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Dog, cat and manga cafes: 5 of Hong Kong's quirkiest upstairs eateries

Dog,catandmangacafes:5ofHongKong'squirkiestupstairs
eateries
Wednesday,18March,2015,10:50pm
Magazines 48hrs LEISURE
Gloria Chan and Vanessa Yung

WithrentssoaringinHongKong,manycafesaremovingupstairs.Wevisita
fewwithquirkythemesthatareaboutmorethanjustfoodanddrink
Ifyou'reafanofcats,ordogs,ofboardgamesorcomics,oryou'vegotathingforcutefood
arrangements,there'saplaceforyoubeyondthehighrentmonotonyofstreetlevelchains.

CatStore
NinecatsroamfreelyinthistreasuretuckedawayinanoldbuildinginCausewayBay.Thecafe
startedoutsellingcatthemedproducts,saysoneoftheownersCatLiYuetyu.Theideaof
havingrealcatsintheshopstartedwhenanotherownerbroughthercatstoworkinorderto
spendmoretimewiththem.

Felinefine:moggiesruletheroostatCatStore(aboveandbelow).
Photos:DavidWong
MostofthecatsatCatStoreareadoptedstrays.Youmayfindonesleepingpeacefullynextto
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youasyousiponyourdrink,oryoucangrabapettoyandamuseoneofthekittenswhileyou
waitforyourfoodtocome.

CustomerscanenjoythewarmandfuzzyatmosphereinthiscafeoverlookingLeeTheatre
Plaza,leavetheircommentsordrawingsinnotebooksoneachtable,andlearnaboutthenine
catsviacutecartoonsonthemenu.

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FlatDE,3/FPoMingBuilding,FuMingStreet,CausewayBay,tel:27109953[1].Open:
SundayThursday,12pm11pm,FridaySaturday,12pm12am

EaseCafe
Thismustbetheonlycafeinthecityboastingacollectionofmorethan5,000comicbooks.The
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1,500sqftspaceoriginallyhousedacomicbookstore,andwhenitcloseddownsixyearsago
andleftmostofthembehind,EaseCafe'sownerdecidedtokeeptheimpressivecollectionof
manga.

Easedoesit:mangafansarespoiledforchoiceatEaseCafe
(aboveandbelow).Photos:EdmondSo
CurrentownerNolanNgNaikunghasbackgroundinthefoodindustryandconfessesthathe
isn'tanavidmangafanhimself.Still,withcollectionsrangingfromthepopularOnePiece,tothe
longrunningCaptainTsubasaandclassicssuchasDoraemon,there'splentytokeep
enthusiastsoccupied.

Ithasceilinghighbookshelvesandcomfortablesofasaswellalargeplatforminonecorner
whereyoucanslipoffyourshoesandloungeoncushions.Whilereadingorplayingboard
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games,youcandigintosomepastaorafulldaybreakfastandenjoyabird'seyeviewofMong
Kok.

Bananaboat.
Unit250809,25/FGoldenEraPlaza,39SaiYeeStreet,MongKok,tel:27803362[2].Open:
MondaySunday,12pm1am

JPointCafe
AregularhangoutforJapanesecultureaficionadossince2004,JPointCafeisexperiencinga
revivalsinceitsrecentmovetostepupitsplatinggame.Inspiredbyfancybentoboxlunches
Japanesemothersareknownforcreatingfortheirchildren,ownerEddieChanYatfongandhis
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teamhopetheirhomeydishescantakeguestsbacktotheirchildhoodandenhancethejoyof
dining.

JPointCafe.
Getyourcamerasreadybeforethemealisserved.Whilethelacklustreinteriorishardlyphoto
worthy,itisredeemedbytheoutrageouslycutefoodarrangement.Thinksweetcurryrice
reimaginedasasleepingteddybear,tuckedinablanketofomelettewithapolarbearcub
(potatosalad)andabrownbear(beefcroquette).The"curlyhairofagirl"turnsouttobestir
friedinstantnoodles,adornedbyapinkbowmadefromstripsofham.
Chaniseagertorolloutmoredesigns.Evenifyouturnuphungryyoumaybereluctanttopoke
yourforkintothefood,sotakeasipoftheslowsimmeredvegetablesoupthatcomeswitheach
dishasyouponderthedilemma.

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Stirfriedinstantnoodleswithomeletteanddeepfriedchicken.
Photos:EdmondSo
Room404,4/FProsperCommercialBuilding,9YinChongStreet,MongKok,tel:23742375[3].
Open:MondayFriday,3pm1am,SaturdaySunday,2pm1am

JollyThinkers
ItishardtogetboredatJollyThinkers.Evenifyoutryyour
handatoneboardgameperday,itwouldtakeyoumore
thanayeartobeabletofinishallofthem.Startedbyseveral
educatorsincludingJoyceLamYuenhanandJohnGuestin
2006,theboardgamecafehasexpandedtoincludetwo
outletsoneinPrinceEdwardandanewer,biggerbranch
inWanChai.
AlthoughtheessenceofthecafesistonurtureafunEnglish
andlifeskillslearningenvironmentforyoungsters,Jolly
Thinkershasattractedaloyalfollowingfromallwalksoflife.
TherearestaplessuchasMonopolyandScrabble,butalso
alargecollectionoflesserknownfinds.Meanwhile,fuelup
withtheirlonglistofdrinks,mayonnaisesmotheredbaked
potatoskinsoreggtoast.

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Roomandboard:grabalightsnackandaboardgametopassthe
timeatJollyThinkers.Photos:NoraTam

11/FBayfieldBuilding,99HennessyRoad,WanChai,tel:25272882[4].Open:Monday,
12noon7pm,TuesdaySaturday,noon11.30pm

OnDogDogCafe
ItcangetabitnoisyandsmellyatOnDogDogCafeinHoManTin.Butregularsdon't
seemtomindatall.Asthefiveenergeticdogsroamingfreelyaroundthe1,000sqftspaceare
notonlyincrediblylovable,buthavebeenknowntobreakintosongwhenthemoodstrikes.
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OnDogDogCafemanagerCandyChunggivesoneoftheresident
poochesatreatdiningdogs.Photos:MayTse
Thefouryearoldcafeandthepackthreehuskies,oneakitaandoneshibaareownedby
BrianTseMingcheungandmostlytakencareofbyhisgirlfriendCandyChungCheukling.The
observantcustomerssoonrealiseit'sactuallyarescuedgingercatwhorulestheplace.Guests
canmingleandplaywiththefriendlydogs,butareremindednottofeedthem.

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OnDogDogCafe'stwinmalamutes.
Petsarewelcomehere,too,andavarietyofattractive,safeandnutritioussnackscanbemade
forhungryanimalcompanions.

Dogthemedmemorabilia.
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Dog, cat and manga cafes: 5 of Hong Kong's quirkiest upstairs eateries

1/F,3SoaresAvenue,HoManTin,tel:90452766[5].Open:1pm10.30pm

Topics:LIFE
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indulgeyourpassions
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[1]tel:27109953
[2]tel:27803362
[3]tel:23742375
[4]tel:25272882
[5]tel:90452766

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