As Asia’s 50 Best Bars counted down the rankings at Wynn Palace in Macau on Tuesday, Hope & Sesame took home top honours, marking the first time a bar from mainland China topped the list, and ending a five-year stretch where just Hong Kong’s Coa or Bar Leone claimed the crown. The Guangzhou bar (which also has a location in Shenzhen) leads something of a changing of the guard. Mainland Chinese representation has ballooned from three bars last year – Hope & Sesame, MO Bar Shenzhen and CMYK in...
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August 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
How Hope & Sesame is leading mainland China’s rise on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list
SCMP Lifestyle