4D Hong Kong Foodie Trip: Cafe Deadend, Central
If you are looking for the best cafehopping scene in Hong Kong, you should make your way to Old Town Central. The Old Town Central area is outlined by Wyndham Street, Caine Road, Possession Street and Queen's Road Central, with Hollywood Road coursing through the middle. The maze of streets and alleys in Old Town Central hide the city's best heritage, arts and hidden cafe spots. The area seems to be a very popular wedding photoshoot venue as well. We saw that there is a couple who was currently having a photoshoot (albeit the hot weather, ouch!) on a Saturday morning.
Old Town Central seems to be where a mix or urban settlement and shops residing side by side. I won't be surprised if the rental rate for a room here is skyrocketing despite the small size of the room and the outwardly-run-down appearance of the building. The area is rather quiet on a Saturday morning but you will be surprised when you want to look for seats in any cafe around this area.
YY and R5 could not really function without caffeine intake, so we asked Soe to bring us to nearest coffee place around here. He wanted to introduce us to one of his favourite coffee joints in Hong Kong but in order to reach the cafe, we have to wander around the neighbourhood for a while.
And made a turn into a deadend corner because the cafe that he brought us is named Cafe Deadend. What an apt and yet pretty creative name for this little corner cafe. The tables in Cafe Deadend were all occupied when we reached the cafe around 10.30AM. I suppose Cafe Deadend must have been pretty popular with the neighbourhood.
Cafe Deadend has both indoor and outdoor seatings but under the hot weather just like that day, I don't think there are people who wish to opt to sit outside because they would just literally melt away. Another point to note is that you have to do some self-serving if you are sitting outside. So if you want to receive table service, you should go for the indoor seating (if there's capacity).
The group were still full from the awesome dim sum feast at Dim Sum Square earlier, so we decided to just stick with coffee. YY who is a fan of hot coffee has ordered her usual favourite latte (HKD 45) while R5 sticks to Iced Cappucino (HKD 50). Coffees taste great although I don't think they are different from the coffee which I tried at 18 Grams at Causeway Bay. I do not really possess a discerning tastebud for coffee. Hahaha.
We spotted more and more cafes and art boutiques alongside the same street at Old Town Central like Lighthouse, a store specialising in vintage lamps if you like to buy one to place in your room.
And Teakha, one of the popular Western teahouses in Hong Kong. I initially planned to visit Teakha but Soe said Teakha is somewhat similar to TWG in Singapore and both YY and R5 are not really a fan of tea so we just gave it a miss. Maybe next time, Teakha.
Cafe Deadend is located at:
G/F, 72 Po Hing Fong
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday 9.30AM - 6PM
Closed on Mondays