Antonio Lai's cocktail lab works across flavour, aroma, texture, appearance and sound. Its rotary evaporator supports redistilled ingredients and drinks such as the Earl Grey Caviar Martini.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
56, 58 Hollywood Rd, Central, Island, Hong KongCentral
- Style
- Multisensory cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday 5pm–1am; Sunday 5pm–12am; last order 30 minutes before closing.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-ins only.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
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The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
39.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 75.5
- World's 50 Best
- 20.3
- Top 500 Bars
- 56.7
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 93.9
- Serious press
- 19.4
- Social Vibes
- 52.5
Guest-shift adjustment · −25%
Our annual audit records 16 hosted guest-shift dates. The published rule reduces the composite above seven dates to favor a consistent core bar experience.
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:
Sentiment score
75/ 100
The existing 75/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.
Score context
Quinary is the Hollywood Road molecular room Hong Kong learned cocktails in. The theatre is still fun; the drinks are still precise. Newer Central bars have stolen the heat, so you go for Lai's science kit, not the ranking. Fine as a second stop, less as the night's reason.
Guest sources checked:
This review checks the linked sources. The stored summary and themes remain a proprietary interpretation, rather than a fresh customer survey.
Guest score details
Highlights in the stored read
- Antonio Lai's molecular Hollywood Road classic — theatre that still lands.
- Science-kit presentations regulars grew up on; the room is HK craft history.
- Walkable from Penicillin and COA for a three-stop Central night.
Reservations in the stored read
- The molecular brief feels dated next to Leone/COA-era rooms.
- Tourist gravity on Hollywood Road; service can go on autopilot.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- timeout.comTime Out Hong Kong — 2025 Bar Guide announcement · Jenny Leung · 2025-06-10
Jenny Leung’s June 10, 2025 announcement names Quinary as a pickup location for the Time Out Bar Guide. It is editorial news, not an individual guest review of Quinary.
Award & ranking citations in this read
- barsforkings.comBars for Kings — editorial ranking guide · Body contributor: Mei-Lin Zhao; metadata article:author: Priya Nair · Body says updated 2026-06-12; metadata says published 2026-08-07
Bars for Kings lists Quinary third in a Hong Kong guide. Visible contributor Mei-Lin Zhao and update June 12, 2026 differ from publisher metadata naming Priya Nair and publication August 7, 2026. This is ranking copy, not customer evidence.
- drinkcollectiv.comDrinkCollectiv — Asia’s 50 Best ranking-list article · Stored citation date retained; publication date not verified here
This citation points to an Asia’s 50 Best ranking-list article. Its body and exact publication date were not checked here; the date in its URL is not treated as a verified publication or visit date.
Other cited sources
- hkbarcal.comHK BarCal — event calendar · No source or event date verified in this review
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- hkbarcal.comHK BarCal — event listing · No source or event date verified in this review
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- app.bartendly.comBartendly — event index · No source or event date verified in this review
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- app.bartendly.comBartendly — event listing · No source or event date verified in this review
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- instagram.comQuinary — official Instagram profile not opened · Venue account · No source or event date verified in this review
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Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,022 reviews.
The exact Quinary 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
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.