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Bitter melon, green curry, and tequila sharing a glass is either a terrible idea or a stroke of genius, and Coa has built a following on exactly that tension. This agave cocktail bar in Central pulls from local Hong Kong ingredients to make mezcal and tequila feel native to the city, with long queues to prove it. It holds a spot on the World's 50 Best Bars list, and the room stays packed enough that the team has clearly figured out how to scale without cutting corners.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #38 · The World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best #17 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best International Cocktail Bar
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
One number, weighted & current 93
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Bitter Melon Collins South China Morning Post, 2026
- Mole Negroni South China Morning Post, 2026
Nearby in the record closest first
- E N Coffee Eat · 69
- Snack Baby (Central) Dessert Eat · 69
- Mius Drink · 84
- Nikutoieba Matsuda Wagyu Japanese Eat · 61
- Kau Kee Noodles Eat · 74
- Louise French Eat · 88
- The Old Man Drink · 50
- Dead Poets Drink · 61
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