The Old Man

Don’t be fooled by its tiny size of a bar, The Old Man has been wowing its patrons since opening in 2017. With a unique T shaped bar and an abstract, geometric portrait of Ernest Hemingway, apparently assembled from surplus building materials leftover from The Old Man’s build, this sexy and intimate watering hole ranked No. 1 in 2019.

Inspired by the American novelist’s worldly travels and penchant for proper potations, and named after his 1952 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Old Man and The Sea,” here head bartender Agung Prabowo has built a concise list of libations inspired by the author’s favourite drinks, spirits and flavours. Many cocktails incorporate rotovap distillation technology and are built from a mix of sweet and savoury ingredients, some rarely found in cocktails, such as Gruyère cheese.

Photo credit: Champ Magazine

Address: Lower G/F, 37-39 Aberdeen Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong
Operating Hours: Mon–Sat: 5pm-2am, Sun: 5pm-12am
Tel: +852 2703 1899
Website: www.facebook.com/TheOldManHK
Nearest MTR: Central Station