For café-chasers and coffee-lovers, Tsim Sha Tsui holds its weight amidst the bustle of the neighbourhood with a lot to offer in the caffeinated department.
Whilst not brimming with cafés like Central or Wan Chai, we have compiled a list of the best cafés in the visit to hit for custom coffee creations, drinks using imported beans, and the classics to help your energy levels.
The best cafés in Tsim Sha Tsui
1. Cupping Room (Harbour City)
Harbour City may be too loud for some, but Cupping Room’s sole Tsim Sha Tsui location is perfect for those wanting to sip coffee and daydream in silence. Their space features sizable curved windows reaching from ceiling to floor to soak in the sun and views of the water. Highlights on the menu include their sparkling cold brew, New Orleans style iced coffee, and cortado.
Cupping Room, Shop 309, 3/F, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, 5 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 9186 3988
2. Lemna of The Alchemist
Part-bar, part-coffee house, Lemna of The Alchemist is a space opened by Prince Edward’s The Alchemist café, focussing on craft coffee drinks. The unique location of the café in the heart of the neighbourhood’s museum alley amplifies its offerings, with drinks like peach oolong cold brew, dirty coffee, pistachio latte, and espresso tonic attracting eyes’ and noses.
Lemna of The Alchemist, G/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2178 3668
3. N1 Coffee & Co.
N1 Coffee & Co. has become a cult favourite amongst coffee-lovers in the area, known for their stylistic coffee roasting style. Using primarily Colombian and Ethiopian beans, their single origin pourover and ice drip coffee drinks are recommended to savour roasted and acidic bean flavours.
N1 Coffee & Co., G/F, 34 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3568 4726
4. NOC Coffee Co. (Tsim Sha Tsui East)
In Tsim Sha Tsui East, NOC Coffee Co. operates a sizable operation producing top coffee drinks and accompanying brunch plates. Their ice coffee drinks are one to look out for here, including the dirty, fizzspresso, and pourover. This cafe is a suitable spot for a quick coffee, a study date, or takeaway cup.
NOC Coffee Co., G35-37, G43-47A G/F, Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, 3702 1533
5. Elephant Grounds (K11)
Possibly one of the most verdant and pretty cafés in Tsim Sha Tsui, Elephant Grounds’s K11 Musea location is located on the rooftop of the mega arty mall, dishing out quality breakfast and brunch plates with coffee. On the caffeinated side, their EG exclusive line-up is impressive, from the salted caramel and French vanilla to masala chocolate and smoked milk affogato drinks.
Elephant Grounds, Shop 705, 7/F, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3468 2669
6. Barista Caffee
Barista Caffee has long been lauded by café hoppers for their grand international portfolio of beans. With more than eight nations’ beans roasted and used for coffee, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Panama, El Savdaror, and Yunnan, China, the café also specialises in numerous Italian coffees
Barista Caffee, 3/F, 18 Ashley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2511 0998
7. Common Man Coffee Roasters
Opening in 2024, Common Man Coffee Roasters was brought to Hong Kong from Singapore for Western brunchy and meaty plates and caffeinated drinks. Their Tsim Sha Tsui café is spacious, comforting, and approachable. Open for all meals of the day, coffee is a must here, with the filter brew and cold brew suitable for the heat.
Common Man Coffee Roasters, Shop G26-G28-119, G/F & 1/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2276 5198
8. Urban Coffee Roaster
Another highlight of the Tsim Sha Tsui café scene is Urban Coffee Roaster, a small independent venue roasting their own specialty coffee with imported beans right here in Hong Kong. Their product is sourced from Colombia, Ethiopia, Panama, and Indonesia to make perfectly roasted cups.
Urban Coffee Roaster, G/F, 7 Bristol Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2363 3661
