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Best Cafés in Asia (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

174 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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45. Hoi An Roastery

Coffee roaster and cafe$$Ancient Town

A home-grown Hoi An coffee roaster founded in 2015, serving Vietnamese and specialty coffee in historic buildings on Tran Phu and Tran Cao Van.

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48. KAFE

Healthy all-day café$$Padangtegal

A healthy all-day café on Jalan Hanoman since late 2004, cooking organically inspired comfort food with vegetables from its partner farm in Payangan.

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49. Kitahama Retro

British-style tea room$$Kitahama (Chuo-ku)

A British-style tea room and cake shop in a small 1912 brokerage building in Kitahama, serving afternoon tea and around 40 teas beside Nakanoshima.

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50. Koffee Mameya

Specialty coffee bean shop$$Omotesando

An Omotesando coffee bean shop where baristas guide customers through a curated menu of beans from roasters in Japan and abroad.

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52. Lan Fong Yuen

Milk tea and cha chaan teng$Central

A Gage Street institution for more than 70 years, credited with silky Hong Kong milk tea strained through stocking-like fabric and famous for its pork chop bun.

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55. Snowman Cafe

Historic cake shop and cafe$Freak Street

A family-run cake shop on Freak Street, open since 1965, where the hippie-era decor survives alongside chocolate cake, apple pie and lassis.

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56. Tazal

All-day breakfast café and bakery$$Al Qana

A Bib Gourmand all-day café on the Al Qana boardwalk, mixing European and Arabic flavours, with homemade breads, weekend breakfasts and good coffee.

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59. Anokhi Café

Organic café and bakery$$C-Scheme (Prithviraj Road)

Relaxed café beside the Anokhi store on Prithviraj Road, using produce from the Anokhi farm for salads, pizzettas, organic breads and fresh pomegranate juice.

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