Coffee Alley 咖啡弄

Introducing one of my favorite cafe in Hong Kong - Coffee Alley 咖啡弄 from Taiwan. Coffee Alley is actually an upstairs cafe originated from Taiwan, it can easily be spotted as you can normally find people queuing at the roadside.

Yup! Not even kidding about the popularity of this cafe. There's not once that I manage to enter without queueing, the shortest queueing time I've experienced is 45 minutes and the longest, 2 hours. Oh and, they don't accept any reservations. So, do prepare to queue if you really want to try it out. So, what's special here?

I am a tea lover so whenever I visit any cafes, I would try their tea there. The fruit tea comes in a jar which could definitely feed up to 3. The tea is well mixed by using a good range of fruits, it tasted just nice, not too sweet not too sour either. Also, it is very refreshing, perfect for a summer drink.

OH YES! WAFFLES! The waffles are thick yet crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, accompanied by strawberries, one scoop of ice cream and another scoop of custard cream. The strawberries are kinda sour but it neutralizes the sweetness of the ice cream and custard, I guess? Well, no doubt the waffles are good but I've actually tasted better (not in HK), its worth trying I guess?

Being Malaysian, how could we not order the curry (which reminds us of home). The curry beef wasn't too spicy, I guess its made to the local's taste? Well, it is pretty good though. The meat was tender and the curry was spiced just right. I personally would prefer it if it is a bit more spicy.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the croissant here! It is also one of their signature dish! Not forgetting to mention, it has only limited servings, first come first serve dish! It is simple, classic and DELICIOUS, no need for much introduction, let the photo do the talking. I dont drink coffee so I cant do much intro on the coffees served here but according to my friends who tagged along, the macchiato is actually pretty well brewed, thumbs up worth a try.

Overall Rating: 8/10

Coffee Alley 咖啡弄
operation hours: 12pm-11pm; 10pm last call for kitchen
address: Room B1-B3, 1/F, Dragon Rise, 9-11 Pennington Street, Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣邊寧頓街9-11號登龍閣1樓B1-B3室