Lovely quiet cafe in Central, right above the Maritime Museum next to the Star Ferry. My favorite…read morepart about this cafe is that it is a social enterprise, helping adults with special needs live and work independently. The service is great and caring, with a good selection of coffees, teas, and other drinks, and plenty of sweet and savory things to nibble on. There's also plenty of natural light, an expansive outdoor deck overlooking Central and the piers. It's one of my favorite places in Central to get some good quiet work done and give back to the community and a great setting.

A wonderful cafe that sits on top of Central Pier. It offers a great view of Victoria Harbour…read more Decent prices for a coffee and plenty of seats inside and outside. They have cakes and sandwiches too. What I really love is the fact that the cafe is a social enterprise. You can really sense their awareness of their environment and truly appreciate their equal opportunity employer.

I'm pretty sure Fruit Tea is the current Asian drink craze (especially in Asia). There's…read moretonnnnnssss of places in HK that mainly offer variations of fruit tea. Prior to this, I had never had Fruit Tea before because just a couple months ago there weren't really that many places in TO selling it. BUTTTTT MY LIFE HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS. Move over bbt... No one wants tapioca any more, it's too filling. The Fruit Tea here is the BOMB DIGGITY. There's TONS of fruits in here - watermelon, apples, oranges, and strawberries. AND they give you a long lil fork so you can easily eat your fruits afterwards, so thoughtful! The only negative about this was the line up... It was freaking LONG A F. It was mostly neighbouring office workers doing a drink run for their entire office. We waited a total of 45 mins for 2 drinks. ALSO, since this location is at the mid-level escalators, there is NO A/C. It was actually crazy hot. Also, kinda funny seeing how all the office workers were literally sweating through their long sleeved shirts LOL. Also love their little logo of the wolf - so cute.

I love you, sugar cane juice. I love you even more with various pieces of fruit in you…read more We came to Cha Long for something to help cool us down during the crazy temps and humidity. The biggest bummer is that it's in an indoor/outdoor space with very little ventilation... so the wait can be sort of torture and the drinks do take a few mins to make. I went with the fresh sugar cane Cha that had kiwi, watermelon, lemon, strawberries and more. Because it was so warm outside, I took a huge sip without realizing that the cold drink would cause a disastrous bout of brain-freeze... but totally worth it. My beverage wasn't overly sweet and was the perfect way to quench thirst and find some sort of relief from a sweaty day in the city.

This tenren spot is not the same as ones you'd find stateside…read more Limited flavored tea offerings, but try the lemon tea. It's refreshing. Sort of like nestea. ;-) This place is situated inside of a bookstore on the 3rd floor called eslite. (Though it shows up as being on 2F on maps)

The tea is very fragrant here, my ultimate favorite is the cold green tea with bubbles! This tea…read moreshop is located inside a bookstore which would be kind of difficult to find if you are new to this area. The taro drink is really good too!

Heard of Yi Fang for a really long time but I finally got a chance to try it today! I know they are…read morefamous for their fruit teas, but I always go with my standard brown sugar milk drink with boba at each new bubble tea shop to give a more "objective" assessment. The milk was very smooth and the pearls were chewy. The taste was very similar to the same drink at The Alley. I appreciated how the brown sugar mixed easily with the milk (some places have overly thick brown sugar syrup). The sweetness was at a good level. Overall, the wait was very short probably only because it was in the middle of a week day. The store is on the first floor so it was easily accessible. It was a little small but there were some elevated tables so people could lean against them but there was no seating. I haven't tried many bubble tea places in Hong Kong but compared to those in LA, Yi Fang was not bad! I would def come back and explore some of their other fruit tea options!

