t Tell (PDT) at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental – heralding today’s wave of destination-worthy haunts
• Inspired by Maxwell Parrish’s artwork in its New York namesake, the St. Regis bar features a striking mural by Chinese artist Zhang Gong