| Sep 25, 2008
377-467 750 things to do in Hong Kong before you die.
377. Get smashed in Lan Kwai Fong on Halloween
378. Do it again two months later on Christmas Eve
379. ...And then a week later on New Year’s Eve
380. Sip on a cocktail in Lei Dou
381. Drunkenly fall off the bar in Carnegies
382. Check into a love hotel. Try the Eden if you’re squeamish.
383. Nurse a chocolate strawberry daiquiri from Feather Boa
384. Visit a Wan Chai strip club
385. Fall out of Homebase (now Home) at dawn
386. Spend a night shooting the breeze with strangers outside Yumla
387. Sit on the step outside Staunton’s after a stock market crash
388. Buy a bottle of beer from 7-11 in Lan Kwai Fong and drink it on the street
389. Have several more and and go dancing in Insomnia
390. ...Then get a taxi to Wan Chai and jump on stage with the band at Dusk Till Dawn
391. Party with Melvis
392. Mill around outside Stormies and rock out to cheesy 90s tunes
393. If you’re a guy, pee in the urinals at Felix
394. Go to Paradiso in Shek O and pretend you’re in Thailand
395. Remember: nothing tastes better than a Cul De Sac bacon cheeseburger at 2am
396. ...Or if you’re at the Wan Chai branch, stumbling next door to Thai Hut is pretty good, too
397. Watch the 8pm light show from Aqua
398. Have a prosecco and catch the live bongo drums on Sunday nights at Goccia
399. The best Bloody Mary in town can be found at Linq
400. ...Though some have said the one at Dan Ryan’s is better
401. ...And apparently the Mexican version at Caramba is also a favorite
402. ...Or have one for a very early breakfast at Flying Pan
403. Drink dirty martinis at M Bar after work
404. Get midnight dim sum in Kennedy Town
405. Stand up for your right to sit down in Dragon-i’s public area
406. Try not to choke on Al’s Diner’s gargantuan jello shots
407. Stand in the freezer at Balalaika
408. Pick up a nubile Latvian model at Volar
409. ...Or pick up several on Wednesday Model’s Nights at D-i
410. People-watch from the front table of Bacar
411. Do the fiendish pub quiz at The Globe
412. Spend a night raving in a Mongkok Disco
413. Slam vodka shots at V13
414. Try out the huge range of tequilas at Agave
415. After a hike, spend all night boozing at the China Bear in Mui Wo
416. Down cheap pints behind the Deli Lamma
417. Watch the sharks swim by at M1NT
418. Enjoy jazz nights on Thursdays at Blue Bar
419. ...Or over the weekend at Vibe on Wyndham Street
420. ...Or snap your fingers during jazz night at Gecko on Wednesdays
421. Hope to become the next Journey frontman by performing at The Cavern
422. Attend a chilled-out jam session at Peel Fresco
423. ...Or go for a more raucous one at the Wanch
424. Watch the sun set on the rooftop of IFC
425. Enjoy cocktails at sea on the Aqua Luna
426. Party on at Neptune’s II
427. Network at Captain’s Bar
428. Watch the football at Dicken’s
429. Pass out in Buddha Lounge
430. Spend a romantic evening at The Peak Lookout
431. Can’t sleep? Go late-night shopping at the APM Mall
432. Stay up all night playing snooker
433. Snooker too hard? Play pool at Racks instead
434. Graffiti around the Lan Kwai Fong amphitheater behind Baby Buddha
435. Go surfing at sun rise
436. Eat siu-yeh at a dai pai dong
437. Watch the swing band at Grappa’s Cellar on the first Saturday of every month
438. Go salsa dancing at Makumba
439. Test the limits of your liver with the local Irish population at Dublin Jack’s
440. Rent out a bowling lane and drink cheap beers till midnight at the South China Athletic Association
441. Check out the pole dancing at Soda on Wednesdays
442. Protect a prostitute from her pimp’s beatdown in Wan Chai
443. Be a witness to a drugs bust at Man Mo Temple
444. Drink at the alfresco bar on top of Dicovery Bay ferry pier (Pier 3)
445. Sit outside Droplet and watch the mess rolling out of Drop
446. Smoke a late-night shisha at Mahroush
447. Network with drunk journos at the FCC
448. Have a beer in Club 71 and pet the rabbit. Pet Long Hair if he’s there, too.
449. Pass out on Lamma power station beach after a hippie rave
450. Attend a “dance party” at Hitec
451. Play mahjong loudly in your flat until the neighbors call the police
452. See if you can get a tattoo while drunk at Ricky and Pinky’s
453. Get your fortune told on Temple Street
454. Go celebrity spotting at Happy Valley late-night eateries
455. Peal down the New Territories highways in a convertible
456. Pull over at one of the rest stops on Peak Road and enjoy the view
457. Watch the 3:30am screening at the Chinachem Cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui
458. Join the Aussies milling around outside Wagyu
459. Enjoy drinks at Le Jardin. Order food from Rat Alley downstairs
460. Play open mic night at The Wanch
461. Read Johannes Pong’s Nightlife column
462. Heckle the late-night basketball players at Southorn Playground
463. Watch the markets come to life at dawn
464. Listen to the Welsh choir performing at the Old China Hand on Tuesdays
465. Go on a TST bar crawl. Start at Knutsford Terrace and finish on Mody Road.
466. Go to a Moonlight Movie at Cyberport
467. Puke up on a late night ferry on the way home