Hong Kong has cocktail dens by the dozen, but a bar built entirely around Champagne is rarer than you'd think. That gap just closed in the most opulent way possible. Blanc de Noirs is Hong Kong's new Champagne bar, and it has landed on the seventh floor of Mandarin Oriental The Landmark (置地文華東方酒店) in Central — the same rarefied floor that carries a record run of Michelin stars. With 25 Champagnes by the glass and a 500-label cellar, it is less a quick-drink stop than a destination for bubbles.
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What is Blanc de Noirs?
Blanc de Noirs is an intimate, 30-seat Champagne and cocktail bar on the seventh floor of Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, the Central hotel that reopened on 1 June 2026 after a top-to-bottom reimagining by designer Joyce Wang for its 20th-anniversary year. The bar itself opened a touch earlier, on 1 May 2026, as the floor's new social hub.
The name is a wine term: a blanc de noirs is a white Champagne made from dark-skinned grapes, usually Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. It is a clear statement of intent. This is a room that takes Champagne seriously — as something to study, flight and linger over, not just pop for a toast.
It also fills a genuine gap. Hong Kong is spoilt for cocktail bars and has a healthy run of wine bars, but a dedicated, cellar-deep Champagne bar in the heart of Central is a new addition to the map. Blanc de Noirs slots neatly alongside the reborn dining rooms we covered in our guide to the Mandarin Oriental The Landmark reopening.
What's the Champagne programme like?
This is the headline act. Blanc de Noirs runs what the hotel bills as one of Asia's most extensive Champagne programmes: 25 Champagnes by the glass and a 500-label cellar that spans rare vintages and small grower cuvées, not just the big maisons. For the deeply curious, guests can also dip into Amber's 3,000-label wine collection next door.
The format rewards exploration over a single quick glass. There are Champagne flights for comparing styles side by side, a list of Champagne-led signature cocktails alongside classics, and a theatrical nightly ritual the bar calls the Champagne O'Clock Fountain. Twenty-five pours by the glass is unusually generous — most Hong Kong bars stop at a handful — and it is what turns a visit here into a tasting rather than a top-up.
What about the food and cocktails?
The kitchen is overseen by Richard Ekkebus, the hotel's Culinary Director and the three-Michelin-star chef behind Amber. The bar food is built to partner Champagne with the same precision as a tasting menu, but in a deliberately relaxed register — "elevated casual bites" is the hotel's own phrase.
Expect artisanal charcuterie carved to order on a Berkel slicer, and a run of caviar-leaning snacks with a wink in their names: a Fillet O Fish with caviar and ravigote mayo, Beaufort gougères, and fried chicken with "ranch dressing" and caviar. For something sweeter, there's a Hokkaido milk soft serve finished with Manni olive oil and Maldon sea salt. It is junk-food nostalgia rebuilt with luxury ingredients — exactly the kind of thing that flatters a glass of fizz.
One honest note: I haven't sat down to a full session here yet, so treat this as a first look at what the bar is offering rather than a verdict on the pour. Menus at a new opening shift, so confirm the current list when you go.
Blanc de Noirs — The Essentials
Note: this is a five-star hotel bar. A full price list was not published at launch — check the bar's beverage menu, and dress smart-casual (no shorts, singlets, sportswear or flip-flops after 5.30pm).
How does it fit the seventh floor's seven Michelin stars?
Blanc de Noirs doesn't earn stars — it's a bar — but it sits in serious company. The hotel says its seventh floor now holds a combined seven Michelin stars and one Michelin Green Star, and the bar is designed as the connective tissue between those dining rooms: a first glass before dinner, or a nightcap after.
The maths is easy to check against the 2026 MICHELIN Guide. Amber, Ekkebus's French flagship, holds three stars plus a Green Star for sustainability; Sushi Shikon holds three stars for its Edomae omakase; and the modern Japanese Kappo Rin holds one. That is the seven. The wine-and-sake bistro SOMM and the coffee atelier The Communal round out the floor without stars of their own.
If that constellation is your reason to visit, our guide to the city's best Michelin-starred restaurants is a useful companion — and Blanc de Noirs makes a smart pre- or post-dinner pause between bookings.
Where is it, and when is it open?
Blanc de Noirs is on the seventh floor of Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, at 15 Queen's Road Central, in the thick of Central (中環). The hotel sits above the LANDMARK mall, so the easiest approach is Central MTR, Exit G, which feeds straight into the mall; from there, take the hotel entrances on G/F, B1 or 3/F up to the seventh floor. If you're in a taxi, "Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Queen's Road Central" will get you to the door.
The bar is open daily from 4pm, closing at midnight Sunday to Thursday and 1am on Friday and Saturday. The dress code is relaxed but considered: comfortable clothes are fine earlier in the day, but after 5.30pm leave the shorts, singlets, sportswear and flip-flops at home. Booking is wise for a 30-seat room — call +852 2132 0077 or reserve online through the hotel. On price, go in clear-eyed: this is five-star territory, a full list wasn't public at launch, and rare cuvées climb fast — so check the beverage menu before you commit.
Is Blanc de Noirs worth it?
For a certain kind of night out, yes. If you love Champagne and want to taste widely — comparing a grower cuvée against a grande marque, or running a flight before dinner — there is nowhere else in Hong Kong quite like it right now. The setting, the cellar and Ekkebus's bar snacks make it feel like an occasion rather than a casual drink.
The caveats are the obvious ones. It is a small, smart hotel bar, so it suits a planned visit over a spontaneous crawl, and the bill will reflect the postcode. If you're after something louder or cheaper, our round-ups of Hong Kong's best cocktail bars and the latest new bar openings point elsewhere. But for bubbles with intent, in a landmark address, Blanc de Noirs is a genuine first for the city.
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