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Hong Kong's ever-changing dining scene is constantly evolving.

So much so, that it can get a little difficult to keep track of it all, let alone remember to book and try the new restaurants that have caught your eye. From brand new concepts to fresh venues and additional locations, here is our guide to seven of Hong Kong's most promising new restaurants to try right now.

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A cup of coffee is a surefire way to perk up your day, and as dawn turns to dusk, the addition of coffee in your cocktail seems the perfect way to pep up evenings, too.

From the classic espresso martini to more creative caffeine-infused concoctions, wake up and smell our top five coffee cocktails you should try in Hong Kong right now.

Espresso Martini at Terrible Baby

The bar concept at Eaton Hong Kong is not as ‘terrible’ as it sounds. In fact, it’s actually quite the destination venue with a bar, garden and music room all in one place. Named after the 1929 French novel Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau, Terrible Baby also has popular Mexican mixologist Edgar Santillan mixing it up behind the bar. One of our favourite rocket fuel sips is an espresso martini and Terrible Baby sure does a mean one. It’s created with a cold brew coffee liqueur that blends beans from Mexico, Indonesia and more; French hazelnut liqueur for a little sweetness; and handcrafted Bimber Vodka from London.

Terrible Baby, 4th Floor, Eaton Hong Kong, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan, Kowloon; +852 2710 1866

Saigon Coffee at M Bar

Offering cocktails on a menu called 'Journey To The West', M Bar pays homage to the classics infused with Eastern flavours while celebrating their individual colonial influences. For caffeine lovers, the Saigon coffee is the one to try. Using traditional dark-roasted Vietnamese coffee, which is known to be strong and flavourful, hotel mixologist Slamet Haryadi mixes filtered coffee with cherry eau de vie and cacao vermouth, then tops it off with sliced Gifford almonds and frothy milk foam.

M Bar, 25th Floor, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, Central; +852 2825 4002

Nomad at Bedu

Head to the Middle East -- via Gough Street -- for a little kickstart to your evening with the Nomad. A cocktail in honour of a modern-day Bedouin's drinking journey, it pairs an exotic-flavoured pineapple coffee cordial with sweet white rum for punchy results. The taste of coffee is light, but serves to round out the flavour and adds fragrance to the ultimate wake up call you’ve been asking for.

Bedu, 40 Gough Street, Central; +852 2320 4450 

Clarified Coconut Milk Punch at COA

Inspired by a Vietnamese coconut iced coffee, this cocktail at Mexican-inspired cocktail bar COA is a clear winner for coffeephiles — and when I say clear, it really is. Not only does co-founder and mixologist Jay Khan use smoky mezcal joven and Ethiopian arabica coffee-infused aged rum for the drink, but it’s also clarified using a milk-wash technique with coconut cream. Here, dry sherry, tamarind, cardamom, pineapple, lemon juice and salt are used to curdle the mixture, before it's strained to extract a clear and flavourful cocktail.

COA, Shop A, Lower Ground Floor, Wah Shin House, 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central; +852 2813 5787

Teaspresso at Stable Bar

Named after the traditional Hong Kong drink yin yeung, which is coffee mixed with milk tea, the Stable Bar’s Teaspresso is a more mellow riff on the classic espresso martini. At the base is Japanese Ki No Tea Gin (or Kyoto dry gin) which blends juniper with green tea for a subtle but fragrant sweetness, followed by a dash of St. George coffee liqueur and chocolate bitters to bring it back up to speed. It’s finally topped with milk foam and crushed blueberry powder to balance the creamy cocktail for a refreshing finish.

Stable Bar, 1st Floor, House 1881 Stable Block, 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon; +852 3988 0288

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Wake up and smell the coffee.

Hong Kong's enthusiasm for coffee shows absolutely no signs of slowing down and has resulted in more coffee shops and café concepts to pop up around the city. As an individual whose brain will only start working with coffee, I made it a point to visit the newest and check out what they pouring. So, here it is, a curated list of five of Hong Kong's new cafés worth visiting to get your caffeine fix.

Cookie DPT Pop-up at The Upper House

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Located inside the luxury hotel, Cookie DPT has set up shop -- a pop-up one that is -- on the sixth floor. The space, which utilises the lobby area and grassy lawn is an excellent spot to indulge in one of their insta-famous cookies (I recommend the classic chocolate chip or the brownie-filled cookie), or other treats, along with an iced latte. The lawn is great if you want to bring along your pup(s) too and enjoy the sunshine.

Open: 1 May to 30 August from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

The Upper House, Level 6, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Blue Bottle Coffee

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Californian coffee brand Blue Bottle officially launched in Hong Kong last month in Central. In order to practice safe social distancing practices, the café currently only opens for takeout orders, but that didn't stop the long queues. Since then, the lines for Blue Bottle Coffee have finally died down so now is the time to grab one of their pour-overs or "New Orleans-style" iced coffee.

Open: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Blue Bottle Coffee, G/F and 1/F, 38-42 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hong Kong

DeTour (Sheung Wan)

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The neighbourhood favourite DeTour in Sai Ying Pun opened its second venue in Sheung Wan last month. Here, the café remains a petite space which offers breakfast and coffee in a bright, relaxing atmosphere, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows. Another sliding take-away window allows for quick pick-ups too, if you plan to swing by.

Open: Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday 8:15 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday 8:15 am to 4:00 pm

DeTour, G/F, 379 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Knockbox Coffee Company (Central)

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The original Knockbox Coffee Company café in Mong Kok may be a little hidden but it still managed to garner an impressive following thanks to their incredible beans freshly roasted in-house. Now with their second location in Central, bean heads can now visit and sip on one of their espresso-based or specialty coffees, or even pick up some single-origin grounds, on the Island.

Open: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm

Knockbox Coffee Company, Shop B, G/F, World Trust Tower, Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong

Doubleshot by Cupping Room

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This new all-day drinking (yes, all day) and dining concept by Cupping Room Coffee Roasters is perched on the corner overlooking Hollywood Road. Light and airy, the space is a great place to relax in the afternoon over a brew or recline with a cocktail in the evening. The coffee itself uses beans that are traceable to a farm, estate, processing mill, or growing region and change frequently, depending on the region's peak seasonality.

Open: Monday to Wednesday from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm; Thursday to Sunday from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm

Doubleshot by Cupping Room, 1F, Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

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