Drinking & Nightlife - Hong Kong - page 115

Teakha Wake up and smell the jasmine at this elegant tea lounge.
Barista Jam Funky independent coffee house.
Lan Fong Yuen The classic spot to try Hong Kong's famous milk tea.
CHA CHAAN TANG
Tea cafes (cha chaan tang) are perhaps best known for their Hong Kong-style
'pantyhose' milk tea (nai cha) - a strong brew made from a blend of several types of
black tea with crushed egg shells thrown in for silkiness. It's filtered through a fabric
that hangs like a stocking, hence the name, and drunk with evaporated milk. 'Panty-
hose' milk tea is sometimes mixed with three parts coffee to create the quintessen-
tial Hong Kong drink, tea-coffee or yin yeung(), meaning 'mandarin duck', a symbol
of matrimonial harmony.
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Best for Cocktails
Butler Japanese cocktail bar in quiet part of TST.
Executive Bar It's appointment-only at this swank whiskey lounge.
Bar 42 ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 42 Staunton St, Soho; happy hour 4-8pm; Central, exit
D2) Expats and locals mix it up with board games.
Sevva The pricey drinks are worth it, and the view…oh!
Best for Whisky
Butler The Japanese mixologist knows his whisky.
Angel's Share Whisky Bar It's all about this whisky here.
Best for Wine
Les Copains D'Abord Far-flung French cafe on an outer island.
Central Wine Club Baroque bar with fine European wines.
Best Pubs
Pawn Colonial charm in a renovated pawn shop.