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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 26-28

Easter might not be here yet, but Hong Kong’s bars are keeping things lively with guest shifts at Gokan and The Pottinger’s Dr Fern’s, as Bar Anima reopens

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Bar Anima’s interiors in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Josiah Ng
It’s still another week before the long Easter holiday, but the city’s bar scene is alive and kicking regardless. Gokan brings in chefs and bartenders from across China, South Korea and Japan for a night celebrating some of the best mixology from the three regions. The Doctor’s Residence by Dr Fern hosts an experimental concept from Osaka, and Bar Anima reopens on Stanley Street, rejoining the city’s handful of dedicated, Japanese-style outposts.

Thursday, March 26

Far East Movement at Gokan

Gokan hosts regular guest shifts, including the Handshake Hermanos evening in July 2025, which featured Eric van Beek from Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy. Photo: Handout
Gokan hosts regular guest shifts, including the Handshake Hermanos evening in July 2025, which featured Eric van Beek from Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy. Photo: Handout

It’s a mega guest shift as bartenders and chefs representing China, South Korea and Japan gather at Gokan in Hong Kong for a new edition of the bar’s Far East Movement series.

Previous winners of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award under Asia’s 50 Best Bars – Hope & Sesame co-owner Andrew Ho (2025) and Zest co-founder Demie Kim (2024) – will be at Gokan to deliver top-notch cocktails across two sessions.

Supporting these star bartenders are a trio of chefs. So Wai Hon, of Sun Hon Kee Restaurant in Fanling, will showcase his expertise in Hakka fisherman cuisine. Ryusuke Nakagawa of SG Group, the hospitality company behind Gokan, who is also the chef of Japanese cuisine at The SG Tavern in Tokyo, will share his specialities. Also present will be Steve Lee, co-founder and head chef of Korean restaurant I-Sang in Bangkok.

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Where: 30 Ice House Street, Central

When: 8pm until late

Friday, March 27

The Doctor’s Residence by Dr Fern x Bar Nayuta

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