A strong next stop when you want to put the beans at the centre of the outing. This Sheung Wan branch pairs the roaster’s specialty focus with a proper breakfast stop.
Our orderAsk which single-origin filter is on the bar.
Make Barista Jam the brewed-coffee pause in your Jervois Street walk. Time Out highlights its drip coffee and range of brewing methods, while Sassy points to ice drip and a food menu for a longer stop. Ask about the beans before ordering; a black coffee gives the selection your full attention, with a sandwich if the walk has turned into lunch.
Our orderThe drip coffee; ask what is being brewed today. If you want a cold cup, ask whether the ice drip is available.
Use 97 Jervois Street. Older reviews give the former address at 126–128 Jervois Street. Ice-drip quantities are limited; call 2854 2211 to check availability and current hours before a special trip.
Pour-over coffee in an architecture studio’s public café
Choose commaa when you want the room to slow the coffee break down. LAAB opened part of its architecture studio to the public, creating a café with pale oak, a long counter and places to sit beside the windows or at shared tables. The coffee has its own reason to visit: Foodie’s August 2026 guide highlights pour-over and cold brew. Ask about the current beans, then see what art or design is on display.
Our orderA pour-over chosen from today’s beans, or a cold brew for a cooler pause after walking the slopes. Ask the barista which flavour profile suits your taste.
Use the café entrance at Shop 4C on Po Yan Street; LAAB’s wider studio is listed as Shops 2–4 at the same address. The space also hosts cultural events. Check current visiting arrangements on 2858 8687 before making a special trip.
Make this Stanley Street stop about choosing a bean. Knockbox roasts in Hong Kong each week, and its filter-roast collection spans different origins and processing methods. Tell the barista whether you prefer a chocolate-led cup or something brighter, then ask what is being brewed today. If a coffee catches your interest, look for a bag to carry the discovery home.
Our orderA single-origin filter chosen around your taste. Ask about the origin and processing method, then check whether the same beans are available to take home.
The online bean collection is a guide to the roaster’s range; the café’s brewing selection and stock can differ. Contact this branch on 2781 1255 before travelling for a particular coffee.
Part coffee bar, part brewing-tool treasure cupboard. Hazel & Hershey combines its Peel Street café with shelves of beans and equipment, backed by the company’s roasting operation in Kwai Chung. Choose it when you want to turn a café cup into a better home-coffee routine: bring your questions about the brewer you actually use, then browse with a purpose.
Our orderAsk for a filter coffee, then choose beans for your home brewer. Tell the team your brewing method and whether you grind at home before buying a bag.
The official site lists daily hours of 10am–7pm at Shop 3, 69 Peel Street. Visit this café and retail shop; the Kwai Chung address shown separately is the sourcing and roasting operation. Contact: 3106 0760.
A small stop with plenty to talk about. Chart works with Hong Kong-roasted coffee and offers siphon, hand-drip and espresso, making it a lovely place to explore how the brewing method changes your cup.
Our orderA hand-drip or siphon; ask which current bean suits the method.
Tuck into Shin Hing Street for a small coffee bar with an international bean selection. Foodie’s recent Central guide highlights the knowledgeable baristas; make this a stop for asking questions and choosing a coffee around the flavours you enjoy.
Our orderAsk about the current pour-over selection, or compare an espresso with a piccolo if the pairing is available.
Choose Bohemian House when you want to settle into the coffee-making world for a while. The café was designed around a long bar and visible roasting area; combine that sense of theatre with brunch before tackling Sai Ying Pun’s uphill streets.
Our orderAsk about the current single-origin pour-over, with a breakfast toast if you are hungry.
Project C’s narrow concrete coffee bar, grinders and a customer by the Hysan Avenue entrance.Archive photograph · source published October 2024.Photo: 何宗昇 / 鏡週刊 Mirror Media
A circular serving window and a bean-focused menu make this an appealing short stop. Tatler highlights its filter, espresso and cold-brew selection, with tasting information accompanying the coffee.
Our orderA filter coffee; read the tasting notes as it cools.
A small-batch Hong Kong roaster with seasonal beans ranging from everyday selections to competition lots. Our first stop here when the point of the trip is to explore coffee.
Sonne CAD’s wooden entrance and vintage windows surrounded by plants on Sun Chun Street.Archive photograph · source published September 2020.Photo: Cara Hung / Time Out Hong Kong
A pre-war building, a barista conversation and a rotating single-origin selection: this is a reason to linger in Tai Hang. Put it alongside oma when your outing is about exploring different coffees.
Our orderA hand-drip chosen with the barista around your preferred flavours.
The curving concrete bar and tall windows give this Mercury Street café a distinct character. Make it a sit-down coffee stop between neighbourhood food discoveries, with time to choose a filter coffee and watch the street outside.
Our orderA single-origin pour-over selected with the barista, or a flat white with breakfast.
A former leather wholesale shop given a new life, with retro floor tiles and a hand-drip offering. Choose it when the room and the surrounding street matter as much as the cup.
Founded in Sham Shui Po in 2014, Sausalito is a worthwhile stop for seeing how coffee became part of Tai Nan Street’s character. Settle into the neighbourhood rhythm with a pour-over and a conversation at the bar.
One of Hong Kong’s early specialty names, with a wide range of single-origin coffees and beans roasted locally each week. Our pick for exploring flavour in Mong Kok.
