Pacific Coffee

This is a cool little spot. Though it’s not a little privately owned coffee shop it still has a great feel. Location is near perfect next to the mid levels escalator in Soho. Large windows and cozy furniture take advantage of the endless pedestrian traffic to tune the fine art of people watching. Hong Kong rocks and this location allows you to relax with a decent cup of coffee and take it in.
The coffee is by no means exotic but is good enough for me. Call it a Starbucks type of flavor with less bitterness.
A couple of markdowns for not opening until 7:30am and needing to ask for a wifi code that expires after only 30 minutes. Otherwise all good here!

I don’t really like to review chain stores, especially as a champion of local businesses run by local people, but I thought Pacific Coffee on the corner of Mosque Junction and the Escalator is worthy of a mention.
The coffee is the standard fare that you get in any Pacific Coffee across HK, such is there tenacity with order and consistency across the brand. However, this particular branch has one great thing going for it, a «secret» area out the back.
Behind the baristas, is a small area with four tables, that looks down onto the pedestrianised area below. It is an ideal place to grab a coffee and do some work, whilst enjoying lounge versions of pop tunes. There are plenty of plugs for charging phones and laptops, but no free wifi, so you will have to use your own, or pay for it. I personally like to occasionally switch off the wifi and step away form the clutter of tech noise for a moment, and this is the ideal place for it. If you get here between 9−10am, you will see the lovely old lady who lives opposite looking over her wall at the passing people traffic.
However, as well as your laptops, bring some mozzie repellant. They seem to have a few of these unfriendly guests buzzing around, and I assume it is due to the big pot plant in the corner.
Otherwise, come and zone out for a while, read the paper, catch up on your work, it’s all good!