At first glance, this Cat Street bar plays the part of your classic hipster watering hole to a tee—but take a closer look and there’s more to discover than what they’re pouring
“Live beers”, screams the neon scribble that crowns the facade of Blue Supreme, a relatively new (it quietly opened at the end of 2017) neighbourhood bar on Upper Lascar Row, aka Cat Street. The bold blue statement glows brightly against a backdrop of industrial concrete, when most of the knick-knack peddling vintage stores have packed up their wares for the night, and all that’s left is the assortment of saison-quaffing clientele, enjoying their tall wine glasses of intriguing brews on this quiet and characterful stretch of Sheung Wan.
There are wide, tall windows that can be pulled back during these still cool evenings, and low-slung stools under lengthy slabs of wood that look out into the pedestrianised street. Smaller tables and wicker-backed chairs dot the perimeter of the room, which is dominated by a heavy-set communal table that softened by rustic floral arrangements. Obviously, last but not least there is an impressive bar that features a 12-tap row of various “farmhouse-style ales and sour beers”, Blue Supreme’s raison d’être.