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To all intents and purposes, Amical looks as if it is closed.  It is not.  Go and ring the bell and get let up - it is one of the best coffee decisions you can make in HK.So, the place looks as if it was converted from an old apartment (probably was), but it is quite cosy and comfortable.  I ordered a latte and the barista immediately set to work crafting it with care as I took a seat.  After presenting it to me, I asked for the sugar.  He passed it to me, but told me to taste the coffee first,
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To all intents and purposes, Amical looks as if it is closed.  It is not.  Go and ring the bell and get let up - it is one of the best coffee decisions you can make in HK.

So, the place looks as if it was converted from an old apartment (probably was), but it is quite cosy and comfortable.  I ordered a latte and the barista immediately set to work crafting it with care as I took a seat.  After presenting it to me, I asked for the sugar.  He passed it to me, but told me to taste the coffee first, because the way they roast it, brings a natural sweetness out.  He was right - no sugar required.  Quite extraordinary.  He also told me that the beans come from the Cameroon - this is quite unique in HK.  As it is not a famous coffee producer, it is rare to find Cameroonian coffee used in cafes.  It was nice.  It did not taste like other African beans (eg - Ethiopian, Tanzanian or Kenyan) - perhaps the different coast makes for a different taste.  

Anyway.  The coffee and service were both good.  the price ($40) is a little above average, but only by a couple of dollars.  Basically, you get what you pay for - a great cup of coffee.  
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早前,睇咗食友介紹有關日街Amical coffee的食文,不禁被那兒的環境所吸引。復活假的第一天,小妹一大早趴走至日月星街,急步欲去一睹其風采。時間尚早,又是假期,街人路人極少,慢步其中,別有一番的閒情逸緻。遠處,已見到其紅色圓形的招牌,煞是光芒萬丈。招牌之上,就是小妹心中的小綠洲 - 露台小花園吧。咖啡室位處唐樓一樓,要先按鐘,才可推門而入。拾級而上,見到咖啡店的玻璃門,內有一排木框趟門,蠻有和風味道的。推門而入,右手邊靠牆位置有一碩大木書櫃,擺放了書本及少量小擺設,最特別乃一疑似鹿角的飾物,大門一側也有少量擺設,簡潔中滲透出英倫式家的味道。大門左手邊就是咖啡店的靈魂所在 - 開放式的小廚房,所有咖啡都是在此沖調的。適時,店內空無一食客,只見一男子正在沖調咖啡。頑皮的陽光悄悄地從綠意盎然的窗外跑了進來,把光影灑滿小店的一角的木桌上,讓寂靜的小店韻味十足,更見內涵和魅力。眼前之景教小妹陶醉不已,看得發呆,影得順快。「小姐,要飲咩?」男子的催促,把小妹從夢境中喚醒。小妹向男子表示想飲杯不苦不澀的淡味咖啡,其就推薦了latte。等候咖啡其間,小妹繼續獨個兒靜心參觀Amical Coffe
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早前,睇咗食友介紹有關日街Amical coffee的食文,不禁被那兒的環境所吸引。復活假的第一天,小妹一大早趴走至日月星街,急步欲去一睹其風采。時間尚早,又是假期,街人路人極少,慢步其中,別有一番的閒情逸緻。遠處,已見到其紅色圓形的招牌,煞是光芒萬丈。招牌之上,就是小妹心中的小綠洲 - 露台小花園吧。
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咖啡室位處唐樓一樓,要先按鐘,才可推門而入。
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拾級而上,見到咖啡店的玻璃門,內有一排木框趟門,蠻有和風味道的。
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推門而入,右手邊靠牆位置有一碩大木書櫃,擺放了書本及少量小擺設,最特別乃一疑似鹿角的飾物,大門一側也有少量擺設,簡潔中滲透出英倫式家的味道。
