Sunday 7 April 2024

First Look: Jay Khan and Ajit Gurung of Asia’s Best Bar, Coa, Launch The Savory Project

When your earlier venture is ranked first on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list and your walls are studded with accolades, opening a new drinking spot comes with “grape” expectations.

Acclaimed Hong Kong bartenders Jay Khan and Ajit Gurung have a welcome challenge on their hands before the official launch of The Savory Project, a new bar teetering near the edge of Staunton Street: how to rise beyond their multi-accolade-filled Coa. That little square space in the basement of Wah Shin House is so beloved by the industry, let alone its prolific customer base, that it won first place on Asia’s 50 Best Bars twice—in succession.

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong.


Note: First met Jay when he was working in Galaxy Macau, but sadly can't find the feature or shoot from 2012... ish. He was a rising star then, a supernova now. You can't get a table at Coa now for love nor money. 


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