HONG KONG Hong Kong's Halloween calendar is stacked this year, spanning Y2K rap nostalgia, gothic rooftop raves, a novel-inspired DJ night and a handful of unhinged costume parties in between. Here's where to spend the spookiest night of the year. No Curfew Club Vol. 4: East Coast vs. West Coast On AER's viral late-night series returns with a Halloween edition aimed squarely at clubbers in their 30s who want a big night without the sunrise cab ride home. The four-hour format

HONG KONG Few experiences feel more quintessentially Hong Kong than spending a hot day out on the water. Yacht and junk boat charters are undeniably one of the season's most enduring traditions, and we've collated some of the best charters to power your summer day at sea. Whether you're planning a birthday celebration or looking for a polished option to host your next corporate event, there's no better way to experience Hong Kong's breathtaking coastline than from the deck of

On Saturday, 24 October 2026, Midnight Espresso and The Blended Agency are co-hosting Hong Kong's first Y2K-themed junk — a full six hours on the water dedicated to the music, fashion and general chaos of the early 2000s. A Theme You Can Actually Commit To The best parties give people something to do. A dress code does that better than almost anything else, and this one is pleasingly specific. We're talking low-rise jeans, baby tees, cargo trousers, velour tracksuits, metalli

HONG KONG Hong Kong's autumn is a strange, in-between kind of season — the humidity finally breaks, but the air conditioning stays on full blast in every mall, office and MTR carriage, and skin ends up caught between the last of summer's sweat and the first of the season's dryness. YINA, the skincare and wellness brand built on Traditional Chinese Medicine, has built its entire philosophy around exactly this kind of seasonal transition. Its Fall Hydration Edit is worth paying

HONG KONG There's something a little charming about the fact that the world's favourite bitter red drink also happens to power one of the drinks industry's biggest charitable pushes. Negroni Week lands for its 14th edition this year, running globally from September 21 to 27, and Hong Kong and Macau's stretch of it is a genuinely good one — a Bangkok-fronted opening night, a free-flowing Thursday party, a guest shift down in Macao, and a workshop for anyone who'd rather learn

HONG KONG Welcoming a newborn is a moment of joy, and choosing the right gift is a way of showing you care. Hong Kong offers a wide range of baby gifts, from beautifully curated hampers to organic cotton essentials, from practical must-haves to design-led toys. Whether you are visiting a friend who has just given birth or attending a full-moon or 100-day celebration, this guide will help you find the perfect gift. Tips for Choosing a Baby Gift in Hong Kong When shopping for a

HONG KONG Sense of Touch Southside, the oceanfront spa at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, is celebrating one year since opening its doors on the Aberdeen coastline with a run of anniversary offers built around the same idea the spa has leaned on since day one: that a proper sea view is as much a part of the treatment as the hands doing the work. A Year on the Southside Coastline Since opening in August 2025 under the stewardship of Sense of Touch — the well-establis

HONG KONG Most lash salons fixate on the same two variables: length and volume. However, what almost nobody talks about is direction — and for a large share of Asian lashes, which grow straight downward rather than out and up, direction is actually the root of the problem. It's why curlers slip by mid-morning, why mascara prints itself onto the eyelid by lunchtime, and why ordinary extensions often just make that downward line longer rather than lifting it. Xtreme Lashes Hong

I'll say this upfront: I'm not the target audience for a Resident Evil movie. I've never touched the games, and I went in braced for another over-inflated instalment of a franchise that had long since run out of new ideas. What changed my mind was the name in the director's chair. After Weapons and Barbarian, Zach Cregger had already proven he could build dread out of almost nothing; the question was whether that same instinct could survive contact with a billion-dollar video

HONG KONG Hong Kong has never fallen short of spectacular views, yet its rooftop bar scene has evolved far beyond simply offering a skyline backdrop. From tucked away terraces in Central to panoramic sky-high lounges overlooking Victoria harbour, today’s best rooftops combine inventive drinks, thoughtful design and some of the city’s most coveted scenery. So whether you’re looking for the ideal first date destination, the perfect place for a post-work aperitivo or somewhere t

