Asia's 50 Best Bars 2024: Bartender guest shifts to catch in Hong Kong and Macau

Time: 3pm to 7pm
Where: Sonny’s Pizza, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: The team behind Dead Poets will partner with Sonny’s Pizza to hold a fun-filled block party with Altos Tequila, where customers can enjoy a complimentary slice of pizza with any slushie purchase.

Time: 6pm to 11pm 
Where: Lobster Bar and Grill, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Award-winning bars CMYK from Changsha in Hunan (winner of DRiNK Awards 2023’s Cocktail Menu and New Bar of the Year) and Shanghai’s Epic bar (#41 World's 50 Best Bars 2021; Asia's 50 Best Bars One to Watch Award 2021).

Time: 7pm to 10pm (July 13-14)
Where: Red Sugar, Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Hiroyasu Kayama, owner-bartender of Bar Benfiddich (#4 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, #37 World’s 50 Best Bars).

Time: 8pm to 10pm 
Where: Barcode, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Singular City Drink by Singular Concepts – Awara from The Nomad Lab, the first cocktail lab in Mongolia Click here for more info.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Mostly Harmless, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island  
Who’s behind the stick: New Singapore bar, Idle Hands by Jay Gray who co-founded Sago House (#10 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, #32 World’s 50 Best Bars) 

Time: 8pm to 12am  
Where: XX, Rosewood Hong Kong, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: 50 Best Signature Sessions – Kris Du and Michael Chen of Shanghai’s popular speakeasy-style bar, Speak Low (#32 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021, #35 World's 50 Best Bars 2019) Click here for more info.

Time: 9pm to 12am  
Where: Terrible Baby, Jordan, Kowloon 
Who’s behind the stick: Bali’s popular beach club, Potato Head (winner of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2018 Sustainable Bar Award).

Time: 9pm to 12am
Where: Room 309, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Taln Rojanavanich and Aum Veecharat from Bangkok’s Bar Us and Messenger.

Time: 1pm to 4pm (July 14 to 16)
Where: Bar Leone, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Bar Leone is transforming into Caffe Leone to serve Italian pastries and mini aperitivos courtesy of Amaro Lucano.

Time: 3pm to 6pm 
Where: Argo, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Learn some tricks of the trade with Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons (#39 World’s Best Bars 2023) at a special masterclass featuring owner and award-winning bartender Iain McPherson, who will teach modern mixology methods focusing on pioneering freezing techniques. Limited slots, RSVP via argobar.hongkong@fourseasons.com.

Time: 3pm to 6pm 
Where: Shady Acres, Central, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Campari Cicchetti Festa – featuring special Campari based cocktails and a spread of complimentary Italian bites  

Time: 4pm to 11pm
Where: Honky Tonks Tavern, Central, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Honky Tonks Tavern, in partnership with Altos Tequila and Pernod Ricard, is featuring a back-to-back shift. Dré Masso, director of bars at Bali’s popular beach club, Potato Head, and global ambassador of Altos Tequila, along with Potato Head’s head of beverage operations Agustin Da Sambiagio, will craft cocktails from 5pm to 7pm. This will be followed by Sri Lanka’s Smoke & Bitters' (#40 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) co-owner Don Ranasinghe from 7pm to 9pm. London's DJ Antoine will keep the party beats going from 5pm.

Time: 4pm to 7pm
Where: Cardinal Point, Forty Five, Central, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Singapore’s Origin Bar (#95 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Stay Gold Flamingo (#32 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), and Atlas (#27 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 4pm to 7pm, 8pm to 11pm
Where: Gokan, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Renowned mixologist Shingo Gokan will be joined by 10 of his protégés from SG Group’s venues around the world, which include Takumi Hoshi of SG Mission, Ruka Hattori of The SG Club, Kris Du of Speak Low, Shingo Sasaki of Sober Company, Like Deng of The Odd Couple, Satoshi Sugiura of El Lequio, Shimpei Uno of æ, Atsushi Sakurai of SG Tavern, Koichi Ogino of SG Low, and Morris Chang of Gokan.

Time: 5pm to 8pm  
Where: Caprice Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Tokyo‘s Virtù (recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024’s Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award, #20 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023) featuring its head bartender Keith Motsi (recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022’s Altos Bartenders’ Bartender).

