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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.
The awards strongest first
- The 50 #38 · The World's 50 Best Bars
- The 50 #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
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Bitter Melon Collins
“Cocktails continue to combine local ingredients with agave spirits to stunning effect, such as the Bitter Melon Collins, combining winter bitter melon, tequila, coconut, green curry, blood orange and elderflower tonic.”
South China Morning Post, 2026 -
Mole Negroni
“Classics remain too, however, such as the Mole Negroni which focuses on flavour from cacao husks, vermouth, Campari, tequila reposado and finished with ancho verde liqueur which imbues flavours from poblano peppers.”
South China Morning Post, 2026
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