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大門左手邊就是咖啡店的靈魂所在 - 開放式的小廚房,所有咖啡都是在此沖調的。適時,店內空無一食客,只見一男子正在沖調咖啡。頑皮的陽光悄悄地從綠意盎然的窗外跑了進來,把光影灑滿小店的一角的木桌上,讓寂靜的小店韻味十足,更見內涵和魅力。眼前之景教小妹陶醉不已,看得發呆,影得順快。「小姐,要飲咩?」男子的催促,把小妹從夢境中喚醒。小妹向男子表示想飲杯不苦不澀的淡味咖啡,其就推薦了latte。
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等候咖啡其間,小妹繼續獨個兒靜心參觀Amical Coffee這個細小而可人的地方,窗對面的牆壁畫有一大幅抽象畫,似時間歷史的巨輪,又似是沖調咖啡的器皿,惹人無限遐想,十分有趣。
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再往小店深處望,有一道木門通往露台小花園。啊,竟然有客人比小妹還早到來。
只見一藍衣女子正悠閒地坐著,翻看手中的手機,原來男店員是正在為其沖調咖啡。
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穿過一道木門,就是種滿小盆栽的露台了。盆栽與樓下街上的樹木相映成趣,在一片綠油油下,還有紫的、紅的、白的小花陪襯,美不勝收。在紅花綠葉的簇擁下,微風輕輕吹過,伴著鳥兒悅耳的歌聲,安坐其中,感受都市難得的一片淨土和靜穆。這一份享受,絕對是唾手可得的,又極為廉價。
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不久,Latte到了。在小花園嘆啡,還是第一次呢﹗
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小店的咖啡水準極高,拉花也不俗﹗呷一口,不苦不澀,奶味豐盈,咖啡味則恰到好處,舌尖嚐到咖啡的濃香和果味,柔和中見韻味。誠然,此杯咖啡適合不太好重味咖啡的人。
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除了咖啡,小店是日只有apple crumble提供。雖則小妹素來不甚好此甜品,嫌其要不酸苦,要不甜膩。但今日卻想試,故要了一客。
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小店的蘋果金寶即叫即焗,除了蘋果外,還加入了提子乾,吃下甜度恰到好處,清香美味,再加上面層脆口的脆脆,口感豐富,具咬口而不甜膩,啱晒小妹口味。若然可加上一球雲嗱呢雪糕,一冷一熱,效果會更佳,美味指數也會提升。
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小店的環境確是無懈可擊的,足見店家的用心,連廁房佈置和門柄都花了不少心思,值得欣賞。
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小結:
走前,小妹向店主反映若能提供多點食物,小店必定能成為食友聚腳的熱點之一。可惜,店主表示因廚房地方細,故未能提供食物。
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下了多天的雨,還要是「水舞間」那樣誇張的雨,難得這個星期六放晴,當然要好好享受一下。我一早起床,到了金鐘日街的Amical Coffee。咖啡店位於1樓,大家緊記先按鈴啊﹗一早起床是值得的,看,整間咖啡店都給我獨佔了﹗點了我最喜歡的Latte(HK$40),拉花很細緻,加上此時桌上的光影,真美。知道這裡有個小小露台,當然要出去看看。一片綠意盎然,而且十分寧靜,只有鳥兒清脆的歌聲,十分十分寫意﹗剛才的Latte味道非常非常合我心意,不會酸,咖啡濃度剛剛好,奶泡綿密。忍不住再多點一杯,咖啡師建議我不如試試Cappuccino (HK$40)。這次我請咖啡師替我先在杯裡加糖,這樣便不會破壞他用心製作的拉花了 : )Cappuccino同樣令我很滿意﹗問咖啡師今天有甚麼吃的,他說有Apple Crumbles (HK$25),這可是我最愛的甜品之一,連忙點了﹗即叫即焗的Apple Crumbles約15分鐘後便出現在我面前了,外層非常鬆脆,內裡的蘋果餡料很是豐富,非常美味,若酸度可以略低一點,或是附上Whipped Cream/雪糕便完美了﹗太感謝新認識的友人介紹了Amical Coffee給
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下了多天的雨,還要是「水舞間」那樣誇張的雨,難得這個星期六放晴,當然要好好享受一下。我一早起床,到了金鐘日街的Amical Coffee。咖啡店位於1樓,大家緊記先按鈴啊﹗
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一早起床是值得的,看,整間咖啡店都給我獨佔了﹗
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點了我最喜歡的Latte(HK$40),拉花很細緻,加上此時桌上的光影,真美。
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知道這裡有個小小露台,當然要出去看看。
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一片綠意盎然,而且十分寧靜,只有鳥兒清脆的歌聲,十分十分寫意﹗
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剛才的Latte味道非常非常合我心意,不會酸,咖啡濃度剛剛好,奶泡綿密。忍不住再多點一杯,咖啡師建議我不如試試Cappuccino (HK$40)。這次我請咖啡師替我先在杯裡加糖,這樣便不會破壞他用心製作的拉花了 : )
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Cappuccino同樣令我很滿意﹗問咖啡師今天有甚麼吃的,他說有Apple Crumbles (HK$25),這可是我最愛的甜品之一,連忙點了﹗
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即叫即焗的Apple Crumbles約15分鐘後便出現在我面前了,外層非常鬆脆,內裡的蘋果餡料很是豐富,非常美味,若酸度可以略低一點,或是附上Whipped Cream/雪糕便完美了﹗

太感謝新認識的友人介紹了Amical Coffee給我,讓我在這個鬧市綠洲享受了如此美好的咖啡時光 : )

