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Darkside

4.7 (9 reviews)
Closed • 6:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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DARKSIDE ATMOSPHERE

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Classy

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Edmond T.

Housed in Rosewood Hong Kong hotel, Darkside takes its name from the colloquial moniker for the Kowloon side of Hong Kong. Taking inspiration from all things dark, Darkside focuses on dark spirits, cigars and chocolate which, when combined with the live music, makes for an altogether elegant experience. A fantastic view over Victoria Harbour and high-end art adorning the walls works in synergy with the bar's soundtrack of nightly vocalists of varying genre. Classics are the name of the game here, tried the Gibson with your choice of a vodka or gin base, Riesling wine, Mancino vermouth secco and bianco, sherry and onion essence. The vesper drink is also fantastic!

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Jason A.

The service was great and the ambience was really good. Highly recommend if you are in Hong Kong.

Jennifer K.

Darkside is the lobby bar of the newly opens Rosewood Hotel. Love the live performance. The music can be a little loud for conservation, so be sure to request a table near the bar area at the back. The ambience is classy as match with the hotel image. Surprisingly the cocktails are reasonably priced compares to other hotel bars. Service could be more attentive but you can always wave one of the staff down to receive immediate service. Being not an in house guest, I was denied access from the ground level lobby which has an elevator going directly up to the bar area. The door person told me to walk up using the outside walkway which is unpleasantly long walk in this humid weather.

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Quinary

Quinary

4.6(91 reviews)
2.7 km•Soho, Central, Hong Kong Island
•$$$

If you're in Hong Kong and even remotely into craft cocktails, you have to check out QUINARY,…read more easily one of the best bars and well-deserving of its spot on Asia's 50 Best Bars list... Every single drink we tried was absolutely incredible.. So unique, flavorful, and thoughtfully crafted. You can really tell how much effort and creativity goes into each cocktail... We sat at the bar, which made the experience even better because we got to watch the bartenders in action. They walk you through each drink when they serve it, explaining the ingredients, how to enjoy it, and the inspiration behind it. It felt like more than just drinks.. it was an experience... The bartenders were super friendly, and several of them spoke English, which made everything easy and comfortable. The ambiance is exactly what you'd want: dim, chill, and upscale with a cool, laid-back crowd... It's the perfect spot to catch up with friends or wind down for the night.. They also serve food, which we didn't order at the time: but honestly, I regretted it later because everything coming out looked amazing (and I was definitely starving by the end of the night)... I genuinely can't even pick a favorite drink because they were all that good, each one completely different and memorable in its own way. 5 stars all the way. If you're visiting Hong Kong, this spot is a must...

Very nice place for cocktails. Service is good all the staffs are helpful. Atmosphere is good for…read morecocktail bar. There are local themed cocktails specially designed for this place. So many nice bar in Hong Kong and this is one you should visit. Will be back

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Quinary - Lemon meringue pie with marshmallow foam

Lemon meringue pie with marshmallow foam

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Dada Bar + Lounge - Stage Area

Dada Bar + Lounge

4.0(4 reviews)
0.7 km•Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
•$$

This spot was quite fun when I came a few years ago. Didn't find it necessary to go back to this…read morespot, as a lot of new ones have popped up since then. I enjoyed this spot on a Saturday night, with pop bands & jazz dudes playing during the evening. The food and drinks were subpar from what I remember. Nothing in my opinion that made me want to go back & imbibe or nibble. Not to say it could be different from now though... The entertainment was great. I stayed because of it. A place to check out, should you stumble upon it :)

I went for some Jazz night with friends to Dada Bar and Lounge,and came back the second time to…read morerevisit the deco with a few hoteliers. The hotel tour I had at Luxe Manor is breath-taking. Each time encounter some antique, I marked it down in mind for my wish-list. The vibrant ambience complimented the live music scene and some funky dance crowd. The award-winning design boutique embraces various theme rooms. To illustrate, Safari is a theme room carries African characters with Sahara desert as the backdrop setting. I salute to the Bohemian deco and bold colors when walked in. Their gourmet canapés are refined for sophisticated mixodology. The dim light adds on the chill atmosphere and compensates the Jazz live. Any sofa there can be my favorite, cosy and plenty of room to sit in. Not bad wine selection, though toasting the sexy Metropolitan demonstrates a bit more grace. The mystery tone laid the romance for dating and intimate chat within small groups.

