The neighbourhoods

Kowloon / Sham Shui Po

石硤尾

Shek Kip Mei.

A piccolo among the artists’ studios

Make coffee part of an afternoon at JCCAC. This former factory is home to working artists, exhibitions and Café Golden: a small neighbourhood stop where an espresso drink can turn into a pasta lunch.

1 RECOMMENDED STOPRESEARCHED 9 SEP 2026
An archival coffee demonstration at Café Golden’s espresso counter inside JCCAC.
An archival coffee demonstration at Café Golden’s espresso counter inside JCCAC. · Photo: JCCAC · photographer not stated Archival tenant photograph; capture and publication dates not supplied. The interior may have changed.
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An espresso drink and pasta lunch in an arts centre

Café Golden · 琉金穗月

An archival coffee demonstration at Café Golden’s espresso counter inside JCCAC.
An archival coffee demonstration at Café Golden’s espresso counter inside JCCAC.Archival tenant photograph; capture and publication dates not supplied. The interior may have changed.Photo: JCCAC · photographer not stated

Put down the exhibition leaflet and give your coffee a little time. JCCAC’s tenant listing describes Café Golden’s focus on specialty espresso and freshly roasted small-farm beans. Time Out’s October 2022 review also recommends its Italian-style coffee, noting the shift towards simpler décor. The published takeaway menu gives this stop substance beyond its setting: piccolo, flat white and mocha sit alongside pasta and waffles. It is a good fit for a relaxed coffee-and-art afternoon.

OUR ORDER

A piccolo for a compact milk coffee, or a flat white. If lunch is part of the plan, ask for the cod-roe pasta with squid and crab stick, highlighted on the takeaway menu. Confirm what is available in the café that day.

Unit L1-05, 1/F, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei

Call 2408 8255 before a special trip: SSP Rangers lists Tuesday closure, while E.A.Two’s 2026 guide lists 11am–7pm and other listings give a different closing time. The takeaway menu is undated and may differ from the café’s current menu. Older reviews mention hand-drip and siphon; current availability is unconfirmed.

Further reading: SSP Rangers · Café Golden takeaway menu