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2013-10-22 1258 views
早前因應雜誌介紹所以儲定 cafe 資料預備當有機會就要過來試試雖然昨日並不是太順路, 但想上去已久於是也要過來試試咖啡與享受一下環境呢. 上到去時小店剛巧只有一位外籍客人並靜靜地坐在一旁做自己的事, 所以第一印象是這兒很寧靜舒服但可惜當時由似是店主的店員落單到直至我與友人離開而對方全程也笑容欠奉面無表情似的, 我知此處是賣咖啡而並不是賣笑, 但裝潢雅致的地方卻欠缺如此重要東西實在令人感到有點不太有善, 而雖然我倆亦可悠然自得自得其樂, 不過再舒服悠閒的環境彷彿也彌補不了這點點的唔太自在說回此處出品~
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早前因應雜誌介紹所以儲定 cafe 資料預備當有機會就要過來試試

雖然昨日並不是太順路, 但想上去已久於是也要過來試試咖啡與享受一下環境呢. 上到去時小店剛巧只有一位外籍客人並靜靜地坐在一旁做自己的事, 所以第一印象是這兒很寧靜舒服

但可惜當時由似是店主的店員落單到直至我與友人離開而對方全程也笑容欠奉面無表情似的, 我知此處是賣咖啡而並不是賣笑, 但裝潢雅致的地方卻欠缺如此重要東西實在令人感到有點不太有善, 而雖然我倆亦可悠然自得自得其樂, 不過再舒服悠閒的環境彷彿也彌補不了這點點的唔太自在
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說回此處出品~
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Tiramisu ($40)
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Other Info. : * 希望下次若有機會再來時可看看店主一點點代表歡迎的微笑啦
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樓上的店舖雖細小, 但環境舒適, 尤喜愛那幅牆;點了杯double expersso, 回甘的咖啡, 一試難忘, 味濃而香;店員詳細介紹各種咖啡, 知識專業, 態度友善;我必定會再訪!
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樓上的店舖雖細小, 但環境舒適, 尤喜愛那幅牆;
點了杯double expersso, 回甘的咖啡, 一試難忘, 味濃而香;
店員詳細介紹各種咖啡, 知識專業, 態度友善;
我必定會再訪!
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這其實是一個不錯的地方, 平日來清靜到除了背景音樂之外, 蚊飛過都會聽到, 本應很好 hea, 但我每次來, 快的是喝杯 Ristretto 就走, 這裡的酸度有點高; 多數時間都是來溫習, 累了可以望望窗外, 舒緩一下。反而這杯 Flat White 幾順滑 (旁邊的 biscotti 問店員才有的),Cappuccino 相比之下咖啡味始終沒有那麼濃郁。有露台位, 但炎炎夏日有位的話還是坐室內吧。從今天起, 又要從頭努力, 樂觀一點兒看, 這裡也是回頭有機的。
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這其實是一個不錯的地方, 平日來清靜到除了背景音樂之外, 蚊飛過都會聽到, 本應很好 hea, 但我每次來, 快的是喝杯 Ristretto 就走, 這裡的酸度有點高;
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多數時間都是來溫習, 累了可以望望窗外, 舒緩一下。

反而這杯 Flat White 幾順滑 (旁邊的 biscotti 問店員才有的),
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Cappuccino 相比之下咖啡味始終沒有那麼濃郁。
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有露台位, 但炎炎夏日有位的話還是坐室內吧。
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從今天起, 又要從頭努力, 樂觀一點兒看, 這裡也是回頭有機的。
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Located on the first floor of a nondescript building on Sun Street, Amical Coffee is a little haven where you can sit down and quietly enjoy a nice cup of coffee with your friends.The setting is homely and laid-back, with wooden chairs that make you feel like you are in the countryside. I ordered a cup of Latte that day, which had a very fine taste, but for something more special, try asking for the Cucumber Cappuccino - it's not on the menu!
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Located on the first floor of a nondescript building on Sun Street, Amical Coffee is a little haven where you can sit down and quietly enjoy a nice cup of coffee with your friends.
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The setting is homely and laid-back, with wooden chairs that make you feel like you are in the countryside.
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I ordered a cup of Latte that day, which had a very fine taste, but for something more special, try asking for the Cucumber Cappuccino - it's not on the menu!
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Date of visit : 3 Feb 2013 (Sun) 4pm No. of diners : 4Average cost per head : $75Food quality : 8/10Environment : 8/10Service : 8/10Value-for-money : 8/10Overall rating : 8/10This is a hidden gem in the quite Sun/Moon/Star Street area. Run by the same owner of Café Corridor and Café Assembly, they serve own roasted coffee beans with its own character.Coffee is the mainstream item on the drink list and you will go to the wrong place if you are not a coffee fans. The environment is nice especially
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Date of visit : 3 Feb 2013 (Sun) 4pm
No. of diners : 4
Average cost per head : $75
Food quality : 8/10
Environment : 8/10
Service : 8/10
Value-for-money : 8/10
Overall rating : 8/10

This is a hidden gem in the quite Sun/Moon/Star Street area. Run by the same owner of Café Corridor and Café Assembly, they serve own roasted coffee beans with its own character.

