This was the café I considered the best on the Hong Kong island and second to Crema in TST East. I used to recommend everybody that there’s no excuse not to have a really good coffee if you’re in Causeway Bay. Also, their food offering was the best I had among cafés. My latest visit this afternoon kinda confirmed the food part. The apple tart tasted quite nice but it still maintained a "slow" food culture. The coffee, however, was lagging vs. its superb past. It’s my understanding that Café Corridor changed the coffee blend from Acqua to a darker roast Terra some time between my last visit a while back and this one. Felix, the proprietor, told me a long time ago that he himself preferred a lighter cup of Acqua blend, particularly for espresso/ristretto but the darker roasted Terra blend was more economical for café operators as it easily punched through milk based drink. In a way, its ristretto was still quite nice but I missed lots of nuances in cups I had had at this café. My Capp was served with chocolate/cocoa powder and, if this happened, I typically ordered a new one without the powder. However, I hit my ceiling today for caffeine so I tried my best to tell you what was in the cup. The temperature of the cap was quite high but still within the right temperature range. The milk texture was superb like in the old day but the sorrow latte art was nothing close to nice ones I had in the past there. The coffee punched through the milk much better which was in line with the Terra blend but I really missed a more mellow Capps I had in the past at Café Corridor which came from lighter blends. While I still considered Café Corridor one of the best café in HK, the gap is getting narrower with Soft Aroma and Coco Espresso breathing on its neck despite a different style. One good thing is that the shop was jam-packed during my visit and I hope they consider going back to their glory past with a lighter roast blend.
The "corridor"
Capp... Could be better without chocolate powder
The counter I sat
Yummy apple tart
Recommended Dish(es):
Cappucino (hold the powder), ristretto and its food offerings
My latest visit this afternoon kinda confirmed the food part. The apple tart tasted quite nice but it still maintained a "slow" food culture. The coffee, however, was lagging vs. its superb past.
It’s my understanding that Café Corridor changed the coffee blend from Acqua to a darker roast Terra some time between my last visit a while back and this one. Felix, the proprietor, told me a long time ago that he himself preferred a lighter cup of Acqua blend, particularly for espresso/ristretto but the darker roasted Terra blend was more economical for café operators as it easily punched through milk based drink. In a way, its ristretto was still quite nice but I missed lots of nuances in cups I had had at this café.
My Capp was served with chocolate/cocoa powder and, if this happened, I typically ordered a new one without the powder. However, I hit my ceiling today for caffeine so I tried my best to tell you what was in the cup.
The temperature of the cap was quite high but still within the right temperature range. The milk texture was superb like in the old day but the sorrow latte art was nothing close to nice ones I had in the past there. The coffee punched through the milk much better which was in line with the Terra blend but I really missed a more mellow Capps I had in the past at Café Corridor which came from lighter blends.
While I still considered Café Corridor one of the best café in HK, the gap is getting narrower with Soft Aroma and Coco Espresso breathing on its neck despite a different style. One good thing is that the shop was jam-packed during my visit and I hope they consider going back to their glory past with a lighter roast blend.
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