Midnight Delights 2010
Cocktail Worthy Hangouts
DB: Café Duvet
Café Duvet has the right idea when it comes to al fresco dining. While sipping on a Manhattan or a Fuzzy Navel you and your party can sit on big Thai-style beds under an electric fan, for those hot, humid nights, surrounded by tall palms and Jacarandas. The drinks menu hosts a variety of cocktails but if they aren’t what you fancy why not make your own? All you have to do is choose a maximum of five types of alcohol and the bartender will mix right up. Find it at G06, G/F, D Deck, Discovery Bay, 2987 0966.
FINDS
FINDS is a bar and restaurant that brings a firmly Nordic experience, which is given away in its acronym Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Voted one of Hong Kong’s coolest nightspots, FINDS is situated just above the busy streets of Lan Kwai Fong and even boasts an al fresco area, a rarity in Hong Kong. Here they take their cocktails very seriously, classifying them into seven separate sections of the drinks menu, including ‘luxury cocktails‘, ‘hot cocktails’ and ‘molecular mixology cocktails’. Our favourite however is the Kimi Raikkonen, who frequented FINDS while in Hong Kong. it’s a frozen drink consisting of lemon leaf infused vodka, fresh lemon, elderflower, fresh berries, ginger beer and cranberry juice. After a sip of this you’ll think you’ve died and went to heaven. Find it at 2/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, 2522 9318.
M Bar
A firm city favourite, M Bar commands spectacular views over the harbour and the Hong Kong skyline. We love the floor-to-ceiling windows combined with the charcoal and silver interior, soft music and dimmed lighting, which all produce a classic and relaxed ambience. All their bartenders are professionally trained to be able to compile anything on their astoundingly long cocktails list so don’t be shy if you don’t see something on the menu that you would like. It not only has an incredibly well stocked bar but it will help you renew your love for the Hong Kong skyline. Got a visitor staying? M Bar is the perfect place to show off your home. Find it at 25/F Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Central, 2825 4002.
TOP DECK
Top Deck is an entirely unique experience. Sat atop the famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant, beneath a three-storey pagoda, you can enjoy a light sea-breeze and an ideal view of the bay, host to a number of multi million dollar yachts. Placed around the outside area are sofas and oversized chairs under and around tented awnings. There are a variety of traditional cocktails as well as a few berry margaritas, but for fun you may want to order the Jumbo Margarita. You may need a friend to help you finish it though as the name isn’t just in reference to the restaurant’s location. Find it at Top Floor Jumbo Kingdom, Shum Wan Pier Drive, Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, 2552 3331
Photo: Maggie Smith
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