Coffee is the mainstream item on the drink list and you will go to the wrong place if you are not a coffee fans. The environment is nice especially the balcony when on a pleasant day. The barista is knowledgeable with the coffee beans, however, don’t expect a chat at peak hours such as a weekend afternoon.


a) Caffè shakerato / Caffè shakerato with cucumber syrup ($40/$45) – 8.5/10
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This iced espresso coffee with a layer of foam is a refreshing drink in summer. Apart from the cucumber syrup, you can also pick from a few other Monin syrup such as crème brûlée but cucumber goes very well with this drink. Having said that, I still prefer fresh cucumber juice and avoid the over sweetened taste.

B) CAFFÈ LATTE / CAFFÈ LATTE WITH CUCUMBER SYRUP ($40/$45) – 8.5/10
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The coffee is smooth with good aroma, and you can request for a funny latte art when time permits.

c) Hand brewed Hawaii Kona Coffee ($60) – 6/10
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Apart from the house beans, there sit a few choices of special coffee beans where you can order. This Hawaii Kona beans is with a special note of toast or raisin bread, however, the scent is weakened after brewed especially when served hot. Coffee filter cloth instead of filter paper was used for better retention of the coffee taste.

d) Cheese cake ($40) – 7/10
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Amical serves 2 to 3 bakery. The texture of this cheese cake tasted like a quiche with intense egg flavor, not my favourite.

e) Banana muffin ($25) – 7/10
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Could tell from the texture that much real banana was used for the muffin. Light and moist, however, I would prefer more butter to intensify the flavour.

Other Info. : [i]Q : When will I go again? A : On a weekday afternoon by myself or with a couple of friends. Q: What will I next order? A : Hot chocolate or special roasted coffee beans.[/i]
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When I first heard about Amical, I wasn't really thrilled about this place. Not because it wasn't good, but I expect this is more likely to be a darker roast style, judging from what I had at Cafe Corridor/Coffee Assembly who I initially heard run this place. Turn out I was totally wrong, wrong and wrong and that's a good thing!!! While the setting of Amical in Pacific Place area is more like a cafe, Amical itself does something more than that. The coffee operations was via Coffee Assembly wh
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Nice sign on the first floor at the entrance.
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When I first heard about Amical, I wasn't really thrilled about this place. Not because it wasn't good, but I expect this is more likely to be a darker roast style, judging from what I had at Cafe Corridor/Coffee Assembly who I initially heard run this place. Turn out I was totally wrong, wrong and wrong and that's a good thing!!!
From the stair looking in
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While the setting of Amical in Pacific Place area is more like a cafe, Amical itself does something more than that. The coffee operations was via Coffee Assembly who provides barista and filtered coffee service.
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Not only that, Amical plans to have coffee from its own farm in Cameroon available for sale in Hong Kong in the future, a step ahead of almost of all cafes in Hong Kong and I admire the effort.
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Apart from nice outdoor seatings, I love the artwork on the wall. My usual seat, however, is at the counter which, to me, is the best seat of the house. You see the barista busy preparing my coffee in the background. Expect one of the best cup here!
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Brazil bourbon hand drip: What was I thinking having brazil hand drip!
Actually, the bean chew wasn't that bad, sweet with some acidic touch. When brewed, it's more of typical "coffee" taste, caramel sweetness but with tiny hint of acidity you need to look to get it. The barista's brew skill is good, a bit on the overextracted side but there was nothing much to complain about and I'm very ok with the cup. This is a good start!
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Ethiopia Sidamo G2 hand drip: It is like a long lost friend come back. But before that, let talk about the brewing a bit. Seemed some said the hand drip will be the 'future' of coffee going forward. To me, it is at best the current trend while the future lies in something else. When I look at the barista's brew style, it reminds me of how the barista at CENG in Causeway Bay brew his coffee, ie one continuous pour fill the funnel up high and let the gravity work its way down all the way. No stop and pour thing. It gave a rather consistent cup with a bit of an overextraction but one can get all the nuances. I consider CENG the best hand drip in Causeway Bay
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Nice orangey/citrus tone both in dry fragrance and wet aroma unmistakably Sidamo. In the cup it's sweet and floral. A bit over in the cup but not bad at all. With this level of coffee and cups delivered, I'll be back for sure.
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Back to the coffee that is unique here, Cameroon. This is a Cameroon single origin espresso and this is the only coffee at Amical which is roasted in house by a co-owner; the rest of the coffee at Amical are roasted by Coffee Assembly/Cafe Corridor group.
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I got caramel brown sugar beginning following by nice acidity with an expense on body but I'm fine with that. I actually order two shot on the day and I saw the barista threw away a few. Rarely I see this happen and it does imply her attention to the shot, not just "consistent" operation kinda thing ie push button, time it and get it done robotic barista you see at most cafes out there.
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I took with me a coffee from one of the famous roasters from the US west coast on that day for the barista to brew. You can sense her enthusiasm on the coffee once I show the bag and this is quite hard to get from most barista these days no matter what level of cafes you visit. Bringing in the bean and paid for the cup in full, yes, that's me. If you want the cafe you go to remain there to serve you, do your part to support the business; otherwise, they will disappear. Back to the coffee, I got lots of brown sugar with a hint of sparkling acidity and fainted grass vs. a sweeter cup overall but more subdued vs. what I had of the same coffee at Rabbithole a week earlier. Still the coffee is very balanced and reserved. Good enough.
Amical sign.. Nice
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To me, Amical is an oasis of good coffee among the coffee deprived desert in Admiralty, a must stop by if you are in the area. Apart from a modern take on the coffee offered there and the pleasant ambiance/design/seating, I am most impressed with the barista and her passion on the coffee which makes the night and day to the cup quality and my experience visiting coffee places, a big plus to any cafe to have this kind of barista which is always very hard to come by these days.
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Nice sign on the first floor at the entrance.
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Amical sign.. Nice
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Stumbled upon this small upstairs cafe one day on the internet. It was somewhat out of necessity. And since there is nothing better to do this christmas than to - grab a partner - find a quite cafe - order a slice of cake - and - study -, this turned out to be, by far, the most productive christmas eve I have ever had. ._.'' Environmentretty small and cosy. The place is light and airy because there are large windows on one of the walls, providing excellent ventilation too. Lighting is excellent
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Stumbled upon this small upstairs cafe one day on the internet. It was somewhat out of necessity. And since there is nothing better to do this christmas than to - grab a partner - find a quite cafe - order a slice of cake - and - study -, this turned out to be, by far, the most productive christmas eve I have ever had. ._.''

