Starbucks vs Pacific Coffee in Hong Kong over this Christmas (2011)
Coffee-lovers in Hong Kong used to have limited choices as to where to get good coffee: Starbucks, Pacific Coffee, five-star hotels, and a handful of specialty coffee places. Things started to change a few years ago, thanks to the media in Hong Kong. In 2009, Moses Chan, a popular artist from TVB (Hong Kong leading television broadcasting station), hosted a show about coffee and published a fun guide to Hong Kong cafés. His passion of coffee has brought the coffee culture in Hong Kong to an unprecedented level. People in Hong Kong are now looking for more than just Starbucks or Pacific Coffee. Following the show, a number of coffee shops opened in the past couple of years. Many of the better ones go as far as serving only fresh-roasted and freshly ground beans,...