Time: 5pm onwards
Where: Penicillin, Central, Hong Kong 
Who’s behind the stick: 50 Best Signature Sessions – enjoy eco-friendly cocktails crafted by sustainable bars Seoul's Zest (#5 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023), Oslo, Norway's Himkok (#10 World's 50 Best Bars 2023), along with the talented team from Hong Kong's pioneering bar Penicillin. Click here for more info.

Time: 5pm onwards
Where: Terrible Baby, Jordan, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Speakeasy-style bar Allegory (#23 North America's 50 Best Bars Best 2023, Cocktail Menu Award 2023) from Washington DC’s Eaton Hotel. 

Time: 5pm to 10pm
Where: Cruise Restaurant & Bar, North Point, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Dinh Thép of Ho Chi Minh City’s Stir (#82 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 6pm onwards (July 14 and 15)
Where: Henry, Rosewood Hong Kong, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Louis Tan and Edwin Lopez from Singapore's Burnt Ends Bar will serve five cocktails (all priced at $160 each) from their 'Signature Series' alongside steaks and other dishes at Henry.

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: Quinary, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Niks and B from Bangkok’s G.O.D, and Marco from Bangkok’s Bar Sathorn.

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: Salisterra, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Bastian Ciocca and Andrew Ho of Guangzhou’s Hope & Sesame (#39 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 7pm to 11pm
Where: OBP, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: The Warehouse Lobby Bar makes a special appearance at OBP, where assistant bar manager Jaemin joins forces with OBP's owner Daniel Eun to craft signature drinks ($100/cocktail).

Time: 7pm to 11pm 
Where: Socio, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Seoul’s M+MS (Malt + MixologySpace).

Time: 7pm to 11pm
Where: Dara, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Ian Libang from Manila’s The Bizarre Bar.

Time: 7pm to 11pm
Where: The St. Regis Bar, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Singapore’s Republic (#16 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) and Offtrack (#79 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 8pm to 11pm (July 14 and 15)
Where: Qura Bar, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Alfonso Califano and Emanuele Primavera from Pagani’s Cinquanta Spirito Italiano.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Ser Wong Fun, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: The Foundry Asia's Canto Night Takeover – Marketing agency The Foundry Asia, with partners The Orientalist Spirits and Altos, will take over one of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, Ser Wong Fun. Featuring Lola Lau (Hope & Sesame Guangzhou/Shenzhen), Samuel Kwok (The Opposites, Hong Kong), Tiger Irene Leung (CMYK, Changsha) and Gavin Yeung (Kinsman, Hong Kong), this special guest shift will blend heritage flavours, celebrate Cantonese identity, and offer bar bites by 2017 Asia's 50 Best Female Chef May Chow (Little Bao). Local Canto Disco veteran DJ Fabsabs will provide funky tunes throughout the evening. 

Time: 8pm onwards
Where: Barcode, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Master distiller Dennis Zoppi from Italy’s Zoppi Distillery, Turin's first urban distillery. 

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Call Me Al, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Iichiko Saiten Series' Call Me Confidential – featuring Cocktails of Asia author and Tokyo Confidential bar founder Holly Graham. Craft cocktails are available for $115 per drink. 

Time: 8pm to 11pm 
Where: Mostly Harmless, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Iichiko Saiten Series' Trigona Harmless – featuring Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s Bar Trigona (#36 Asia’s 50 Best 2023) with bar manager Rohan Matmary and bartender Melvin Lim. Cocktails are available at $135 per drink. 

Time: 8pm to 11pm 
Where: The Diplomat, Central, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Sunday Disco – Get your groove on with lovely beats and quality drinks from London's NoMad Hotel's casual yet upmarket restobar, Side Hustle (50 Best Discovery 2023). 

Time: 8:30pm to 11:30pm (July 14 and 15)
Where: DarkSide, Rosewood Hong Kong, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Wax On Berlin's (new entry at #29 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2023) owner and director, Sam Orrock, and bar manager Guste Paliukaite, will be crafting five signature cocktails ($180 per cocktail). 

Time: 8pm (until sold out)
Where: Dead Poets, Central, Hong Kong Island 
Who’s behind the stick: Barbary Coast’s (#29 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021) bartender Sami Terki.

