Gokan

Housed in the site of Hong Kong’s first icehouse, this Japanese-inspired lounge wraps low ceilings and warm wood around a deceptively simple philosophy: cocktails organised by the five tastes (sweet, sour, spicy, bitter, savoury), each available in three formats (highball, rocks, straight up). The result is a choose-your-own-adventure menu where curiosity pays off. Cocktails such as Watermelon Koffeezz, which clarifies gin with light-roast coffee and watermelon into something improbably refreshing, while the Figaroni twists a Negroni with fig leaf and pomegranate vinegar, all bitter and elegant.

Tatler Tip

The kitchen offers a variety of bites, ranging from tomato pasta to tuna tartare and shirokuma kakigori—a towering mound of milk shaved ice buried under preserved fruits, fresh berries, mochi and sweet red bean paste.