Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 24-26
Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 – but expect our beverage scene to ramp up this weekend. Socio's Amir Javaid is arriving at TokyoLima to serve signatures made from the restaurant's surplus ingredients, while The Murray will host a celebration of brews and spirits over the weekend. And on Saturday, cafe-by-day, cocktail-bar-by-night concept C108 is celebrating its first anniversary.
Thursday, July 24
TokyoLima x Socio
Amir Javaid, co-founder of Socio bar in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
What: Aside from a compelling new menu, TokyoLima has another treat for us:
Aside from a compelling new menu, TokyoLima has another treat for us:
Amir Javaid from Socio taking over the bar at the Hong Kong outpost of Nikkei cuisine. To make things extra interesting, Javaid is dedicating his guest shift to signatures made from surplus ingredients from the TokyoLima kitchen, infusing Nikkei flavours into his mixology.
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Where: TokyoLima, G/F, Car Po Commercial Building, 18-20 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
When: 9pm onwards
Friday, July 25
Summer Bubbles & Brews Festival
The Murray in Hong Kong is hosting a Summer Bubbles & Brews Festival. Photo: Eugene Lee
What: The Murray is pulling out all the stops this weekend with its Summer Bubbles & Brews Festival, bringing together a wide array of vendors to The Arches. Featuring brewers like Breer, HK Lovecraft and Young Master, as well as distillers Hrafn Gin, Kowloon Spirits, Hong Kong Whisky and Two Moons Distillery, it's a gargantuan celebration of drink-making.
Advance tickets go for HK$180, which includes four tokens and a gift cup. Breer, Los Ibéricos HK, Vinoholic and Two Moons have special offers and promotions for festivalgoers. DJs are spinning on both nights, with Beat Friday taking over from 8pm on Friday, and Parco and Iltik from 7pm on Saturday.
Where: The Arches, 1/F, The Murray, 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central
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When: Friday, 4pm-10pm; Saturday, 1pm-10pm
Saturday, July 26
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