HONG KONG High above Tsim Sha Tsui, on the 39th floor of Mondrian Hong Kong, Carna by Dario Cecchini has spent the past several months proving that a steakhouse can still surprise its regulars. The restaurant's Rare Tour dinner series — a rotating, four-hands celebration of beef craftsmanship — sold out three times in a row, and rather than let its most talked-about discovery fade into memory, Carna is now folding it into the everyday menu, alongside a fresh run of seasonal d

HONG KONG The weather continues to heat up, and so is Hong Kong's dining scene. September brings another wave of exciting new menus across the city, while wellness workshops and a beloved musical will keep you entertained throughout the month. GYU+ Bar by Miyoshi – Wagyu-led Menu After its soft opening period earlier this year, GYU+ Bar by Miyoshi makes its official grand opening this September. With that also comes the launch of a new Wagyu-led menu (HK$ 1,380 per person) ro

HONG KONG Looking for the best vitamins and supplements in Hong Kong? From all-in-one wellness sachets to clinic-backed multivitamins and the pharmacy shelf everyone still relies on, Hong Kong offers no shortage of options — both online and in-store. Here's our guide to where to shop, from the disruptor everyone's talking about to the trusted names that have quietly done the heavy lifting all along. IM8 IM8 is the all-in-one sachet everyone in Hong Kong's wellness circles has

HONG KONG Hong Kong has no shortage of nail salons, but Nail Jolly has quietly built something a lot of newer, flashier spots haven't managed yet: genuine staying power. Founded in 2010, the salon has spent over a decade earning a loyal following across three of the city's busiest districts — and it's worth understanding exactly why it keeps landing on "best of" lists well over ten years in. A Decade-Plus of Consistency Nail Jolly was built around a simple idea: busy urban wo

HONG KONG Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 25 this year, and Hong Kong's hotels have rolled out their annual mooncake collections. Here are some highlights and where to order them. Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong The real draw is Lung King Heen's expanded lineup: alongside the Mixed Nuts Mooncakes with Candied Citrus (HK$628), the two-Michelin-starred restaurant offers Cream Custard with Toasted Pine Nuts (HK$628) and Preserved Egg and Pickled Ginger (HK$628), plus an Asso

HONG KONG Grand Hyatt Hong Kong's Plateau Spa has just brought a new Korean skincare brand to the city, and it arrived with more than enough clinical credibility to make us curious. VENN, developed over more than 25 years of dermatological research in South Korea, is now available exclusively in Hong Kong through Plateau Spa's treatment menu and retail counter — and with pigmentation, dullness, fine lines, and general dehydration all on our own list of concerns, the brand-new

HONG KONG Tai Koo doesn't get talked about the way Central or Tsim Sha Tsui do when it comes to a big night out, but EAST Hong Kong makes a genuinely strong case for crossing the harbour for it. We spent an evening working our way from sunset drinks on the 32nd floor down to a full weekend tasting menu on the ground floor — here's how it went. About EAST Hong Kong EAST is the more business-oriented of Swire Hotels' sub-brands — a kind of younger, more design-forward cousin to

HONG KONG We visited PRIVATE i SALON's Central Building location last year for a balayage refresh, and it left enough of an impression that there was never really a question of where to go when it came time for another round. This time, though, the starting point was rougher: months of growth had left my roots extremely overgrown, and the length itself had gone dry and brittle — the kind of texture that makes you nervous about adding more colour on top rather than excited abo

INTERVIEW Before she was one of the internet's most-watched food creators, Inga Lam was just a kid in Hong Kong and Taiwan, watching her grandfather wake up before dawn to hand-pick the best ingredients at the market before spending hours simmering broth and hand-wrapping dumplings from scratch. That memory has quietly shaped everything she's built since: five years producing some of BuzzFeed and Tasty's most-watched videos, a viral behind-the-scenes upload that accidentally

INTERVIEW Breer didn't start with a business plan. It started with a plate of leftover canteen food, a bakery bin full of unsold bread, and a founder who couldn't shake the guilt of watching it all go to landfill. Six years, one home brewing kit, and a chance encounter with a kvass-drinking bartender later, that guilt has become Hong Kong's most talked-about upcycled beverage brand — a company that's turned discarded bread into beer, partnered with the likes of Maxim's Group,