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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
Your ultimate guide to what’s on in Hong Kong, including insider tips, weekend round-ups, curated guides, plus unique happenings across the city.
Infernal Affairs starring Andy Lau Tak-wah (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Photo: Media Asia Films
Your Perfect Week

What to do in Hong Kong, August 10-16

Take in some classic crime movies, try some new cocktails at Caprice, taste a Cantonese cuisine collaboration from two top restaurants, and get some comic relief.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: ghostly signs of Hong Kong and Old Master Q

On Our Radar

Opera Hong Kong brings The Merry Widow to the local stage

Food and Drinks

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend August 8-10

Brunches celebrating Singapore National Day, a calming tai chi class, a Dream Animals pop-up and more await you this weekend.

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The Dream Animals The Movie pop-up at Elements mall in West Kowloon is biscuit factory-themed store, on until August 10. Photo: Instagram/@elementshk
Music

5 G-Dragon events in Hong Kong as ‘king of K-pop’ returns

Whether you were able to score a G-Dragon concert ticket or not, here are five ways you can celebrate the K-pop singer in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong welcomes hit Mughal exhibition with more than 100 works of art

Jewellery, weaponry and fragments of architectural history from South Asian dynasty on display at Palace Museum, with links to China at forefront.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for August 7-9

Singapore’s Sago House stops by Dead Poets in Central, Glass Gardener returns to Tai Kwun’s Gishiki Lounge, and Crushed Wine Bar turns 2.

Gishiki Lounge in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Street food, sushi, Indian: where a fermentation expert eats in Hong Kong

HakkoBako and Mealthy founder Tommy Leung reveals where he goes for cocktails, sushi, curries, ‘the royalty experience’ and more.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for August 8-10

Usher in the weekend with antipasti bites, indulge in a tea set and gelato at Regent Hong Kong on Saturday, and feast on Thai snacks on Sunday.

American cinema

Review | Weapons: hypnotic horror mystery by Barbarian director Zach Cregger

Starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, this story of a class of children who vanish plunges viewers into the darkest recesses of the psyche.

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Julia Garner in a still from Weapons.
American cinema

Review | Freakier Friday: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in body-swap sequel

Curtis shines in this enjoyable Freaky Friday sequel with Lindsay Lohan and Julia Butters, but sometimes it’s hard to work out who is who.

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Lindsay Lohan (left) and Jamie Lee Curtis in a still from Freakier Friday. Photo: Glen Wilson/Disney Enterprises
Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | The Lychee Road: rollicking Chinese comedy takes aim at corruption

Da Peng, White-K and Sabrina Zhuang are joined by Andy Lau in this period adventure drama calling out pampered elites.

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Food and Drinks

Aqua Restaurant Group founder David Yeo reflects on its 25 years

As the Hong Kong-founded business celebrates its 25th anniversary, the man who started it all contemplates survival and longevity in the industry.

Food and Drinks

5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to visit in August, from Central to Yuen Long

These new venues offer signature blends and drinks, snacks, places to relax and refuel, and one even lets you bring your pet.

Twist on Coffee is the newest pet-friendly spot in Hong Kong. It is currently doing its soft-opening from Tuesdays to Sundays.
Performing arts in Hong Kong

‘Phenomenal’: Hong Kong musical’s extra 10 shows sell out in hours

Buzz from The Impossible Trial’s sold-out Shanghai and Beijing runs sparked a ticket frenzy for 10 additional shows in its Hong Kong return.

(From left) Leung Chung-hang, Sheena Chan and Ronny Yuen, original cast members of The Impossible Trial, tease the audience at a press conference with a snippet of their upcoming sold-out performance in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Food and Drinks

9 new Hong Kong restaurants to try in August 2025, from Korean to Japanese

A popular Korean pot rice restaurant and a Japanese rice ball specialist are a few of the latest Hong Kong spots to look out for.

Art

What 100 imperial relics tell us about the Mughal Empire’s global reach

More than 100 artefacts, appearing in a new exhibition, chart the artistic legacy of one of South Asia’s most influential imperial dynasties.

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Hong Kong entertainment

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend August 1-3

From a hilarious reboot of The Naked Gun to a summer series of wellness events, here are five things to check out in Hong Kong this weekend.

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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson in a still from The Naked Gun, which film fans can watch in Hong Kong cinemas this weekend.
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Mole Negroni at Coa Hong Kong

Jay Khan puts an unusual spin on the classic negroni, drawing inspiration from the spicy-chocolatey mole negro sauce of Mexico’s Oaxaca region.

Wine and Spirits

Find Cuban cocktail magic at Montana on Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road

With their latest bar opening in the city, two mixologists have penned a love letter to a faraway time and place.

American cinema

Review | The Naked Gun: Liam Neeson in hilarious police comedy reboot

Liam Neeson is superb as Frank Drebin Jr and Pamela Anderson continues to impress in what is likely the funniest comedy you’ll see this year.

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Liam Neeson as Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jnr in a still from The Naked Gun (category IIB), directed by Akiva Schaffer. Pamela Anderson co-stars. Photo: Paramount Pictures
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 31 – August 2

Indulge in coffee and tea cocktails at The Opposites, sip Aperol tipples at The St. Regis, and enjoy a new Cuban bodeguita experience at Sugar King.

Sugar King in Hong Kong is Peel Street’s own “bodeguita”, serving Cuban classics and small plates. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Favourite Hong Kong restaurants of an Albanian catering business owner

Feste Group owner Abby Cadman shares where she loves to eat in Hong Kong for Chinese, Indian, Italian, sandwiches and more.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for August 1-3

Treat yourself to Taiwanese beef noodles, indulge in a Cantonese brunch, and enjoy limited edition Basque burnt cheesecakes.

Food and Drinks

9 savoury and surprising desserts at Hong Kong’s fine dining establishments

The city’s top chefs are creating nuanced sweet courses showcasing umami and fermented flavours, with ingredients like basil, chilli and caviar.

Hong Kong’s chefs are embracing savoury desserts, as seen in Mono’s Ecuadorian chocolate with Andean and Peruvian chillies. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Discover Hong Kong’s Wan Chai: free literature-themed tour on write track

Participants can explore district’s historic buildings and other landmarks through the eyes of local writers during six sessions in August.

A tour guide leads a group around historic sites in Wan Chai. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema

10 must-see movies and programmes at Hong Kong’s Summer IFF 2025

From It Was Just an Accident to Eddington, here are 10 highlights to catch at the Summer International Film Festival, from August 13 to 25.

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On Our Radar

Hong Kong new openings, from a Cristiano Ronaldo museum to culinary delights

Be spoilt for culinary choice courtesy of ZS Hospitality, grab some yakitori at Torikizoku, enjoy Italian cooking at The Lasagna Factory and celebrate CR7.

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