{"id":72649,"date":"2026-07-29T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72649"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:25:09","slug":"your-hong-kong-weekend-drinks-guide-for-july-30-august-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72649","title":{"rendered":"Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for July 30-August 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Even though Asia\u2019s 50 Best Bars is now behind us, this following weekend promises to be just as high-energy, as international bartenders like Nature Kan and Nico De Soto continue to do <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">guest shifts in the city<\/span>. If you\u2019ve had your fill of visiting bars, Bar Leone has a few new homebrews for the summer you might want to check out.<\/div>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Thursday, July 30<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 type=\"h4\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-1xqmoxd e1pqa4re0\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Friday After Class welcomes Nico De Soto<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-55yo4n e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parisian-born mixologist Nico De Soto guests at Friday After Class. Photo: Handout\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/28\/ab22033d-5af0-4811-b9b4-6725021b6871_19118b22.jpg\" title=\"Parisian-born mixologist Nico De Soto guests at Friday After Class. Photo: Handout\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Parisian-born mixologist Nico De Soto guests at Friday After Class. Photo: Handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Paris-born mixologist Nico De Soto makes a stop at Peel Street as he takes over <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Friday After Class<\/span> on Thursday. Soto\u2019s career spans a handful of major bar cities, most notably owning or co-owning bars like Danico in Paris and Mace in New York, alongside his own pandan liqueur Kota.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Where:<\/strong> 52 Peel Street, Central<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">When:<\/strong> 8pm onwards<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Friday, July 31<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 type=\"h4\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-1xqmoxd e1pqa4re0\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Bar Buonasera x Nature Kan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bar Buonasera in Tsim Sha Tsui is hosting Nature Kan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/28\/13ec6fa9-0f59-443f-a86d-52de7c2bc324_171a961f.jpg\" title=\"Bar Buonasera in Tsim Sha Tsui is hosting Nature Kan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Bar Buonasera in Tsim Sha Tsui is hosting Nature Kan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Over in Tsim Sha Tsui this weekend, Nature Kan represents Mancino China as a brand ambassador at Bar Buonasera. Kan is also the founder of Bar Nature from Xian, which serves contemporary cocktails in a casual setting.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Where:<\/strong> 7\/F Mody House, 30 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">When:<\/strong> 8pm onwards (till sold out)<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Saturday, August 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 type=\"h4\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-1xqmoxd e1pqa4re0\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Bar Leone unveils new cocktails for the summer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/28\/fa098975-882b-4f79-b3b3-ee2198d2ce6f_6a46731d.jpg\" title=\"Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. Photo: Jocelyn Tam\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Bar Leone co-founder Lorenzo Antinori. 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