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Dada Bar + Lounge - Lounge Area

Lounge Area

Dada Bar + Lounge - The bar area and beautiful lights

The bar area and beautiful lights

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Mizunara: The Library

Mizunara: The Library

3.1(7 reviews)
1.8 km•Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island

Cute concept - speakeasy style cocktail bar tucked away in a nondescript old office building…read more Bottom line: Good drinks, done a massive disservice by the weird vibe. For the price relative to average Hong Kong cocktail pricing, you could do better. Maybe it's just me but this whole establishment gives me strong weeaboo colonialist vibes. Read on for more. Context setting: I'm Chinese American from the San Francisco Bay Area, where we have no shortage of craft cocktail bars with expansive high end liquor selections and innovative mixology. All that to say, I know a good cocktail. Scene: Came in on New Year's Eve. Was sat at a table away from the bar with my sister and two friends from mainland China. Only entirely-Asian group in the bar. Service: We were sat at one of the tables near the bookshelves. Service is polite but stiff. Might be a language barrier with the servers, since my sister and I are primarily English speaking, with terrible Mandarin and 0 Cantonese. Vibe: The couples at the bar (predominantly white guys...) got much more attentive service and conversation than our group. White guy bartender kept giving us weird looks the entire night. We did get the complimentary champagne cocktail when the clock struck midnight, which was nice. Drinks: Thoughtful and well balanced. Honors the flavors of the primary liquors while adding other subtle twists with nods to Japanese and Chinese flavor profiles and ingredients. 5/5, everything we tried was tasty and well executed.

One of our friends from Hong Kong recommended this bar saying they have some of the best cocktails…read morein the city. It is a little hard to find, as it is inside of an old building in Wan Chai, but once you find the entrance to the bar and open the door, you will be surprised to find a small bar that is very much like the classic cocktail and whisky bars in Tokyo's Ginza district. Much like the bars in Tokyo, the service here is authentically Japanese. The Japanese head bartender was very knowledgeable and friendly. We each had two cocktails and I enjoyed both of my fruit cocktails. This bar also has a nice garden out on the deck. We didn't go out there because it was raining pretty hard when we went, but we would love to go out there the next time we visit the city.

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Mizunara: The Library
Mizunara: The Library
Mizunara: The Library

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The Iron Fairies - Outside, there are two entrances and exits

The Iron Fairies

4.3(34 reviews)
2.6 km•Central, Hong Kong Island
•$$$

We landed in HK and were in the hotel by 8:40PM. After long travels like this I like to meet…read morequickly downstairs or people will start falling asleep. Luckily, even though my friends wanted to meet at 9:30 nobody fell asleep and we were able to go out. I keep a lot of places I want to try bookmarked and this was our first stop. Cover is 200 HKD and includes a drink so pretty expensive but for travelers it is a nice spot for live music, drinks, singing along, and dancing. It ended up being so good we came twice and everyone loved it. The cons are it gets extremely crowded, especially near the band and singer. The lame thing is a lot of the people up there were gatekeeping the area for their large group and not really contributing to the fun vibes. They seemed more interested in photos and video to look like they were having fun but that didn't stop us from turning up and lighting the place on fire. They do have "private rooms" in what looks like an old oven and though the table is expensive it includes 2 bottles and ended up not being so bad.

Hong Kong bars really are on another level! The interior decoration felt like I was a smuggler…read moretrying to enjoy a drink before heading out to sea haha. The drinks were okay but the nightclub music and vibes were so good. They were playing 90's r&b hits and the transitions between songs were just the right amount of time. All you needed to do was order one drink to get into the club and it was pretty easy to get in (during a national holiday at least). Unsure if additional crowds during non holiday time would be worth.

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The Iron Fairies - Inside

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Midnight butterfly

The Old Man - Like Minded Creatures

The Old Man

4.3(26 reviews)
2.8 km•Central, Hong Kong Island
•$$

This bar was hard to find. It's located on a steep street and you have to walk down the stairs…read morethrough a short alley to find the entrance. A bit of a speak easy vibe. The inside is very cozy with the bar as the center. I read the menu is seasonal and completely changes. My guess is what we had in December 2025 is no longer on the menu. The two cocktails we had was very unique with unusual ingredients. I think it was called Like-Minded Creatures and Paradox. Somehow the unusual ingredients came together very nicely. They do not skim on the liquor. I had a good buzz after one drink. In case you're wondering, they do not serve food. Just snacks/chips. Our server was wonderful. She didn't hover, but came to our table as soon as we make eye contact. I recommend this cocktail spot. We had a good time. Not fit for large/big groups. Perfect for 2-4 friends.

The Old Man definitely has a cool concept. The Hemingway-inspired theme is creative, the cocktails…read moreare unique, and the bartenders clearly put a lot of thought into both the drinks and presentation. The atmosphere is intimate and fun, making it easy to see why this bar has earned such a strong reputation. Every drink felt like an experience rather than just a cocktail. That said, I was surprised by how aggressively the staff pushed for an additional tip after already adding a service charge to the bill. It felt out of place, especially in Hong Kong where that is generally not the expectation. It honestly felt more like something I would expect in the United States. Overall, the drinks and concept were excellent, but the awkward tipping interaction took away from an otherwise great experience.

