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Porcelain cups, antique stalls and roasters that take their beans seriously. Start around Cat Street, then follow the slope down towards Queen’s Road Central. Sheung Wan makes a very persuasive case for a second coffee.
A café that makes its neighbourhood part of the experience: vintage porcelain, old Hong Kong details and the antique shops of Cat Street on the doorstep. The reason to choose it is the whole coffee ritual.
A milk coffee in one of the vintage cups.
26 Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan
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.
Ask which single-origin filter is on the bar.
G/F, The Jervois, 87–89 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
The Sheung Wan café has relocated to The Jervois. Older listings point to 299 Queen’s Road Central.
Further reading: Cupping Room · current Sheung Wan coffee menu
Look inside the entrance of China Merchants Plaza for this early-start coffee bar. Sandwiches and toasties make it useful when breakfast needs to fit around the workday; start here before wandering uphill towards the antique streets.
A flat white and a toastie from the current menu.
303 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan
Further reading: FINEPRINT · coffee, baking & branch details
Make a little room in your Sheung Wan walk for this compact Jervois Street coffeehouse. Time Out singles out its drip coffee: a good reason to pause over a black coffee before heading back into the busy streets.
The drip coffee; ask what is being brewed today.
Shop 1, G/F, 97 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
Further reading: Sassy · current branch listing