750 Things To Do In Hong Kong Before You Die: Nightlife

Even if you can't remember most of it

By HK staff | Sep 25, 2008

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  • 750 Things To Do In Hong Kong Before You Die: Nightlife
  • 750 Things To Do In Hong Kong Before You Die: Nightlife

377-467 750 things to do in Hong Kong before you die.

...376

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

468... Treat Yourself

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