Bar & Lounge in Central

Japanese izakaya-style bar on the 25th floor of Mandarin Oriental, with three distinct experience counters (Japanese cocktails/sake/champagne), a regular fixture on Asia's Best Bars lists, bookable via SevenRooms.

The Hong Kong outpost of New York's Carbone, offering a weekly 3-hour Classic Cocktail Masterclass every Saturday afternoon, taught by the head bartender covering Martini and Americano, with light bites included. Private booths available for exclusive hosting.

The Hong Kong edition of New York's legendary speakeasy PDT, tucked inside The Landmark Mandarin Oriental. Regularly hosts a Sunday School Cocktail Masterclass led by industry experts; instant booking via OpenTable.

A 'pharmacy'-themed East-meets-West cocktail bar inside the Tai Kwun heritage and arts centre, with an outdoor terrace overlooking the Tai Kwun parade ground and Hollywood Road.

Panoramic rooftop bar on the 26th floor of The Murray Hotel overlooking the Central skyline, serving creative bird-themed cocktails, with private hire and private dinners available.

Hong Kong's first speakeasy, founded in 2010, relocated to the historic Tai Kwun compound in 2023. Hidden behind a mysterious small door, it serves expertly crafted cocktails and top-tier whiskies; reservations available.

A mixology workshop brand founded by Victoria Chow, teaching both shaking and stirring techniques with local ingredients like chrysanthemum tea and sour plum. Suited to birthday parties and corporate team-building, hosted on-site or at a client's chosen venue.

An American-style classic cocktail bar founded by bartender John Nugent, known for reimagined classic cocktails with a story behind each one, inside H Code, Central.

A daring cocktail bar founded by Nikita Matveev on Aberdeen Street, Central, by day a barbershop-cum-café, by night a stylish cocktail bar.

A whisky bar sharing space with Michelin-starred French restaurant Ami, boasting a collection of over 400 rare whiskies mainly from Scotland and Japan.

Meaning 'ritual' in Japanese, this unique cocktail lounge inside Tai Kwun infuses Japanese tea leaves and herbs into its drinks, next door to Sushi Zo.

Opened in March 2023, this hidden basement cocktail bar is tucked inside Basehall 02 food hall at Jardine House, Central, specialising in cocktails crafted with aged spirits.

A fairy-tale fantasy bar inspired by a Western Australian mine, featuring bronze-toned interiors adorned with fairy sculptures and hanging butterflies, with live jazz/blues performances every night.

A hidden basement tequila/mezcal bar in Lan Kwai Fong with over 80 spirits in stock, paired with Mexican tacos and other bites, its entrance disguised as a giant whisky barrel.

A Mexico City-style restaurant and bar in Lan Kwai Fong specialising in tacos, ceviche and tequila cocktails, transforming into a lively bar party spot at night.

Hidden bar tucked behind an antique shop on Hollywood Road, themed around 1930s Shanghai, with nightly jazz and cabaret shows in a glamorous, mysterious atmosphere.

Push open a green door to find this popular Central speakeasy, which regularly collaborates with tattoo artists and other artists on limited-edition original cocktail and non-alcoholic drink series.

Hidden gin bar inside The Pottinger Hong Kong, themed around a 1970s clinic, with a collection of over 400 gins, cocktails are served as playful 'prescriptions'.

Hong Kong retro-style bar inspired by Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love', specialising in creative cocktails made with Cantonese/Chinese spirits such as Moutai and Zhuyeqing.

Central flagship bar of local craft gin brand 'White Orchid', crafting signature cocktails with its own distilled gin, fruit wine and coffee liqueur.

Hong Kong's first cocktail bar themed around fruit-based spirits, helmed by mixologist Alex Pun, with signature creative fruit cocktails such as Yuzu Miso.

Japanese-style mixology bar in H Code, Central, specialising in refined Japanese-style cocktails.

Central bar themed around Asian masks, with cocktails blending flavours from across Asia.

'Coffee by day, cocktails by night' concept shop in SoHo, Central, a café in the morning that transforms into a cocktail bar in the evening.