The Wanch
The Wanch
4.5
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Monday
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Saturday
2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
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The area
Neighbourhood: Wan Chai / Causeway Bay
Wan Chai and Causeway Bay are the retail centres of Hong Kong Island. Filled with shops, malls and restaurants, both areas are bustling with people – tourists and locals alike. Causeway Bay has one of the highest rents on the planet, and is a bit more polished and modern than its Wan Chai counterpart. Beneath the surface there is more than meets the eye – find boutique stores in the above ground floors of buildings and wander into side streets to find interesting restaurants and shops tucked away from the main roads. Wan Chai especially has experienced a modern revival in recent times, with an influx of trendy restaurants and bars around the Star Street area. In addition, both areas contain many of Hong Kong’s iconic tourist attractions worthy of your visit.
How to get there
- Wan Chai • 3 min walk
- Admiralty • 10 min walk
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4.5
112 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
37
Average
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Poor
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Terrible
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Co Y
130 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
The salad is very fresh. The mango is a big surprise and lit up the whole dish. Truly makes you feel appetizing. The roasted chicken is full of favor. The side vegetables are equally good. The cheese cake is beautifully plated and delicious. The set costs only HK$98 (no service charges). It goes with iced lemon tea. For an add-on of HK$15, you could enjoy a cup of good coffee with your dessert. Make a Perfect Day for me!
Written 29 December 2023
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Maddy V
2 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
The wanch is a fantastic place to go for great food and live music! With the new location open with lunch specials and dinner, we visited multiple times on our week stay in wan chai. We stayed at the renaissance harbour view hotel and the wanch was only a 5 minute walk. The atmosphere is welcoming and a larger space than their previous location. Great set up for bands to play. The owners and staff are always so welcoming and nice. I can’t say enough good things about this place! It is a must visit if you are in the area. We can’t wait to come back here again.
Written 5 January 2024
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Perry B
Sydney, Australia2,624 contributions
July 2022
I cam here with a sizable group for an End of Year Party and was impressed with how they had refurbished and retooled the joint! The upstairs Bar can accommodate a lot more people and we could make speeches and presentations from the central stage area. The acoustics still lave a little to be desired and it was very noisy and hard to hear oneself think. The meal selections for that night were really top notch.
Written 4 August 2022
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Ryan
Hong Kong, China6 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Absolutely fantastic live music venue! Decent drinks (didn’t try the food) but the music is just awesome. The time here flies by, I want to go back already! Happy and grateful to have a decent live music venue in HK. Please keep it up!
Written 25 May 2024
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84317582
Bristol, UK24 contributions
Nov 2019
A really good music venue, music/bands were good, atmosphere brilliant and the drinks were reasonably priced (for HK)
Written 6 December 2019
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Mitch
Hohhot, China134 contributions
Nov 2019 • Solo
This bar is a very small classic dive-bar style rock venue. The “stage” is right by the main window at the same level as the rest of the place so you’re walking by the guitarist or other musician on your way in and rocking out with them face to face while in there. The staff were a group of fairly friendly women though they varied in demeanour. The drinks are an ok price, about 55-65 hkd for draught and bar rail. The music varies. I went in on two separate occasions and once got an acoustic solo rock act, and the other time a French band plying a mix of French songs and Bowie covers, and a three piece rock outfit that played 70s songs. The quality was pretty good on all accounts and the sound was loud! There is music every night and start time of the first act is about 6pm I believe. There are posters all over the wall of different bands and and music art for a great grungy feel.
Written 20 November 2019
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Honest Reviews Asia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam11 contributions
June 2019 • Business
As many do, I quite wanted to see some live music while I spent time in HK. After reading online I saw that the Wanch was a hotspot for live music.
Upon arrival I quickly realised that the bar is absolutely tiny, perhaps capable of holding maximum 30 people comfortably and that’s at a stretch. The beer was grossly overpriced and the place was just generally uncomfortable.
The saving grace was the music setup. It was professionally done and the band sounded great. It’s clear the owner/manager cares about live music in Hong Kong.
Perhaps the Wanch, despite HK rent hikes, should consider a larger venue for the future?
Upon arrival I quickly realised that the bar is absolutely tiny, perhaps capable of holding maximum 30 people comfortably and that’s at a stretch. The beer was grossly overpriced and the place was just generally uncomfortable.
The saving grace was the music setup. It was professionally done and the band sounded great. It’s clear the owner/manager cares about live music in Hong Kong.
Perhaps the Wanch, despite HK rent hikes, should consider a larger venue for the future?
Written 30 July 2019
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VadimBelov
Petah Tiqwa, Israel201 contributions
Sept 2018 • Solo
No doubts about it.
I've been to at least 5 other live music bars on hong kong island, including hard rock cafe.
Despite the very professional level of bands in other places they still don't beat the atmosphere in the wanch.
Beer prices are from 60hkd, not cheap, but you're not forced to. I just don't like to come to a no cover charge live show and order nothing, so I still order the beer. They also have their own brewed beer, but didn't try that.
On weekend the place was crowded and great bands with great set lists were playing and the whole place was very lively.
There are about 3 bands playing each evening, check their website. All bands play almost different stuff, unlike in other bars nearby. Also unlike the other bars nearby, this place is more cozy and I liked the audience much better in the wanch.
When I visited other live music bars around I always came back to the wanch. It's just the best over there!
I've been to at least 5 other live music bars on hong kong island, including hard rock cafe.
Despite the very professional level of bands in other places they still don't beat the atmosphere in the wanch.
Beer prices are from 60hkd, not cheap, but you're not forced to. I just don't like to come to a no cover charge live show and order nothing, so I still order the beer. They also have their own brewed beer, but didn't try that.
On weekend the place was crowded and great bands with great set lists were playing and the whole place was very lively.
There are about 3 bands playing each evening, check their website. All bands play almost different stuff, unlike in other bars nearby. Also unlike the other bars nearby, this place is more cozy and I liked the audience much better in the wanch.
When I visited other live music bars around I always came back to the wanch. It's just the best over there!
Written 28 September 2018
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Epicureously
London, UK1,300 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
Good pub style music venue. Mixed crowd but mainly ex pats.
Drinks are reasonably priced. Good quality bands. Good friendly atmosphere.
Drinks are reasonably priced. Good quality bands. Good friendly atmosphere.
Written 8 May 2019
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Michael S
Heidenrod, Germany68 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
Small hidden Live Music Bar in Wan Chai District absolutely worth a visit (or two). Great fun with a lot of likeminded People. No doubt a must go and much better than most places in this area.
Written 29 April 2019
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