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Read about the latest openings and most successful Asia bar operators here.
The return of the agave paradise.
Read about the latest openings and most successful Asia bar operators here.
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The Republic Bar celebrates the 1960s through cocktails and hospitality.
The team behind Native – one of Asia’s leaders in sustainability – opens their second venue in Singapore’s Chijmes.
A constantly updated list of Asia’s newest openings and upcoming venues.
Bars in Hong Kong
Before Jay Khan's love letter to agave opens in end-November, he tells us more about his plans for giving the city its first tequila and mezcal-serious bar.
James Tamang spills all on the bar he's opening with Agung Prabowo and Roman Ghale on Soho.
A medical practice that’s prescribing all things juniper.
With J Boroski Ashley Sutton's drinks empire expands in HK.
The pair collaborate with celebrated Taipei bar Fourplay to open Taiwan’s first eco-friendly cocktail bar.
BKK Social Club at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River celebrates the glamour of Buenos Aires in Thailand’s capital.
Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini to open RE- in Sydney in February 2021.
The Kuala Lumpur rum haven is moving to a new location and expanding its concept.
Nutmeg & Clove announces big changes and new bar manager Shelley Tai, formerly of Quinary (Hong Kong).
The Old Man founders Agung Prabowo and Roman Ghale depart the bar to open two new venues with their partners.
The rum haven brings Caribbean drinking culture to the streets of Soho.
Avroko Group brings New York’s Ghost Donkey, Saxon + Parole, The Poni Room and Liquorette to New Zealand’s capital.
Two-part bar SanYou is out to alter perceptions about the world’s most consumed yet misunderstood spirit.
Jay Gray reveals the details of the Sago Street bar he’s built with Desiree Silva and George Abhishek, hoping to open soon after Singapore’s lockdown is lifted.
In its third and most permanent space, Port Autonomy is driving Yangon’s f&b scene forward.
Birds of Paradise offers an escape from city life through a lens of modern tiki – and the duo’s memorable hospitality.
At Arch, aperitivo culture, experimentation and cocktails manifest as a curve connecting two pillars: Italy and China.
The owner of The Pontiac Hong Kong gives DRiNK the exclusive on her incoming Bali-based venue.
The InterContinental’s newest hotel bar strives to take the focus away from bartenders, giving guests the escapism that drinking once used to.
Hong Kong’s newest whisky den is ticking the boxes that other whisky bars aren’t.
At their second venue, the team has zeroed in on European tradition – but not without some local touches.
A look back at some of our favourite Mainland openings in the last year.
Marque d’Amor in L’Escape Hotel in Seoul is shifting perceptions of the city’s bartending culture.
IBHQ puts hospitality and flavours first.
The dream team will unveil their ’80s-inspired cocktail lounge this November and tell all to DRiNK in an exclusive first look.
Proof & Co’s latest Four Seasons bar project in Kuala Lumpur is a celebration of local ingredients.
Following a relatively quiet eight months for one of Asia’s cocktail capitals, Hong Kong turns it on with five new openings.
The café-bar will serve high quality coffee and craft cocktails, with a second-floor bar to follow.