Hong Kong’s best new cafés 2022
Time to go café hoppingFeature image courtesy of @ufha_____tsang
We are always impressed by how fast the café scene changes in Hong Kong, so we figured we might as well start documenting our favourite new cafés of the month.
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2022
Indigo Coffee
Indigo Coffee, 1A Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
hoah cafe
hoah cafe, 18B Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
Hap Coffee
Hap Coffee, Shop 9 and 16, G/F, Franki Centre, No.320 Junction Road, Kowloon Tong
Fineprint (South Lane)
Fineprint, 8-12 South Lane, Shek Tong Tsui
Out of Office
Out of Office, 8 Maidstone Rd, To Kwa Wan
Arm Coffee
Arm Coffee, 17 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung
Tanuki Coffee
Tanuki Coffee, Shop 18, G/F, The Vantage, 63 Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon
From Seed to Wish
From Seed to Wish, G/F, 210 Tung Choi Street, Prince Edward
2021
Duet Cups
Step into this new modern yet industrial coffee shop and be rewarded with a speciality coffee and delicious sweet treat. A unique spin on the caffeine-based venue? It doubles as a salon to offer cuts and cups. Still in its soft opening, Duet Cups is trialling desserts like a matcha Basque burnt cheesecake, whisky ice cream croffle and a pistachio cherry tart.
Duet Cups, Shop 28, Pebbles World, Whampoa
Hangout Coffee
Hangout Coffee is a small yet welcoming coffee shop that brews coffees and bakes scones and bagels in-house. Choose between favourites of cold brew, pour-over, espresso tonic or one of its speciality tea lattes. As they are homemade, the delectable treats are limited in quantity and range in flavours. You might find daily bakes from blueberry or Earl Grey scones or an original bagel that comes with lemon-infused cream cheese. More substantial dishes include its cauliflower rice with slow-cooked chicken and a pan-fried shrimp salad.
Hangout Coffee, UG, Shop 66C, Kwai Sing Centre, 1 Wo Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung
Buff Café
Sham Shui Po has become a magnet for boutique coffee shops and Thai-inspired Buff Café is one to be sure to visit. Try its flavourful and unique savoury dishes of shrimp cheese toast served with prawn crackers or northern Thai-style boat noodles. The choice between its zesty lemon tart or creamy red velvet cake will have you coming back for another visit. Wash any of its dishes down with a Thai iced tea, hojicha latte or a bubbly espresso tonic.
Buff Café, 5A Maple Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Lol Cafe Bar
The new café opening in Sheung Wan has large windows and stool seats to perch and people watch as you have a morning coffee. It offers espresso-based coffees as well as cold brews for when it’s just too hot outside. Check its Instagram page to see its daily dessert which have included a carrot cake, Oreo s’more cookie or burnt cheesecake from Instagram bakery @hygge_botd.
Lol Cafe Bar, Shop A, G/F, Kamcourt Building, 60 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, 3596 7862
Peloton
Peloton is a new cycling and camping store that offers a craft coffee experience alongside, meaning you can get your favourite buzz before browsing its specialised equipment. Refreshing treats come in the form of its signature espresso sunrise or fresh fruit yoghurt bowl. Larger dishes to fill up on include its homemade Angus burger with caramelised onion and brie cheese, French blue mussels and a freshly baked apple crumble with ice cream.
Peloton, Shop G14, Regency Bay, 23 Hoi Wong Road, Tuen Mun
Ppalli Ppalli
Step foot into this ultra-modern café and be transported into a sci-fi movie with its chrome interiors and neon lighting. Its coffee menu is paired with Korean cuisine. Options include a kimchi pancake, gimbap, Korean fried chicken and yam chips with kimchi mayo. Unique drinks are also available with a baesuk soda, almond burdock tea and chocolate beverages.