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The Old Man - Hidden in a an alley

Hidden in a an alley

The Old Man
The Old Man - The Old Man -From Gen to Gen

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The Old Man -From Gen to Gen

Bar Buonasera

Bar Buonasera

4.9(9 reviews)
0.3 km•Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
•$$

Highly recommend Huge Selection of independent bottle…read morewhisky and amazing japanese fruit cocktail Their staff is polite & friendly,feel free to ask them what you want,and they will give you excellent recommendations.

A small and cozy Japanese whisky bar in Tsim Sha Tsui, near the shopping mall K11. Around 20 seats…read moretotal including the bar chairs. Comfortable and quiet with no noisy music. A nice place to relax with friends after work; also suitable for couples. There is a wide variety of Scotch, Japanese whisky and cocktails. They got Scotch like Scapa and Caol Ila which are not very commonly seen in bars in the area. The price is reasonable, most of them are of around HK$100 for a single shot. We arrived around 1030, after dinner in a restaurant nearby. It was our first visit and the experience is nice. We were served by a Japanese bartender who is friendly and helpful. We had some beer, whisky and cocktails: Suntory Premium Malt on tap, B+ Creamy and rich. Of course much fresher than the bottle / can one. Hong Kong Cooler, A-: A vodka based cocktail with some citrus, ginger ale and ... jasmine tea? A very refreshing drink. Scotch Manhattan, A (*caution: this grading is only suitable for Islay lovers. Forget it if you hate peaty stuff): The bartender recommended this when I told him I love Islay and wanted a strong cocktail. Basically Ardberg 10 with Vermouth. The peaty Ardberg and the sweet vermouth match perfectly. One of the best cocktails I have ever tried.

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Bar Buonasera
Bar Buonasera - 1970- 1980

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The Envoy - The Envoy
 Add.: 3/F, The Pottinger Hong Kong, 74 Queen's Road Central, Central
 Tel.: 21693311

The Envoy

4.5(13 reviews)
2.5 km•Central, Hong Kong Island
•$$$

I went here for tea time and it was GREAT. The tea was…read morefantastic and they give you sugar and cream on the side so you can make the tea anyway you like it. The deviled eggs were my favorite savory dish and the pandan(?) cake was my favorite pastry. The cocktails were also unique. I got the Milo one - which is SO Hong Kong and reminds me of my childhood. The service was also great. I didn't expect this place to be super classy, but I felt dressed down and still got good service :)

This is absolutely my type of spot. Cute, modern, stylish, a…read morehidden surprise in a touristy spot. The cocktails have a clean presentation & unique spark to them. Notes you wouldn't think would go together, do. Cases in point: Birds of a Feather drink - Who would think to put fruit preserves, fruit tea, & scotch together, with the concoction remaining smooth & not at all over-powering? It tasted like juice with a slight hint of smoke. The smoke taste dissipated as I consumed more of the cocktail. Dinosaur - Dude. I was waiting for the ice ball to melt. I started poking it with my straw, a bit malleable. Then, I dove into it with my spoon. Discovery? The Milo ice ball is iced malt. Wth? How amazing is that? The drink is a dessert masterpiece that was hard for me to take down. Sinful, yet sickingly sweet. Worth it though. I enjoyed the Envoy. I envy this place because it isn't back home...

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The Envoy
The Envoy
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Delaney's Kowloon

Delaney's Kowloon

4.1(34 reviews)
0.4 km•Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
•$$

I enjoy coming to Delaney's. As a local resident, I enjoy the 'Irish' food. No problem with English…read morehere. Food is delicious and the staff are very accommodating. Good price for quantity and quality of food. Their Sunday roast is, in my opinion, the best in HK. Daily specials offer a good selection as well.

Hostile Management Ruined a Professional Group Event…read more We visited last night after calling ahead the day before and being explicitly told no booking was needed for a large group. Yet, when we arrived with 12 directors and professionals on a quiet Monday night, the restaurant was almost empty, and the manager immediately told us off for not booking. He talked down to me, avoided eye contact, and made us feel entirely insignificant.We tried to have a calm conversation and mentioned we were spending money on a two-hour social gathering, but he restricted us to sit in the corner and strictly ordered us not to mingle with his patrons. He flatly stated he didn't care about our money, only his 'regulars.' To make matters worse, they forgot one of our food orders, and some of the food we did receive was subpar. It's a shame because the floor staff were sweet and kind, but hospitality starts from the top. I have never felt more unwelcome and treated with such hostility at an establishment. Avoid this place! Wasn't in the mood to take a picture I'm afraid.

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Delaney's Kowloon
Delaney's Kowloon - St Patty's Day in Hong Kong

St Patty's Day in Hong Kong

Delaney's Kowloon - Quesadillas and Fajitas

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Darkside - cocktailbars - Updated October 2026

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