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small space, around 16 seats (incl outdoor area)
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smoking.
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Pretty small and cosy. The place is light and airy because there are large windows on one of the walls, providing excellent ventilation too. Lighting is excellent for food photography. You can also eavesdrop on every single conversation going on in the space heh unless you go outside.

The Observatory promised it would be cold, but they failed to deliver. It's always like that. I was overdressed. Poo.

Service:
Extremely chill. There were 2 baristas the day we visited and they were chatting with the only customer there when I arrived. I don't think they even noticed me. Preferred it that way because I took my time deciding which seat to get. Finally decided on the two-seater right next to the window ^^.

Food:
All items are home-made, even the desserts. A for effort!
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Flat white ~$40
Nice latte art but quality was slightly disappointing. The coffee was quite watery - not strong enough. Aware that it's a flat white with a lot of milk which would somewhat mask the coffee flavour but still, could do with more 'body'. Don't like coffees that are too watery. My godfather would liken watery coffees to 'pussy pee'. Not sure how the analogy went but it's stuck with me ever since - heh! Good thing - served HOT.

Banana cake $25
Yum! Moist, banana-ry, fragrant, and...small. ._. You could literally see fresh (baked) banana in the loaf. Loved those bits! Would've been even better if they heated it up before serving. And maybe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go with it, hehee.

Banana cream pie (banoffee pie) $35
Banana cream pie
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Basically a reconstruction of the classic toffee banoffee pie, but a failed attempt, because I'd much rather have the traditional ones which you can find at SimplyLife, Portobello and Jaspas (so good). The whipped cream on top literally came out of the red aerosol (you all know which one I'm talking about) which means, it wasn't hand-whipped, was as light as air (highly undesirable for this purpose) and did not taste banana-ry at all. It lacked substance and body. On to the bananas: they were nicely sliced to a good thickness is all I can say I mean what can go wrong with fresh fruit? Oh. It was slightly mushy - good. At least it wasn't unripe. Then the layer of ultra-sweet condensed milk binding the banana with the base. They were using shortcuts. I wanted caramel/toffee, they give me condensed milk.
And then the base - sickly sweet. Didn't like, but for the sake of not wasting food...

All in all this 'banana cream pie' could do with serious improvement.

Conclusion:
I think I will return. There is much to explore around that area. I'll go for a walk, then drop by Amical just to sit, read a book and chill by the window. It is quite relaxing.
Especially on a good day.
Other Info. : Wifi is available but malfunct. Unless it gets fixed it's unlikely you'll get a stable signal. Better treat it as non-existent! Larger cake portions maybe? Don't want customers to feel ripped off!
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咖啡,對我來說是一種生活調劑品,其味道固然重要,但也需環境和心情的配合,試想想,拿著手上的小杯輕呷,看看書上上網,大有偷得浮生的感覺。最近幫襯了灣仔星街小區上的一間咖啡樓上店 Amical,小店入口就在 Spoil Cafe 旁邊,地點少許隱秘,但又不難找。拾級而上,來到了 Amical 的小天地,地方真的不大,但環境裝修明顯花過心思,幸好周六的下午人客不多,讓客人可以在輕鬆的環境下歎啡,真好。這裡只由一名女店員負責,餐牌上全是咖啡,很專注,如果你想吃件 cake,可以假日來碰碰運氣,但我相信甜點不是賣點。女友的 Caffe Latte ($32) 有個半彎月和大板牙兔拉花,可能因為幫襯之日是中秋前夕吧,很可愛,怎捨得喝掉?我的 Flat White ($32) 賣相也不賴,黑白色的餐具很型格,當場謀殺了我不少「菲林」(我用的不是數碼相機嗎?),呷入口是很舒服的,咖啡味稍稍淡了一點,不夠回甘,但小店的整個配套,令我很享受這嘆咖啡的時光!Amical 離我公司不遠,總有機會再來的,但就要提醒自己,小店逢周四休息,辛辛苦苦爬上星街小區,何不要摸門釘失望而回呢!Amical Coffee灣仔
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咖啡,對我來說是一種生活調劑品,其味道固然重要,但也需環境和心情的配合,試想想,拿著手上的小杯輕呷,看看書上上網,大有偷得浮生的感覺。

