For cocktail lovers, Hong Kong can be a notoriously pricey city, where many sleek bars charge upwards of HKD150 for a quality tipple. Luckily for our readers, we’re here to save the day with our shortlist of the best happy hours in town – where to go for quaffable drinks at a discount. Even better, some of these deals include delectable bar bites too.
It’s 5PM somewhere, so it’s time to get your drink on!
The best happy hours in Hong Kong 2026
1. Quiero Más
With sunset- and skyline-watching in mind, it doesn’t get much better than the happy hour enjoyed on Quiero Más’ rooftop terrace. One hour of free-flow drinks, including Prosecco, house wine, bottled beer, the Med restaurant’s signature gin & tonic mixed with house-infused gin, plus juices and soft drinks, comes with a price tag of just HKD138 per person. Even better, each after-work guest is entitled to a three-tapas platter on the house.
Quiero Más, 20/F, M88, 2–8 Wellington Street, Central, 2383 0268, book here
Daily, 5–7PM
2. Uncle Quek
Uncle Quek is another spot in Central with an al-fresco happy hour, this time with a Southeast Asian slant. During happy hour, draught beer is priced at HKD68 for the first glass, whilst all subsequent glasses can be yours at half-price. You can line your tummy with the restaurant’s newly unveiled snack line-up, of which the roti prata with salted egg butter sauce (HKD68) sounds the most enticing.
Uncle Quek, 6/F, 8 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, WhatsApp 9521 6179, book here
Monday–Saturday, 3–6PM
3. Bistro La Baie
If you work or live near the Tseung Kwan O ‘hood, Bistro La Baie is a great spot to hit up for its cracking happy hour, on for seven hours daily from 12PM, with drinks priced from HKD38. This seaside-facing modern French bistro’s al-fresco happy hour gets even better at the end of the workweek; on Fridays, the eatery’s all-you-can-drink deal (HKD178 pp) comes with complimentary canapés for munching.
Bistro La Baie, Shop G02, G/F, 23 Tong Chun Street, Tseung Kwan O, 2360 0801, book here
Daily, 12–7PM, with complimentary canapés served on Fridays from 5:30PM
4. Cadillac Bar & Grill
At Cadillac’s vibey al-fresco space, you can sip killer margaritas and more Latin cocktails with the Tex-Mex restaurant and bar’s incredible “Crazy Hour” promotion, starting at 2PM, when the classic margarita and selected wine, spirits, and beer are priced from a mere HKD19. The prices go up by HKD10 every hour, culminating from 5PM to 7PM with drinks costing HKD49, making this one of the happiest of all happy hours.
Cadillac Bar & Grill, Shop 718–719, 7/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, 2521 2322
Monday–Friday, 2–7PM
5. Top Town
Glitzy American seafood bar Top Town offers amongst the most wallet-friendly happy hours in Central, especially considering its swish surrounds and awesome views. On the first three days of the workweek with the watering hole’s “Hotshot Deal” promotion, you can order up Chilean red and white wine, house spirits, and soft drinks from the open balcony and rooftop terrace priced at HKD10 for the first drink. More premium spirits, champagne, Prosecco, rosé wine, bottled and draught beer, and selected cocktails cost from HKD40 for the first drink.
Top Town, 31/F, 28 Stanley Street, Central, 2133 5769, book here
Monday–Wednesday, 5–8PM
6. Tequila Mex
It’s time to get your marg on at Tequila Mex, Tsim Sha Tsui’s happening reinvention of long-standing Mexican hotspot Tequila Jack’s. The happy hour here is one of the longest in the ‘hood, kicking off bright and early at 12PM and lasting a full nine hours. The cut-price drinks range from draught beer priced from HKD60, to frozen margaritas in tropical flavours like guava, mango, and passion fruit with price tags from HKD68, to red and white wine costing from HKD58 per glass. If you find yourself partaking in happy hour at Tequila Mex on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night, you’ll be treated to a live band too. Note that there’s a brand-new Tequila Mex branch in Causeway Bay that doesn’t appear to subscribe to this deal (yet).
Tequila Mex, Shop 7–8, G/F, Union Mansion, 33–35 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui East, 7010 6310, book here
Daily, 12–9PM
7. The Optimist
For an affordable Spanish-style drinking experience, The Optimist’s extended happy hour, available in the ground-floor bar area, is one to consider. It stars red and white wine priced from HKD58 per glass, with most of the bottles originating in Spain or Chile, plus Prosecco at HKD48 per glass and gin & tonics from HKD58. To start your workweek on a chipper note, the restaurant’s Monday Night Wine Club grants free corkage to all.
The Optimist, G/F & 1/F, 239 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, 2433 3324, WhatsApp 6129 8372, book here
Daily, 3–10PM
8. Murray Lane
At The Murray hotel, Murray Lane’s aperitivo hour – Murray Hour – is a superb choice if you’re feeling peckish as it’s inclusive of complimentary unlimited snacks from the bar counter. On the drinks front, it’s buy-one-get-one-free house champagne, wine, and spirits, premium whisky, draught and bottled beer, and selected cocktails.
