PUBLISHED September 27th, 2016 01:00 am | UPDATED May 12th, 2023 05:17 am
You might have heard of The Bar Awards Singapore; the 2016 edition happened earlier this year during Singapore Cocktail Week. The Singapore-based brand has recently expanded to Hong Kong, bringing the same system of public nominations and two rounds of voting by the Panel (a holistic group of bar owners, bartenders, journalists, and connoisseurs) to our fellow Asian metropolitan.
We bring you the results of The Bar Awards Hong Kong 2016 – hot off the podium -, which concluded with a massive night of celebration and revelry at Zuma Hong Kong on Sunday night (25 September), as well as the rest of the finalists who made it to the top 10 for each category:
Young Bartender of the Year, presented by East Imperial
Winner: Kervin Unido – Mr & Mrs Fox
Ajit Gurung – Stockton
Timothee Becquerlaux – The Continental
Prem Shireesh – ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge
Austen Lendrum – Mahalo Tiki Lounge
Aili Nguyen – VEA Restaurant & Lounge
Natasia Flores – The Pontiac
Ashim Gurung – Mott 32
Kovic Rai – Mr & Mrs Fox
Toby Lo – Quinary
Kshitiz Gurung – Stockton
Best Wine Bar, presented by Berry Bros and Rudd
Winner: La Cabane Wine Bistro
Caprice (Four Seasons)
ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge
MyHouse
Café Grey Deluxe (The Upper House)
121BC
Bibo
Serge et le Phoque
Mercedes Me
Le Bistro Winebeast
Best Restaurant Bar, presented by William Chase
Winner: ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge
Potato Head Hong Kong
Zuma
8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Lobster Bar and Grill (Island Shangri-La)
Mr & Mrs Fox
Brickhouse
Yardbird
VEA Restaurant & Lounge
Rummin’ Tings
Best Beer Bar, presented by Pilsner Urquell
Winner: The Globe
The Bottle Shop (formerly Little Beer Room)
BrewDog
The Roundhouse Taproom
Second Draft
FRITES
Hong Kong Brew House
The Ale Project
65 Peel
Bobby’s Rabble
Best Nightclub, presented by G. H. Mumm
Winner: Ophelia
Dragon-i
Ce La Vi
Boujis
OZONE (The Ritz Carlton)
Volar
Drop
Levels
Play
Insomnia
Best Bar Food, presented by Aperol and Peroni
Winner: Ham and Sherry
Zuma
ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge
Stockton
Duddell’s
Potato Head Hong Kong
8 1/2 e Mezzo Bombana
Lily & Bloom
Stone Nullah Tavern
Rummin’ Tings
Best Hotel Bar, presented by The Singleton
Winner: Lobster Bar and Grill – Island Shangri-La
MO Bar – The Landmark Mandarin Oriental
Flint Grill & Bar – JW Marriott Hong Kong
Café Grey Deluxe – The Upper House
Captain’s Bar – Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
The Envoy – The Pottinger
Blue Bar – Four Seasons Hong Kong
Sugar – EAST, Hong Kong
Tiffany’s New York Bar – InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
Vibes – The Mira
Best Hospitality Team, presented by St. George Spirits
Winner: Honi Honi Tiki Cocktail Lounge
Yardbird
Stockton
Lobster Bar and Grill
The Pontiac
Zuma
Quinary
Bar Butler The Japanese Whisky Bar
The Woods
Carbone
Most Creative Cocktail Bar, presented by D1
Winner: Quinary
Zuma
The Woods
Ham and Sherry
Stockton
Honi Honi Tiki Lounge
Flint Bar & Grill – JW Marriott Hong Kong
Duddell’s
VEA Restaurant & Lounge
Sohofama
Best New Cocktail Bar, presented by Monkey Shoulder
Winner: Foxglove
The Pontiac
Potato Head Hong Kong
Ophelia
Mahalo Tiki Lounge
Seafood Room
VEA Restaurant & Lounge
Mercedes Me
Jinjuu
Paradis Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
The Ada Coleman Award, presented by Don Julio
Winner: Beckaly Franks – The Pontiac
Amanda Wan – The Envoy, The Pottinger Hotel
Victoria Chow – The Woods
Ana Souza – The Pontiac
Dorothy Lam – Seafood Room
Laura Prabowo – Otto Lounge
Christine Lam – Quinary
Rosni Gurung – Mott 32
Vicky Kwan – Rhoda
Isabella Vannoni – The Optimist
Bartender of the Year, presented by Bacardi
Winner: Arkadiusz Rybak – Zuma
Agung Prabowo – Mandarin Oriental
Antonio Lai – Quinary
Devender Sehgal – 8 1/2 e Mezzo Bombana
Suraj Gurung – Stockton
Masayuki Uchida – Bar Butler The Japanese Whisky Bar
Ryan Nightingale – Ham and Sherry
Beckaly Franks – The Pontiac
Jay Khan – formaly Osteria Felice
Wallace Lau – Topiary
Best Cocktail Bar, presented by Stolichnaya
Winner: Stockton
Zuma
Quinary
Lobster Bar and Grill – Island Shangri-La
Bar Butler The Japanese Whisky Bar
Ham and Sherry
8 1/2 e Mezzo Bombana
The Woods
The Pontiac
ON Dining Kitchen & Lounge
There you have it. If you’re heading to Hong Kong soon – or live in Hong Kong, even – we’re sure a night at any one of these stellar bars will be a great one. Enjoy!