Hong Kong - Nightlife - Indie Bar

33 Jervois St., Hong Kong
+852-3583-1200

Zoo Bar

This used to be Rice Bar, a legendary gay and lesbian hangout—its owner was also a successful architect, interior designer, and floral stylist, and one of its bartenders went on to become a f... read more

79 Wyndham St., Hong Kong
+852-2147-2383

Yumla

Electro, drum n' bass, tech-house, breaks and beats — this place has been the pioneer in local indie techno. Go for the music, because why else come to a teensy-weensy pod lit with orange lig... read more

2-8 Wellington St., Hong Kong
+852-2868-3762

Racks

A pool hall at the heart of Lan Kwai Fong, started by a group of young Chinese Americans — actors, DJs, and entrepreneurs. Racks is not your traditional billiards club, full of hustlers and r... read more

67 Hollywood Rd., Hong Kong
+852-2858-7071

Club 71

On June 4th, 1989, China’s Communist Party massacred hundreds of people in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Two years later, Hong Kong, the center of the democratic movement and the hub of o... read more

99 Wellington St., Hong Kong

Senses 99

Pretty much Hong Kong’s only other bohemian hangout besides the Fringe Club and Club 71. Senses has a speakeasy feel inside a small and narrow pre-war building, and its first-floor lounge int... read more

10 Wing Wah Ln., Hong Kong
+852-2526-2717

Le Jardin

Le Jardin is hard to find. It is little more than a covered terrace perched on a hillside reinforced by cement above and behind Lan Kwai Fong. But the mellow, breezy feel is what makes this bar an ... read more

2 Lower Albert Rd., Hong Kong
+852-2521-7251

Fringe Club

Nearly single-handedly upholding the independent artistic spirit in this obsessively commercial city. Not one, but two bars in this superb institution: full bar at the performance space—home ... read more

35 Pottinger St., Hong Kong
+852-2971-0680

LINQ

Owned by a group of Nepalese immigrants who’ve managed bars and clubs in Lan Kwai Fong for many years, LINQ is a distillation of their ideal bar. It’s unpretentious yet sophisticated. I... read more

LG/F, Ezra Lane, Lower Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
+852-2537-4680

Gecko

Gecko could double as a funky Hobbit hole. Tiny, cozy, tucked away lounge with decent jazz and R&B jams on scheduled nights. It’s hard to find—next to Propaganda, on the corridor of... read more