The Cupping Room Roastery is a coffee roaster in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Saturdays see weekend roasting demos; ask about the latest competition lot.
Address: 62-72 Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Halfway Coffee on Upper Lascar Row in Sheung Wan serves espresso and pour overs in vintage Hong Kong porcelain, with the antiques market street as a backdrop.
Tip: The cups are the photograph; pick a chair on Upper Lascar Row and stay for an hour.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
NOC Coffee's Sai Ying Pun roastery is the largest of the brand's six Hong Kong cafes, with onsite Arabica roasting and full breakfast and lunch menus running.
Tip: Brunch is best off peak after 14:30; ask the bar for the brewer's choice if you don't know the origins.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Urban Coffee Roaster on Hollywood Road is Gary Au's two floor Central flagship, with house roasted single origins and a coffee cocktail bar upstairs.
Tip: Ask for the Irish coffee built around the dessert profile of the season; the upper floor cocktail programme is the differentiator.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Cocktail coffee, Whole bean retail
Knockbox in Mong Kok is the original roaster cafe from a two time Hong Kong Barista Champion, with weekly roast bean sales over a counter that has run.
Tip: The Stanley Street branch in Central holds the second roaster; Mong Kok is the bean nerd flagship.
Sources from: Panama, Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Sang Roastery in To Kwa Wan is a micro roaster on Kowloon's 13th Street, named after the founder's parents' dried seafood shop and serving Hong Kong's most.
Tip: The Central pop up Sangtral Store on Staunton Street stocks the latest lots without the trip across the harbour.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Honduras, Guatemala, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
18 Grams Causeway Bay on Cannon Street is the original 2010 espresso bar of one of Hong Kong's oldest specialty roasters, with eight single origins on V60.
Tip: Get there at 08:00 to claim one of the handful of inside seats; the V60 flight is the move on weekend mornings.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, V60 pour over, Whole bean retail
Halfway Coffee on Upper Lascar Row in Sheung Wan serves espresso and pour overs in vintage Hong Kong porcelain, with the antiques market street as a backdrop.
Tip: The cups are the photograph; pick a chair on Upper Lascar Row and stay for an hour.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
