7 Hong Kong Bars Make It On Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 List

Hong Kong’s Bar Leone is third in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, while many Hongkongers’ favourite in Guangzhou is crowned Best Bar in Asia.

The prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Bars list for 2026 was revealed at the 11th annual awards ceremony, held in Macau on Tuesday, 28 July. 7 Hong Kong bars secured a spot on the top 50 list, with Bar Leone coming third in Asia and the best in Hong Kong. Some other local bars have retained places in the top 50 — such as Gokan at #22 and Argo at #37 — while Montana is a brand-new entrant at #47.

Meanwhile, Mius Hong Kong, tucked in Central’s Gough Street, has won the coveted SevenRooms Best Bar Design Award 2026 — as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 — for its restrained simplicity, while Mius’ founder Shelley Tai won the coveted Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award.

Also keeping the Hong Kong flag flying high is Cantonese cocktail salon Kinsman, which has won the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award 2026 in Asia. Agave-focused bar Coa, which has been a fixture on Asia’s 50 Best Bars scene in the last few years, has come 24th and has received a special award — the Rémy Martin Legend of the List Award 2026 for Asia.

Also, additional three Hong Kong bars made it to the extended list of 51-100, scroll down for more details!

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Hong Kong Bars That Made It On Asia’s 50 Best Bars List

#3 Bar Leone

Italian-style neighbourhood cocktail bar, Bar Leone, after securing the top spot in 2025, has come third in Asia and is ranked as the best bar in Hong Kong in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 list. Italian-style cocktails and its famous mortadella sandwich transport imbibers to Italy and to a place of warmth, not only in ambience but in hospitality.

Bar Leone, 15 Bridges St, Central, Hong Kong, www.barleonehk.com

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#22 GOKAN

Internationally renowned Japanese mixologist, Shingo Gokan, opened his eponymously named bar in July 2024, entering Asia’s 50 Best Bars in 2025 at #33. This year, Gokan rises 11 spots to #22, by staying true to its roots of Japanese culinary and sensory concepts.

GOKAN, 30 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong, 5500 0399, Instagram: @gokan.hk

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#24 Coa

After debuting with the Highest New Entry Award in 2019 and following with Coa’s owner-bartender Jay Khan winning the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award in 2020 and the Roku Industry Icon Award in 2025, it’s long been apparent that Coa has something special. This year, apart from winning 24th spot on the list, it adds the Rémy Martin Legend of the List Award to its overflowing trophy cabinet.

Coa, Shop A, Lower Ground Floor, Wah Shin House, 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong, 2813 5787, Instagram: @COAhongkong

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#36 Mius

At Mius, it’s all about classics with a twist, like an ice-free Kobe-style highball, a savoury tomatotini with tomato shrub, dill and basil oil, or a strawberry Negroni lifted with pink peppercorns. Alongside are comforting, Cantonese small plates that punch above their weight. Mius’ founder Shelley Tai has also won the coveted Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award this year.

Mius, 29 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong, 6469 8966, Instagram: @mius.hongkong

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#37 Argo

Argo has been a consistent contender since entering the World’s 50 Best Bars list in 2022 and coming 11 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars list last year. Despite dropping to 37 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026, Argo’s drinks and mindset have consistently been driven by seasonality — think a floral martini, heightened by ingredients such as vermouth and floral tincture. With stellar drinks and stunning floor-to-ceiling windows, Argo is an experience worth sampling.

Argo, 8 Finance Street, Four Seasons Hotel, Central, Hong Kong, www.fourseasons.com

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#47 Montana

High-octane Sheung Wan bar, co-founded by Lorenzo Antinori, the mastermind behind Bar Leone, and Simone Caporale, co-founder of Barcelona’s world-renowned bar Sips has entered the list for the first time at number 47. Opened in mid 2025, the venue shifts away from Bar Leone’s neighbourhood Italian aesthetic to deliver a playful, nostalgic concept.

Montana, Shop A, G/F, 108 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Instagram: @montanabarhk

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#49 PENICILLIN

For science and alcohol connoisseurs, PENICILLIN is for you. Taking its name from Alexander Fleming’s discovery of the antibiotic, Penicillin reinforces its identity with its white-tiled, science-lab-core interior. PENICILLIN’s central mission is to become Hong Kong’s first “scrap-less” bar, with a steadfast commitment to minimal waste and self-brewing methods. Ingredients, including botanicals, are sourced locally within Hong Kong.

Penicillin, L/G Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong, 9880 7995, www.facebook.com/penicillinbar

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3 Hong Kong Bars That Made It On Asia’s 51-100 Best Bars 2026 List

This year, The Opposites rose from last year’s rank 80 to number 54, while The Savory Project has dropped from 32 to 60 this year. This is followed by Gagan Gurung’s Tell Camellia re-entering the list at number 81.

• The Opposites (#54)
• The Savory Project (#60)
• Tell Camellia (#81)*

* Re-entry

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Asia’s Best 50 Bars 2026 — Top 10 Bars In Asia

1. Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou
2. Zest, Seoul
3. Bar Leone, Hong Kong
4. Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Bangkok
5. MO Bar, Shenzhen
6. Bar Us, Bangkok
7. Lennon’s, Bangkok
8. Boilermaker, Goa
9. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
10. Obsidian Bar, Shenzhen

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