Ppalli Ppalli, 230 Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po
Nan Kok
Taking inspiration from an old hardware store, this cafe transports you to a world of vintage style through its decor and atmosphere. Drink its rose lychee cold brew tea out of traditional Chinese style teacups whilst eating its rendition of a local favourite: French toast, but served with coconut ice cream.
Nan Kok, 3 South Point Road, Kowloon City
Lazzy Project
You can take all the time you need at this cafe as it invites you to be indolent with them. Offering a range of siphon coffees, drift away as you watch its baristas create your perfect brew. Make sure to order a scone or its homemade banana bread to pair with your drink of choice.
Lazzy Project, Shop 3, 2 Shau Kei Wan East Main Street, Shau Kei Wan
Hikari Coffee
Hikari is a relaxing new cafe that has opened in Tsuen Wan finished with rattan furniture, pale interiors and natural light flooding in from its wide windows. Its menu has brunch staples like open-face sandwiches and tiramisu for sweet tooths. More substantial plates include risotto and pasta dishes.
Hikari Coffee, G/F, 21 Tai Pa Street, Tsuen Wan
Pedestrian Coffee
This primarily takeaway concept is perfect for when you’re on the go in the hustle and bustle of Causeway Bay. Perfecting the classics from flat whites to a cappuccino to its small list of specials like a charcoal latte to its Pedestrian’s choco. If you’re feeling adventurous, order its hidden menu beverage that comes either hot or cold.
Pedestrian Coffee, 6 to 10 Sun Wai Road, Causeway Bay
F1rst Crack Coffee
Don’t be fooled by these white exteriors before you step foot into a vivid Japanese style cafe. To accompany its range of coffees and teas are vegan tarts with fillings from chocolate and caramel to black sesame with blackberry. Try its signature drink, a yuzu coffee tonic, for a refreshing buzz.
F1rst crack coffee, 55 Graham Street, Central
Beyond Coffee and Bar
Beyond Coffee and Bar has opened with a menu of brunch classics of eggs benedict and avocado on toast. A must-order is its aesthetically pleasing drink, a mandarin coffee, which is served in a cocktail glass to easily show you its contrasting layers.
Beyond Coffee and Bar, 21 Yiu Wah Street, Causeway Bay
Limited Since 2021
With both an indoor and semi-outdoor seating area, this new cafe is a relaxing place to spend your morning. It offers several colourful drinks like a blue earl grey chocolate or a jasmine matcha milk that are almost too pretty to drink. A range of larger dishes are also available for when you’re feeling more hungry like its sea urchin spaghetti or teriyaki beef tongue set.
Limited Since 2021, 22 to 38 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan
Trial Coffee
This neon orange café might just be the most eye-catching shopfront in Hong Kong. As a takeaway only venue, pick up its nutty iced latte or flat white and make sure to ask for its themed loyalty card for next time.
Trial Coffee, G01, 7 Fleming Road, Wan Chai
Terra
A dog-friendly venue with an extensive range of creative offers is a fun new spot to try out. One of its signatures is its green kaya toast served with a thick slab of butter. Finish your meal with a baked treat and perfectly crafted latte art.
Terra, 65 Po On Street, Cheung Sha Wan
From Scratch
Mochi lovers will rejoice with the brown sugar mochi dessert at From Scratch. Fill up on its homemade beef ragu pasta, sausage roll or chocolate crepes. Its hidden terrace decked out with plants is the perfect place to recharge.
From Scratch, 21 Western Street, Sai Ying Pun
Mixo
A dark and sultry café has a large menu with lunch deals of carbonara, sourdough toast combos and risotto on offer. You can add on its daily homemade desserts for an additional price. Feel free to bring your puppies as the café is pet-friendly.
Mixo, G/F, 26 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
Kremaro
Serving coffee out of a novelty green train cart, stop by this grab and go and try its signature hojimatcha latte. Its hot chocolate comes topped with marshmallows and crushed nuts for an added flavour and texture profile. A range of bagels and cookies are soon to come.
