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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Shenzhen, as seen from MO Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen. Photo: Handout

Inside Shenzhen’s evolving culinary scene

The Bamboo is one of Bar Anima’s signature cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Drink in Focus: Bamboo at Bar Anima

Socio’s collaboration with Avallen yields three drinks, all called the Apple, but with different flavour profiles. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for June 4-6

The claypot rice dish at Hong Kong’s Isseki Niaji melds Cantonese banqueting traditions with tastes of Osaka. Photo: Handout

Meet the Hong Kong chefs doing Japanese food with a Cantonese twist

Scallop Pie Tee & Crab Bao at Whey. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for June 5-7

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The Bamboo is one of Bar Anima’s signature cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Bamboo at Bar Anima

The bar’s signature cocktail, a classic reimagined with dry sherry, vermouth and bitters, also highlights the evolution of Hong Kong mixology.

Gen Z

Birthday parties at premium gyms? How Gen Z ditched drinking for wellness

Penfolds returns to France

An Australian wine icon returns to France

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Penfolds
Food and Drinks

Why Korean rice wine could be the next big drink in Hong Kong and mainland China

There’s a ‘big gap’ in the market for the ancient tipple, one bar owner says, as more restaurants add Korean rice wines to their menus.

Sky Oh, the founder of Hong Kong-based Korean alcohol distributor Fermentation Heaven, is surrounded by a variety of Korean drinks, including Korean rice wine. Her company recently provided Korean rice wines for an event at Shenzhen’s Otheroof. Photo: Sky Oh
China consumption

Can social media save the wine industry from irrelevance in China?

China is drinking far less wine than a few years ago. To turn the tide, the industry must work with Chinese influencers, an insider says.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, May 29-31

See Mads Mikkelsen and other stars at Hong Kong Comic Con 2026, indulge in a two-day wellness retreat, watch top cabaret shows and more.

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Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Apple Cooler at Bar Oasis

Made from green apple, caraway cordial and tequila blanco with jalapeño, this refreshing cocktail is a lighter alternative to the bar’s Spicy Tequila.

The new Apple Cooler at Bar Oasis in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 21-24

Sip on Employees Only Singapore’s creations at Terrible Baby, celebrate Earl Grey Caviar Martini Day at Quinary, and try new drinks at C108.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Christie’s Hong Kong Luxury Week features a jadeite masterpiece

The week of sales coincides with the house’s 40th anniversary in the region and puts stand-out wines, handbags and watches in the spotlight.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 15-17

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

Sips by the Sea at K11 Musea Sky Bar. Photo: Handout
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this rainy weekend, May 15-17

Check out the Affordable Art Fair, enjoy pickleball and Pilates to the sounds of Justin Bieber or get into the spirit at the Hong Kong Whisky Festival.

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The Affordable Art Fair 2026 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai from May 14 to 17. Photo: Affordable Art Fair
Food and Drinks

‘Liquid yin and yang’? How Hong Kong bartenders work with Chinese chefs

Leading mixologists from Duddell’s, Vea and Mott 32 share their tips on curating ideal flavour pairings between cocktails and courses.

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Lee cocktail at The Green Door

The Lee drink at The Green Door – part of a new menu in collaboration with local indie band Mr Koo – pays tribute to cornbread and the Gold Rush.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for May 6-8

Get buzzed at Bar Leone’s third anniversary, Ginsanity’s craft gin festival at PMQ, or The Pontiac’s margarita masterclass.

Bar Leone is celebrating three years at its Bridges Street venue in Hong Kong . Photo: Handout
Asia travel

The Irish-American pub helping put a quiet Seoul suburb on the cultural map

Seoul’s Nowon district has never been known for nightlife. Irish-American Brendan Kelly shares how his bar, Kelly’s Pub, is changing that.

Brendan Kelly stands behind the bar at Kelly’s Pub in Seoul’s Nonwon district. The Irish-American expat shares how his bar attracts locals and “foreigners from all over the world” as the face of the neighbourhood changes. Photo: Korea Times
Food and Drinks

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat and drink in Taipei

Fresh takes on Taiwan’s famed fried chicken and breakfast, to tea cocktails and artisanal coffee, here are our Taipei foodie picks.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong on Labour Day weekend, May 1-3

Hunt for rare Pokemon cards, savour French wine and cheese, shop for antiques, enjoy a Cantopop Pilates party or watch Aaron Kwok’s new film.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 30-May 2

Mandarin Oriental The Landmark opens a new champagne bar, Artifact brings us the best of Rome, and Cruise at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour transports us to Mexico.

The interiors at Blanc De Noirs, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark Hong Kong’s new champagne bar. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Read on for our list of the top talent in the region’s dining scene this year, from best new restaurant to champion of sustainability.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 23-25

Parisian bistro Jean-Pierre launches new cocktails, Qura at the Regent is doubly taken over, and Osaka’s Craftroom heads to The Aubrey.

Banking & finance

Liquid courage: Hong Kong fund pitches whisky as alternative investment

Fund pitches spirit as hedge and sees downturn as a rare entry point, citing emotional buying and shifting consumption trends.

Whisky has been gaining traction among wealthy investors seeking alternatives to traditional safe havens, according to an investment firm. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 17-19

Artifact celebrates its third year, Peridot launches a new mezcal menu, and The Green Door unveils 15 new cocktails in collaboration with indie band Mr Koo.

The Green Door’s Mina Sue cocktail features in the Hong Kong establishment’s latest menu. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong’s best bars and mixologists embraced spicy cocktails

Spicy cocktails – think jalapeño-infused liquors or drinks spiced with peppercorns – are still niche, but they’re increasingly seen on menus across the city.

Food and Drinks

Alcohol-free drinks are on the rise. Here’s what’s new on menus

From Chinese-style sparkling tea to shrubs and verjus to spirit alternatives, here are some non-alcoholic alternatives now on menus.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 9-11

Pony & Plume hosts a guest mixologist, Honky Tonks unveils new spring cocktails, and Bad Times Records offers wine and vinyl for its Steps party.

Sunlover from from Honky Tonks Tavern’s spring cocktail menu. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

How sake breweries near Japan’s Mount Fuji are taking the drink to new heights

From elevated premium spirits to sparkling sake and even a rosé-inspired red sake, two Yamanashi sake makers are elevating the drink.

The wide selection of sakes available from Shichiken, a brewery in Daigahara, Hokuto city, in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, includes sparkling sake collaborations with French chef Alain Ducasse (pictured on the left and right). Photo: Shichiken
Art

Top Hong Kong bartender swaps cocktails for cameras for first photo exhibition

Jay Khan of Coa and The Savory Project compares mixology and photography as his first photography exhibition opens at Sin Sin Fine Art.

100 Top Tables: Cities of Gastronomy

The Chinese Wine Awards shine a spotlight on flourishing mainland vineyards

Local restaurants and the Chinese Wine Awards mark the increasing interest in home-grown vintages.

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