Murray Lane, G/F, The Murray, Hong Kong, 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, 3141 8888, book here
Monday–Friday, 5–8:30PM
9. Sam Fancy
Sam Fancy, a bar inspired by San Francisco’s Chinatown, is tucked away in a commercial building off the cusp of Lan Kwai Fong and offers two floors and an outdoor terrace for your drinking pleasure (the downstairs bar is more chilled, whilst shisha is also on the cards in the sleek upstairs space). The happy hour kicks off from 6PM to 7PM with drinks priced at HKD30, increasing to HKD40 from 7PM to 8PM, and then with a final push at HKD50 from 8PM to 9PM. Sam Fancy’s cocktails are seriously inventive, making this promotion a jewel in the crown of Hong Kong’s happy hours.
Sam Fancy, 3/F & 4/F, The Plaza, 21 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Monday–Friday, 6–9PM
10. The Dispensary
Seven days a week, you can head to The Dispensary at Tai Kwun for a prescriptive cocktail that’s sure to do a world of good for your outlook on the night ahead, particularly if you’re sat on the bar’s verandah overlooking the Parade Ground. From Saturday through Thursday, the promotion features buy-one-get-one-free cocktails like the spicy margarita and Japanese whisky sour, whilst happy hour on Fridays provides a wide selection of bottomless East-meets-West snacks alongside your drink order.
The Dispensary, 1/F, Block 01, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, 2848 3088, WhatsApp 6713 9035, book here
Saturday–Thursday, 3–7PM, and Friday, 5–7PM
11. Honky Tonks Tavern
Honky Tonks Tavern is a reliable favourite for happy hour, where it’s known as “Honky Hour.” Every day from opening till 7PM – extending all night long on Wednesdays – Honky’s brings it with HKD65 house spirits, mixers, and wine by the glass, draught beer, micheladas, and hard slushies, the bar’s legendary frozen mix of juice, fresh fruits, and booze that goes down a (dangerous) treat. For HKD50, drinkers can save some bucks and order tins of cider, Young Master highballs, and vodka lemon tea. Equally epic on the food front are the pepperoni or four-cheese pizza slices, jalapeño poppers, and fried pickles (HKD35 each).
Honky Tonks Tavern, G/F, 75 Hollywood Road (enter via Man Hing Lane), Soho, Central
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 5–7PM, Wednesday, 5PM–1AM, and Friday–Sunday, 2–7PM
12. The Globe
Hong Kong’s OG gastropub, The Globe runs what might be the longest happy hour in the city. Every day, bright and early from 9AM for the next 10 hours, discounted pints of draught beer and cider can be yours. The Globe is well known around town for stocking a huge collection of beer styles from around the world, hosting both full-time and guest taps. A favourite house tap is Si L Dan IPA, a fruity collab between local craft brewers hEROES Beer Co and HK Brewcraft.
The Globe, G/F, Garley Building, 45–53 Graham Street, Central, 2543 1941, book here
Daily, 9AM–7PM
13. Vibes
Vibes, the atmospheric open-air lounge at The Mira hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, has long got our blood pumping with its ongoing happy hour. From 2026, the cocktail bar has upped the weeknight game with a series of new drinking promotions that stand out. Vibes Uncorked runs Sunday through Thursday till midnight offering an extensive range of Old and New World wine bottles at discounted prices. On Wednesdays, Tick-Tock, Girls, It’s Sip O’Clock! turns the traditional ladies’ night on its head with drinks priced at HKD18 from 4PM to 6PM, with the price tag doubling every two hours as the evening progresses. Thirsty Thursday brings even more drinking fun, a three-hour free-flow package (HKD258 pp) of unlimited pours of house bubbly and wine, house spirits with mixers, and beer of the day.
Vibes, 5/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118–130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2315 5599, WhatsApp 9828 3890, book here
Sunday–Thursday, 4PM–midnight (Vibes Uncorked and Thirsty Thursday), with Tick-Tock, Girls, It’s Sip O’Clock! on Wednesday, 4–10PM
14. Stazione Novella
With the Italian wine and spritz bar recently making a welcome return to Soho, we think Stazione Novella continues to rank high on the list with a happy hour that includes plenty of quality bites. The watering hole’s aperitivo hour, beloved for its complimentary unlimited antipasti alongside your drink order, is a daily tradition that keeps on giving. The food spread is colourful, flavourful, and seemingly endless, so you might even be able to skip dinner afterwards.
Stazione Novella, G/F, 52–56 Staunton Street, Soho, Central, 2559 0559
Daily, 5–7PM
15. Busan Sanghoe
If you’re a beer lover, take note of this Korean speciality restaurant’s excellent late-night happy hour delivering economical 380ml Stella Artois pints (HKD28) seven days a week. If that’s not enough to tempt you during the wee hours, Busan Sanghoe is also giving patrons 20% off all à-la-carte menu items on Monday through Saturday from 12AM to 4AM. A discounted order of dwaeji gukbap (HKD128), Busan’s soulful pork and rice soup, alongside your brew, perhaps?
Busan Sanghoe, Shop A–C, G/F, Passkon Court, 79–81 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3758 4517, book here
Monday–Friday, 5–7PM and 12–4AM, and Saturday–Sunday, 12–7PM and 12–4AM
