Which are the Best All-day Cafés in Hong Kong?
When All-Day Cafés has become a Restaurant Trend, what are the reasons behind, and which are the best All-day Cafes in Hong Kong?
Coffee shops are breaking free from their serving-coffee-only reputation and turning into all-day cafés. Unique food and beverages are now emerging on their all-day café menus.
Before diving into some must-visit all-day cafés, let’s find out the reasons behind such drastic changes.
How a coffee shop is turned into an all-day cafe?
What made Coffee Shops turn into All-Day Cafés?
Nowadays, coffee shops not only are places for people to take a break, it’s now also a place to socialize and have long period chit chats.
As customers stay in coffee shops for longer durations, cafés started providing more choices of belly-filling foods to satisfy their hunger.
Furthermore, Hong Kong is known for its fast-paced lifestyle. Hence, people find ways to kick back and unwind. They seek out cafes during the weekends, order a cup of coffee and get something to munch on, then sit around and call it a day.
All-day cafe has become more than a place to eat and drink nowadays
More than a Place to Eat and Drink
All-day cafés provide healthy-vibing menus, partnered with its curated decor while you work, eat and meet. Part café, part restaurant, & part workspace, it is a fabled new environment that so many people hang around.
In the past, I am sure you’ve gone to bars, Starbucks or coffee shops with simple pour-over menus. Now it’s also one big happy hashtag, a place for foodies to visit. All-day Cafés have certainly asserted major influence on how we eat, work, and socialize.
After telling you the origins of all-day-cafes, lets now dive into different cafés that are a must-visit.
Quality coffee is still the key success of any all-day cafes
1. Ninety’s – Fusion All-Day Café
When you think of All-day Cafés, you’ll imagine that they serve only western dishes. However, Ninety’s is one of the cafes that are out of the ordinary.
Best known for its Aussie-inspired brunch menu, they also provide a wide assortment of dishes from different countries. It even integrates traditional Hong Kong foods like barbecued pork rice into their menu! Who would think that coffee shops would serve such cuisines!
Ninety’s unique menu that serves western and also Asian cuisines.
2. Cupping Room – Roastery All-Day Café
Cupping room is known for having award-winning baristas that brew prestige coffee. Expanding to include Australian-inspired café fare, they now provide a wide assortment of snacks such as toasts and egg benedicts.
Additionally, while you sit down and taste their food, you can enjoy its transparent process of roasting coffee.
Cupping room has its own coffee roaster that guarantees the best coffee
3. Elephant Grounds – Artisan All-Day Cafés
The Hong Kong’s finest artisan coffee shop started from being only a coffee counter in fashion store. After 5 years, Elephant Grounds grown into a network of international cafes.
Each store gives a refreshing experience with unique layout, hence customers never feel bored when revisiting its shops in different locations.
Apart from the usual of egg benedicts and grilled sandwiches, they also sell ice cream sandwiches, which have distinctive taste served with gourmet baked bread.
Elephant Grounds provides a casual and chill setting for customers to relax
4. Classified – The Veteran of All-Day Cafés
Other than serving coffee and causal food, Classified also serves boutique wines. Among all, Classified is one of the most established cafe chains in Hong Kong which provides all-day menus.
The most special thing about Classified is that they have a walk-in cheese room, letting locals taste and buy cheese. Why not go for a visit, enjoy their food and have a look at their cheese room?
Classified is a veteran All-Day Café that has been around since 2006.
5. Brunch Club – The All-Day Café that feels like home
Brunch Club is popular for neighborhood in Mid-level Central. It’s garden and cozy interior gives diners a place to unwind from work.
Food-wise, other than the all-day breakfasts, they also so serve lunch and dinner sets, which is quite unique for an all-day café. It even has its own pastry and bakery under the name Marie Patisserie & Boulangerie.
Fun fact, as they are pet-friendly, bring your dogs and have a cup of coffee after taking a long walk! It is a relaxing place for you to take a break or enjoy a full meal in a comfortable environment.
Brunch club’s All-Day-Cafés interior vintage European style, cozy design
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