最近幫襯了灣仔星街小區上的一間咖啡樓上店 Amical,小店入口就在 Spoil Cafe 旁邊,地點少許隱秘,但又不難找。

拾級而上,來到了 Amical 的小天地,地方真的不大,但環境裝修明顯花過心思,幸好周六的下午人客不多,讓客人可以在輕鬆的環境下歎啡,真好。

這裡只由一名女店員負責,餐牌上全是咖啡,很專注,如果你想吃件 cake,可以假日來碰碰運氣,但我相信甜點不是賣點。女友的 Caffe Latte ($32) 有個半彎月和大板牙兔拉花,可能因為幫襯之日是中秋前夕吧,很可愛,怎捨得喝掉?

我的 Flat White ($32) 賣相也不賴,黑白色的餐具很型格,當場謀殺了我不少「菲林」(我用的不是數碼相機嗎?),呷入口是很舒服的,咖啡味稍稍淡了一點,不夠回甘,但小店的整個配套,令我很享受這嘆咖啡的時光!

Amical 離我公司不遠,總有機會再來的,但就要提醒自己,小店逢周四休息,辛辛苦苦爬上星街小區,何不要摸門釘失望而回呢!

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睇到雜誌介紹, 就黎試下推門入去, 無人理.. 自己搵位坐低左, 要出去自己叫野飲, 無野食~ 得cake叫左mocha 同 flat white, $4x 杯咖啡無香味, 如果佢淨係做咖啡都做得唔出色, 咁真係唔知佢sell 乜環境靜, 不過遇到唔體貼東主因為晏晝時間, 自己開左套戲睇覺得relax 所以扒抵係台面睇跟住個東主話「呢度唔可以訓覺」果刻火都黎, 即走, 咖啡都未飲完無下次~ 因為咖啡又唔好飲, 連休息都唔俾咁我唔知佢sell 乜....
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睇到雜誌介紹, 就黎試下
推門入去, 無人理.. 自己搵位
坐低左, 要出去自己叫野飲, 無野食~ 得cake
叫左mocha 同 flat white, $4x 杯
咖啡無香味, 如果佢淨係做咖啡都做得唔出色, 咁真係唔知佢sell 乜

環境靜, 不過遇到唔體貼東主
因為晏晝時間, 自己開左套戲睇
覺得relax 所以扒抵係台面睇
跟住個東主話「呢度唔可以訓覺」

果刻火都黎
, 即走, 咖啡都未飲完

無下次~ 因為咖啡又唔好飲, 連休息都唔俾
咁我唔知佢sell 乜....
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得識Amical Coffee是看到別人的食評,後來又在雜誌上見到環境很雅緻,很想趁還未被人潮攻陷前來一趟享受美好的咖啡時光。10月頭因工作關係來到金鐘附近,來日街也很方便,太好,終於可以到訪了。喜歡日、月、星街的小社區風氣,自成一角!而Amical Coffee正正座落一座小樓內,下層的塗鴉與上層的咖啡店可謂截然不同的兩種特色呢!沿著樓梯上一層打開玻璃門就是小小的咖啡店!煮咖啡的小廚房佔地不多,突出的反而是那幅singature wall。然而我愛的卻是那兩個極有英倫風格的小窗。第一次來的時候剛好店子沒人,就挑了那個窗旁的位置坐。陽光微微的滲進來,點一杯咖啡,手拿一本書,慢慢的喝也慢慢的看,那是一個人獨處最讓人享受的一份閒情。想叫杯hand drip($50),看著幾款咖啡豆卻拿不著主意時,女咖啡師主動問我對咖啡的喜好,繼而建議我選洪都拉斯咖啡豆!她磨好豆後再讓我嗅嗅那種咖啡香氣才再去煮。最後端上來的是一個半滿的咖啡壺與一套咖啡杯。份量比想像中多,先沖半杯來試試味道,入口甘甜,微微的果酸,不澀,感覺很清!好喝!當那位女咖啡師3我差不多喝完打算要走時就來跟我閒談,聊起咖啡的喜好,但其實
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得識Amical Coffee是看到別人的食評,後來又在雜誌上見到環境很雅緻,很想趁還未被人潮攻陷前來一趟享受美好的咖啡時光。10月頭因工作關係來到金鐘附近,來日街也很方便,太好,終於可以到訪了。
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喜歡日、月、星街的小社區風氣,自成一角!
而Amical Coffee正正座落一座小樓內,下層的塗鴉與上層的咖啡店可謂截然不同的兩種特色呢!
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沿著樓梯上一層打開玻璃門就是小小的咖啡店!
煮咖啡的小廚房佔地不多,突出的反而是那幅singature wall。
然而我愛的卻是那兩個極有英倫風格的小窗。
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第一次來的時候剛好店子沒人,就挑了那個窗旁的位置坐。
陽光微微的滲進來,點一杯咖啡,手拿一本書,慢慢的喝也慢慢的看,那是一個人獨處最讓人享受的一份閒情。
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想叫杯hand drip($50),看著幾款咖啡豆卻拿不著主意時,女咖啡師主動問我對咖啡的喜好,繼而建議我選洪都拉斯咖啡豆!
她磨好豆後再讓我嗅嗅那種咖啡香氣才再去煮。
最後端上來的是一個半滿的咖啡壺與一套咖啡杯。

