NEWS

Aberdeen Arts Row introduces a new cultural ecosystem this February, transforming nightlife on Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong into a curated journey through literature, music, and visual art. Created by founder and operational director Nikita Matveev, the concept aligns three venues – The Old Man, AER, and Dead Poets – into a vertical itinerary where each […] More

Amsterdam Cocktail Week has entered a new phase with Roger Bloem joining the organization as a co-organizer and one-third owner. As of December 2025, Bloem has taken over the shares previously held by Tess Posthumus, who stepped down from her role as co-owner earlier last year. He now joins founders Timo Janse and Albert van […] More

The St. Regis Bar Jakarta has unveiled a conceptual cocktail program that transports guests into the heart of 1920s New York jazz culture, blending live music, storytelling, and ritual into one of Asia’s most immersive bar experiences. Ranked No. 22 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025, the bar draws inspiration from the era when jazz, […] More

Wing Lei Bar & Friends launches at Wynn Palace as a year-long celebration of global bartending culture, marking a new chapter for one of Macao’s most influential cocktail destinations. The ambitious program debuts alongside the return of UNITY, the bar’s signature menu inspired by a year of international collaborations and creative exchange. After hosting the […] More

The bartender poetry book Pour Decisions – Notes From Behind the Bar brings the daily reality of hospitality into literature through the voice of longtime working bartender and former Poet Laureate Christopher Reilley. Written during real shifts, slow hours, and last calls, the collection documents exhaustion, repetition, humor, and fleeting intimacy without romanticizing nightlife. Rather […] More

A new coffee-table book is set to document the history and cultural development of flair bartending, tracing its evolution from early experimentation behind the bar to its emergence as a global competitive and performance-driven discipline. Flair Bartending: The Origins | The Golden Era | The Untold, written by Marco Canova and Tom Dyer, will be […] More

Cocktail tourism is reshaping how cities are experienced, and Room 207 arrives as a clear signal of that shift. Launching in Winter 2025 in Manhattan’s East Village, the intimate 26-seat bar is the first-ever standalone concept from hospitality visionary Rajesh Bhardwaj, best known for Junoon, the MICHELIN-starred Indian restaurant that held its star for eight […] More

Mélange by Cali Sober sits above Bamboula’s on Frenchmen Street, but it feels like a preview of where nightlife is heading nationwide. Positioned at the intersection of zero proof cocktails, functional beverages, and a fast-moving THC drinks category, Mélange functions as both a bar and a live case study. As federal regulators tighten scrutiny on […] More