#92Global
From the founders of Coa, The Savory Project is a compact Soho bar built around culinary cocktails with less sweetness and more earthy, salty and umami flavour. The menu gives equal space to alcoholic Hedonism drinks and non-alcoholic Temperance serves, while a hexagonal bar keeps guests close to the bartenders.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
4 Staunton Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong KongSoho / Central
- Style
- Savoury culinary cocktails and non-alcoholic servesChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday 18:00–01:00; Sunday 18:00–00:00; closed Monday.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-ins are welcome. The venue’s reservation buttons open a WhatsApp conversation with the bar.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- The menu is split into alcoholic Hedonism and non-alcoholic Temperance sections, using ingredients such as peppercorn, fermented bean, fungi, soy and brine to emphasize savoury and umami flavours.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.
50.7 / 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
- 67.2
- World's 50 Best
- 12.8
- Top 500 Bars
- 69.9
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 97.5
- Serious press
- 8.0
- Social Vibes
- 56.0
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
80/ 100
The existing 80/100 and medium confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
Katie Lockhart’s June 2023 Bloomberg feature describes The Savory Project’s savoury cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks. Its readable opening reports a small room and weekend queues at that time. This is historical editorial coverage, not a sample of customer reviews.
Guest sources checked:
One historical publisher feature; only the publicly readable opening paragraphs were checked. Claims that guests find the concept polarising are not established.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Bloomberg describes inventive savoury and nonalcoholic drinks
Cautions and context
- The 2023 feature reports a small room and weekend queues
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
- bloomberg.comBloomberg — Katie Lockhart, editorial feature · 21 June 2023; readable opening paragraphs
Katie Lockhart’s feature is visibly dated 21 June 2023. Only its public opening paragraphs were read: they describe savoury and nonalcoholic drinks, a small room and weekend queues then. The headline sample does not match its evidence quotation and remains undisplayed.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 214 reviews.
The Savory Project 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.
Asia's 50 Best Bars
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.