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Wine and Spirits

Wine and Spirits
News and trends in luxury wine and spirits
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

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‘No quick wins’: China has the world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor

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China Economy

China’s container bookings to plunge up to 60% as US tariffs wipe out trade

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Global Economy

‘Almost no orders’: Shenzhen chip traders mull closing shop as US tariffs bite

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Science

The Chinese AI scientists dying in the pursuit of greatness

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Sun Jian, chief scientist at Beijing-based AI company Megvii Technology, is among a handful of Chinese artificial intelligence experts whose untimely deaths have rattled the industry. Photo: Handout

Global Economy

With US-China decoupling closer than ever, firms are reshaping supply chains

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Fig Leaf Negroni at Bar Leone. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

On the Menu | Hong Kong hosting World’s 50 Best Bars is proof its drinks scene’s on the up

Hot new bar Montana will open ahead of the awards, while Macau’s bar scene is also looking rosy at it prepares to host Asia’s 50 Best Bars.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 17-19

Food and Drinks

Brewing sake in space? Maker aims for small step towards moon-based brewery

Food and Drinks

Hong Kong bar sees ‘amazing opportunity’ in pivot to mocktails

Mostly Harmless in Sai Ying Pun, 45th on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list in 2024, no longer sells alcoholic cocktails. Owner Ezra Star explains why.

One alcohol-free drink on Mostly Harmless’ new menu is the “agave & tomato”. Photo: Mostly Harmless/The Foundry Asia
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

Quaff some Pharrell Williams champagne, learn how to care better for your dog, revisit an iconic Hong Kong movie and more this weekend.

Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Earl Grey Caviar Martini at Quinary

The multisensory cocktail, created almost 13 years ago, revolutionised Hong Kong’s bar scene with its unique blend of flavours and visual appeal.

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Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 10-12

It’s guest shifts galore as The St. Regis Bar Hong Kong welcomes mixologists from sister properties, Quinary brings Prohibition-style drinks from Soko, and Bar Leone welcomes Toronto’s Bar Pompette.

The Garnet Sour from The St. Regis Bar Macao. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 6-12

Try the new menu at one of the city’s top restaurants or some music-inspired cocktails, enjoy a lively Wan Chai street market and comedy film fun.

Celebrity children

Meet rock star John Mellencamp’s 5 children, but who stays out of the spotlight?

A father from the age of 19 and a grandfather since he was 37, Mellencamp has spent most of his life surrounded by family, often taking his children on the road with him on tour.

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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 3-5

Top bars from China and Malaysia have collabs in Hong Kong, while the Landmark’s Sake Walk 2025 is offering masterclasses to lovers of the rice wine.

The Landmark Hong Kong is holding the second edition of its Sake Walk. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong and Macau, March 30 – April 5

From Shanghainese cuisine in Wan Chai and a revamped cocktail bar in Macau, to an Australian-style cafe and cutting-edge spa.

Some of the 77 dishes served at Shanghai Plus in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

EU proposes ‘wine package’ as Trump threatens 200% tariffs

Plans to help European winegrowers adapt to climate change, boost tourism to vineyards and market alcohol-free wine come as trade war looms.

Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 30-April 5

See balletic biopic of Frida Kahlo, savour Alain Ducasse’s menu, sip Causeway Bay cocktails and enjoy live music and conversation to boost your mental wellbeing.

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Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

The city’s bar scene is shifting from high-end molecular mixology to cosy neighbourhood watering holes that offer a welcoming and community-focused atmosphere.

Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 27-29

It’s the Rugby Sevens weekend! Despite the new Kowloon digs, there’s no stopping the celebrations at Honky Tonks, Artifact and The Opposites.

Honky Tonks Tavern during their 4th anniversary celebration in 2024. Photo: Handout
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Drink in Focus: 1881 at DarkSide

The Rosewood Hong Kong bar’s new drinks menu celebrates its Kowloon location and famous sites such as Kai Tak Airport and 1881, the latter of which inspired a tequila- or mescal-based savoury cocktail.

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Take a hammer to a US$48,000 whisky? Scotch distiller’s smashing gimmick

Amid a dip in the rare whisky market, The Glenrothes has made its exclusive The 51 single malt ‘effectively impossible to resell’.

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Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 23-29

Experience the Hong Kong Sevens at the new Kai Tak stadium, enjoy free art exhibitions at Tai Kwun Contemporary, try a Bruce Lee cocktail, or relish two-Michelin-starred Arbor’s latest tasting menu.

The New Zealand vs France men’s final of the Hong Kong Sevens 2024, the last time the event was to be held at Hong Kong Stadium before moving to its new home at Kai Tak. Photo: Elson Li
Food and Drinks

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

The awards highlighted the industry’s dedication to quality, creativity and responsible practices, and recognised exceptional restaurants, bars and individuals.

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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 20-22

Sip Jakarta’s best at The St. Regis Bar, try classic New Orleans cocktails at DarkSide and Filipino food-and-drink pairings by Dara at Not 2 Sweet.

Wellness

This world champion bartender quit alcohol. How does he feel now?

Hongkonger Leo Ko talks about giving up booze three years ago, while a doctor explains the major benefits of reducing or quitting drinking.

Leo Ko holds his world bartender of the year award, given at the International Bartenders Association (IBA) World Cocktail Championship in 2023. Photo: Cordis, Hong Kong
Food and Drinks

The wineries hoping to fuel a resurgence of oldest recorded wine

Commandaria has been drunk for thousands of years but is largely unknown outside Cyprus. Micro-wineries there hope to grow its global appeal.

Bottles of Commandaria wine at the Karsera Winery in Dhoros, Cyprus. Photo: AP
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Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 14-16

Cap off a Macau trip with a tipple at Wing Lei Bar, indulge in high-concept cocktails at The Opposites, and sample a tribute to Art Basel at the Mandarin Oriental.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 7-9

Celebrate International Women’s Day with female-made cocktails, join a women’s circle, or watch Parasite director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film.

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Mainland China

Hong Kong still among world’s top wealth hubs, according to Knight Frank report

There were an estimated 42,715 high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong last year, making up around 0.6 per cent of the city’s population.

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A view of Kowloon, looking across Victoria Harbour. Photo: Elson Li
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for March 5-7

Enjoy drinks and gaming at Yurakucho, a wealth of International Women’s Day guest shifts and a Taiwanese takeover at Qura.

Arcade machines are coming to Yurakucho in Hong Kong for their Arcade Takeover pop-up. Photo: Handout
Asia travel

Wine tours through China’s answer to Napa Valley

The harsh plains of Ningxia may seem an unlikely home for award-winning wine, but visitors can now explore the region’s vineyards to see how it’s made.

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Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 2-8

Enjoy International Women’s Day drinks, celebrate all things French, indulge in an enchanting gastronomic adventure and be greenside at the LIV Golf.

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