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Celebrate the winners of the Hong Kong Living Bar Awards. By Melaine Cox. Bar of the Year The Old Man
Our sister magazine Hong Kong Living lauched the first Hong Kong Living Bar Awards this month, celebrating the city’s most outstanding venues and the extraordinary talent that brings them to life night after night. Here are some of the highlights, for the full list of winners visit hongkongliving.com
The Old Man needs no introduction. A stylish, intimate, Ernest Hemingway–inspired bar tucked away in Soho, serves up some of the most scholarly devotion to liqueurs and a steely focus on service. A scholarly devotion to liqueurs and a steely focus on service has led to, a series of accolades under their belt since the opening in 2017 by Agung Prabowo, Roman Ghale and James Tamang in the summer of 2017, it is no wonder our readers chose The Old Man as their favourite bar of the year.
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Bartender of the Year Lorenzo Antinori, Four Seasons
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As the Beverage Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and Beverage Ambassador, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific, Antinori attributes humble beginnings with a hard work mentality that brought him to the cities of Asia, as his recipe for success. fourseasons.com
Nightclub of the Year Dragon-i Arguably Hong Kong’s most iconic and longstanding night club, Dragon-i is the place to see and be seen, rubbing elbows with celebrities, models and the glitterati alike. With a discerning door policy that reflects its celebrity-heavy clientele, Dragon-i parties are unparalleled to none other in Hong Kong thanks to some of biggest celebrities on the planet gracing owner Gilbert Yeung’s notorious guest list of friends that include Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Paris Hilton. dragon-i.com.hk
