The neighbourhoods

Kowloon / Kwun Tong

觀塘

Kwun Tong.

Look one floor up.

The eastern Kowloon coffee hunt sometimes rewards leaving street level. Give this Hoi Bun Road address a little room in your day.

2 RECOMMENDED STOPSRESEARCHED 9 SEP 2026
Coffee, cake and a REACTION bean bag at the Citi Tower branch, as featured by Friday Club.
Coffee, cake and a REACTION bean bag at the Citi Tower branch, as featured by Friday Club. · Photo: @vanilla.sips via Friday Club Magazine From April 2026 café coverage; exact capture date unknown.
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An upstairs pour-over, bagel lunch and a chance to learn

REACTION Coffee Roasters

Coffee, cake and a REACTION bean bag at the Citi Tower branch, as featured by Friday Club.
Coffee, cake and a REACTION bean bag at the Citi Tower branch, as featured by Friday Club.From April 2026 café coverage; exact capture date unknown.Photo: @vanilla.sips via Friday Club Magazine

Take the lift out of the working-day rush. Friday Club’s April 2026 coverage describes this Citi Tower café near Ngau Tau Kok as a La Marzocco showroom, with a Colombian washed Geisha pour-over and a latte using Laos, Brazil and Indonesia beans. Its roast-beef and smoked-salmon bagels make a useful lunch pairing. The operator now lists latte-art, pour-over and home-barista workshops at the Kwun Tong space, giving curious home brewers another reason to visit.

OUR ORDER

Ask which hand-drip coffee is available today, or choose a latte with a smoked-salmon guacamole bagel. The pistachio Basque cheesecake was another April feature pick; confirm the current cake selection before setting your heart on it.

Unit E2, 1/F, Citi Tower, 83 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong

The café is on the first floor, not at street level. Call 2576 0388 for current café hours and menu availability. Workshops require a separate booking; the latte-art page specifies a minimum of four participants and may move a session if that minimum is not met. Check the operator’s latest dates and terms before booking. April menu coverage is linked in the photograph’s credit.

Further reading: REACTION · current Kwun Tong workshops and booking options
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A coffee break with a pastry

Santo Coffee · Kwun Tong

Santo Coffee counter in Manulife Financial Centre, Kwun Tong
Santo Coffee counter in Manulife Financial Centre, Kwun TongPhotograph from a November 2023 visit.Photo: Brad, via Tripadvisor

An independent Hong Kong café serving specialty coffee in the office district. Choose it for an uncomplicated cup-and-pastry break before continuing along the Kwun Tong waterfront.

OUR ORDER

A milk coffee and a pastry from the counter.

Shop 2, 1/F, Manulife Financial Centre, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong