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Artifact Bar

Hong Kong, China · Subterranean, sci-fi-inspired cocktail bar · Asia

Artifact is a speakeasy-style Central cocktail bar in BaseHall 02, with a cistern-inspired interior and a cocktail programme focused on aged spirits.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-21

Plan Your Visit

Shop 5 & 7, LG/F, BaseHall 02, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong, China

Style
Subterranean, sci-fi-inspired cocktail barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours
Tuesday–Thursday 5pm–midnight; Friday–Saturday 5pm–1am.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Booking
For group bookings, use the owner-controlled group-booking form.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Menu
Independent local sources describe a rotating cocktail programme focused on aged spirits.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

26.3 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
63.5
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
64.0
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
54.6

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

mostly positive2 mentions· medium confidence

Sentiment score

78/ 100

The historical 78/100 score, confidence and recorded mentions are unchanged. This source review does not reassess the score or establish a representative current customer sample.

Score context

A Reddit visitor briefly recommends Artifact among Hong Kong bars they had visited. The cited customer mirror and Bloomberg article could not be read in this check, and an alternate review page supplied only an unattributed summary. The stored Friday-night quotation and date remain unverified; this does not establish broad views on drinks or noise.

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Guest score details

Source observations

  • One visitor gives a brief positive recommendation

The stored excerpt is omitted here because this check does not establish it as an attributable ordinary guest quotation.

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 122 reviews.

The Artifact listing matches the audited LG/F Jardine House bar and links to artifactbar.com.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.