Time: 8pm (until sold out)
Where: The Old Man Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Kuala Lumpur’s Three x Co (#47 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021) featuring bartenders Amanda Wan Winchester and Danny Choo.

Time: 2pm to 5pm
Where: Quinary, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: 50 Best Signature Sessions – Shelley Tai and Colin Chia from revered Singaporean bar Nutmeg & Clove (#7 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023), and Fabio La Pietra and Alex Alves Sepulchro from dark and mysterious Brazilian bar SubAstor. Click here for more info.

Time: 3pm to 6pm
Where: Coa, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: 50 Best Signature Sessions – Simone Caporale of Barcelona’s Sips – currently the World’s Best Bar – and Eric Van Beek of Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy (#3 World's 50 Best Bars 2023) will join Jay Khan to shake up tequila and mezcal-based concoctions. Click here for more info.

Time: 4pm until sold out
Where: Tell Camellia, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Taiwan Take Over – Taipei’s The Public House (#43 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Seven from Room by Le Kief, Mars from To Infinity and Beyond; as well as Liao from Tainan’s Moonrock.

Time: 6pm until sold out
Where: Kinsman, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Louis Eom and Jaewoong Lee from Seoul’s Le Chamber (#25 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time:  6pm to 9pm
Where: Quinary, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Yao Lu and Lio from Shanghai’s Union Trading Company (#90 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 7pm to 11pm
Where: The St. Regis Bar, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Byungjin Lim (BJ) and Yeonghwi Yun (Hwi) from Seoul’s Bar Cham (#13 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 7pm to 11pm
Where: Zuma, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Andrei Makarevich and Gabriel Gliga of Bangkok’s The Pickwicks Chronicles.

Time: 7pm until sold out
Where: Glowball Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Lil Naz and Normz of Singapore’s Sago House (#10 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024).

Time: 8pm onwards
Where: Ella, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Giovanni Graziadei from Singapore’s The Punch Room.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Room 309, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Kei Takahashi from Nara’s Lamp Bar (#23 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) and Shinya Koba from Kumamoto’s Yakoboku.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: The Stage, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Stephane Melaerts and Nikolas Dotko from Singapore’s The Other Room.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Avoca, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Native (#42 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), The Elephant Room (#64 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Last Word (#61 Asia’s 50 Best Bar 2023)

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Yurakucho, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Wong Wee Siong and Mel John Chavez from Singapore’s Smoke & Mirrors.

Time: 8pm to late
Where: The Daily Tot, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Tropic Thunder - Bangkok-based Tropic City (#6 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) (#62 World’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Mostly Harmless, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Trailblazing Sydney-based bartender Matt Whiley from Re: (#46 The World's 50 Best Bars 2021) will be presenting his innovative and sustainable cocktails.

Time: 8pm to 11pm
Where: Call Me Al, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Al’s Rockabilly Ballroom – Singapore’s bar industry veteran, Celia Schoonraad, will be joined by her fellow Barbary Coast co-founder Michael Callahan to provide a memorable evening of great drinks and sensational vibes with spinning party beats.

Time: 8pm until late
Where: The Green Door, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Barstars with The Orientalist Spirits - Led by The Green Door’s Arlene Wong, the event will feature 10 talented female bartenders including Zana Mohlmann of Singapore’s Manhattan Bar (#21 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Chunyanuch ‘Ning’ Yodsuwan of Thailand’s BKK Social Club (#3 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Lolita Goh of Malaysia’s Jungle Bird (#55 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023), Chun Chun of Vietnam’s The Pi, Fahbeer Suchada from Thailand’s Lost in Thaislation, Hazel Long from Singapore’s Junior The Pocket Bar, Cue from Taiwan’s Under Lab, Ellen Xu from Hangzhou’s Chimney, Abi Yamamoto of Kyoto’s Bee’s Knees (#44 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) and Yokohma’s Newjack, and Siyoung Park from Seoul’s Bar Factory.

