Cover Clan & Company serves a menu of herbal tea-inspired cocktails
Clan & Company serves a menu of herbal tea-inspired cocktails
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Discover cocktails that soothe with floral notes and earthy profiles
Wellness dining is on the rise, and Hong Kong mixologists are putting their own spin on it with a new wave of refreshing cocktails. Drawing on a local palate that favours umami, botanicals and heritage flavours, these drinks stand out for their hyper-local ingredients, while herbal tea culture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) principles inform the way cocktails are layered, shaken and served.
The result is cocktails that deliver a buzz beyond your usual alcoholic tipple and make you feel as good as they taste. We have rounded up the city’s best herbal and botanical cocktails for your next “remedy” run.
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Tell Camellia
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Let these “tea-tails” spruce up your post-work tipples
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Tell Camellia serves a menu inspired by all expressions of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Classic cocktail recipes are reinterpreted with a variety of teas to create the aptly-named “tea-tails”. The Warm Cloud is a matcha-based creation with hints of lime, banana and lemon; the Champagne Saan is a blend of Southeast Asian flavours that highlights coconut, yuzu and pandan with darjeeling and matcha; while the Not Negroni elevates the classic trifecta of Campari, vermouth and gin with roasted green tea and hojicha.
Beyond its tea-tails, Tell Camellia also serves a selection of classic cocktails, herbal drinks and rotating seasonal specials from its forest-inspired bar.
Tell Camellia
Address: Shop 2, LG/F, H Code, 45 Pottinger Street, Central, Hong Kong
Hutong Bar and Moon Terrace
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Pair your feast at Hutong with a herbal cocktail
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You might know Hutong best for its fiery Chinese cuisine, but its bar and Moon Terrace deserve some love too. While the dining room bar offers a bustling atmosphere, the Moon Terrace delivers an intimate outdoor experience accompanied by sweeping views of the city below. Familiar flavours and ingredients in Chinese cuisine—such as osmanthus, lychee and spring onion—anchor the drinks menu, where each cocktail is curated to pair with Hutong’s dishes.
The drinks list leads with two heritage cocktails: the Chinese Lantern combines the citrusy notes of mandarin and passion fruit with champagne and plum bitters, while the Comfortably Numb nods to Sichuan’s love for numbing spice with a vodka-based cocktail infused with vanilla, lychee, Sichuan pepper and honey. If you’re more in the mood for savoury, the Scallion Martini—made with gin, spring onion water and olive juice—is a must-try.
Hutong Bar and Moon Terrace
Address: 18/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
See also: Where to find the best hojicha drinks and treats in Hong Kong
Clan & Company Community Bar
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Savour TCM-inspired cocktails at Clan & Company
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A heritage concept dreamt up by local spirit label Magnolia Lab, Clan & Company Community Bar serves a menu of cocktails based on herbal tea and TCM principles, curated by founders Dennis Mak and Chinese medicine practitioner James Ting. The Five Flower Tea is a gin-based cocktail that nods to Hong Kong’s historic herbal tea culture, with medicinal notes of oriental herbs and the aromatic hit of roselle, balanced with the bitterness of yarrow herbal liqueur. Meanwhile, the Sour Plum Soup is a refreshing umami mixture of sour plum-infused gin, roselle liqueur and vermouth.
Beyond the menu, Clan & Company strives to build a community around its wellness-inspired concept, where the cosy cha chaan teng-inspired interiors facilitate the flow of conversation.
Clan & Company Community Bar
Address: G/F, 830 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Bar Mind
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Botanicals and herbs are the stars of the new cocktail menu
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Founded by local bartending talents Jo Lo and Birstacla Wong, Bar Mind has become a go-to for those seeking a slice of peace in Central. This Elgin Street enclave leads with a drinks menu inspired by Hong Kong’s food culture, from nostalgic childhood snacks to classic cha chaan teng offerings.
Drinks celebrate the city’s love for herbal tea through botanical notes and recognisable flavours. Highlights include the Zhǐ, a twist on the classic Negroni that channels the throat-soothing properties of monk fruit, while the Canton 75 reimagines the classic recipe with ginseng and oolong-infused gin, Chinese osmanthus wine and sparkling wine.
Bar Mind
Address: 11 Elgin Street, Central, Hong Kong
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The Doctor’s Residence
Above Choose your remedy from The Doctor’s Residence’s menu of cocktails and gin and tonics
Choose your remedy from The Doctor’s Residence’s menu of cocktails and gin and tonics
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The Doctor’s Residence—formerly Dr Fern’s Gin Parlour—has relocated to The Pottinger hotel with a new name but equally quirky concept. Gin remains the main offering, where “prescription” cocktails lean heavily on the remedial qualities of the spirit.
Botanical notes and spices pervade the menu. The Nuts About You is a stand-out: it blends whisky and vermouth with wild ginger and is topped with a honey-glazed walnut. Meanwhile, the Well Done Delusion delivers warm and soothing sweetness with gin, vermouth, pine tar and clarified banana, garnished with a cube of charred camembert. Somehow, it just works.
The Doctor’s Residence
Address: 3/F, The Pottinger Hong Kong, 74 Queen’s Road Central, 21 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Formerly a lifestyle editor, Celia is now an Associate Dining Editor at Tatler Hong Kong, where she covers local dining stories with a strong sense of narrative and cultural context. She focuses on the people, places and moments shaping the city’s food scene, bringing a storytelling-led approach to restaurant features, chef profiles and on-the-ground coverage.