Kremaro, 4 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay
Posh Coffee Club
With its cups of coffee hoping to gift a touch of poshness to its guests, this brewery wants to be more then just a shop and more like a coffee club. Its minimalistic design is a calming backdrop for its industrial and school like furniture. A range of cakes, sweet and salty bagels are on offer to pair with your beverage of choice.
Posh Coffee Club, Shop 2B, G/F, 10 Cheung Yee Street, Lai Chi Kok
Uchi
Beloved Tai Wanese cafe, Uchi, has opened its newest venue in Tseung Kwan O with its iconic white facade and calming interiors. Its menu comprimises of larger Japanese style meals with various meats or sushi, waffles topped with ice cream and daily changing cakes.
Uchi, Shop 16, G/F, Monterey Place, Tseung Kwan O
Cosha
Blending together coffee and shisha is a new hang out spot, Cosha, in Central. The neutral style of the café creates a welcoming and elegant atmosphere to relax in. Its menu consists of brunch classics like avocado on toast, fruit platters and stacked croffles.
Cosha, 61 Elgin Street, Central
Knockbox
Knockbox Coffee Company is opening its newest location in Wan Chai, brewing up its range of carefully selected coffee beans. Its coloured shop window takes inspiration from a coffee flavour wheel and is fitted with a 360-degree coffee bar so its guests can watch baristas do what they do best.
Knockbox Coffee Company, 3 Burrows Street, Wan Chai
The Salfee Bar
If you fancy a healthy salad along with your favourite coffee, head to The Salfee Bar which offers a range of nutritious salad boxes and smoothies. One of its best sellers is the immune boost filled with kimchi, tofu, beef and cauliflower rice.
The Salfee Bar, G/F, 34 Hoi Kwong Street, Quarry Bay and G/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Fendi Caffe
A collaboration between Fendi and Between Coffee is here for the summer in the form of a glamping van pop-up. Complete with branded packaging, try the Fendi stamped egg sando, dark chocolate tart or sparkling strawberry drink.
Fendi Caffe, G/F, Atrium II, Gateway Arcade Harbour City, 2118 8666
Wanland Cafe
A new pet-friendly café has opened in Tai Kok Tsui with a pet menu for your little ones. Stop by for a hojicha latte, iced coffee and fruit soda. Larger dishes include its scrambled egg sandwich, croffle and full-day breakfast.
Wanland Cafe, 26 Li Tak Street, Tai Kok Tsui
Silver Lining Coffee Workshop
Learn the art of coffee brewing at the latest coffee and workshop venue in Sai Ying Pun. Classes include a pour-over special and a range of espresso-based coffees are served. Its small menu has dishes like avocado and cucumber on toast and tiramisu.
Silver Lining Coffee Workshop, Shop B, G/F, 1 Second Street, Sai Ying Pun
Bougel
A speciality cafe is offering a range of creative bagels along with an extensive drinks menu. Try the ham and cheese or smoked salmon cream cheese bagel. Carbonara, parma ham salad and various cakes are also available.
Bougel, Shop 4, G/F, Waldorf Garden Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun
Oma
Check out its blackboard to see its daily single origin espresso beans and their various flavour notes and milk pairings before making your choice. For the speciality coffee lovers, the coffee shop offers siphon coffee for an aromatic brew. A menu of homemade sourdough, jams and desserts are available.
Oma, 9 Wun Sha Street, Tai Hang
Major Tom
A space-inspired coffee shop and bar has opened in Sham Shui Po with a minimalistic white setting and an abstract ceiling of alternating colours. In the day, order its cappuccino, espresso tonic or single origin americano. At night, a range of space-themed cocktails are available.
Major Tom, 14 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po
Coast Coffee
Inspired by the idea that “life’s a coast to coast journey”, sit in this new café and get inspired for your future opportunities. Stay energised with its iced orange black, cascara tonic or its strawberry and banana smoothie. Larger plates are available like its tom yum prawn risotto, creamy mushroom pasta and shakshuka.
