The best gin bars in Hong Kong

Head out from Magistracy Dining Room to find Botanical Garden, a lush green terrace that presents a wide selection of gin and tonics. The bar presents a categorised gin menu, organised based on citrus, floral, herbal, as well as spiced notes and complements them with tonics. Their collection of gin includes brands such as Ophir, Sipsmith, Plymouth, and many more. This intimate al fresco venue is a little slice of paradise and will provide you with a tranquil escape from the city.

If you love gin cocktails with shisha on the side, then this gin-inspired lounge and rooftop bar is the place for you. Perched on the 22F of TST’s Nathan Hill, HYC Bar & Lounge offers a unique selection of hookah flavours along with a large collection of gins that can be enjoyed in classic concoctions like Negroni, French 75, gimlet, and gin fizz, or as a G&T where guests can mix and match their preferred gin and tonic from a trolley set up at the lounge area with an option to add smoked botanicals. With breathtaking panoramic views of Kowloon and Victoria Harbour, this space is perfect for sundowners with friends or a romantic date.

From London to Hong Kong, this world-famous bar concept landed at The Langham with a romantic Art Deco interior and a setting as sophisticated as their cocktails. The bar houses one of the largest gin collections in all of Hong Kong, with a curated list of over 400 interesting gins from around the world. Along with gin and tonic specialties, Artesian whips up elegant signature gin cocktails.

Kyle & Bain is a nod to the history of Ice House Street. Taking after the name of Scottish engineers William Kyle and John Bain, who set up the city's first ice plant in the 1870s on the exact location where the bar is now located, Kyle & Bain is a martini-centric bar located on the mezzanine floor of European brasserie Margo. Those with a penchant for boozy gin drinks will love this new 20-seater bar as all cocktails here are prepared stirred, not shaken. Expect a rotating list of creative martinis and their renditions of classic cocktails like Old Fashioned to Paloma, Manhattan to Lychee Martini.

To cater to disparate tastes, Rest Coffee Gin is a coffee shop that turns into a gin bar at night. In the morning, coffee is brewed from one of ten different kinds of single-origin coffee beans, and after sunset, sample almost a hundred gins from their collection with an equally interesting and flavourful tonic. Make sure to try one of the signature tea cocktails, too; the bar offers gin that is infused with teas such as Darjeeling and even a unique bush tea to try. 

Turning an old ping pong hall on the unassuming and remote streets of Sai Ying Pun into a stylish Spanish gin bar has proven to be a stroke of genius. There's nothing more appealing to a crowd of hipsters and creatives than a reprocessed space that still features touches of the original, and adequately combines grit with taste. The bar does a decent job of giving a stage to Spain's excellent gin scene by featuring some of the country's best variations of the spirit and cocktails that appropriately complement the unique characteristics of each gin.

Brought to us by the team behind Mrs Pound (which is now sadly closed) and Foxglove is Dr Fern's Gin Parlour. The bar, which is tucked away inside Landmark, is a speakeasy-like venue that houses over 250 gins showcasing premium bottles from around the world. You can enjoy them neat or in an array of creative cocktails. Choose your prefered flavour profile, from refreshingly citrus or sweet to the more spicy and savoury, or easy-to-drink fruity and floral; there is something for everyone. Dr Fern's also offers an array of bar bites, including charcuterie or mixed cheese boards.