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Honky Tonks Tavern

Hong Kong, China · Neighbourhood cocktail tavern · Asia

Honky Tonks Tavern is a casual Soho bar for cocktails, fried chicken, and freestyle pizzas.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

Honky Tonks Tavern, Man Hing Ln, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong KongSoho / Central

Style
Neighbourhood cocktail tavernChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Monday–Tuesday 17:00–00:00; Wednesday–Thursday 17:00–01:00; Friday–Saturday 14:00–02:00; Sunday 14:00–00:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source

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

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

39.9 / 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
74.8
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
0.3
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
76.7
Serious press
19.4
Social Vibes
57.4

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:

positive2 cited sources; source types shown below· medium confidence

Sentiment score

82/ 100

The existing 82/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Hidden Central alley Americana tavern praised for Southern comfort food (wings, burgers, tots), approachable cocktails and slushies, friendly staff and lively neighbourhood vibe. Guests appreciate the relaxed contrast to formal HK cocktail bars.

Guest sources checked:

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Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • Southern comfort food and wings
  • friendly service and vibe
  • approachable cocktails and happy hour
  • cozy hidden location

Reservations in the stored read

  • can get loud/busy

The stored excerpt could not be verified as a continuous, attributable quotation from the available source text. The original evidence remains preserved.

This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.

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Crowd signal

Google 4.7★ across 400 reviews.

The exact Honky Tonks Tavern listing matches the audited Hong Kong venue and street address. The rating covers this named operation, not a parent hotel or nearby venue.

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Awards

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

Top 500 Bars

  • 2025: #499Reported by BarNews (15 July 2025); the original Top 500 listing could not be rechecked.

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.

The Bartender's Edit

Peer recommendations from working bartenders. All editions are shown for context; only the strongest placement after recency decay contributes to the score.

Reviews & press