A twice-weekly guide to the Hong Kong you haven't found yet. 5 things. That's it.
Every friend you bring moves you up the building. The higher you go, the more you unlock. The Roof is permanent.
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Issue 001 lands soon. Only the first 500 on the list get it. Unsubscribe in one tap, no guilt-tripping.
We will never say hidden gem. If it's in a top-10 list, it's not in Upstairs.
Twice a week, 5 things actually worth leaving the flat for. The bar up the industrial lift. The basement livehouse. The back-lane coffee window. Upstairs, downstairs, wherever the obvious stuff isn't. Chosen by people who go, not an algorithm chasing clicks. If nothing's good, we say so and keep it short.
Every issue: 5 picks. One hook, three main ones, a couple of quick hits, one longer profile, and one genuine deal. 800 words, tops. Read it in the lift or on the stairs.
1. A cassette label from Kwun Tong is throwing a listening night in a former mahjong parlour. Third floor, doors 8pm. Cash bar, obviously.
Say "upstairs" at the counter. First pour free until 9.
A demo, not a real issue. The real ones name names.
Only the first 500 get issue 001. Everyone else waits. Every friend you bring moves you 10 spots closer to the door, and each tier is a floor of the building.