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Coffee

Coffee
From bean to cup, we look at all aspects of the global coffee industry, taking in crops, stocks, cafes and more.
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100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2025 Restaurant Directory
Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword. Here’s how Hong Kong’s fine dining is improving its green policies: from Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental and Michelin-starred Mono to Vicky Lau’s Mora, Roganic and the Marriott group. Photo: Ting Lung Heen

How Hong Kong’s fine dining scene is getting greener – at last

The staff of Socio at the the 100 Top Tables Tables 2025 Unveiling Ceremony and Awards. Photo: Jordan Chan

Celebrating 100 Top Tables’ top restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau

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Global Economy

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Trending in China

Japanese restaurant sparks anger by posting note banning ‘rude’ Chinese customers

A restaurant in Japan has sparked outrage by posting a notice on its front door which bans “rude” Chinese customers. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Diplomacy

China’s Xi Jinping urges countries to ‘stand united’ in face of global trade war

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Food and Drinks

Starbucks, Luckin get buzz from smaller-city coffee sales in China

‘There is still ample room for growth in lower-tier markets,’ analyst says.

Food and Drinks

China adds 12,000 coffee shops as mass appeal grows, Starbucks suffers

China economy

Chinese tea hub Puer branches into coffee as tastes change

Hong Kong tourism

Easter exodus bites hard as Hong Kong restaurants report 50% drop in business

Local eateries left reeling despite arrivals reaching 522,000, a 20 per cent increase compared with same period last year.

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The Coffee HK x Tokyo Coffee Festival is being held at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: May Tse
Food and Drinks

Physicists discover how to make a stronger coffee using less coffee grounds

Researchers in the US reveal how the way you pour hot water, and with what sort of kettle, affects flavour when making pour-over coffee.

Hong Kong

Need a caffeine fix? Try the Coffee HK x Tokyo Coffee Festival

Hong Kong’s debut nod to your beloved cup of Joe will leave you full of beans next weekend.

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Food and Drinks

For coffee fans, 5 new Hong Kong cafes and 2 festivals to visit in April 2025

New branches of popular cafes and a pet-friendly newcomer have opened, while two events will feature coffee vendors from Hong Kong to Japan.

A cafe latte at Fineprint. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Food and Drinks

Cappuccino after noon? 100-year-old barista in Italy thinks it’s fine

Coffee with milk in the afternoon is a no-no for many Italians. Not Anna Possi, a barista since 1958 who’ll happily pour it past midnight.

Banking & finance

China’s F&B sector faces challenges amid slowing consumer spending

Analysts warn that targeted measures are needed to revive the industry, as companies like Nayuki and Xiabu Xiabu report losses and closures.

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Food and Drinks

5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to try in February 2025

Coffees shops with Scandinavian and Japanese vibes, and a whimsical, dog-friendly spot, are among new places to enjoy an espresso and more.

A Cointreau Disaronno from Urban Coffee Roaster in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Urban Coffee Roaster
Hong Kong property

Mainland Chinese retailers make their presence felt in Hong Kong

China’s largest coffee chain opens first outlet in the city as it goes up against US rival Starbucks.

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Luckin Coffee, China’s biggest coffee chain, has expanded into Hong Kong. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Irish coffee at The Diplomat

This winter warmer, reportedly born at an airport in Ireland in the 1940s, gets a sumptuous upgrade at SoHo hotspot, The Diplomat.

Food and Drinks

5 new cafes and coffee shops in Hong Kong to try in December 2024

Get your caffeine fix this December at new spots that have opened up, from a pet-friendly place to a chocolate-centric cafe.

Starbucks

Is Starbucks seeking help from a partner to regain its perk in China?

Starbucks is ‘working to find the best path to growth, which includes exploring strategic partnerships’, according to a statement.

A queue at a Starbucks cafe in Kunming city, in Yunnan province on 28 April 2011. Photo: ImagineChina.
Architecture and design

This coffee shop brings retro Milan to modern Hong Kong

After falling in love with Milanese coffee on a trip to Italy, this entrepreneur enlisted designer JJ Acuna to bring the Italian city’s vibe to Hong Kong.

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Food

Video | Vietnam's young coffee entrepreneurs brew up a revolution

Artificial intelligence

Can robot baristas save Shanghai’s cafes from an ailing economy?

Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology aims to cut down the costs of operating coffee shops to revive the industry, says founder Philip Han.

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Food and Drinks

5 new coffee shops in Hong Kong to try, including at airport

Coffee fiends flying out of Hong Kong are in for a treat, a Kowloon favourite has crossed the harbour and the OG Fineprint has expanded.

Coffee lovers in Hong Kong have several new places to try, including the newest branch of % Arabica, in Central. Photo: Arabica
Starbucks

Starbucks’ new CEO vows to make cafes ‘inviting’ once again

In an open letter, Brian Niccol said Tuesday he wants to once again make the cafes “inviting places to linger” with a clear distinction between dine-in and to-go service.

Food and Drinks

Roasts with the most, 5 new Hong Kong cafes that you should visit

Hong Kong coffee culture gets an extra shot with five new cafes that serve up a wide selection of cakes, snacks and hot dishes, and of course, great lattes and more.

Banking & finance

Starbucks loses its perk in China as drinkers flee for cheaper brews

‘Frankly, I don’t think Starbucks can gain a lot of traction in China’s small towns and villages,’ analyst says after the chain’s revenue slides.

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Shoppers walk by a Starbucks cafe at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing on December 23, 2023. Photo: AP
Science

University brews up caffeine hit with China’s first coffee science major

Yunnan Agricultural University is now accepting students into its new undergraduate degree in coffee science and engineering.

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Asean

Opinion | Climate change threat is more than a storm in Vietnam’s coffee cup

From Brazil and Colombia to Indonesia and Vietnam, crops over the last decade have been hit by adverse weather and disease. Supply is increasingly unstable and shrinking, even as land suitable for cultivation disappears

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China economy

Opinion | Luckin Coffee’s rise over Starbucks reflects changes brewing in China

Luckin’s meteoric rise reflects a market shift as Chinese spend more carefully, and increasingly prefer local brands with more efficient service to slower, more expensive foreign names.

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How matcha came to matter: the buzz around the tea that is drunk like coffee

Celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kylie Jenner and Bella Hadid lifted matcha’s profile in the way the Olsen twins did for Starbucks coffee years ago – and now the world is in on the fad

Matcha, a decade on: the distinctive, caffeinated green powder isn’t going anywhere. Pictured: drinks at Los Angeles’ Rocky’s Matcha. Photos: Handout
Food and Drinks

Why decaf coffee is no longer getting roasted as being ‘inferior’

Decaffeinated coffee is growing in quality and popularity as new techniques to remove caffeine from beans preserve flavour and add complexities, and people look for their ‘drugs without their drugs’.

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China economy

Caffeine boost: China’s rising coffee demand spurs cutthroat cafe competition

China’s rapidly growing coffee consumption is spurring cutthroat competition between local and foreign chains, which are opening shops at breakneck speed, overtaking the number of outlets in the US.

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South Korea

Video | How instant coffee became the hottest Korea-wave export

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