An oriental den of fine drinking

Popular plate: The dim sum is like joy in your mouth. Go for the Woo Kok; these pork and scallop taro puffs don't sound like the most exciting thing on the menu, but they are.

Word to the wise: The prices are high here so come for considered cocktail drinking rather than the all-nighter.

You would never suspect a bar like this to be here, at least, not in this century. On Chinatown's main drag of Gerrard Street, pass through a jade door, up a dark staircase, you'll find yourself in an oriental tea parlour, but continue upwards and it turns into a decadent 19th-century opium den steeped in dark wood with curtained corners.

Created by bartending royalty, they bring an element of theatre to the impeccable cocktail list so expect a flourish with your Orient-influenced drink. If you want to learn the tricks of the trade, head to the back room bar academy and apothecary, where you can get yours hands dirty mixing drinks.