{"id":65173,"date":"2026-07-01T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65173"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:50:00","slug":"5-new-cafes-and-coffee-shops-to-try-in-hong-kong-in-july-2026-for-drinks-with-local-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65173","title":{"rendered":"5 new cafes and coffee shops to try in Hong Kong in July 2026, for drinks with local roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hong Kong\u2019s coffee scene is most certainly one of the finest in the world, with a growing number of cafes that go beyond superficiality to bring top-tier coffee sourcing, refined technique and unique drinking experiences. The speed at which cafes open, too, is enough to give you whiplash.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The city has its fair share of international names, from <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">California\u2019s Blue Bottle Coffee<\/span> to Dubai\u2019s Roasters Specialty Coffee House, which recently opened in Central on Hong Kong Island. But this month, we are highlighting five new coffee spots that have deep local roots.<\/div>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. Ditto<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-12vv9w2 e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"As well as coffee, Ditto in Sai Wan is becoming known for its matcha cloud with coconut water. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/30\/116042d9-8199-40d5-903f-4311e3f04fed_7390c88c.jpg\" title=\"As well as coffee, Ditto in Sai Wan is becoming known for its matcha cloud with coconut water. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">As well as coffee, Ditto in Sai Wan is becoming known for its matcha cloud with coconut water. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-12vv9w2 e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ditto\u2019s co-founder Sophie Chan behind the bar. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/30\/004e0191-7b81-4b5e-ae1f-ff5e20658303_7390c88c.jpg\" title=\"Ditto\u2019s co-founder Sophie Chan behind the bar. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Ditto\u2019s co-founder Sophie Chan behind the bar. Photo: Instagram\/girl.blushy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Opened in collaboration with Commons Lab, a multifaceted research and development collective, Ditto is not your average coffee shop. Created by Sophie Chan Hin-ki, a coffee sensory judge, and Alky Ma, a tea, water and olive oil sommelier, Ditto takes every aspect of tea, coffee and alcohol seriously but wraps it up in a calm and welcoming space in Sai Wan\u2019s South Lane.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">So far, the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">matcha<\/span> coconut cloud \u2013 coconut water with a fluffy whisked matcha topping \u2013 has been the crowd-pleaser, along with pour-over brews featuring beans from Hong Kong-based roasters such as Black Sugar Coffee.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">During its soft launch, Ditto is open on weekdays from 9am to 6pm, and eventually aims to serve mocktails and cocktails.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">8 South Lane, Sai Wan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3358833\/5-new-cafes-and-coffee-shops-try-hong-kong-july-2026-drinks-local-roots?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong\u2019s coffee scene is most certainly one of the finest in the world, with a growing number of cafes that go beyond superficiality to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[738,3619,874,3569,2588,5231,1034,5372,7745],"class_list":["post-65173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-cafes","tag-coffee","tag-drinks","tag-hong","tag-july","tag-kong","tag-local","tag-roots","tag-shops","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/65174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}