⇨ Sam Kee Book
For over 40 years, this small basement bookstore has been peddling all manner of second-hand books, from detective novels to kung fu sagas, political tomes, graphic novels, and more. Most of the books are in Chinese, but there’s still a very good reason to visit Sam Kee—almost 20 good reasons, actually. A few years ago, the proprietor of Sam Kee took in a stray cat, which eventually turned into two, and then 10—now, the store is a cat sanctuary, with some seventeen cats prowling the space. You’ll often catch a moggie napping on a pile of books, or stalking the aisles between shelves—just remember that this is their home, not a petting zoo, and let them come to you.
Sam Kee Book, B19, B/F, King’s Centre, 193 King’s Road, North Point | (+852) 2578 5956