Ozone – The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
The world's highest bar, on the 118th floor of the ICC, with an outdoor terrace and views across Victoria Harbour.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of the world's top cocktail cities and regularly takes the top spots on the Asia's 50 Best Bars list. Most of the best bars are within a few minutes' walk of each other in Central, Soho and Sheung Wan, from agave specialists to sustainability-led bars and Italian-style neighbourhood bars, with grand hotel bars and sky-high views across the harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon.
Expect to pay HK$140 to HK$180 for a signature cocktail, plus a 10% service charge, and book where you can.
DarkSide – Rosewood Hong Kong
Rosewood's moody jazz bar devoted to dark spirits, vintage cigars and classic cocktails, with live music every night.
The Opposites
Antonio Lai and Samuel Kwok's playful bar of paired cocktails, setting theatrical technique against refined classics.
Gokan
Shingo Gokan's Hong Kong bar, where cocktails follow the five tastes and the food is izakaya-inspired.
The Savory Project
Coa's sister bar in Soho, mixing culinary cocktails built on savoury, umami and earthy flavours around a hexagonal bar.
Quinary
Antonio Lai's long-running multisensory cocktail bar, home of the Earl Grey Caviar Martini.
Penicillin
Hong Kong's first closed-loop cocktail bar: a white-tiled lab of ferments, upcycled ingredients and inventive drinks.
The Aubrey – Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental's 25th-floor 'eccentric izakaya', with three bars, Japanese-spirit cocktails and Victoria Harbour views.
Argo – Four Seasons Hong Kong
A conservatory-inspired hotel bar with a glowing cylindrical back bar, harbour views and a menu steeped in local flavours.
Coa
Jay Khan's agave temple, with Hong Kong's biggest mezcal and tequila collection and three Asia's No. 1 titles.
Bar Leone
Lorenzo Antinori's Roman-style neighbourhood bar of 'cocktail popolari', named Asia's best bar in 2024 and 2025.