Common room, as its name implies. A common area for people to mingle and relax. Everything is thought out and designed to bring warmth and casualness to the interior. To emphasis the concept of the common room, a large communal table is set in the middle of the space for people to discussed ideas and making casual conversation. All booth seating are designed with extra two seats to encourage larger group of conversation. Around the booth area, cabinets and shelves are decorated with vintage objects like copper globe, rustic wood wheel and black steel lantern.

Candice Chan Chao grew up in Hong Kong before leaving for college in the United States. Graduating summa cum laude with a B.F.A in Interior Design from Syracuse University, she spent her post-college years in New York, revitalizing a Broadway theatre, designing studios and offices for multi-national corporations and developing interiors for New York’s famed 92Y. After returning to Hong Kong in 2009, Candice headed her own professional firm, J. Candice Interior Architects, designing commercial interiors for notable brands like Oliver’s Super Sandwiches, Cafe de Coral, Bread and Butter, St. Regis and private clubs around town. In the short history of her professional career, Candice was recognized by the business community at home and abroad. In 2009, she received the Most Promising Female Award from Hong Kong Tatler Magazine, the Creative Entrepreneur Award in 2010 and subsequently, the Canadian Maple Leaf Silver Award in recognition of her works in North America’s shopping malls and the Hong Kong City Lady Award by Hong Kong City Lady Junior Chamber in recognition of her personal attributes and professional contribution to the community. More recently, she was again bestowed with the Golden Bund Award by Interior Design Magazine China.

Common Room, Hong Kong’s newest gastrobar is a destination for classic, contemporary, and molecular cocktails in Lan Kwai Fong. With three top cocktail mixologists, and a scrumptious world-inspired menu that will be served tapas style, Common Room is a place for patrons to relax with their friends, drink cocktails made exactly how you like it, and enjoy good food that’s perfect for sharing. The new 4,000 square feet rustic industrial chic gastrobar features a 31 feet long mixology glass and cast iron liquor library, long wooden communal tables, Funktion One sound system, and an outdoor terrace decorated with reclaimed ship wood.