Hong Kong has earned the title as one of Asia’s and the world’s top locales for enjoying the best cocktails and bars. With four bars placing on the World’s 50 Best Bars and nine bars in Asia’s 50 Best Bars in 2024, we know how to drink here.
During months when you are abstaining from alcohol for charity or a challenge, or simply prefer the taste of cocktails bar any booze, we have the perfect recommendations to share with you for how to find mocktails in the city.
The best mocktails in Hong Kong
Tell Camelia
Soho’s tea-focussed bar is sharing the same love with their herbal and soothing tea drinks in their sans-alcohol section of the menu, Non Tea-tails. Both the Japanese Garden (HKD120), featuring a mix of cold brew sancha tea, yuzu, cucumber, and non-alcoholic gin, and the Night Hawk (HKD120) with Thai tea, raspberry, citrus, and non-alcoholic gin are perfect for exploring the bars tea cocktail craft without the added ABV.
Tell Camelia, Shop 2, LG/F, The Steps – H-Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central, 9821 5501
Penicillin
Hong Kong’s first closed-loop bar, ensuring all ingredients consumed and used to create cocktails within the bar get efficiently recycled, do not mix just fine cocktails but routinely showcase mocktails on the menu. Currently, the bar is selling The Saturn (HKD95), a passion fruit & oolong tea kombucha mocktail with lime, and the Omija Punch (HKD95) made with leftover omija berry, watermelon hydrosol, and jasmine flower.
Penicillin, L/GF, Amber Lodge, 23 Hollywood Road, Central
Cruise Restaurant and Bar
In North Point, Cruise Restaurant and Bar promotes their ‘I’m Driving’ mocktail series on their menu, designed to make all types of drinkers feel included when dining at the venue. Included within the menu are their Totally Sober (HKD88) mocktail mixed cashew orgeat, celery, lime, and tonic for a creamy sip. The Nunnery (HKD88) focus on floral and fruity notes with grapefruit and falernum, whilst the jasmine-heavy Golden Lime Soda (HKD88) is a refreshing drink to order.
Cruise Restaurant & Bar, 23/F, West Tower, Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour, 1 North Point Estate Lane, North Point, 3896 9898, book here
LPM Hong Kong
For French and Mediterranean flavours, LPM Hong Kong has you covered not just for food, but for two mocktails that sit perfectly on their menu complimenting the meaty food. The Frescoes (HKD78) blends greek yoghurt, almond, juniper, and clementine cordial for an oh-so creamy and citrus-heavy drink. The Mon Numéro 1 (HKD78) on the other hand amps up bolder flavours with a mix of Bergamot, jasmine cordial, verjuice, and rose.
LPM Hong Kong, Shop 1, 1/F, H Queen’s, 23–29 Stanley Street, Central, 2887 1113, book here
Blotto
Blotto’s concept is envisioned to make you drunk and loose. But for those who venture the Kennedy Town drinking hole who don’t want to drink, their mocktails are prepared with the same humour and flair as their alcoholic counterparts. Try the Cancel Tom Collins (HKD65) and High on Life (HKD65) made with Seedlip Spice liquor, and lemon and thyme or passionfruit and ginger beer, respectively. The Designated Driver (HKD65) is a twist on an espresso martini just without the alcohol and with coconut and mint.
Blotto, G/F, 66-68 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town
The Savory Project
Asia’s 19th best bar, led by Ajit Gurung and Jay Khan, has cooked up a storm in a glass since opening last year. Their menu is categorised into Hedonism, herbal and aromatic cocktails packing a flavour punch, Ageless, for the all-time classics, and The Savory Project’s Temperance section for all the flavour bar the booze. We suggest ordering the Teriyaki Fireball (HKD120) for a spicy-umami kick or the vegetal Garden to Glass (HKD120).
The Savory Project, G/F, 4 Staunton Street, Central, 2318 1588
Louise
One Michelin star-winning and Foodie Forks 2024 best French restaurant Louise hosts a plentiful mocktail list that pairs well with their contemporary French bites in Soho. The Coco (HKD98) brings lavender, lemon juice, and coconut water together for a cool drink, whilst the GreenThumb (HKD98) takes the gin out of a G&T with cucumber, lime, and elderflower mixed within. Try the All Day Spritz (HKD98) with Lyre’s added in.
Louise, G/F, JPC, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, 2866 0300, WhatsApp 5722 3269, book here
MOOO!
At MOOO!, Hong Kong’s latest steakhouse to open in the city, virgin cocktails are made to be celebrated when eating here. Their zero-alcohol cocktails on the menu include the Virgin Peach Colada (HKD80), Cool Mint (HKD80), a twist on a mojito with an infusion of lime and soda, and a Gin & Tonic Zero (HKD68) using Lyre’s zero alcohol spirit as a substitute for the fizz but not the flavour.
MOOO!, Shop 301 & 305, L3, Mira Place 1, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2295 3200, book here
The Opposites
One of SoHo’s hottest bars has recently launched a spiritfree cocktail menu shaped up in a food format. The Opposites is offering savoury and sweet cocktails like the Beetroot Watermelon Salad (HKD120), Thai Pomelo Salad (HKD120), Apple Custard Pie (HKD120), and the Lou Mei-inspired Canto-Braise (HKD120) capturing memorable dishes in a yummy and stylish style.
The Opposites, LG/F, Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Road, Central, 2711 0038
