The humble American hotdog has been taken up a notch at PDT Hong Kong with the culinary wand of Chef Richard Ekkebus from the Michelin-starred and Asia’s 50 Best famed restaurant, Amber. Cocktails at PDT Hong Kong Food Menu PDT Hong Kong Fifteen percent of the profits from each bottle of the Elephant Gin used in this mix goes towards the conservation of elephants in Africa, and so we raised our glasses knowing that we’re “doing good” with this drink. Safari ($158) was not only a delicious and fancied-up version of a gin and tonic with its Italicus Bergamot Rosolio, Kabosu Shiso and East Imperial Burma Tonic but also a conscience-soothing bevvie. Cabeza Blanco Tequila, lime juice, pink peppercorns, guava puree, and Moonzen Fuijan Radler produce a spicy shandy with an aromatic pomelo “fan” as garnish. We kicked off tastings with an order of the Big Fan ($158), a libation dedicated to the Mandarin Oriental and its iconic eleven point logo. Although just stopping in for a “quick drink” we managed to sample a couple of cocktails and fill our stomachs ready for further exploration of the Hong Kong bar scene. Later that evening we’d planned a bar hop around seven of last year’s The Bar Awards winners in a warm up for this year’s 2018 edition. The distinctive herringbone patterned wood ceiling is the final detail we noticed but once discovered repeatedly drew our eyes upward to admire its geometrics. Billiard-table green lined the walls and, framed with wood, acted as a background to fanciful taxidermy mounts of all sorts of small creatures such roosters and rabbits. The long copper bar top is the first thing that caught the eye and then, with a stool at the bar established, the rest of the scene set in. Some of them, I imagine, relieved to slip away from work without being seen, others delighting in introducing a friend to a clandestine social club and being the one “in the know.” And, with seating for only 25 guests, nailing a spot here is a noteworthy achievement. Entrance to PDT Hong Kong in the Landmark OrientalĪt five o’clock, opening hour, the room was already abuzz with guests. We were soon welcomed to the covert operations of Please Don’t Tell. Opening the door, we dialed #1 on the antique phone set (no need to insert coin) and waited for the curtains to be drawn. Taking a step inside the MO Bar it was tempting to pull up a stool or a lounge by the window but we hidden-bar-fans had a bigger, or should I say a more secretive, mission, so continued.Ī lonely staircase at the rear led us up to a telephone booth. With its new home in the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, we dropped by one of the most stylish hotels in HK to check out the newest installation. PDT, possibly the world’s most famous hidden bar, opened doors permanently in Hong Kong this January 2018.
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