Covid Test Needed to Enter Bars & Clubs

From today you will need a negative RAT test to enter local bars and clubs.

“Patrons are required to present proof of a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result obtained within 24 hours before entering bars, pubs, clubs or nightclubs from June 16 to 29” announced Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan.

According to the government announcement, customers will need to show a photo of the RAT device with their name, testing date and time written on it as proof of taking the test – before they can enter.

Local illustrator surrealhk perfectly captures the new rule.

The Wanch to Reopen in 2022

The Wanch team announced on their website and Facebook page today that the popular live music venue will reopen in early 2022. The new location will be just along the street from its previous incarnation at 90-92 Jaffe Road in what was previously Uptown 90. That’s opposite Joe Bananas.

Here is the post:

“Hi Everyone,
It has been challenging times since the pandemic hit worldwide in 2020. Times have been difficult for individuals, businesses, and the arts. It was a difficult decision to suspend operation of The Wanch back in August 2020, but a necessary one. At that time we made a promise to Hong Kong and the music community to reopen The Wanch when the time was right.

Well that time has come as on Dec. 1st we take possession of the venue that will become the new home of The Wanch at 90-92 Jaffe Rd, 1st Floor Henan Building (Formerly Uptown 90). Renovation starts the same day and we are targeting to open the doors with our first show sometime in Feb. 2022.

We will keep you all updated on the progress of the renovation with weekly pictures & videos on our website, Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter. We look forward to rocking Hong Kong once again and joining all the other music venues that have been keeping live music alive. We look forward to being part of Hong Kong’s music scene & community once again.

Take care & watch for our updates.”

Many of Hong Kong’s musical legends created marvellous memories in the old location. Let’s hope the new Wanch inspires a new generation to create and inspire the beauty and sensuous pleasure that is ‘live music’.

The Wanch
1/F Henan Building (Formerly Uptown 90)
90-92 Jaffe Road
Wanchai

Bars, Karaoke Reopen Today

Glorious leader comrade Lam, she who is in charge and responsible for all things Hong Kong (except as she stated repeatedly the police..) has graciously permitted (after checking with Beijing) HongKongers to visit bars and karaokes again – those that remain open.

So, ignore the rain, and have a good night out!

Be a true HongKonger and wear a mask, stay safe, have fun – and leave a cash tip for the hardworking bar staff who’ve been trapped at home unpaid for weeks

Belgium Beer House Frites Opens in Kwun Tong

Frites recently opened a fifth location at Quayside, Kwun Tong. The interior retains the 1920’s Belgian Beer Halls look found in the chain’s other restaurants.

The European-influenced menu includes  Frites, Mussel Pots and Roasted Pork Knuckle.

At all five restaurants Frites are offering Christmas and New Year’s Eve three-course menus – see their website for full details.

FRITES Kwun Tong: Shop 3, 1/F, The Quayside, 77 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong.
Tel: 2781 0262
Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday, 12pm – late
Happy Hour: Monday – Friday from 3-8pm

HK Spirits & Pairing Festival 2017

Later this month on the rooftop of The Park Lane Hotel as well as a gorgeous view of Victoria Harbour you’ll be able to sample over 100 spirits and pair them with a range of cigars. The first HK Spirits & Pairing Festival offers whiskey and whisky as well as gin, rum and a range of cocktails.

Whisky with or without an ‘e’, countries with an ‘e’ in their name tend to use an e for their whiskey, is a generic term for a spirit distilled from a mash of fermented grains. There are a multitude of different whiskies including bourbon, rye, Tennessee, Scotch, Irish, Japanese, Canadian… distilled across the globe each very different from the other. And yet while wine tastings are ten-a-penny, there are few broad range spirits tastings. So if you fancy a dram or two…

HK Spirits & Pairing Festival 2017
Date: 12pm, 24 June, 2017
Venue: The Park Lane Hotel, Rooftop
Tickets: $680, $300

Carnival to Open in Tsim Sha Tsui

Another new bar is set open at 8 Observatory Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Carnival from Sonrisa Concept Ltd the people behind Drunken Pot and Lai Bun Fu is set to open on the 28 February.

The 5,000 square foot venue which includes a terrace looks to make every day ‘fun’ and includes dart machines, slap cup and beer pong tables, lots of big screen TVs for live sports coverage and of course there’s a karaoke room.

There’s a range of fun carnival themed cocktails and shots. The signature Merry-Go-Round (pepper infused vodka, tomato soup, Worcester sauce, cayenne pepper and lemon juice), has eight shots served on a merry-go-round while the Ferris Wheel (Kwai feh lychee liquor, grape leaf liquor, Campari, syrup and cotton candy) has 12 shots served on a mini ferris wheel. Food is served from the Drunken Pot menu.

Carnival
6/F, 8 Observatory Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Opening Hours: 6pm to 6am
Tel: 3705-3985 www.carnivalbar.com.