Best shops with cafes to check out in Hong Kong

Perched on the slopes of Shek Tong Tsui’s Hill Road, this progressive lifestyle concept store and cafe offers city dwellers a place of serenity. Step away from your hectic schedule and head to Ethos for some much-needed retail therapy. Browse around for stylish homeware, artworks, apparel, and more, before settling down at the cafe to enjoy great coffee and a small selection of Western dishes. There’s also an event space where art exhibitions and pop-up stores are regularly held. Fashion, art, lifestyle goods, and great food – what more do you need?

Carefully curated by Kevin Poon, co-founder of hipster fashion brand Clot, World of Amazing Wonders is a stunning space that doubles as a pop-up gallery and retail showroom, and is also home to Elephant Grounds’ latest creamery. With a wide array of premium goods from art and accessories to the latest tech and awesome skate decks, the store is popular amongst hipsters, art lovers, and fashionistas alike. To add to your spending, treat yourself to a coffee and some ice cream. Go on, you deserve it.

Tucked away inside Yau Ma Tei’s Broadway Cinematheque, where a wide spectrum of independent and art films are screened, this cafe and bookshop hybrid is a must-visit. Named after the renowned American film director Stanley Kubrick, this bookshop cafe is a hip and trendy place that stocks a wide range of books and magazines on art, film, design, and culture in both English and Chinese. Whether you’re a film fanatic or an avid bookworm, take a trip down to Kubrick and pick out something to read along with a coffee or a bite to eat from the Western-style menu.

Designed and run by Chow and Makui, a creative duo in both life and business, Mum’s Not Home is a whimsical, bohemian-style cafe with a part of its space dedicated to a retro boutique. The shop boasts a unique curation of pieces to browse through, where you can rummage through vintage clothing, accessories, funky knick-knacks, or even old-fashioned furniture. After a long day of shopping, reward yourself with more treats and sip on the cafe’s interesting range of floral teas, and dig into scrumptious homemade cakes.

Amongst the abundance of small cafes and boutiques in Sheung Wan’s one and only PoHo, this chic and stylish leather goods store and wine bar is truly one-of-a-kind. Here, you can enjoy a glass of French wine, snack on finger food, and browse through the shop's extensive array of hand-curated goods. From luxurious leather items and fashion pieces to cosmetics and music, you can get your hands on some of the finest leather goods as well as unique collections by an exciting range of artists.

A contemporary, female-driven retail space made up of three core principles: femininity, purity, and strength. Bringing fashion and coffee together under one roof, Her offers an out-of-this-world experience, at least conceptually. Designed by Clap studios, the store transports customers to another planet, one that resembles the likes of Mars with its dusty terracotta flooring. The retail part isn’t any less exciting either, with a range of interesting fashion pieces such as limited-edition sneakers, jackets, athleisure, cosmetics, and accessories. But the true highlight of the store is Her cafe, where the menu is packed with a range of coffees, cold drinks, and frappés topped with mountains of whipped cream. Aside from drinks, there’s also a selection of pastries and most importantly, indulgent Nutella-filled cookies. What more convincing do you need?