The neighbourhoods

Hong Kong Island / Southern

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Wong Chuk Hang.

South-side coffee time.

Wong Chuk Hang’s mix of industrial streets and newer places to linger makes coffee a useful meeting point. Here is a comfortable starting stop before exploring the south side.

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NOC at The Southside with curved wood counters and baristas beneath the illuminated cafe sign
NOC at The Southside with curved wood counters and baristas beneath the illuminated cafe sign · Photo: NOC Coffee Co.
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A south-side meeting point

NOC · The Southside

NOC at The Southside with curved wood counters and baristas beneath the illuminated cafe sign
NOC at The Southside with curved wood counters and baristas beneath the illuminated cafe signPhoto: NOC Coffee Co.

Make The Southside your meeting point when coffee needs to come with a meal. This is one of NOC’s coffeehouses, with a brunch offering alongside the coffee programme—a useful pause before continuing into Wong Chuk Hang’s industrial streets.

OUR ORDER

A flat white; browse the current brunch menu if you are staying for a meal.

Shop LG02, LG/F, The Southside, 11 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang

Further reading: NOC · current coffee and food menu
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A single-origin detour upstairs

Africa Coffee & Tea

Wooden café bar and stools beneath a bamboo canopy at Africa Coffee & Tea in Wong Chuk Hang.
Wooden café bar and stools beneath a bamboo canopy at Africa Coffee & Tea in Wong Chuk Hang.Photograph date not supplied.Photo: Africa Coffee & Tea

Take the lift for a café with an African coffee and tea focus. Its single-origin approach makes this a distinctive alternative to a shopping-centre stop, with a setting that invites a longer conversation.

OUR ORDER

Ask which African single-origin coffee is being served.

Suite 1501, 15/F, 41 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang

Enter through the building’s main lobby and take the lift to the 15th floor.

Further reading: Africa Coffee & Tea · arrival directions
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Specialty coffee with a meal

sensory ZERO · Wong Chuk Hang

Stainless-steel espresso counter and window-side tables at sensory ZERO in Wong Chuk Hang.
Stainless-steel espresso counter and window-side tables at sensory ZERO in Wong Chuk Hang.Photograph date not supplied.Photo: sensory ZERO

A practical sit-down option when your south-side outing needs food as well as coffee. The brand puts specialty coffee alongside Japanese-inspired dishes and all-day breakfast.

OUR ORDER

Coffee with the current breakfast or lunch menu.

Shop 101, 1/F, Tower 1, Metropolitan Centre, 39 Wong Chuk Hang Road

Further reading: sensory ZERO · coffee and food