份量比想像中多,先沖半杯來試試味道,入口甘甜,微微的果酸,不澀,感覺很清!好喝!

當那位女咖啡師3我差不多喝完打算要走時就來跟我閒談,聊起咖啡的喜好,但其實我只是個喜歡喝咖啡卻又沒什麼認識的門外漢呢!不過她親切的態度讓我留有好感,心裡已暗暗想好下次要再來。

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沒想到的是,一星期後我又再次回來了,這次則帶同友人來。
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喜歡咖啡的她點了一杯hand drip,要的是巴西咖啡豆。
同樣,咖啡師磨完豆後讓我們嗅嗅,這時她已說,哇,豆的份量這麼多!
當然,最後沖出來的也很大杯!
她沒什麼特別意見,味道應該還好。
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至於我則點了一杯平常喜歡喝的Mocha($45),心型的拉花圖案算是還好,喝一口,奶味蠻重,朱古力味也頗濃,咖啡味反而沒有了,所以我想下次再臨還是叫會hand drip的比較好。
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這天上來前沒有吃早餐,於是點了一客Cheese Cake($40)。
賣相很別緻,可是蛋糕真的很細件(感覺就是比一片莎莉蛋糕還要細)。
第一口感覺就是普通的芝士蛋糕味道,不突出。
可是吃了數小口後輕淺出幾滴檸檬汁到蛋糕上,整個蛋糕的味道就馬上突出來了,檸檬酸跟芝士蛋糕果然很搭配!而那兩片檸檬也顯然不是伴碟用的!這樣吃果然好味多了。
話雖如此,但這蛋糕的價錢定價還是偏貴,如果份量大一點也許感覺更值得。
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座位的後面有度門,推開又是另一國度。
半露天的位置有不少植物的裝飾,這片綠偶有花的點綴,予人一種清新的感覺。天氣稍涼的時候坐在這裡也許別有一番感受。

希望下次再來,仍可感受著這份咖啡的閒情。

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We were thrilled when we discovered Amical Coffee was opened on an early afternoon. Physically it was a tiny cafe at one cute corner along Sun Street (gotta go upstairs tho), surrounded by little cozy cafes, french/italian delis and a few upmarket shops. It was quite a busy Sunday for us and it did take us some efforts to climb up here from the Southorn Playground. We were expecting some air-conditioning when we stepped into the café; unfortunately, that was not available... The optional out
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We were thrilled when we discovered Amical Coffee was opened on an early afternoon.
Physically it was a tiny cafe at one cute corner along Sun Street (gotta go upstairs tho), surrounded by little cozy cafes, french/italian delis and a few upmarket shops.
Go upstairs!
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It was quite a busy Sunday for us and it did take us some efforts to climb up here from the Southorn Playground.
We were expecting some air-conditioning when we stepped into the café; unfortunately, that was not available...
Outdoor seating
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Outdoor seating - smaller than it seems here
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The optional outdoor seating made you feel engaged with the laid back neighborhood
but it was fully occupied by the time we came.
Indoor seating - Nicely decorated!
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Indoor seating - Cool wall paint
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The indoor area was nicely decorated with a cool contemporary wall paint, a wooden bookshelf offering a wide selection of travel /design magazines and windows are all opened to welcome the breeze (as if there were any).

