Café Sausalito

Café Sausalito opened in Sham Shui Po in 2014 and takes its name from the Bay Area town across the Golden Gate Bridge, a nod to the relaxed, sociable space it set out to build on Tai Nan Street. The shopfront is a wide open concrete frame with bamboo benches at the door, wooden stools inside and a bold steel S above, which makes it easy to spot along the block.

It works as a cafe, a micro roaster and a bean supplier in one, roasting in small batches and selling coffees such as a triple anaerobic honey Pink Bourbon from Colombia, a Guji Geisha natural from Ethiopia and a Brazilian Cerrado natural with dark chocolate notes. Each bean can go through the espresso machine or a pour over, and the baristas are happy to talk through the brewing.