Coast Coffee, 17 Tin Hau Temple Road, Tin Hau
Espresso Remedy
This new speciality coffee shop has seasonal single origin espresso to show the best of the world throughout the year. Other drinks include its lychee rose tea, charcoal latte and passion fruit cooler. Its daily dessert also keeps things fresh and fun with appearances from local bakeries, cookieism and seriously baking.
Espresso Remedy, 22 to 24A Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan
Eonhk
With elegant emerald and gold chrome tones, this two-storey café blends contemporary style with industrial finishes. Soon to offer alcoholic drinks, its coffee is sourced from local company, coffee obsession. With various pour overs and lattes, pair your chosen drink with a range of pastries and cakes.
Eonhk, 116 Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Missing Link Coffee
With circular cavities built into its walls, relax in this minimalistic and clean new coffee shop in Causeway Bay. A range of dietary restricted dishes are available like the vegan cocoa bun and a keto earl grey basque burnt cake. Other dishes to order are its strawberry matcha roll cake, espresso tonic and an iced hojicha latte.
Missing Link Coffee, 10 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay
Bar Coffee Dessert
Blending the three elements into one, head to the new bar, coffee and dessert venue, also nicknamed barcode. Fitted with geometric patterns and bright colours, this café transports you into another world. A range of sandwiches are available with pulled pork or avocado and scrambled egg fillings. As part of its name, its range of desserts include a lemon tart, molten mocha tiramisu and canalés.
Bar Coffee Dessert, 1 Glenealy, Glenealy Tower, Central
Grindsize
Mong Kok has a new pet-friendly café with natural grooves cut into its walls for a mountain like design. Coffees include its hand drip, house blend dirty, iced latte and an apple americano. For those with a sweet tooth, order its sesame tiramisu or black tea lava cake served with lemon sorbet for a refreshing and creative dessert.
Grindsize, 10 Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok
Loop Kulture
After its short introductory period, Loop Kulture has quickly become a go to for its caramelised banana pain peru. Served with edible flowers, fruits and ice-cream, this dish is a delicious piece of art. Its signature coffee comes with a handmade coconut ice ball and is limited to only 30 servings a day. Avocado toast, rainbow yoghurt bowls and poached eggs are other brunch classics that are available.
Loop Kulture, G/F, 90 Apliu Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Aftereightys Cafe
Putting its focus on desserts, food and coffee, aftereightys has a creative range of waffles to try this month. These aren’t just any waffles but brown sugar mochi waffles that come either with oreo or berry toppings. A savoury version comes with fried chicken and maple syrup for those who love a sweet and salty combination.
Aftereightys Cafe, 27 Soy Street, Mong Kok
Café Zomato
Home to an array of Instagrammable dishes, Café Zomato is a new food blogger go to. Order the creative avocado burger, pulled pork eggs Benedict or duck and waffle. The café also owns the banana bread trend with its freshly baked banana bread served with homemade almond butter.
Cafe Zomato, 26 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
Cruising Coffee
Roasted by Zero to One coffee, Cruising Coffees’ cherries house blend is a medium to light roast with floral tasting notes. A range of scones are available to pair with your cuppa, from dark chocolate to cheese and chive flavour. Other nibbles include the Basque burnt cheesecake and matcha cake roll.
Cruising Coffee, Shop 4, G/F, 38 Yuen Long On Ning Road, Yuen Long
Beyond Cakes
This pop-up store has resurfaced in Wan Chai bringing its sought after cakes back to the café scene. Popular on Instagram are the yuzu tofu cheesecake and lemon tart. Be sure to check its Instagram page for its next opening days.
