3 live music worth the night across Hong Kong, editor-ranked. All Hong Kong guides.
CODA Jazz Kissa ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
central · 1 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
CODA Jazz Kissa on Hollywood Road in Central is a Japanese style listening bar with a wall of vinyl, hifi speakers and live music in a darkened Soho cafe and bar setting.
Tip: Listening sessions run from 18:00; sit at the long banquette facing the speaker stack for the audio sweet spot.
The Pontiac ★ 4.3 · Hong Kong
soho · 13 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong Kong
The Pontiac on Old Bailey Street in Soho is a Beckaly Franks American dive bar with rotating live country, blues and bluegrass acts, plus an Asia 50 Best best bar staff award.
Tip: Tuesday country nights are the live music draw; Sunday afternoons run acoustic blues into the evening.
The Wanch ★ 4.2 · Hong Kong
wan-chai · 54 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
The Wanch on Jaffe Road in Wan Chai is one of Hong Kong's longest running live music pubs since 1987, with rock, blues and reggae bands seven nights a week on a battered corner stage.
Tip: Bands rotate at 21:00 and 22:30; check the calendar for the weekly Wednesday open jam.