Hong Kong coffee scene

Filter coffee bars in Hong Kong

Where Hong Kong takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.

11 cafés · Hong Kong

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Editor's pickSingle origin
Kennedy Town

% Arabica

The Kyoto-born minimal-aesthetic coffee brand sources single-estate Yirgacheffe and Panama Geisha lots for its sleek…

EspressoPour over
Editor's pickSingle origin
Wan Chai

Craft Coffee Roaster

Founded by Lok Chan, the 2017 World Cup Tasters Champion, Craft Coffee Roaster at Shop B1, EIB Tower, 4-6 Morrison…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Editor's pickNo laptops
Tsim Sha Tsui

Koffee Mameya

Tokyo's Omotesando Koffee founder Eiichi Kunitomo opened this multi-roaster destination at Shop B217, Floor B2, K11…

EspressoPour overV60Drip
Hidden gemOpen late
Sham Shui Po

Fei Lung Coffee

Owner Fei Lung brings over 16 years of barista experience to this idiosyncratic one-man coffee and whiskey bar at…

EspressoPour overDrip
Hidden gemLaptop-friendly
Central

Hazel & Hershey Coffee Roasters

Tucked into Shop 3, 69 Peel Street in Central Soho, Hazel & Hershey sources green coffee from Africa, Asia, and the…

EspressoPour overV60AeroPress
Hidden gemPhotogenic
Tai Hang

Sonne CAD

Set inside a two-storey pre-war tenement on 16 San Tsuen Street, Sonne CAD specialises in pour-over and cold brew…

Pour overV60Cold brewAeroPress
Local favorite
Sheung Wan

Barista Jam

One of the earliest catalysts of Hong Kong's third-wave movement, Barista Jam at Shop 1, 97 Jervois Street has always…

EspressoAeroPressSiphonPour over
Local favorite
Causeway Bay

Uncle Ben Coffee

Uncle Ben Coffee at G/F, Capital Building, 6-10 Sun Wui Road, Causeway Bay offers a serious menu of co-fermented and…

EspressoPour overCold brew
New openingSingle origin
Tsim Sha Tsui

Kurasu Hong Kong

Kyoto-based roaster Kurasu ships freshly roasted beans weekly from its flagship Japanese facility to the Hong Kong…

EspressoPour overCold brewDrip
Single origin
Sham Shui Po

Craft Coffee Roaster (Tai Kok Tsui)

The Tai Kok Tsui branch of Lok Chan's World Cup Tasters Champion-founded roastery at G16, 38 Cherry Street brings the…

EspressoPour overV60Cold brew
Sheung Wan

Cupping Room Roastery

The Silver Jubilee Mansion roastery at 62-72 Po Hing Fong in Sheung Wan is where The Cupping Room produces the beans…

EspressoPour overV60Chemex

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