Beyond Cakes, Shop B, 2/F, 7 to 17 Amoy Street, Wan Chai
Bow Coffee
“Live and breathe” is the concept behind this new café, creating a comforting and relaxing shelter from everyday life. Its signature bow coffee uses local ivy honey from rawhoneyhk. Served in three layers, it suggests to sip the frothy foam before mixing the local honey and coffee together for a delectable treat. Another signature will get you ready for summer as it mixes refreshing grapefruit juice with soda and a shot of espresso.
Bow Coffee, G/F, 58 to 64 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
PlanB
Revamping from its past tea shop history, plan b is a new fusion café. Dishes include a mapo tofu risotto, tailored omelettes and waffles. Order the siphon coffee for a brewing experience unlike any other. A bench on the exterior of the shop is the perfect place to take a break with you and your pooches.
PlanB, G/F, Kyoei Commerical Building, 3 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Heart Coffee
This coffee shop bases its concept on brewing coffee from its heart. Its logo even puts two beans together to create a heart shape to show its love for coffee. With a range of single origin coffee beans and topped toasts, try one of its signature selections or barista’s pick. Not only will you be happy but your pooches too as its a dog friendly café.
Heart Coffee, 285 Temple Street, Jordan, 2668 3588
Anco_ffee
This pet-friendly café will bring colour to your day with its bright purple exteriors. Whilst its facade pops, its interiors have a calming and earthy tone that welcomes you in for a relaxing coffee. Opt out of caffeine with its refreshing mint limeade or passion fruit and orange mocktail. A range of homemade cakes include a black sesame mousse cake, lemon tart or burnt cheesecake.
Anco_ffee, Shop 41A, Hang Ha Po Village, Tai Po
Soulfree
Set your soul free at this new café in Sai Wan. It offers heartier dishes than most coffee shops and has a lunch set served in the weekdays. Try its vegan all day breakfast, soft shell crab risotto or wide range of pasta dishes. A range of desserts include a tofu cheesecake, tiramisu and various topped waffles.
Soulfreecafehk, Shop B, G/F, 31-37 Hillroad, Western District, Hong Kong
DIO
This coffee and wine concept is an artisan coffee roasters by day and curated wine and spirit bar by night. Creating a place for both coffee and booze lovers to relax, this dark and intriguing venue brings new experiences to Aberdeen street. If you need an afternoon pick me up, order one of the cotton mutton coffees. Unwind with its range of bottled cocktails or wide selection of sourced alcohols.
DIO, 8 Aberdeen Street, Central, 9199 3956
Chiefs Blend
This South African inspired café and deli shop is a collaboration between Biltong Chief and Blend & Grind. Based around a traditional biltong bar, it brings authentic South African culture to Hong Kong. Selling a range of farm-style delicacies to craft beer and speciality coffees, each product has been sourced from a small group of suppliers to create a unique and authentic experience.
Chiefs Blend, G/F, 17 to 21 Burrows Street, Wan Chai
Fonji Café
This retro Japanese styled café takes inspiration from maple trees with its name even translating to maple in Cantonese. The dusky colour scheme and warm toned maple trees make it an alluring hideaway to wind down in. Try its dark roast blend, maple cafe latte or matcha latte. Its also bakes fresh desserts such as a cannelé, pandan kaya coconut cake and hojicha chiffon cake.
Fonji Café, 5 Maple Street, Sham Shui Po
So Coffee & Gin
Walking into this coffee shop might feel like you’ve stepped foot into a contemporary museum with its range of art and decor. It takes inspiration from its location in the textile district and its previous history as a sewing machine shop. A range of pour-over coffees from around the world are available with different under notes and flavours. A Hong Kong style milk tea roll, avocado toast and Two Moon Gin are some of the other options on its menu.
So Coffee & Gin, 221 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, 5595 5756
Oops Coffee Co
A new pet-friendly café and bakery has opened in seaside town, Sai Kung. With drinks from CBD lattes, 12 hour cold brew smoky tea and yuzu ooloong tea, it gives guests creative options to choose between. Its range of scones and roll cakes include flavours like earl grey, matcha, chocolate and sweet potato.
