What to eat and drink on Hong Kong’s Kam Ping Street, a coffee and dessert lover’s paradise

There’s a lot to taste in this North Point nook, from Japanese kakigori to cafes with big cake menus and restaurants serving European food

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Kam Ping Street in North Point, Hong Kong is a paradise for lovers of coffee, cake, Japanese desserts and European food. Photo: Kylie Knott

Published: 12:15pm, 3 Jul 2025Updated: 2:24pm, 3 Jul 2025

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Hongkonger Zico Hau spent years working as a stuntman, filming for productions including the 2024 drama Stuntman and the upcoming Cold War 1994, starring Daniel Wu Neh-tsu and Terrance Lau Chun-him.

Then, life took a very sweet turn.

In May, Hau, 39, opened Iceyaki, a Japanese dessert shop specialising in kakigori (flavoured shaved ice), on the food-filled Kam Ping Street in Hong Kong’s North Point neighbourhood. Since then, it has become one of the coolest spots on the block.

On a sweltering June afternoon, Hau starts up an ice-shaving machine to prepare one of his popular desserts, which come in flavours such as honey tofu (HK$118/US$15), Nishio matcha (HK$128) and black sesame with red bean (HK$118).

Zico Hau prepares Nishio matcha kakigori at Iceyaki. Photo: Kylie Knott

“I had this machine shipped over from Japan,” Hau says as he carefully shapes a honey tofu kakigori made with tofu, milk, cream, soybean flour and walnuts. It is served with a jar of gooey honey that customers can drizzle over the top of the shaved ice.

“The best way to eat it is to share it with a friend,” Hau explains. It is good advice given the huge portions.

What to eat and drink on Hong Kong’s Kam Ping Street, a coffee and dessert lover’s paradise

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}There’s a lot to taste in this North Point nook, from Japanese kakigori to cafes with big cake menus and restaurants serving European food

There’s a lot to taste in this North Point nook, from Japanese kakigori to cafes with big cake menus and restaurants serving European food