Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace will host the tenth edition of Asia’s 50 Best Bars from 11 to 19 July 2025. In the lead-up to the main awards night on 15 July, both resorts will present a full week of cocktail-fuelled events, featuring over 25 guest shifts, bar takeovers, chef collaborations, and exclusive pairing dinners. This marks the first time the prestigious awards are held in Macao, further cementing the city’s growing reputation as a cocktail and culinary destination.
FRIDAY, 11 JULY 2025
SW Steakhouse x Born & Bred
Chef Kyung-hwan Min of Born & Bred (No. 51, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) joins Chef Helder Sequeira Amaral for a luxurious surf-and-turf collaboration. Expect premium Hanwoo beef and theatrical steakhouse classics in a rich, flavour-forward experience.
Date: 11 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: SW Steakhouse, Wynn Palace
Keegan McGregor’s World Class Takeover
Keegan McGregor, Diageo World Class Global Champion 2024, brings a terroir-driven cocktail programme focused on Canadian botanicals. His guest shift will feature culinary cocktails grounded in locality and bold structure.
Date: 11 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: SW Steakhouse, Wynn Palace
Lakeview Palace x Yong Fu x Tell Camellia Tea-Tales
This three-way dinner bridges Jiangnan and Ningbo cuisine with tea-focused cocktails by Tell Camellia (No. 97, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024). The result is an elegant pairing of regional Chinese flavours with globally inspired infusions.
Date: 11 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: Lakeview Palace, Wynn Palace
Elliot Faber Takes Over Mizumi
Sake expert Elliot Faber brings a minimalist cocktail programme rooted in shochu and Japanese seasonality. Served alongside Mizumi’s precise cuisine, this evening celebrates quiet complexity and umami.
Date: 11 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: Mizumi, Wynn Palace
Nepal’s Finest: Barc x Tell Camellia x Courtroom
Barc (No. 39, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024) leads a progressive Asian cocktail showcase with Tell Camellia and Courtroom. Expect spiced ferments, smoked teas, and bold reinterpretations of regional drinking culture.
Date: 11 July 2025
Time: 8.00 pm
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
SATURDAY, 12 JULY 2025
Chef Tam’s Seasons x Bar Mood (sponsored by Lee Kum Kee)
A cocktail-paired dinner featuring Nick Wu of Bar Mood (No. 37, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), presenting a selection of refined, spirit-forward drinks. His creations are served alongside Executive Chef Tam Kwok Fung’s seasonal Cantonese menu at Chef Tam’s Seasons (No. 9, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025; No. 72, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025), creating a harmonious dialogue between modern mixology and Chinese culinary precision.
Date: 12 July 2025
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace
50 Best Signature Session: Maybe Sammy x Drunken Fish
Hunter Gregory and Paolo Maffietti of Maybe Sammy (No. 26, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024) bring their trademark theatrical flair and elegant serves to Wynn Macau. Their bespoke cocktail pairing complements the modern seafood creations of Executive Chef Henry Zhang at Drunken Fish, delivering a lively, immersive experience that balances creativity with finesse.
Date: 12 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: Drunken Fish, Wynn Macau
Wing Lei Bar Showcase: Mark Lloyd
Wing Lei Bar’s Head Mixologist Mark Lloyd presents a curated selection of the bar’s signature cocktails, showcasing elegance, precision, and storytelling in each serve. This two-day showcase offers a taste of the bar’s distinct identity, from classic reinterpretations to modern house favourites.
Date: 12 & 16 July 2025
Time: 12 July 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm; 16 July 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
Inventors’ Laboratory: Julio Bermejo x Sam Ross
Two of modern cocktail culture’s most influential figures, Julio Bermejo (creator of Tommy’s Margarita) and Sam Ross (creator of the Penicillin and Paper Plane), join forces for a one-night guest shift. Expect expertly crafted modern classics and the stories behind them in this celebration of cocktail invention.
Date: 12 July 2025
Time: 9.00 pm – 12.00 am
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
Bar Pop-up: Teresa Cocktail Bar x ZLB23
New Zealand’s Teresa Cocktail Bar brings its terroir-led, botanical-forward approach to Macao for an intimate pop-up alongside Bengaluru’s ZLB23 (No. 40, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), a speakeasy known for its Kyoto-style minimalism and refined flavour layering. A rare chance to experience two contrasting yet complementary bar philosophies in one room.
