Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 27-29
This weekend, say farewell to a popular speakeasy, make the rounds of Hong Kong’s brightest new bars, and welcome the new year with booze-free tipples
As our calendars get ready to flip over to 2025, why not spend the weekend taking stock of a great year in mixology? Stop by one of the city’s most celebrated cocktail bars one last time before it closes for good, check out of the best new openings of 2024, then recover with a fantastic selection of low-ABV cocktails when festivities resume on December 31.
Friday, December 27
Farewell to Room 309
What: Though New Year’s Eve is a time to reminisce fondly on the past year while looking ahead to the new one, it’s with a heavy heart that bid farewell to Pottinger speakeasy Room 309.
Earlier this month, they announced via Instagram that December 31 will be the last operating day, making this weekend your last chance to savour the venue’s uncompromising approach to the visual spectacle of clarified/clear cocktails.
When: 5pm-2am
Where: 3/F, The Pottinger Hong Kong, 74 Queen’s Road Central
Saturday, December 28
Revisit bars born in 2024
What: There’s no better time than NYE to reflect on and revisit the year’s best new bar openings in Hong Kong. The past 12 months have seen a series of extremely successful new openings, all helping to solidify Hong Kong’s position as one of the mixology capitals of the world.
