The best cafes and coffee shops in Causeway Bay

If you need somewhere peaceful and quiet to stretch your legs while you're in Causeway Bay, drop into Russell Coffee & Roastery. Taking over the previous location of Cafe Corridor, a popular hidden cafe, Russell Coffee & Roastery is continuation of its predecessor and churns out quality coffee and teas from their quaint venue. Here, you can also enjoy a range of bites that span from sweet and savoury pancakes, yoghurt bowls, all-day breakfast plates, to their regularly-changing desserts.

Aside from being Hong Kong's first cacao museum, Cacaolab is a chocolate-focused store that provides three venues in one. On the ground floor, you'll find a bakery where you'll get to see staff churn out plenty of pastries, drinks, and of course, chocolates. The venue's first floor provides plenty of space for customers to comfortably enjoy their chocolate-infused goods; whereas Cacaolab's second floor presents a museum where customers can learn about the birth about chocolate and its culture. 

After running several successful pop-ups around Hong Kong, award-winning bakery La Viña brings their delightful pastries to Causeway Bay. Order your favourite coffee or tea and pair it with La Viña’s brunch plates, baked pasta, crispy mille feuille sandwiches, as well as a large range of desserts. Whether you prefer classic tiramisu cups, new and inventive treats like hojicha cream rolls, or have a hankering for La Viña’s signature Basque burnt cheesecakes; their dessert options will leave you spoilt for choice. 

Coast Coffee is one of the latest additions to Causeway Bay's cafe scene. Aside from their warm and inviting interior, this cafe offers a relaxed vibe that's great for kicking back and enjoying a hot brew. In addition to cafe classics like eggs Benedict or avocado toast, Coast Coffee offers a range of standout fusion dishes such as laksa udon with tiger prawns as well as Japanese pork belly with chorizo penne in a creamy rose sauce. Aside from their hot dishes, be sure to try out Coast Coffee's desserts such as their caramel double cheese cake with caramelised apple – made up of a Lotus biscuit crust, caramel and cinnamon flavoured apple chunks, and a smooth cream cheese filling. 

Hypebeans is expanding their coffee offerings to a new location in Causeway Bay’s Fashion Walk, making this the brand’s first standalone cafe. Inspired by newsstands found along the streets of New York, the new space presents itself with a retro and minimal interior, along with accents of dark green for a pop of colour.

Crafted by world-renowned barista Sawada Hiroshi, the menu takes inspiration from Hong Kong-style cafes. Customers will be able to enjoy the barista’s signature drinks such as Forest Matcha Latte and Ovaltine Espresso; as well as exclusive beverages like Hojicha Latte, which uses hojicha powder directly sourced from Japan. 

Elephant Grounds boasts several locations around Hong Kong, so it’s not surprising that they would have one in Causeway Bay. Similar to other venues around the city, this casual spot incorporates wooden furnishings and greenery for its interior. If the weather permits, their al fresco tables that spill onto Fashion Walk make a great coffee-sipping location. In addition to their large selection of coffee beverages, Elephant Grounds’ menu spans from entrees like sharing plates, donburi bowls, and salads, to ice creams that come in inventive flavours like Hokkaido milk with honeycomb or earl grey cookie.

Run by the same team behind live music restaurant Lost Stars, Mercury Recalls is an cafe-bar that showcases and spins vinyl records. This spot operates as a cafe during the day, and turns into a sleek cocktail bar once the sun goes down. Here, diners can order a range of bites such as pastas, brunch plates, hearty burgers, or light bar snacks. As for Mercury Recalls' drinks, the cafe-bar's beverage menu features singature cocktails named after songs, such as Don't Know Why by Norah Jones, or Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens; which nods to how passionate this place is about sharing great music to their patrons.

NOC, which stands for ‘not only coffee’, is successful in its own right based on its top-notch brews. In comparison to their other locations, the Causeway Bay branch of NOC is fairly smaller, but still adheres to their minimalist aesthetic and style. There might not be as many food and beverage options in comparison to other NOC branches, this cafe is great for grabbing a brew while you're out on the town, or for enjoying a coffee or two as you stretch your legs after a long day of walking around the Causeway Bay neighbourhood.

Formerly known as the R&C Design Cafe, this atmospheric eatery on Haven Street is well-known for their adorable 2D and 3D latte art. If you’ve got a specific design in mind, bring it up to the cafe’s staff and they’ll let you know if it's possible. For those looking for more photogenic drinks to post on the ‘gram, Sleepless offers a rose chocolate drink, where they use their signature chocolate blend to create a frothy hot chocolate and top it with rose petals as a garnish.

Located in Causeway Bay, Preface Coffee & Wine is a lifestyle space established by the educational-tech company Preface. Spanning over four storeys, this sleek cafe aims to combine coffee, wine, technology, and lifestyle together in one concept store. Not only does Preface serve single origin coffees and rare wines, but they also provide light meals like salads, sandwiches, and soups.

Need a break from coffee? Drop into Basao Tea, a modern cafe specialising in tea. As well as standard brewed teas, Basao also offers drinks like lattes, cold brews, or even smoothies – all made with various teas. Whether you like the earthy flavours of matcha or the rich and deep aroma of black tea, there's something here for every kind of tea enthusiast.