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Josiah Ng

This weekend, venture out to Tsim Sha Tsui or Taikoo Shing for your bar happenings as CMYK from Changsha takes over Mhp by Tong Chong Street Market. Across the harbour, Hong Kong’s annual whisky festival will be under way at the InterContinental Grand Stanford, while K11 Musea is unveiling a new collaborative series.
Friday, May 15
Mhp by Tong Chong Street Market x CMYK

Asia’s 16th best bar returns to Hong Kong, this time taking over the bar at Mhp by Tong Chong Street Market. Inspired by the acronym used in colour printing, CMYK hails from Changsha in Hunan province and brings an energetic, convivial service style alongside accessible cocktails. Co-founder Tommy Wong heads the takeover, slinging signature sips like the Smooth Operator, alongside a Yuzu Fennel Julep exclusive to the shift.
Where: Mhp by Tong Chong Street Market, 37/F, One Island East, Taikoo Place, 18 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
When: 6pm to 10pm
Saturday, May 16
Sips by the Sea at K11 Musea Sky Bar

From this weekend to the end of the month, K11 Musea is hosting Sips by the Sea, offering sweeping views of Victoria Harbour complemented by signature cocktails from some of the region’s best bars. Every weekend, K11 Musea’s Sky Bar will offer the cocktails Muse and Sea, by Asia’s 43rd best bar, Opium from Bangkok. The former combines gin, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, creme de cacao and butterfly pea syrup, while the latter is a highball using mescal, tepache, lime, orange bitters and soda.

A different bar from the region will also take over every Saturday from now until May 30. Socio takes over on May 16, offering a Sundown cocktail combining banana peel-infused white rum, macadamia distillate, pineapple, pomegranate and lime. Subsequent Saturdays will feature local tea cocktail favourite Tell Camellia, followed by South Korea’s Alice Cheongdam.
Where: 6/F, Sculpture Park, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
When: 4.30pm-9pm, Friday to Sunday and public holidays, May 16-31
Sunday, May 17
Hong Kong Whisky Festival 2026

Hong Kong’s largest weekend celebration of whisky returns to the InterContinental Grand Stanford. Spanning four floors, the festival promises to showcase over 1,500 rare and premium spirits, with 65 masterclasses. Distilleries visiting Hong Kong or the festival for the first time include La Maison du Whisky from France, One8Nine from Scotland, Guqi Distillery and Daiking from China, and Ve De Di from Vietnam. Tickets range from HK$188 for a single day to HK$258 for the full weekend.
Where: InterContinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
When: 1pm-8pm, May 16 and 17


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Sip on CMYK cocktails at Mhp, enjoy regional bar takeovers at Sips by the Sea, and discover new distilleries at the Whisky Festival


Sip on CMYK cocktails at Mhp, enjoy regional bar takeovers at Sips by the Sea, and discover new distilleries at the Whisky Festival.


Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 15-17

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Mhp by Tong Chong Street Market x CMYK

Sip on CMYK cocktails at Mhp, enjoy regional bar takeovers at Sips by the Sea, and discover new distilleries at the Whisky Festival

Friday, May 15