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Soy sauce in a martini garnish is the kind of move that either makes you put down your phone or pick it up to photograph the menu. Hope & Sesame is a Cantonese cocktail bar that runs sous-vide infusions and centrifuges alongside familiar pantry flavors from the region, landing on Asia's 50 Best Bars at number seven and the World's 50 Best Bars at twenty-nine. The room has expanded recently, which tells you something about how the city feels about it.
The awards strongest first
- The 50 #29 · The World's 50 Best Bars
- The 50 #7 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars
- South China Morning Post 2026 · 100 Top Tables
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Rattan pepper & coffee
“Recent stand-outs have included the Rattan Pepper & Coffee, where peppercorn warmth meets roasted notes, butterfly pea and eisbock lager.”
South China Morning Post, 2026 -
Native martini
“The Native Martini pairs tea aromatics with a surprisingly harmonious soy sauce chocolate garnish.”
South China Morning Post, 2026 -
Yuzu penicillin
“offering streamlined signatures like the Yuzu Penicillin, with yuzu sake, and the savoury Tomato & Guava built on tequila, guava and Aperol.”
South China Morning Post, 2026 -
Tomato & guava
“offering streamlined signatures like the Yuzu Penicillin, with yuzu sake, and the savoury Tomato & Guava built on tequila, guava and Aperol.”
South China Morning Post, 2026
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