Date: 12 July 2025
Time: 10.00 pm – 2.00 am
Venue: Palace Reserve Club, Wynn Palace
SUNDAY, 13 JULY 2025
50 Best Signature Session: Sushi Mizumi x Martiny’s
Takuma Watanabe of Martiny’s (No. 24, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024) presents a series of elegant Japanese-accented cocktails in an exclusive two-part lunch pairing. His creations are matched with seasonal sushi and delicate small plates by Executive Chef Hironori Maeda at Sushi Mizumi, Wynn’s 14-seat omakase counter.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm; 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm
Venue: Sushi Mizumi, Wynn Palace
Rainbow Takeover: Mostly Harmless x Artifact x The Pontiac x Call Me Al
A full-spectrum showcase of Hong Kong’s vibrant cocktail scene kicks off with Mostly Harmless (No. 45, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024) and Artifact in an afternoon collaboration, followed by a bold, unapologetic shift by The Pontiac and Call Me Al. Expect colour, attitude, and cocktails with edge.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 3.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
Palace Reserve Club Beach Club: Honky Tonks Tavern x Potato Head Beach Club
Honky Tonks Tavern (No. 67, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), known for its rowdy Nashville-inspired charm, partners with Bali’s iconic Potato Head Beach Club for a sun-drenched afternoon. Expect fun-loving cocktails, DJ sets, and relaxed beach club energy in the heart of Wynn Palace.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Venue: Palace Reserve Club, Wynn Palace
iichiko Takeover Series: Tokyo Confidential x Call Me Al/Artifact x 28 HongKong Street x Bar Trench
This double-feature takeover celebrates shochu in all its forms. The first half (7.00 pm – 9.00 pm) brings together Holly Graham of Tokyo Confidential (No. 53, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024) and Beckaly Franks of Call Me Al and Artifact. The second (9.00 pm – 11.00 pm) features Lukas Kaufmann of 28 HongKong Street (No. 78, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024) and Rogerio Igarashi Vaz of Bar Trench (No. 25, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022), delivering nuanced, regional cocktails through the lens of Japanese spirits.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Venue: Mizumi, Wynn Palace
Drunken Fish x Kinsman
The Kinsman team from Hong Kong crafts cocktails rooted in Cantonese flavours, paired with seafood-forward snacks from Chef Henry Zhang. Held at Drunken Fish, this intimate session celebrates locality and balance in both liquid and bite.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 9.00 pm – 12.00 am
Venue: Drunken Fish, Wynn Macau
Mr. Black Presents: Offtrack
Singapore’s Offtrack (No. 25, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), known for its vinyl-fuelled energy and bold Southeast Asian cocktail flavours, partners with Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur for a spirited pop-up. Expect coffee-laced creations that balance rhythm and flavour in a relaxed yet high-energy setting.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 8.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Venue: SW Steakhouse, Wynn Palace
North American West Coast Road Trip: Laowai x Thunderbolt x Pacific Cocktail Haven
This coast-to-coast showcase brings together three leading bars from North America: Laowai (No. 67, North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025), a Shanghai-style speakeasy from Vancouver; Thunderbolt (No. 24, North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025), known for its laid-back Los Angeles energy; and Pacific Cocktail Haven (No. 16, North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025), one of San Francisco’s most welcoming institutions. Together they deliver regional expressions through precise technique and hospitality.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 9.00 pm – 1.00 am
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
British Invasion: Wing Lei Bar x Schofield’s Bar x Kwãnt Mayfair x Hey Palu
A cocktail summit featuring four of the UK’s most respected names. Mark Lloyd of Wing Lei Bar hosts Joe and Daniel Schofield of Schofield’s Bar (Manchester), Erik Lorincz of Kwãnt Mayfair (No. 52, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024), and Alex Palumbo of Hey Palu (Edinburgh) for an evening of sharp technique and timeless British style.
Date: 13 July 2025
Time: 10.00 pm – 2.00 am
Venue: Palace Reserve Club, Wynn Palace
MONDAY, 14 JULY 2025
Wing Lei Bar Aperitivo Canto presented by Campari
An Italian-Cantonese aperitivo celebration featuring leading bartenders across Asia and Europe, including Marco Dongi (Bar Sathorn), Matteo Cadeddu (Opium, No. 73, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), Filippo Sanchi (Bar S-OTTO), Wing Lo (Bar Leone, No. 1, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), Lorenzo Querci and Giovanni Allario (Moebius, No. 38, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024), and Jay Gray (Idle Hands). Guests will enjoy signature cocktails, Cantonese fusion bites by Chef Tam Kwok Fung, and a live DJ set in a stylish all-day takeover.
Date: 14 July 2025
Time: 4.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Venue: Wing Lei Bar, Wynn Palace
The Aubrey Takes Over Mizumi
Bar Manager Stefano Bussi brings the eccentric charm of The Aubrey (No. 10, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), Hong Kong’s Japanese izakaya-inspired cocktail bar, to Mizumi for a night of bold libations. The pop-up will explore Japanese flavours through cocktails paired with the precision of Mizumi’s one-MICHELIN-starred cuisine.
Date: 14 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Venue: Mizumi, Wynn Palace
TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2025 – AWARDS DAY
Chef Tam’s Seasons x Masque x Sidecar
Chef Tam Kwok Fung (No. 9, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025; No. 72, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) collaborates with Chef Varun Totlani of Masque (No. 19, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) for an ingredient-led tasting menu rooted in terroir and heritage. Cocktail pairings come from Lopsang Galchen Lama and Yangdup Lama of Sidecar (No. 84, Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024), New Delhi’s pioneering cocktail bar.
Date: 15 July 2025
Time: 1.00 pm
Venue: Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace
WEDNESDAY, 18 JULY 2025
Drunken Fish x Ministry of Crab
Chef Dharshan Munidasa of Ministry of Crab (No. 58, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) brings his famous Sri Lankan mud crab dishes to Macao for two nights only. Together with Executive Chef Henry Zhang of Drunken Fish, the dinner will showcase rich seafood traditions and bold tropical flavour.
Date: 18 & 19 July 2025
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: Drunken Fish, Wynn Macau