The Cupping Room Roastery on Po Hing Fong in Sheung Wan is the production heart of Hong Kong's most established independent coffee operation, with cuppings and brew flights on rotation.
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 and a small in house roast.
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 through to early evening.
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
NOC Coffee Co.'s Gough Street cafe is a white walled Central brew bar serving the roastery's beans from a stark glass fronted space along one of Sheung Wan's prettiest streets.
Tip: Mornings are calmer; order the cold brew on tap when summer humidity makes filter coffee too heavy.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, 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 since 2011 in Kowloon.
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 patient small batch lots.
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
The Coffee Academics flagship on Yiu Wa Street in Causeway Bay is Hong Kong's largest specialty roaster, sourcing the top five percent of Arabica beans and roasting every bean in the city.
Tip: The flagship runs cupping classes on weekends; book a slot before you arrive if you want to taste origins.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Costa Rica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Cold brew, 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 and a small in house roast.
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
