So Long, Old Friend

MO Bar, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong’s famous ground floor bar and restaurant, closed its doors in October after 19 years in business. To mark its departure, the hotel’s culinary director, Richard Ekkebus, took us on a trip down memory lane

By Tara Sobti

MO Bar closed and it will not come back. [The hotel’s landlord, Hongkong Land, is spearheading a US$1 billion project in Hong Kong; its Tomorrow’s Central initiative aims to elevate the city’s luxury retail and dining landscape]. We have a stronger concept lined up for the space with a similar social DNA but in a very different wrapping. MO Bar was a place that has always been very close to my heart. I was part of the opening team in 2005 and have had a 19-year relationship with this bar. I will never forget the opening day in 2005. We were really caught off guard because initially we were told that food would not be an important component of the experience and that it would be all about the drinks—but…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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