Heading to Brunch in Soho ... Hong Kong

Where: 70 Peel Street, Central, Hong Kong

February 10, 2009 at 9:11 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

We are far too easily seduced by the offer of french toast and free wifi. Having spent our week in Hong Kong eating various preparations of pork at all the random local places and a select few famous spots, we switched gears to spend our Sunday morning soaking in the universal comforting experience of brunch at the aptly named Brunch Club in the SoHo district of HK.

The more we travel, the better we identify customs which extend beyond borders and languages, and it seems to us that brunch is quickly becoming one of them. It's not just the US that goes bonkers for a bloody mary, blueberry waffle and bacon in the afternoon, but places like Korea have elevated it from a simple Sunday meal into something of a phenomenon. Similarly in China and Hong Kong, brunch has become de rigueur as it allies itself so well with dim sum. For HK's gigantic expat population, brunch is even more embraced as a neighborhood social hour, which is exactly what is going on at Brunch Club.

Our happy accident of discovering the place was a result of asking around for free wifi; which is sadly a serious rarity in such a connected city. To reach it, one must walk steeply uphill for several blocks into the SoHo neighborhood just above Central, or hop the travelator series of escalators and alight at Staunton Street. At first, the quaint cafe appears to be brimming solely with the French and British, but the diners really are a mixed bag and these are just the predominant shared languages.

Munch on a croque au fromage or eggs benedict up front on slouchy couches and or out back on the terrace, just don't overlook the awesome selection of newspapers and magazines available for purchase. We found that a free issue of the local events mag, HK, paired with one of the restaurant's fair trade coffees made us feel right at home. Mornings like this make us think that maybe, one day, it might actually become that.

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