The neighbourhoods

Kowloon / Yau Tsim Mong

油麻地

Yau Ma Tei.

Hand drip with a cinematic streak

Make a little space in the day for Islet’s newest Kowloon outpost. Its Yau Ma Tei menu gives you room to choose: a small, straightforward piccolo, a hand-dripped coffee, or an espresso tonic with honey and ginger.

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Glass storefront of Islet Coffee Lab’s Yau Ma Tei branch, with white Islet Coffee Lab lettering and cream exterior walls.
Glass storefront of Islet Coffee Lab’s Yau Ma Tei branch, with white Islet Coffee Lab lettering and cream exterior walls. · Photo: Brad 🇭🇰 / Tripadvisor From an August 2026 visit; review published 21 August 2026. Exact photograph date not supplied.
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A hand drip or honey-ginger espresso tonic

Islet Coffee Lab · Yau Ma Tei

Glass storefront of Islet Coffee Lab’s Yau Ma Tei branch, with white Islet Coffee Lab lettering and cream exterior walls.
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 ORDER

Ask 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.

Further reading: SCMP · August 2026 opening coverage