https://www.scmp.com/rss/523092/feed The latest news and top stories on Lorenzo Antinori, the founder of Bar Leone in Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Grace Brewer,Josiah Ng Grace Brewer,Josiah Ng It’s been a banner year for the city’s restaurants and bars. Not only did Hong Kong host the World’s 50 Best Bars for the first time (Macau having hosted Asia’s 50 Best Bars earlier in the year as well), 2025 also marked the first time that an Asian bar earned the top spot with Bar Leone taking home the honour. But it wasn’t all good news. There were high-profile closures, from Sushiyoshi to Castellana to Stockton, and a pervading sense that the city’s F&B is still adjusting to new realities... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3335988/word-streat-hong-kongs-fb-scene-2025-highs-and-lows-according-its-gurus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3335988/word-streat-hong-kongs-fb-scene-2025-highs-and-lows-according-its-gurus?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:45:07 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng As the year comes to an end, bars across Hong Kong are throwing holiday festivities – while one of the city’s hottest venues bids us farewell. Start the weekend at Harbour City as farm-to-glass concept Glass Gardener takes over Hexa, or “wine” down this Saturday as 67 Pall Mall – the private members’ club for wine lovers – celebrates 10 years in Hong Kong with a selection of 2015 vintages at 67 on Hollywood. Be sure to make time for Hong Kong’s own bastion of rum, The Daily Tot, as it hosts... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3334224/your-hong-kong-weekend-drinks-guide-november-28-30-plus-december-1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3334224/your-hong-kong-weekend-drinks-guide-november-28-30-plus-december-1?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:58:06 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak Bar Leone in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood has topped the World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 list, the first time a Hong Kong bar has topped the rankings. The list was announced at a ceremony in Hong Kong on October 8, also the first time the awards have been held in the city. “It’s an amazing feeling to be here in Hong Kong and to be recognised for this award in our city,” said Lorenzo Antinori, co-founder of Bar Leone, in an exclusive chat with the Post just minutes after the awards... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3328301/worlds-50-best-bars-2025-hong-kongs-bar-leone-takes-top-spot-first-time-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3328301/worlds-50-best-bars-2025-hong-kongs-bar-leone-takes-top-spot-first-time-city?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:09:54 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng Few cocktails have made the leap from underrated to timeless classic as quickly as the negroni. With Campari’s Negroni Week in full swing across Hong Kong, there’s of course one bar in particular that feels almost too perfect for the occasion, and that’s Bar Leone. “[The negroni] is one of those Italian staples,” says the bar’s co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. “To me it represents love for conviviality – a ritual rather than just a cocktail.” When Bar Leone took home the title of Asia’s Best Bar in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3326813/drink-focus-fig-leaf-negroni-bar-leone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3326813/drink-focus-fig-leaf-negroni-bar-leone?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:15:11 +0000 Tessa Yau Tessa Yau Campari and Imbibe Magazine return for the 13th year of Negroni Week, with over 100 bars and restaurants across Hong Kong gearing up for an exciting line-up of inventive cocktails and celebrations from September 22 to September 28. Supporting charitable partner Slow Food, Negroni Week spotlights both local and international bartenders, each presenting their distinctive takes on the classic equal parts negroni infused with their own flair and cultural traditions. From Bar Leone’s opening party to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3326120/where-celebrate-negroni-week-hong-kong-bar-leone-regents-qura?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3326120/where-celebrate-negroni-week-hong-kong-bar-leone-regents-qura?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung What happens when two of the world’s most accomplished mixologists decide to build the bar they want to drink in? The result is Montana, a tribute to Cuban cocktail heritage on Hollywood Road, as well as a nod to the influence the Caribbean nation’s bartenders had on nearby Florida in the 1970s and 80s. Montana takes its name from an obscure drink in the Club de Cantineros repertoire, the bartending guild that shaped Havana’s hedonistic heyday. “American cocktail history is very important, but... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3319435/montana-brings-cuban-cocktail-magic-hong-kongs-hollywood-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3319435/montana-brings-cuban-cocktail-magic-hong-kongs-hollywood-road?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:30:07 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson One of the first things I ever loved was a Hello Kitty diary. Yes, there were stuffed animals (Snuffy the bear, RIP), sticker books and an American Girl doll or two, but it’s the red Sanrio diary from 1993 that’s somehow become a core memory. The lock, shaped like Hello Kitty’s head, was cute but flimsy at best. Inside? Kindergarten confessionals, scrawled in shaky handwriting and even shakier grammar. Things escalated in Grade 2 when Miki moved from Japan to our sleepy California town. With... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3319783/week-postmag-hello-kitty-creator-sanrio-and-south-african-safari?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3319783/week-postmag-hello-kitty-creator-sanrio-and-south-african-safari?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 02:29:58 +0000 Douglas Parkes Douglas Parkes Bar Leone is drenched in Italian kitsch – portraits of famous (and not-so-famous) Serie A footballers, vintage movie posters of Al Pacino, even Vacanze di Natale ’91. Now, after being crowned Asia’s Best Bar for the second year running at this week’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars awards in Macau, perhaps it’s time staff found room on the wall for one more poster – of Rocky. Bar Leone’s story mirrors Sylvester Stallone’s underdog tale. Like Rocky Balboa – the unknown brawler who shocked the world by going... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3318749/bar-leones-lorenzo-antinori-secret-his-latest-asias-50-best-bars-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3318749/bar-leones-lorenzo-antinori-secret-his-latest-asias-50-best-bars-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Charmaine Mok Charmaine Mok Bar Leone, an Italian cocktail spot in Hong Kong, has maintained its number-one ranking in the Asia’s 50 Best bars list for the second year in a row. In 2024, the Sheung Wan bar made a shocking debut on the list at number one – the only time in the history of the list that a new venue had grabbed the top spot in its first year. The 2025 rankings, compiled through votes by a panel of industry players from the Asia region, were announced in the evening of July 15 at an awards ceremony held at the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3318366/asias-50-best-bars-2025-list-sees-hong-kongs-bar-leone-take-number-one-spot-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3318366/asias-50-best-bars-2025-list-sees-hong-kongs-bar-leone-take-number-one-spot-again?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:46:00 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng Expect lively streets this weekend as mixologists from around the region gather in Hong Kong and Macau for the announcement of this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars on Tuesday, July 15. There will be guest shifts aplenty before, during and after this weekend, but for those not looking to fight crowds to get drinks, there’s still a lot to explore. Yardley Brothers are launching a new ale at Blue Supreme, TokyoLima’s divine new menu is inspired by deities and kings from Japanese and Peruvian culture,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3317386/your-hong-kong-weekend-drinks-guide-july-10-12?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3317386/your-hong-kong-weekend-drinks-guide-july-10-12?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:57:38 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam At the beginning of this year’s Lunar New Year, a fortune-teller told Richard Ekkebus, culinary director of the Landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, that he would reach new heights in 2025. This came as no surprise to the chef, who also happens to be a prolific mountaineer; at the time, he was already planning his next expedition. So, it was a pleasant surprise when new heights came in the form of a third Michelin star for his restaurant Amber, after 17 years of sitting on two. To... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3316962/michelin-starred-hong-kong-restaurants-amber-and-chairman-team-lunch-items?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3316962/michelin-starred-hong-kong-restaurants-amber-and-chairman-team-lunch-items?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:15:08 +0000