The service was attentive and friendly.
And for some reasons, the two baristas remind me of Café Corridor and Café Assembly…
a whopping $40 for this bit-sized cheesecake!
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We ordered the Homemade Cheesecake ($40) out of the only two options they offered - either Cinnamon Toasts or Homemade Cheesecake.
Our jaws dropped upon its arrival.
The portion size was outrageously TINY.
It had a feather-light texture with a rich taste of cream cheese and was served with two thin lemon slides to give additional flavors. It was delicious, not the best, but definitely NOT what we expected for a whopping $40.


Probably Amical thinks they have reached a point where good food compliments are thought to be unnecessary and therefore you have to pay a pricy penalty for ordering something non-coffee.
Iced Coffee ($35)
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The iced coffee ($35) I ordered was surprisingly ordinary. Normally I would opt for a hot cappuccino but then it was the least beverage I wanted amidst the intense heat, so I don’t know if my judgment on their quality of coffee could be trusted...
Anyway, the slightly sweet ice coffee was brew properly with a delightful jolt of caffeine. It was quite strong in flavor but was then smoothed around the edges by the right amount of milk and syrup.
However, it was to my understanding that ice coffee was very easy to make so I would rather opt for the Starbucks ($22) version given the similarity in taste.
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We were completely underwhelmed by the price level of this visit.

Perhaps, we just didn’t make the wise decision to order something hot to enjoy the beautifully crafted latte art.
However, there are plenty more (convenient) alternatives in Wan Chai (e.g. Passion by Gerard Dubois, Spoil Café, Sift Patisserie (for take away), Oolaa…etc) for a comfortable and relaxing afternoon time…
Why waste the effort to come here?
And if I need quality coffee next time, it would be much more convenient to go for popular spots like Fuel, Café Corridor, Rabbit hole, Coco Espresso, Unar…etc. We won't return to Amical Coffee in the near future!
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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DETAILED RATING
Taste
Decor
Service
Hygiene
Value
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$80 (Tea)
Recommended Dishes
Go upstairs!
Outdoor seating
Outdoor seating - smaller than it seems here
Indoor seating - Cool wall paint
Only the 1/f floor, not the glassy bits
Level4
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2012-09-23 23 views
呢個2 weeks holiday 無去旅行 (唔知點解d 人認為放長假唔好旅行 好似十惡不赦咁) , 決定上openrice 隨意seach 下, 睇下有無d 值得一試既hea 地方, 可以過一d 平日無辦法過既悠閒生活, 終於又發現一間新野, 食評得一個, 我竟然膽粗粗自己一個人去尋, 以前既我寧願一個人悶死響屋企, 頂多落樓下買個包. 不過今時唔同往日啦, 要過一個人既生活, 以前有車直達目的地, 而家要靠google map search , 搭車, 搭船, 搭叮叮, 扮人好enjoy ! 哈哈 去到樓下, 仍然有d 猶疑上唔上去, 一個人始終怪怪的, 又唔知咩環境, 不過唸真咁辛苦搵到黎, 無理由算ga ma.. 上到去, 陳設都好簡單, 沖調咖啡既位置亦只係一小角落, 唔太多設備. 3張小枱子, 可能暫時得我一位客人, 好舒服! 我要了杯shakeato 同一件cheese cake . ( 食物選擇略為少了點,雖全部home made 但只得cheese cake以及 大小 muffin
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呢個2 weeks holiday 無去旅行 (唔知點解d 人認為放長假唔好旅行 好似十惡不赦咁) , 決定上openrice 隨意seach 下, 睇下有無d 值得一試既hea 地方, 可以過一d 平日無辦法過既悠閒生活,
終於又發現一間新野, 食評得一個, 我竟然膽粗粗自己一個人去尋, 以前既我寧願一個人悶死響屋企, 頂多落樓下買個包. 不過今時唔同往日啦, 要過一個人既生活, 以前有車直達目的地, 而家要靠google map search , 搭車, 搭船, 搭叮叮, 扮人好enjoy ! 哈哈
去到樓下, 仍然有d 猶疑上唔上去, 一個人始終怪怪的, 又唔知咩環境, 不過唸真咁辛苦搵到黎, 無理由算ga ma..
上到去, 陳設都好簡單, 沖調咖啡既位置亦只係一小角落, 唔太多設備. 3張小枱子, 可能暫時得我一位客人, 好舒服!
我要了杯shakeato 同一件cheese cake . ( 食物選擇略為少了點,雖全部home made 但只得cheese cake以及 大小 muffin )
shakeato 跟我在大坑喝到我有分別, 這裡上桌時仍有冰粒, 大坑的卻捨棄了冰塊, 唔知係咪會破壞左原味呢? cheese 一小件, 要30蚊, 似乎偏貴左少少wor.
又扮enjoy alone 攞埋本英文書,
到第二批客人到埗request 坐outdoor, 先發現原來別有洞天, 下次再來微涼天氣 一定要坐出面,
toilet 亦不是求其之作,
一 都係果句, 如果有生之年有幸擁有一間實在太幸福了..
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2012-09-19
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$75 (Tea)