COA on Shin Hing Street in Central is Jay Khan's agave bar, ranked No. 38 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2025 with a deep cellar of tequila, mezcal, raicilla and sotol.
Food program: Mexican small plates
Tip: Sit at the counter and ask Jay or the team to walk you through the agave flight; the small bites are surprisingly proper.
Address: 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong
Argo on the lobby floor of Four Seasons Hong Kong is one of the city's most decorated hotel bars, ranked No. 11 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 with laser engraved foliage and a glass room.
Signature drink: Single ingredient seasonal cocktails
Food: Hotel bar snacks
Tip: Book the private glass room for a small group; the seasonal menu rotates around one ingredient family at a time.
Quinary on Hollywood Road in Central is Antonio Lai's molecular mixology bar, opened in 2012 and a long running World's 50 Best Bars list entry, with rotovap and centrifuge built drinks.
Signature drink: Earl Grey Caviar Martini
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Order the Earl Grey Caviar Martini first; it sets the tone for what the rotovap can do.
Penicillin on Hollywood Road in Central is Hong Kong's first closed loop sustainable bar from Agung Prabowo, working a zero waste cocktail programme with reforestation funded by sales.
Signature drink: One Penicillin One Tree (white chocolate fat washed whisky)
Food: Sustainable bar snacks
Tip: Order One Penicillin One Tree; each drink plants a sapling in the Kalimantan rainforest in Borneo.
Gokan on Ice House Street in Central is Shingo Gokan's first Hong Kong bar, with cocktails framed around the five Japanese tastes inside the city's former first ice storage facility.
Signature drink: Five senses cocktail flight
Food: Izakaya plates around five Japanese techniques
Tip: Sit at the counter and let the bartender lead a five drink tasting flight tied to the shokunin menu.
Argo on the lobby floor of Four Seasons Hong Kong is one of the city's most decorated hotel bars, ranked No. 11 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 with laser engraved foliage and a glass room.
Signature drink: Single ingredient seasonal cocktails
Food: Hotel bar snacks
Tip: Book the private glass room for a small group; the seasonal menu rotates around one ingredient family at a time.
Quinary on Hollywood Road in Central is Antonio Lai's molecular mixology bar, opened in 2012 and a long running World's 50 Best Bars list entry, with rotovap and centrifuge built drinks.
Signature drink: Earl Grey Caviar Martini
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Order the Earl Grey Caviar Martini first; it sets the tone for what the rotovap can do.
The Old Man on Aberdeen Street in Soho is an Ernest Hemingway themed cocktail bar with cooling counter strips and a rotating menu that reframes classic spirits Hemingway loved.
Signature drink: Hemingway inspired classics
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Walk down the small flight of stairs near the corner of Staunton; sit at the L shaped bar to chat with the bartenders.
Penicillin on Hollywood Road in Central is Hong Kong's first closed loop sustainable bar from Agung Prabowo, working a zero waste cocktail programme with reforestation funded by sales.
Signature drink: One Penicillin One Tree (white chocolate fat washed whisky)
Food: Sustainable bar snacks
Tip: Order One Penicillin One Tree; each drink plants a sapling in the Kalimantan rainforest in Borneo.
The Savory Project on Staunton Street in Soho is the COA co founders' culinary cocktail follow up, with umami driven drinks built around fungi, brine and soy at No. 32 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025.
Signature drink: Beef Jerky Old Fashioned and Soy Sauce Sour
Food: Small plates with savoury bar snacks
Tip: Tell the bar what you ate for dinner; the bartenders riff seasoning into a tasting flight of three.
Gokan on Ice House Street in Central is Shingo Gokan's first Hong Kong bar, with cocktails framed around the five Japanese tastes inside the city's former first ice storage facility.
Signature drink: Five senses cocktail flight
Food: Izakaya plates around five Japanese techniques
Tip: Sit at the counter and let the bartender lead a five drink tasting flight tied to the shokunin menu.
