A Chinese junk sails
Victoria Harbour.
OPPOSITE PAGE,
CLOCKWISE
FROM FAR LEFT
Mrs Pound manager
Dinya Master mans
the secret entrance;
you can listen to
your favourite tunes
in the music room
at Potato Head;
Sevva’s terrace at
dusk. OPENER,
FROM LEFT The
Central–Mid Levels
Escalator System
runs from Queens
Road Central to
Conduit Road;
Hullett House’s
dimly-lit bar.Back on terra firma, head down to
The Peninsula’s ground floor to enjoy
the Classic Afternoon Tea in The Lobby,
amid stately columns, potted palms and
whispered echoes of history. Steeped
in British tradition, high tea was first
served here in 1928. To this day, the
three-tier silver trays are still laden with
delicate finger sandwiches and pastries
accompanied by homemade strawberry
jam, Devonshire-style clotted cream and
tea served in bone china cups — just as
it was nearly 90 years ago.
As evening falls, elevated perches
become a recurring theme in Hong
Kong’s vertical world, and make the ideal
vantage points for enjoying the city’s
eclectic bar and dining scene. Join the
Hong Kong glitterati on the wraparound
25th-floor terrace at Sevva, created by
chic local style icon Bonnae Gokson as
a paean to her love of travel and art. Order a glass of champagne
and enjoy panoramas of the harbour and the financial district
while bossa nova tunes float on the gentle breeze.
For the ultimate Hong Kong high, cross the water from
Central to West Kowloon and sip a signature Kowloon Buck
cocktail (bourbon mixed with mango, lychee, lime and ginger
beer) and snack on Asian tapas plates at Ozone. Located
on the 118th floor of The Ritz-Carlton hotel, it’s the world’s
highest bar and its views stretch endlessly across the city.
Back in Sheung Wan, the vintage shop facade of Mrs
Pound playfully hides a cool speakeasy, inspired by a fictional
burlesque dancer. The eclectic pan-Asian street food menu —
think rendang poutine and laksa bibimbap — is paired with
inventive cocktails such as Mr Ming’s Negroni (gin, campari,
mancino rossi, bitters), served in a Chinese porcelain teacup.
Grab a taxi (note: the drivers only accept cash) and head
to trendy Sai Ying Pun, where diners and drinkers lounge in
low-slung armchairs at Potato Head, an urban outpost of the
hedonistic Balinese beach club. The multi-concept space has
a cafe, hip cocktail lounge and even a music room, and houses a
branch of the modern-Indonesian restaurant, Kaum.