Winners Devender Sehgal of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong’s 3 bars and Embla’s sommelier Yulia Ezhikova both stress the importance of the listening to the customer

We sit down with Hong Kong’s superstar mixologists and look back on how the city’s bars survived – and thrived – despite Covid-19

A lot has changed in Hong Kong in 50 years, but not Ned Kelly’s Last Stand. It’s in the same place it was when it opened in December 1972, has the same owner, and the same decor.

CNY Bar’s espresso martini, inspired by Rage Against the Machine’s classic “Wake Up” from 1991, is part of the fine tunes and tipples concept

The decor is bright and engaging, and a whole section of the menu is dedicated to spritzes that are an intriguing mix of flavours

With a name inspired by a Douglas Adams novel, Mostly Harmless focuses on fresh, local ingredients and a no-nonsense presentation

It is impossible to ignore the role garnishes play in perking up a drink’s IG postability – but now things have gotten so out of hand an anti-adornment backlash is brewing

The No 1 position on the World’s 50 Best Bars for 2022 list was taken by Paradiso in Barcelona. European and American bars dominate, with only eight Asian venues ranked – including two each in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.

The Negroni is a classic cocktail, invented in Italy in 1919 and picked up around the world. We look at the drink and its many variations, as we celebrate Negroni Week.

Hong Kong night owls have some new places to check out at last, including a speakeasy, a vermouth specialist, the return of a Hong Kong craft beer favourite, and a bar focused on Chinese flavours.

Shooters were born in the 1970s, and were popular for their colourful names and fast-acting effects. These mini cocktails, usually drunk in celebration, can still get the party started.

COA showed that Hong Kong was indeed ready for tequila and mescal while Rosewood Hong Kong’s DarkSide’s allure regularly draws crowds away from Hong Kong Island

The growing craze for tea has nudged this age-old aromatic beverage into the domain of cocktail infusions, with exquisite results … here’s where to try them for yourself

French native Anne-Claire Béraud of Phenix, an app that aims to reduce food waste, reveals her top spots for her country’s cuisine, local Hong Kong dishes, rooftop drinking and more.

Hats off to Amber and Argo’s Lorenzo Antinori for quenching our thirst and taking home 100 Top Tables 2022’s two new drink-oriented awards

Second Draft in Tai Hang, which pairs Hong Kong craft brewery Young Master Ales’ beers with fusion Chinese dishes created by chef May Chow, will close after six years.

From Stockton’s revamped literary-inspired cocktail menu to the new Aqua’s Kombu-infused Japanese Sea mix, here are the must-try new drinks in town

From the traditional to the trendy – we’re talking classic eggnog to mulled G&T – here are our top tipples of the season guaranteed to warm your spirits, whatever the weather

In a notoriously resource-intensive industry, Hong Kong’s Penicillin is among a handful of nightlife venues blazing a trail in reducing food and water wastage, packaging and single-use glass

Shaken, stirred or even left layered, the martini remains a classic – as seen in the latest crop of bars to specialise in it in the city, from Argo at the Four Seasons to Darkside at the Rosewood

We picked up a drink (or three) at the city’s hottest new nightlife hang-outs – from Argo at the Four Seasons to Kyle & Bain and Gagan Gurung’s latest venture Zzura

Venus Chi, founder of co-baking studio Bakebe, reveals where she likes to go in Hong Kong for 3am dim sum, where to splurge on Italian food and where she can’t wait to travel to once the pandemic is over.

Packaging that’s made for unboxing on Instagram, none of the hassle of making the drinks yourself – what’s not to like about home-delivery cocktails?

The restaurant’s huge French windows add to the beachside feel – with delightful seafood – including a whole-fish menu – to match

Bartender Jade Lau enjoys drinking malt whisky, mescal, and the odd cocktail. She loves to eat Taiwanese-style mala hotpot and a bowl of Sichuan chilli noodles, and looks forward to indulging in them when air travel resumes.

Get creative with the contents of your drinks cabinet with these riffs on classic cocktails, then Zoom your friends and compare results.