Only ended up coming here as the Hero Sandwich next door wasn't opening until later. They have a…read moresmall selection of salads, sandwiches and cakes with three choices of pasta (one is vegetarian). I chose a pesto spaghetti with some kind of sausage. It was a little bit of a let down, feeling like everything was out of a jar and then the sausage was cold. Apparently this is the way it is supposed to be served but I wasn't so fussed on it. On the other hand their drinks are very well made. And they have lots of options for non coffee or tea drinkers like myself.

My last visit was Dec 2014. We were going to Yuen Long for a family event. Accro coffee happens to…read morebe just 1 more stop away from the station we need to go, so we decided to stop by. My wife and I likes to hunt for specialty coffee shops around the world. It just so happens that Accro coffee has a world siphonist champion and we were hoping to meet her. The store was really well designed. It has a long bar table for the baristas to use, it has many seating indoor and a few outdoor. The store front has coffee related accessories to browse and purchase. Anyway, we didn't had any siphon, we had 2 cups of cappuccino. I forgot which bean we chose but they were both pretty good. Really glad to see the specialty coffee culture is booming in Hong Kong. Hopefully i can visit this coffee shop again soon! We didn't get to meet Pinky this time. The next time I visit, hopefully we can try her coffee!

Coffee here is of high standard, if not better than some of the cafes on the Island or Kowloon. I…read morehad a very decent double shot large flat white with a slice of green tea cheese cake, total to be $34 + $29 - $5. Now that's called value for money.

Just Green is a small deli on Lamma Island, located on Yung Shue Wan Main Road, which believe it or…read morenot is on the road from Yung Shue Wan ferry. It's beyond the turn off on to the family trail, but before you get to the temple. It's basically one of a small chain, the other stores in Wan Chai, Soho, and Disco Bay, selling healthy whole foods, such as qinoa, fenugreek (nope, I have no idea what this is either), kettle chips, organic pasta, Quorn, and icecreams. It's actually a reasonably priced shop, given the products are premium and imported like Quorn, and also have to come beyond "main" HK and onto an outlying island. Produce sells at a similar price to the regular shops in HK. The best bit of this store (which is only at this store and not the HK ones) is the "pseudo" cafe at the rear. It's not a coffee shop, not by a far stretch. It is more like a small seating area where you can have snacks and drinks bought in store. They even have serve yourself teas, which is essentially a cup, a teabag and a kettle, and that you make up for yourself. Remember to make purchases before you enjoy. Beyond the seating area is a small pleasantly decorated terrace overlooking the sea. On a hot day, I like to come for the real fruit lollies and hang out at the back of the shop. It's kinda pleasant to look at the sea, whilst in the AC eating ice lollies. Reminds me of Brighton Beach.

The organic and fair trade specialty store amid expanding all over Hong Kong. The location in Lamma…read moreIsland sits next to the vegetarian cafe Bookworm. The bakery session is at the entrance that homemade baguette, sunflower bread loaf, whole wheat bread, croissant...Easily can you tell the hand crafted pastry that are not cut automatically. And the best part for me is some gluten-free options. Man, my eyes just sparkled when I saw the 'GF' label. Then the personal health care products which are mostly imported from Europe and the States. Handmade soaps, fair-trade shampoo and now the overwhelming 100% natural coconut oil. I found my German brand xxx shampoo and conditioner which I used to have in Amsterdam. Surprise. And for clean-eating people, the muesli, granola and nuts shelves are heavens. They have house label nuts and cranberries etc., packed in bags and last for a short period which still keeps the freshness. Their wine selection is from Albert Heijn from the Netherlands when I saw the back label. Haha. No wonder some familiar brands merged into my eye level. Organic beer available here. It would be brilliant if they gonna add on the Australian Goat beer ale. Walk further, they have a real cafe that serve soul food. With the terrace facing the Lamma pier, chewing some carrot cake and sip organic Chandoney from South Africa can make a perfect weekend.

When the best part about your chicken salad sandwich is the bread...lol. Let me clarify, the food…read moreat Ginger Bakery wasn't completely awful. It's just that the chicken was subpar and the bun was above par. But still, that's not really what you want when you order a chicken salad sandwich. Let me further clarify by saying that Ginger Bakery wasn't bad at all. With a name like that, you'd think it'd be hot and spicy...or really Asian, but nope. I happened to stumble through its cute French café-like doors when I failed to locate a certain Rotisserie chicken place. HKD $67 for a sandwich and a coffee/tea sounded like a reasonable deal. And I've had a hankering for a good chicken salad sandwich since leaving Toronto. There were definitely some things that they did right and some things that were just wrong. So let's start with the good. 1) It's a very nice dine in area. Good price lunches and displays. Very nice cutlery and plates. 2) The milk for my tea came hot, so my tea stayed steamy. 3) The bun for my sandwich was very soft and fresh. It tasted slightly sweet and leaves flour residue on your hands, like a puffy bread pillow. 3) Food came very quickly, which is perfect for the HK rush life. Now for the bad. 1) First of all, the sauce was kind of yellowish and that threw me off, but nothing too alarming. It still wasn't great though, and I don't find it memorable at all. But the bigger detriment to the sandwich was the chewy chicken. That was not pleasant. It wasn't all the way chewy, it was just after a couple of bites. You can tell they included pieces of tendon and stuff in there that did not make for a good chicken experience. 2) I asked for Earl Grey tea and ended up with English Breakfast. Not a huge deal, but still a disappointment. English Breakfast is the most basic of teas. 3) They warmed up the sandwich which is usually a great thing, but it was kinda weird for a chicken salad sandwich to be warm. I mean I can completely understand (and would love) a warm toasty bun, but to have warm chicken salad? Especially when the chicken salad wasn't very good? Hmm... Would I go again? Maybe. I can see this being a very cute date place or somewhere to come with a friend for a slice of cake (which looks great) and a specialty cappuccino. But it looks like my quest for the perfect chicken salad sandwich on this side of the world continues. (31/100) - 2017

Passed by in a weekday noon. Ordered Lemon meringue tart and iced cappuccino for a cake set $65…read more The sour lemons contrasted with the sweet sugar and the creamy meringue on top. Nomm. More sour would taste better tho. The cappuccino has lots of milk. Average. Overall, still a nice place to chill in wan chai.

I came here to try their famous meat patty. It had a good char but nothing special. It normally…read morecomes with regular rice but we paid extra for fried rice. Thank goodness because the patty had no sauce so it would be so bland on the regular rice. Fried rice was fried well. Way too much rice to meat ratio. They give you a cup of water and some people use it to drink while others wash their utensils.