

A 10% service charge is also applied to your final bill. Payment is accepted via cash, Octopus card or credit card.

We loved the fact that we were able to watch the barista carefully prepare our coffees from grinding the beans to steaming the milk, each step was taken with meticulous precision. Our flat whites arrived in tin mugs with artistic chips. This care seems to have flown right down to their cafe business. Quality and consistency are key priorities for UCR and the business has become a key supplier of coffee beans to businesses throughout the city.

We could even spy the chef through a peephole in the wall, watching videos on his phones between orders. Our avocado eggs benny with sweet corn quinoa salad on sourdough was whipped up within minutes from the tiny kitchen box out back. Next time we visit Hong Kong, we’ll make sure to swing by for either lunch or dessert. You can visit at all times of the day but we stopped by for coffee and a light breakfast. A repurposed industrial space furnished with brass tables and caged light bulbs hanging amongst the air-conditioning vents, I feel sorry for the suckers who choose Starbucks across the road and overlook this gem. When I pulled the sliding door open of this coffee shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, the scene that greeted me immediately reminded me of a hipster cafe in Melbourne. Established in 2014, Urban Coffee has three locations across the city. “A good day starts with a damn fine coffee” says the writing on the wall.
