Bar Leone

Hong Kong, China

Lorenzo Antinori left the Four Seasons' Argo to open a bar that channels Rome's neighborhood trattorias into Hong Kong's Central district, and the industry responded by voting it No. 1 on the World's 50 Best Bars. The program celebrates cocktail popolari, Italian popular drinking culture, with aperitivi, amari, and Negroni variations served in a space that feels more Trastevere than Lan Kwai Fong. Antinori's conviction that great bartending begins with generosity, not technique, produced the most significant bar opening Asia has witnessed this decade. The crown sits comfortably. It won Best International Bar Team at the 2026 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.