Hidden away on a small side terrace between local shops and street food vendours lies Kapok, a gem of a store for all kinds of funky knickknack you didn’t know you needed – yet. Stylish tote bags, designer candles, the latest hi-tech trivia, plenty of arty magazines impossible to find elsewhere in Hong Kong – Kapok will help.
While the original store on St. Francis Yard in Hong Kong’s Wanchai district, primarily founded ‘as an antidote against shopping-malls boredom’, still focuses on fashion and streetwear, Kapok’s offshoot on nearby Sun Street offers a more unpredictable diversity with a perfect balance between Eastern and Western products and ideas, thanks to the impeccable taste of the French owner who settled down in the former British crown colony in 1996. They also make a mean cup of coffee that is perfect to kickstart you from a transatlantic jet lag. Recommended indeed.
Kapok on Sun Street
g/f. 3, Sun Street
Wanchai
Hong Kong