Our orderA single-origin filter; tell the barista your flavour preference.
The online bean collection is a guide to the roaster’s range; the café’s brewing selection and stock can differ. Contact this branch on 2781 0363 before travelling for a particular coffee.
Put this first-floor stop into a visit to The Mills. Cozy’s own roasting operation gives the cup a story beyond the setting, and its coffee menu leaves room to explore brewing methods before returning to the shops and creative spaces.
Our orderAsk about the barista’s bean selection for a pour-over; check whether siphon brewing is available at this branch.
A long-running Yuen Long coffee destination associated with siphon brewing. Put it on the list when you want a coffee outing with a clear point of difference.
Our orderA siphon coffee; ask which bean suits the method.
Choose the Po Tung Road branch when the coffee itself deserves a little time in your Sai Kung day. Across two levels, this is a place to explore Cozy’s own roast or ask about the barista’s bean selection before heading back outside.
Our orderAsk which beans suit a pour-over today; a piccolo is another way into the house coffee.
Solo’s covered wooden terrace with round tables overlooking the Tai O canal and stilt houses.Published September 2023; exact photograph date unknown.Photo: Mr E and Miss A / E.A.Two
Hand-drip coffee and homemade cake beside the canal
Come for the combination of a considered cup and a very particular setting. Solo’s covered wooden terrace faces Tai O’s canal and stilt houses. The Hong Kong Tourism Board lists specialty coffee and homemade cakes here; E.A.Two’s detailed visit describes a choice of hand-drip beans and an ice-drop coffee served with candied orange peel. Start by asking what is brewing today, then let a slice of cake extend the pause.
Our orderAsk for the current hand-drip selection and pair it with tiramisu or cheesecake if available. The ice-drop coffee is another option to ask about; its orange-peel accompaniment was documented in the 2023 review.
The July 2026 guide lists Monday–Saturday 11am–6pm and Sunday closed. Previous visitors report a minimum of one drink per person. Confirm hours and current seating rules on 9153 7453 before travelling; the detailed menu review and terrace photograph date from 2023.
Sang Roastery storefront in To Kwa Wan, with red Chinese signage, glass double doors and a wooden bench.Published October 2024; exact capture date unknown.Photo: Cara Hung / Time Out
Behind the red 生昌焙豆 sign and glass doors is a licensed micro-roastery with a personal connection to old Hong Kong. The founder kept the name of the family’s dried-seafood business, Sang Cheong, when moving into coffee. Come for a brewed cup and a conversation about the beans; this is a particularly useful stop when you want to take the same curiosity home to your own brewer.
Our orderAsk which beans are available for hand drip today. An espresso is a good shorter stop; tell the team your brewing method if you are buying a bag.
Official hours are Monday–Friday 10:30am–6:30pm, and weekends and public holidays 10am–6:30pm. Seating is limited; allow for a takeaway visit when the small café is full.
Lazzy Project’s entrance table with coffee and a scone above its handwritten welcome sign, beside wooden seating.Archive entrance photograph from Hong Kong Living’s 2022 guide; capture date unknown.Photo: Instagram @i.vy_t / Hong Kong Living
Put the brewing method at the centre of this stop. HK01’s April 2026 neighbourhood guide highlights Lazzy Project’s siphon coffee, which gives you a small piece of brewing theatre to watch before the first sip. Choose it when you want to spend time with one coffee, then explore the food shops along East Main Street.
Our orderA siphon coffee from the current selection. Ask about the bean’s character before ordering, and check for homemade banana bread if you want something alongside it.
Shop 3, G/F, 2 Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Shau Kei Wan
The bean selection and baking can change. Check the café’s current hours and any seating limit if you plan to stay; older listings show different opening times.
Glass storefront of Islet Coffee Lab’s Yau Ma Tei branch, with white Islet Coffee Lab lettering and cream exterior walls.From an August 2026 visit; review published 21 August 2026. Exact photograph date not supplied.Photo: Brad 🇭🇰 / Tripadvisor
Islet’s first Kowloon branch brings its coffee curiosity to Reclamation Street. The opening coverage highlighted a neighbourhood-inspired blend and film-themed drinks; the current branch menu offers hand drip, piccolo and cold brew alongside the playful “CIAO, Ning Lok!” espresso tonic. Choose it for a coffee-led stop with enough variety to return and try something different.
Our orderAsk about the current hand-drip selection, or try “CIAO, Ning Lok!” with honey-ginger syrup, tonic, lime and espresso. The banana bread comes with espresso butter, salted caramel and mascarpone.
G/F, Kum Lam Building, 102–104 Reclamation Street, Yau Ma Tei
The published menu requires one drink per person and applies a 120-minute seating limit at peak hours. Food is listed until 5pm. Check the branch’s current hours and seasonal drinks before a special trip.
Studio Caffeine’s illuminated sign and coffee counter inside its Fo Tan shop.Official venue photograph; capture date unknown.Photo: Studio Caffeine Roastery
Keep this kiosk in mind when Fo Tan is on your route. Studio Caffeine roasts in Hong Kong, and the branch’s listed menu offers batch brew alongside flat whites and espresso tonic. The bagel selection makes it an easy place to turn a quick cup into a more substantial break.
Our orderA batch brew—ask what is brewing today—or a flat white and a bagel from the current menu.