August 2026 archive

46 stories

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong's Drinking Fell 22% — the Global Gen Z Story Doesn't Explain Why

Hong Kong's Drinking Fell 22% — the Global Gen Z Story Doesn't Explain Why

Hong Kong Clubs Don't Really Get Going Until After Midnight

Hong Kong Clubs Don't Really Get Going Until After Midnight

Where Hong Kong's After-Work Crowd Actually Drinks, Six to Eight

Where Hong Kong's After-Work Crowd Actually Drinks, Six to Eight

Hong Kong Put Ten Bars On Asia's 50 Best 2026 — Two Weren't Open A Year Earlier

Hong Kong Put Ten Bars On Asia's 50 Best 2026 — Two Weren't Open A Year Earlier

Eight Is Hong Kong's Hardest Group Size to Book — Here's How the Night Actually Works

Eight Is Hong Kong's Hardest Group Size to Book — Here's How the Night Actually Works

How Hong Kong Actually Hosts a Business Dinner, and Why the Host Always Pays

How Hong Kong Actually Hosts a Business Dinner, and Why the Host Always Pays

Day Trips From Hong Kong: The Islands and the Green Side

Day Trips From Hong Kong: The Islands and the Green Side

How Hong Kong Club Guest Lists, Queues and the Door Actually Work

How Hong Kong Club Guest Lists, Queues and the Door Actually Work

Eight Kitchens Hong Kong Keeps Running Past Midnight

Eight Kitchens Hong Kong Keeps Running Past Midnight

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong Now Has Seven Bars in Asia's Top 50; Singapore Has Four

Hong Kong Now Has Seven Bars in Asia's Top 50; Singapore Has Four

Hong Kong's Best Views, and the Right Hour for Each One

Hong Kong's Best Views, and the Right Hour for Each One

Hong Kong Clubbing Runs on Two Streets and a HK$5,000 Table Minimum

Hong Kong Clubbing Runs on Two Streets and a HK$5,000 Table Minimum

Hong Kong's Dress Codes Aren't Written Down — Except at the Members' Clubs

Hong Kong's Dress Codes Aren't Written Down — Except at the Members' Clubs

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong's Japanese Bar Scene Runs From an Ice House to a Jazz Kissa

Hong Kong's Japanese Bar Scene Runs From an Ice House to a Jazz Kissa

Lifestyle & Wellness

Five Cold-Water Clubs Have Turned Recovery Into Hong Kong's Newest Night Out

Culture & Consumption

Natural Wine in Hong Kong: How a Niche Became a Night Out

Natural Wine in Hong Kong: How a Niche Became a Night Out

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong's Craft Beer Scene Runs on Seven Working Breweries, Almost None of Them Open to the Public

Hong Kong's Craft Beer Scene Runs on Seven Working Breweries, Almost None of Them Open to the Public

Hong Kong's Best Karaoke Nights Are No Longer Happening Inside the KTV Chains

Hong Kong's Best Karaoke Nights Are No Longer Happening Inside the KTV Chains

The new bars and restaurants worth knowing in Hong Kong right now — August 2026

The new bars and restaurants worth knowing in Hong Kong right now — August 2026

Lifestyle & Wellness

Hong Kong's Award Bars Are Building Real Zero-Proof Menus Now

Hong Kong's Award Bars Are Building Real Zero-Proof Menus Now

Six Places Hong Kong Actually Keeps Open Past 2am

Six Places Hong Kong Actually Keeps Open Past 2am

Bar Leone Is the World's Best Bar 2025 — Hong Kong's First Global No. 1

Seven Hong Kong bars made Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 — here's what each room actually does

Seven Hong Kong bars made Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 — here's what each room actually does

A Table Minimum Buys Floor Space and a Bypassed Queue — Never a Discount

A Table Minimum Buys Floor Space and a Bypassed Queue — Never a Discount

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong Held Asia's Top Bar Spot for Five Years Running, Then Won the World's

Hong Kong Held Asia's Top Bar Spot for Five Years Running, Then Won the World's

Three Hong Kong Concert Venues, Three Different Roads to a Last Drink

Three Hong Kong Concert Venues, Three Different Roads to a Last Drink

Lifestyle & Wellness

Four Central Bars for Four Kinds of Date

Four Central Bars for Four Kinds of Date

How Hong Kong Club Door Pricing Actually Works

How Hong Kong Club Door Pricing Actually Works

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong drinks 22% less than it did in 2017 — and its bars have never ranked higher

Hong Kong drinks 22% less than it did in 2017 — and its bars have never ranked higher

Lifestyle & Wellness

Kai Tak Sports Park Sold 1.25 Million Tickets in Its First Year

Kai Tak Sports Park Sold 1.25 Million Tickets in Its First Year

A First Night In Hong Kong Runs Harbour To Lan Kwai Fong, In Four Stops Before The 1am Last Train

A First Night In Hong Kong Runs Harbour To Lan Kwai Fong, In Four Stops Before The 1am Last Train

Hong Kong's MTR Runs on Octopus and Stops Near 1am

Hong Kong's MTR Runs on Octopus and Stops Near 1am

Buy-One-Get-One and Half-Price Aren't the Same Happy Hour Deal

Buy-One-Get-One and Half-Price Aren't the Same Happy Hour Deal

Hong Kong on a Budget: The Free Views and HK$3 Rides That Do Most of the Work

Hong Kong on a Budget: The Free Views and HK$3 Rides That Do Most of the Work

Two days in Hong Kong, built around a bar that won't take a reservation

Two days in Hong Kong, built around a bar that won't take a reservation

Kai Tak Sold 1.25 Million Tickets in Its First Year. The Interesting Number Is What Happens After the Last Song.

Kai Tak Sold 1.25 Million Tickets in Its First Year. The Interesting Number Is What Happens After the Last Song.

Lifestyle & Wellness

Hong Kong Still Has Four Rooms Booking a Band, Not a DJ

Hong Kong Still Has Four Rooms Booking a Band, Not a DJ

Lifestyle & Wellness

Hong Kong's Social Life Now Starts at a Run Club, Not a Bar

Hong Kong's Social Life Now Starts at a Run Club, Not a Bar

Hong Kong Reaches 77 Michelin-Starred Restaurants in 2026, Up From 76

Hong Kong Reaches 77 Michelin-Starred Restaurants in 2026, Up From 76

Culture & Consumption

Hong Kong Lost a Tenth of Its Bars in 2025. The Survivors Are Smaller.

Hong Kong Lost a Tenth of Its Bars in 2025. The Survivors Are Smaller.

Stanley Street, Central, Now Has Two Cold-Plunge Clubs

Stanley Street, Central, Now Has Two Cold-Plunge Clubs

Hong Kong's Rooftop Bars, From the 118th Floor Down

Hong Kong's Rooftop Bars, From the 118th Floor Down

Hong Kong's spirits-duty cut moved 20% more liquor into the city — but not into your glass

Hong Kong's spirits-duty cut moved 20% more liquor into the city — but not into your glass

What to Do in Hong Kong: A Local's Route Across the Harbour

What to Do in Hong Kong: A Local's Route Across the Harbour

Hong Kong's Visitors Are Spending Less on Shopping, More on Culture

Hong Kong's Visitors Are Spending Less on Shopping, More on Culture

Lifestyle & Wellness

Three Recovery Clubs Now Take Walk-Ins Across Kennedy Town, Central and Causeway Bay

Three Recovery Clubs Now Take Walk-Ins Across Kennedy Town, Central and Causeway Bay