Lovely place for hanging around, the cappuccino is sooo good,highly recommend to try itread more

Roasted: decided to try some local coffee while in Hong Kong and came across Winston's Coffee. This…read moreplace did not disappoint at all. Cute little coffee shop in Sheung Wen. It has a very small inside with a handful of seats and a few barstools our front. Very simple layout but clean. They had a nice variety of beverages and pastries as well. The baristas were very nice and were engaging with regulars as well. They offered us for here cups since we were staying which was great to see. We sat outside on the barstools and they brought our drinks to us. The drinks came on nice plates with a spoon and small biscotti - nice little touch. No straws at this place. My mocha was not only beautiful with a pretty floret on it - the mocha was absolutely delicious. Really enjoyed this place and would definitely seek them out for another cup. Unroasted: this place is amazing! Love the small corner location. Great seating in the front and inside. Staff was super friendly and even asked if it was for here. The latte was one of the best I have ever had. The latte art was on point. Great job by this fantastic shop! I would say it's a must. It deserves the 5 star we gave it.

While I was walking around Central, I spotted this hidden alley and saw a busy, busy dai pai dong…read more Obviously, I decided to check it out. I dropped in on a Wednesday around lunch time and it was busy with mainly locals/businessman. I didn't spot an English menu so good luck ordering if you don't speak or read. I asked a businessman who helped me; it's mainly noodles and rice. Most were getting takeout. - Fried rice with ham and egg ($36 HKD) - good wok hei to the rice. It's pretty standard fare but flavour was good and not over seasoned. Pretty solid portion size too. Good, cheap street food. Cash only. 3.5 stars.

Good to know: It was rather hard finding the location of MingCha Tea House since it is located in a…read morebusiness area with no real signs on where to go. When you exit the elevator in the building it looks like you got to a butcher, but don't sweat it, the entrance should be right infront of your nose. The store itself is not the prettiest, but that's not why I went here. I heard that the best tea in Hong Kong could be found here and that they had neat little packages of tea which you could gift (手信). My friend and I tasted five different teas and got introduced to a whole new world of tea! It was spectacular. If you are a tea lover like me this is a must go to place. They really teach you a lot about tea and if you would ever forget, all the instructions for each specific tea is on the tea bag! I ended up buying dozens of small gifts for near and dear and from what I have heard they all liked it very much.

I took the Tea Tasting Workshop at MingCha in mid-May (2016) and had a superb experience. I signed…read moreup for the workshop prior to going to HK, but found out later that another expensive and already-paid-for day-long tour to mainland China I'd signed up for had rescheduled the tour to the same day as the tea workshop. I emailed Tomoko to see if I could move to a different tea workshop, and she was very kind and accommodating. In fact, she did a workshop for me and another couple at a time that she usually doesn't do workshops, which I was grateful for. I'd read about the workshop and the rave reviews did not let me down. Tomoko is very, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about tea, and I learned a lot. We got to try 5 different types of tea, and each tea had three steepings, for a total of 15 tastings. She used several different types of tea sets (pots and cups), which was really neat. She taught us the rituals of making and serving tea, way beyond the boil-water-and-add-tea method. The teas were wonderful, and I learned soooo much about how tea leaves are processed in different ways for the different teas. Now, know that the shop is hard to find, but if you exit the MTR at the right exit (Taikoo station, exit A1), it is literally right across the street, in between a Mercedes Benz shop and a furniture store. When you exit from A1, cross the street. It's hard to see the sign for the Wah Ha Factory Building from that vantage point, but trust me, it is there between those two businesses. Others have provided pictures, which helped me, because the shop is located in an improbable location, and you may be concerned that you've gone to the wrong place. When you exit the elevator on the 12th floor in the factory, the shop is the door on the right. If you're thinking about doing this workshop, go for it! It is really a neat experience.

Overall Rating : 5/5 Return: Yes (I did already)…read moreRecommend: Yup, yeah, yes! Taste: 5/5 Superb varieties of coffee beans from around the world (1st day, I really enjoyed the Pour-Over with the Yunnan "Peacock" variety. 2nd day, I ordered the Jawa late using the HK blend beans which are dark, full and nutty) Quality: 5/5 Top-notch sourced coffee beans "seed to cup" Service: 5/5 Barista was very professional and knowledgeable Value: 5/5 Great for what you receive and experience X-Factor: 5/5 Great environment and super relaxing

This is a chain with a store in each neighborhood. It's higher end (than Starbucks) & more food…read morethan coffee. Meals are HK$150-300 a head and coffee is HK$50-75. 3 star food but 5 stare environment. Lovely place to sit if you don't get a stool.