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‘Tis the season for cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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3 festive drink recipes to try at home, from Hong Kong’s bartenders

Festive drinks for your New Year’s Eve celebrations, from showpiece pours to minimal effort mixes.

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Looking back on a bruising year for Hong Kong’s bar industry

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Drink in Focus: Tomatoberry Tree at Gokan

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3 Hong Kong bars serving festive cocktails with a twist for Christmas

From Bar Q88’s Jingle Bird to DarkSide’s The New Century and Rajasthan Rifles’ spiked masala chai, here are the hottest tipples to spice up your holidays.

Inspired winter cocktails from some of Hong Kong’s top bars. Photo: Handout
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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.

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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.

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Why are so many Hong Kong bars closing? Industry insiders explain

High rents, a drop in international tourists, changing tastes and the Shenzhen effect are taking their toll, experts say. But there’s hope.

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Foxglove, a speakeasy in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood, is set to become the latest in a string of major bar closures in the city in 2025. Photo: Christopher DeWolf
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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.

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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.

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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.

The Daily Tot is closing its doors in Hong Kong on December 2. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 20-22

Pack your weekend with special cocktail offerings, from socially conscious drinks at Socio to a Shakespeare-inspired menu at Madara.

The Muskros at Madara in Hong Kong, from a new menu inspired by Shakespeare works. Photo: Handout
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for November 7-9

Upper House celebrates with CYMK, Crossip inspires mindful Movember non-alcoholic drinking, and Regent Hong Kong marks 2 years with Serbia’s Noble Roots.

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Drink in Focus: Hobnail at The Pontiac

The Pontiac just celebrated 10 years on Old Bailey Street – and we break down its most iconic drink, the Hobnail.

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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for October 16-18

Check out the World’s Best Bars of days gone by, discover Yume’s original concept, and sip your first ‘cursed concoction’ of spooky season.

Yume – opening at the former address of Quality Goods Club in Hong Kong and, before that, Drop – will begin the evening as a cocktail lounge before transforming into a Japanese-inspired nightclub. Photo: Handout
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Drink in Focus: Tall Pine cocktail at Tell Camelia

Made with sencha tea – which is known for its umami depth – the Tall Pine cocktail features a crisp, sweet and sour finish.

The Tall Pine cocktail at Tell Camellia, Hong Kong, is refreshing and crisp. Photo: Handout
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‘Drive fast and make good sake’: inside Tokyo’s most mysterious sake bar

Twelv is set for a one-night-only pop-up at Hong Kong’s Carlyle & Co. Here’s what makes its multitalented, Porsche-loving owner Norihiro Tacamizuma tick.

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Where to drink ahead of the World’s 50 Best Bars awards in Hong Kong

Get the pre-gaming in as top local venues team up with some of the best watering holes on the planet.

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Drink in focus: Fig leaf negroni at Bar Leone

With earthy fig leaf notes and a crisp, bitter kick, Bar Leone’s fig leaf negroni is pure aperitivo bliss.

The Fig Leaf Negroni at Bar Leone in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
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New openings in Hong Kong, from Mius to Duddell’s

Michelin-starred Duddell’s has been reimagined by André Fu, while Hong Kong’s Renaissance Harbour View Hotel offers a new Food Studio buffet.

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Drink in focus: Gin & Apple at Mius

The Gin & Apple – made with pandan, coconut and apple soda – offers a refreshing riff that’s perfect for Hong Kong’s sultry autumn.

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Meet the ‘sober sommeliers’ shaking up Hong Kong’s fine dining scene

As the wellness boom persists, more restaurants are concocting innovative non-alcoholic or zero-proof drink pairings for health-conscious diners.

Non-alcoholic pairings at Whey in Hong Kong, crafted by Dino Hui. Photo: Hei Kiu Au
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for September 5-7

Artifact works with Maker’s Mark, Duddell’s gives us a feng shui menu, and Mius opens on Gough Street in Central.

Mius is Shelley Tai’s neighbourhood bar in Hong Kong focused on encouraging guests to unwind. Photo: Handout
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Our guide to Ginza’s best cocktail bars, from Little Smith to Tender

Ginza may be renowned for its Wako department store and Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, but it also boasts some of the best cocktail bars in Asia.

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