Oops Coffee Co, 58 to 72, Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung
Another One
A viet café has married traditional Southeast Asian and French cuisine together with a drinks menu of coffees and various seasonal drinks to match. The café creates a dreamy, idylic ambience with its natural tones and soft furnishings. Try its espressoda, a shot of coffee topped up with soda to add bubbles and energy to your day. Its purple butterfly pea tea lemonade is a fun and colourful addition to the background of your foodie pictures.
Another One, G/F, 6-6A Humphreys Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui
Await Cafe Studio
This boho style, handicraft studio and café focuses on good food and coffee has reopened in Prince Edward. It has special teas and drinks and also makes homemade desserts as weekly specials. Some of its past daily desserts have included a sweet potato mochi chiffon cake, lemon chiffon cake and an earl’s grey cream cheese cake. Savoury dishes include a seaweed taco, soft shell crab salad and a Japanese chicken curry.
Await Cafe Studio, G/F, 159A Sai Yeung Choi Street North, Prince Edward
Cascara
This coffee shop is named after the pulp created when extracting coffee beans from the berry. The process which pays close attention to detail is brought into the cafe to create professional, high quality speciality coffee to its customers. Its baristas use a coffee machine, hand brew, ice dripping and other techniques to make a wide range of drinks. Pair your coffee of choice with one of its light bites like a salad with parma ham and figs, smoked salmon avocado toast or yoghurt with mixed berries and granola.
Cascara, G/F, Shop C, 56-58 Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, 2445 5441
Esc.
A coffee shop that wants to be the go to place for its customers as a daily escape has just opened in Tin Hau. The café offers a range of single origin beans originating from Ethiopia, Costa Rica and Brazil, all with different tasting notes to best suit your palette. Its minimalistic and neutral design makes it a relaxing getaway from the hustle and bustle.
Esc., 7 Wing Hing Street, Tin Hau, 2861 3808
Stay with Cafe
This new café is a picture perfect pet friendly venue for a relaxing coffee for both you and your pooch. It even has a special menu just for animals. Its extensive drinks menu includes creative specialities like a tiramisu coffee, osmanthus dirty and a shakerato. There is also the juice of the day and various flavoured sodas. The café puts a lot of details and thought into the decoration and presentation of each drink to make them truly unique.
Stay with Cafe, G/F, Shop 3B, 29 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
Cofflow Coffee
Named after the act following the strong aroma of freshly roasted coffee, this new coffee shop has a range of locally roasted single origin beans. Try its striking charcoal items like the black charcoal latte or the charcoal tofu mousse cake that showcases a beautiful marble pattern. Its signature fluffy cofflow hotcake is the perfect breakfast pairing with one of its hand drip coffees. There is an extensive range of drinks from a sweet affogato, sea salt caramel latte and a hazelnut latte.
Cofflow Coffee, 2c Wong Chuk Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Base8
Built into a salon, this urban coffee roaster means you can get your hair and nails done with a great drink. The concept store is fitted with industrial materials and fixtures to create a modern ambience. Its drinks menu includes creative specials like an espresso ginger ale, turmeric chai latte, kurozato latte and mint coffee. Make sure to try its handmade pasta, tiramisu and homemade biscotti.
base8, 8 Cleveland Street, Causeway Bay, 3619 7196
Starssy Café
This café focuses on high quality and homemade products to give its diners the best experience possible, with home-roasted coffee beans to baked goods. It’s jumbo all day breakfast is an impressive array of delicious ingredients that makes for a picture perfect Instagram brunch. If you’re not up for a huge meal, pair its coffee with a fresh fruit napoleon cake or croissants that come available with a range of fillings.
Starssy Café, G/F, 9 Tai Fung Street, Yuen long,
Bonding Coffee
This new café in Sham Shui Po focuses on the theme of photography. Sham Shui Po is full of shops selling cameras and equipment in the area so it’s perfect for anything photography-themed. You can also spot a large film camera standing by the entrance. We heard that the barista used to be a photographer himself, but now he’s whipping up creme brulee cappuccinos.
