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Hong Kong’s pioneering closed-loop cocktail bar, founded in 2020 by Agung and Laura Prabowo with a sustainability-first approach built around local and upcycled ingredients, in-house fermentation and low-waste techniques. The laboratory-like bar includes a climate-controlled fermentation room, while the 'One Penicillin, One Tree' programme links a signature cocktail to reforestation in Borneo. Ranked No. 49 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 after placing No. 27 in 2025.

#cocktail bar, #asia's 50 best bars, #sustainable, #closed loop, #fermentation, #central, #hong kong

Link: https://www.penicillinbarhk.com/

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Lorenzo Antinori’s Italian-inspired neighbourhood bar, founded in Hong Kong in 2023 around the idea of cocktail popolari — simple, familiar drinks executed with precision rather than theatre. The room leans into Roman nostalgia, with classics and seasonal variations alongside serious bar food such as smoked olives and mortadella focaccia; walk-in only.

#cocktail bar, #italian, #cocktail popolari, #central, #hong kong

Link: https://www.barleonehk.com/

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A discreet basement cocktail bar at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, styled with the glamour of a Prohibition-era New York speakeasy and named for globe-trotting drinks writer Charles H. Baker Jr. Its story-led cocktails follow Baker’s journeys across eras and continents; once No. 7 in Asia, it remains on Asia’s 50 Best Bars’ extended 2026 list at No. 87.

#cocktail bar, #seoul, #jongno-gu, #four seasons, #asia's 50 best bars, #speakeasy

Link: https://www.fourseasons.com/seoul/…

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A glamorous 39th-floor cocktail and cognac bar at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, pairing Parisian salon elegance with Japanese ingredients, precise technique and sweeping skyline views. Ranked No. 26 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, its polished setting is balanced by notably warm, intuitive hospitality.

#cocktail bar, #tokyo, #otemachi, #four seasons, #asia's 50 best bars, #hotel bar, #cognac

Link: https://www.fourseasons.com/otemac…

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A compact neighbourhood cocktail bar on Jinxian Road, split between a bright daytime front room and a moodier back bar, with walnut panelling, orange booths and an easy, communal energy. Newly ranked No. 19 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, its playful drinks move from Longjing tea-and-starfruit daiquiris by day to more elaborate, theme-park-inspired creations at night.

#cocktail bar, #shanghai, #huangpu, #jinxian road, #asia's 50 best bars

Link: https://www.ponyupshanghai.com/

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Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong’s flagship cocktail bar, set in a luminous, Gilded Age conservatory-inspired room with a cylindrical bar and panoramic views across Victoria Harbour. Ranked No. 11 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025, its exploratory cocktails draw on local ingredients and distinctly Hong Kong references.

#cocktail bar, #hong kong, #central, #four seasons, #asia's 50 best bars, #victoria harbour

Link: https://www.fourseasons.com/hongko…

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Get the PB&A—it's originally a mocktail but ask them to make it with Whiskey

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Consistently great bar among locals, expats and travellers

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