Pacific Coffee

The chocolate chip cookie is sooo good. Moist in the inside, crisp on the outside. Perfect as the cappucino companion

It’s hard to find a Starbucks or Pacific Coffee that isn’t completely packed in Central — too many a times have I stepped into one and found that there isn’t a single vacant table in sight, and that there are a couple others walking around too and hoping for a party to leave so they can get their table. But Pacific Coffee at Central Building is a gem, and one of my secret hideouts. Although in the heart of Central, the place is kind of hidden so the little coffeehouse is never more than half full.
To get there, go into Landmark and find the lift for Central Building. It’s hard to describe, but if you’re going I to Landmark from the entrance opposite the Marks and Spencer, the lifts are to your right. Go to the second floor, walk to the far end past the hair salon, and there you have it!
Okay, Pacific Coffee needs no introduction — but I find that this particular outlet seems to have a larger selection of food than the others. Perhaps it’s because less people come here, so it doesn’t sell out as quickly? But you can definitely get a sandwich or a salad and have quite a few to choose from here.
This Pacific Coffee is really quiet, making it great if you’re looking for a nice spot to finish up some of your work. I’m not sure if Central Building itself has wifi, but if you hold a Pacific Coffee card, you’re entitled to asking for their wifi code, which is valid for one time use only and just for half an hour (or twenty minutes… I’m not too sure!), but you can always just ask for a new code once the time is over. The quiet atmosphere here makes it easy for you to concentrate on your work, and they play 70s tunes like Carpenters and Carole King — my favorites!
This isn’t just limited to this particular Pacific Coffee, but if you’re a member there’s a 2-​for-​1 promotion for all coffee going on all month long in August! Great if you and a friend are looking for some place to just sit and catch up. One thing though is that this outlet closes at 7:30pm on weekdays and 5pm on weekends. I once came at around 4:50 on a Sunday, not knowing that that they were closing in ten, and got my hot coffee — I couldn’t finish that up in ten minutes and stayed till around 5:10 or 5:15, and though they started doing their cleaning up, they didn’t chase me out or anything!