Lockdown, founded by Indonesian bar veterans Agung and Laura Prabowo of Penicillin and Dead&, is a new speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar that opened in February. With an unassuming toilet in the front window and a rotating bar station within, it offers an intimate space for only 30 guests at a time. The menu is divided into three different categories—Experimental, Vintage and Remastered—with drinks made using the latest technology and trends in mixology. Asian-inspired bites are also available to order.

Lockdown
Address: G/F, 27 Hollywood Road, Central. +852 6201 5855

Tate Dining Room remains one of the city’s top fine dining venues for a decade, with chef Vicky Lau combining French and Chinese flavours to create an unforgettable dining experience. The restaurant’s intimate interior exudes an air of romance that invites guests to enjoy presentations of a singular ingredient that evolve with the seasons. Each dish is refined, distinctive, and worthy of celebratory occasions, dates and more.

Tate Dining Room
Address: G/F, 210 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan. +852 2555 2172

Enjoy a hot beverage and a dose of hygge (a Danish word that means a sense of comfort resulting in overall contentedness) at Hjem, Hollywood Road’s Nordic haven. Delectable coffee, warming tea and a rich hot chocolate are some of the café’s offerings, as well as warm bites, sweet treats and a selection of traditional smørrebrød: open-faced sandwiches with cold toppings including smoked fish, crisp vegetables and crème fraîche. The café also hosts Thursday Book Club, a bibliophile event in tandem with mobile secondhand book shop Gentle Books.

Hjem
Address: G/F, Kam Ho Mansion, 161 Hollywood Road, Central. +852 2362 9193

Corks Wine & Bar combines the casual nature of drinking outdoors with the elegance of a refined selection of red, white and rosé wines from across France—to order by the glass or bottle. With a small selection of seating available indoors, more often than not patrons will spill outside onto the corner of Hollywood and Lok Ku Road to drink, chat and nibble on cheese and charcuterie from Tuesday to Sunday.

Corks Wine & Bar
Address: G/F, 205C Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan. +852 9258 5352

Modern Chinese fine dining gets a vegetarian spin at the recently opened Yuan, which features allium-free tasting menus available for lunch and dinner. The crisp, white space reflects the calm and wholesome approach to its use of seasonal produce, and executive chef Ronald Shao transforms ingredients such as mushrooms, root vegetables and tofu into innovative and beautifully presented dishes.

Yuan
Address: G/F, Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1-13 Hollywood Road, Central. +852 2728 7278

On the outside, Maggie Choo’s Hong Kong blends in to look like one of the many antique shops on Hollywood Road, but inside is a cabaret-inspired bar with an antique-style bank vault door and iron spiral staircases. With plush seating to lounge and sip drinks on, and an open dance floor to twirl away till late, the bar has founder Ashley Sutton’s (of Iron Fairies fame) signature touch—high attention to detail to supplement his visual storytelling about a space.

Maggie Choo’s
Address: Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1-13 Hollywood Road, Central. +852 6250 6000

The quirky wallpaper, upcycled wooden stools and rustic decor make for a relaxed dining experience at Thai restaurant Chachawan, while the menu offers a range of traditional northern Thai dishes plus some more creative approaches to the cuisine. Cocktails are infused with classic Thai ingredients to pair perfectly with the meal, taking the edge off spicier dishes such as the moo manaw—spicy pork with lime salad—and som dtum goong—green papaya salad with prawn.

Chachawan
Address: G/F, 206 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan. +852 2549 0020

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