Sugar King is a compact Peel Street bar focused on Daiquiris, alongside flans and cured meats. It opens Tuesday–Sunday from 5pm and does not publish a closing time.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
59B Peel St, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong KongOwner information checked on 9 September 2026 lists 59C Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong. The selected Google-listed address is 59B Peel St. These forms have not been reconciled. Owner address sourceCentral / SoHo
- Style
- Daiquiri barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Sunday from 17:00 until late.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
42.9 / 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
- 64.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 87.8
- Serious press
- 32.9
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
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
86/ 100
The existing 86/100 remains the historical proprietary read. This check qualifies cited sources without recalculating the score.
Score context
Catharina Cheung’s editorial profile praises Sugar King’s daiquiri and Cuba Libre. The cited OpenRice phrase belongs to Choco ice’s customer post about drinks and flan. These are different source roles; the SCMP article was inaccessible and no broader guest sample was established.
Guest sources checked:
Publication and posting dates are distinct from visit dates. The original score, confidence and stored evidence remain unchanged.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- The critic praises the daiquiri and Cuba Libre.
- The existing OpenRice customer post praises a coffee drink and discusses flan.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Review & discussion links
- openrice.comChoco ice — OpenRice customer post · Post dated 22 June 2026; visit date unknown
Choco ice’s OpenRice post, dated 22 June 2026, discusses drinks and flan at Sugar King. It is one customer account and does not establish a broader guest consensus; the visit date is unknown.
Editorial citations in this read
- timeout.comCatharina Cheung — Time Out · 3 November 2025; visit date unknown
Editorial Sugar King profile praises the daiquiri and Cuba Libre. The world’s-best-flan assertion is explicitly Nugent and Chiu’s claim, not a verified superlative.
Other cited sources
- scmp.comSCMP — Unverified cited source · Stored date retained; publication/visit not verified
The citation was not readable in this check; its author, quotation and publication or visit dates remain unverified.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 90 reviews.
The exact Sugar King listing matches the audited Hong Kong venue and street address. The rating covers this named operation, not a parent hotel or nearby venue.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
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.
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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.