Time:  8pm until stocks last, 10.30pm until stocks last
Where: Dead Poets, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Crystal, Kaus, and Joash from Singapore’s OffTrack, followed by Mason and Terry of Seoul’s Alice (#28 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 8pm to 12am
Where: Thirsty Shaker, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Singaporean venues Cat Bite, Night Hawk, and Nutmeg & Clove (#7 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 8pm to 12am
Where: Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Disaronno brand ambassadors six hands guest shift – Jackie Ho (brand ambassador for Greater China), Nathanel Salerno (brand ambassador for APAC), and Jason Chuang (brand ambassador for Taiwan).

Time: 9pm to 12am
Where: Quinary, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Rajani and Abhishek from Kathmandu’s Barc (#100 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 9pm to 12am
Where: Terrible Baby, Jordan, Kowloon (complimentary bus transfer from 50 Best Bartender’s Feast at Ozone)
Who’s behind the stick: Sean Halse of Hanoi’s The Hudson Rooms, along with Collin Ngyuen and Thomas Ngyuen of Hanoi’s The Haflington.

Time: 9pm-12am
Where: The Diplomat, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Fiesta Nocturna – The team behind Mexico City’s legendary bar, Handshake Speakeasy (#3 World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, #1 North America’s 50 Best Bars 2024). 

Time: 9pm (until sold out)
Where: The Old Man, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Franky, Bryan, Camcam, and Shaheera from Employees Only New York (#47 World’s 50 Best Bars 2022), and Employees Only Singapore (#30 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 10pm to 1am  
Where: Barcode, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Vietnam bartenders are taking over the Barcode featuring Capella Hanoi hotel’s beverage manager Sean Halse and The Haflington’s general manager Cong Nguyen and bartender Thomas Nguyen.

Time: 10pm to 2am
Where: Artifact, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Four Seasons Seoul’s Charles H. (#42 World’s 50 Best Bars 2021), featuring its head bartender Odd Strandbakken, and Singapore’s No Sleep Club (#20 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022), co-founder and head bartender Jun-Yi Jun. Cocktails are available at $120 per drink or $500 for five drinks.

Time: 4pm until late
Where: Bar Leone, Central, Hong Kong Island
Whos behind the stick: Pony Pizza Party – Singapore's award-winning bar Jigger & Pony (#2 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023, #14 ranking in the World's 50 Best Bars 2023) will be crafting drinks complemented by tasty pizza and a DJ set with retro disco tunes.

Time: 4pm to 7pm
Where: Call Me Al, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Super Smashed Manhattan - Featuring head bartender Zana Mohlmann, assistant bar manager Riccardo Lugano, and chef de cuisine Carolyn Or from Conrad Singapore Orchard’s award-winning bar Manhattan Bar (#63 in World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, #21 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: From 6pm onwards
Where: LPM Restaurant & Bar, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Kevin Rigault and Pierre Legintil from Paris’ Bar Les Ambassadeurs. 

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: Quinary, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Jon Lee from Kuala Lumpur’s Penrose (#50 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) and Joel from Kuala Lumpur’s Reka (#65 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023).

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: The Stage, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Christina and Sasha of Singapore’s Fura.

Time: 8pm (until sold out) 
Where: Dead Poets, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Singapore’s Employees Only (#30 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023) featuring bartenders Bryan Bonifacio, William Camcam, and Shaheera.

Time: 8pm (until sold out) 
Where: The Old Man Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Gold Bar from Tokyo’s Edition Hotel, featuring head bartender Hideyuki Saito.

Time: 8pm onwards
Where: The Daily Tot, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Bar manager Dicky Hartono from Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok's Firefly Bar.

Time: 8pm onwards
Where: Tell Camellia, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Tom Godfrey, co-founder of Barcelona bar FOCO.

Time: 6pm onwards
Where: Kinsman, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who’s behind the stick: Reoma Mita, head bartender of Tokyo's SG Club (#36 World's 50 Best Bars 2023)

Time: 5pm to 7pm for omakase, 6pm to 10pm for izakaya
Where: The Aubrey, Central, Hong Kong Island
Who's behind the stick: 50 Best Signature Sessions - Devender Seghal of The Aubrey; along with Yash Bhanage, Achintya Pravin Karale, and Prantik Haldar from Mumbai's The Bombay Canteen. Click here for more info.

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Where: Alibi – Wine Dine Be Social, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Who’s behind the stick: Stig Bareksten of Norway’s OSS Craft Distillery and Simone Bodini of Norway’s Bareksten Spirits.