Bonding Coffee, G/F, 145 Keelung Street, Sham Shui Po
Alive Eatery
Instagram @hkbellyhungry
Alive Food finally opened a new Alive Eatery and fans are lining up already. The new café features its signature sourdough toasts and draft kombucha that is available on tap. A new dish on the menu that caféhoppers are loving is the bread pudding. Bread is soaked in milk overnight, dusted in sugar before torching it caramelise into a creme brulee coating.
Alive Eatery, G/F, 131 Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, 9194 4219
HeyDay Cafe
Instagram @datewivfood
Tai Hang is also boasting a new café this month, with its grand opening scheduled for the 20th. The name ‘Heyday’ is the owners way of welcoming a new day with positivity. This minimalistic café features soft white tones and green plants, blending into the cosy neighbourhood with its aesthetics. It is also a pet-friendly space so be ready to spot dogs of all sorts.
Heyday Cafe, 5th Shepherd Street, Tai Hang
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Grotto
Grotto is the name of a cave of a structure that resembles an artificial cave, so that is the perfect name for this new café in Quarry Bay. The space looks like it is carved right out of the stone wall. Its signature S(t)ones (scones) are carry this stone motif but it promises to be anything but rock hard.
Grotto, 19 Hoi Chak Street, Quarry Bay
Relish Cafe
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This new café is built for people to laze around all day, but there’s actually a one-hour time limit for each party. Thankfully they aren’t strict with the times. You can choose between indoor and outdoor seating, with plenty of wooden furniture and plush sofas lying around. It is a huge space filled with plants and some of the furniture is actually for sale too.
Relish Cafe, Flat B, 5/F, Lucky Factory Industrial Building, 63-65 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong
Womanboss Hong Kong
Instagram @strutneat
Sham Shui Po is a hotspot for new cafés and Womanboss is another. It is a lifestyle concept with a retail area by the entrance, café at the back and an artspace upstairs. Womanboss is committed to shaping a new lifestyle narrative for women on women’s terms. Its social media regularly shares updates on its staff and how they are also woman bosses.
Womanboss, 82 Ap Liu Street, Sham Shui Po
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Bench Cafe
Bench Cafe in Tsuen Wan is a bit far from the city, but that’s why it can make full use of the unique space it has. Going after a rustic factory vibe, the café is named after the three benches places around its outer walls. Its signature French toast is garnished with apples cooked on the spot. Paired that up with any coffee on the menu and you will be set for the day.
Bench Cafe, 17 Fu Yung Street, Tsuen Wan
For Single
This café has to be the most contemporary, sleek-designed space on this list. Think oak and copper tones. In association with the famed CoHee Studio in Yuen Long, For Single is a new café in Kennedy Town perfect for fans on the island side. It offers single origin coffee and single malt whisky, thus the name ‘for single’.
For Single, Shop D, G/F, Full Harvest Bldg, 6-18 Hau Wo St, Kennedy Town, 9384 4491
Afterten Cafe
Instagram @lizeatery
At Afterten Cafe, all the furniture is made from wood. That means wooden tables, chairs, lamps and even wooden rubbish bins with the logo carved on it. It is a very clean aesthetic that reminds us of Korean cafés you can find around Hongdae, the artsy district in Seoul. Which means if you want to pretend you’re travelling, Afterten could be a good illusion.
Afterten Cafe, Shop 3, Kingston Court, 75 Kau Yuk Road
Cotton Lane
Another aesthetic café makes its way into Happy Valley. Cotton Lane serves fusion French-Japanese cuisine and pretty desserts. The interiors focus mainly on white and gold palettes, with gilded door frames and cutlery. Also, it is a great dog-spotting area since Happy Valley is teeming with dogs.
Cotton Lane, 14 Min Fat Street, Happy Valley
