{
  "id": 3481928,
  "title": "Hong Kong has been voted the 12th best city in the world for nightlife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hong-kong-has-been-voted-the-12th-best-city-in-the-world-for-nightlife",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time Out Hong Kong",
    "slug": "time-out-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/news/hong-kong-has-been-voted-the-12th-best-city-in-the-world-for-nightlife-082626"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite concerns that younger generations are avoiding alcohol and night life, Hong Kong has been ranked as the 12th best city in the world for nightlife according to Time Out's experts. The ranking considered various factors including cool venues, affordability, community, safety, excitement, and diversity of the nightlife scene. Hong Kong's bar industry is known for its high quality experiences, with many multi-award-winning bars such as Bar Leone, Coa, Quinary, and Penicillin. Some popular and notable spots include Bar Leone, the best bar globally as per the World's 50 Best Bars 2025, and the recently returned Dragon-i club. The iconic club Upper Bangkok has expanded from Thailand to California Tower, and Dragon-i has also returned after a major facelift. The city may see a resurgence in the popularity of clubs and dance bars.",
  "summary": "Our city proves that we still party on",
  "key_points": [
    "Hong Kong ranked 12th best city for nightlife globally",
    "Time Out experts evaluated venues, affordability, safety",
    "Notable spots include Bar Leone, Dragon-i club, Upper Bangkok"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}