NOOT

This is a walk-in café — OpenRice has no booking button, the only published contact is the phone line (5921 0315), and the FEHD register entry lists no reservation channel. NOOT sits on the ground floor at 149 Wong Nai Chung Road, between Causeway Bay and the Happy Valley racecourse; OpenRice tags it under Causeway Bay but FEHD files it under Wan Chai. The room seats about 30 across sofa-style benches by the door, window seats, and a smaller back row.

• Walk-ins accepted: yes (no booking observed across OpenRice, FEHD or the Petsona PawTable district listing).
• Booking channel: phone only — call 5921 0315 if you want to lock in a sofa seat at the weekend brunch rush.
• Lead time: weekend mornings (11:00–13:00) get busy; arrive before 11:00 for the door-side sofa seats.
• Pet-section hours: same as the café’s general hours (see How to get there).
• The vibe: reviewers describe the staff as attentive (one calls out the barista asking about bean preference) and the room as “chill, retro-European, not crowded.” Pets are a recent addition under the new FEHD scheme rather than a long-running pre-scheme policy — call to confirm before you go.

• Minimum charge: none reported on OpenRice, Petsona PawTable or in any review. The OpenRice price band is $51–100, mid-range café.
• Per-dog charge: none reported.
• Pet menu / treats: no dedicated dog menu. House-roast coffee beans are sold by the bag but no dog treats are documented — bring your own.
• Payment methods (per OpenRice): Visa, Mastercard, AlipayHK, Cash, Octopus, AE (American Express), Apple Pay, Google Pay, WeChat Pay, PayMe. One of the broader payment line-ups in Wan Chai.

There is no dedicated indoor pet zone — this is a small 30-seat café, not a mall pet section. The practical pet-friendly zone is the door-side sofa seats and the window-side benches, which Petsona PawTable’s Wan Chai listing groups with the broader FEHD-licensed cohort that takes effect 9 July 2026.

• Relief area on-site: none — step out for relief; the Happy Valley Recreation Ground is opposite (see Nearby).
• Off-leash permitted? No. Treat it as on-leash throughout (FEHD baseline).
• Distance from non-dog diners: close — the room is small and seating is open. Not recommended for reactive dogs during the Saturday brunch rush.

• Water bowl: not reported. We treat as “ask on arrival” rather than guaranteed.
• Pet mat / pee pad: not provided — bring your own.
• Pet treats on the house: not documented.
• Pet menu: none.
• Pet stroller parking: the door is street-level; folding a stroller by the sofa seats is doable.
• Pet-friendly toilet: no — use the MTR or a nearby mall.

By MTR, NOOT is a 6-minute walk from Causeway Bay Station Exit A (per OpenRice’s verified address line and a November 2025 reviewer’s note). On the tram, the Happy Valley terminus stop is across Wong Nai Chung Road — most reviewers reaching from the east take the tram rather than walking from the MTR.

• Tram: the Happy Valley terminus (racecourse side) is across the road; lines from Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and Central all stop within a 2-minute walk.
• Bus: the Wong Nai Chung Road corridor runs 8X, 18, 19, 81, 99 and the cross-harbour 108 stopping within a 3-minute walk.
• Step-free entry: yes — ground-floor shop on Wong Nai Chung Road.
• Lift required: no.
• Parking: street parking is tight on race days; the nearest public car park is at the Happy Valley Recreation Ground or the Lee Gardens complex in Causeway Bay.
• MTR walk time: ~6 min (Causeway Bay Exit A).

The law, per the FEHD scheme baseline (Cap 167D + Dog-Friendly Food Premises Permit conditions):

• Leash length ≤ 1.5 m (FEHD baseline; cafés on this corridor are rarely aggressive about it for relaxed small dogs).
• No dogs on dining tables or bar seats (FEHD rule, always observed).
• 1.5 m exclusion from open buffets and salad bars (not applicable here — NOOT is à la carte only).
• Dogs on Dangerous Dog Regulation (Cap 167D) breeds are excluded by law; staff almost never know the rule by name, they will just say “no big dogs.”
• AFCD e-licence via iAM Smart should be carried — operators can ask.

What reviewers actually report on the ground:

• NOOT is one of the newer FEHD permit-holders (listed in the 2026 cohort), and reviewers do not currently log pet-specific behaviour. Treat OpenRice + Petsona as the floor, not the ceiling.
• Staff are flagged as attentive — one reviewer (June 2025) noted the barista took time to ask which house roast (Nutty vs Fruity) they preferred — which suggests they’ll engage with a dog-friendly booking too.
• No size cap, per-dog cap, or “X dogs per booking” cap is documented. The room is small (30 seats), so a single XL breed on the door-side sofa seat is the easy move.

1. Pick the door-side sofa seat if your dog is medium-to-large or reactive — the back row is closer to the bar and tighter.
2. Arrive before 11:00 on weekends — the sofa seats go first.
3. Carry your AFCD e-licence (iAM Smart) — they can ask.
4. Bring your own water bowl — pet amenities are not documented at this venue.
5. Order the pistachio cheesecake ($68) — OpenRice’s most-ordered dish, house pick.
6. Ask which house roast you want (Nutty / Fruity) — the barista will walk you through it; Flat White ($45) on Nutty is the most-ordered coffee.
7. Don’t feed your dog from the venue’s tableware — FEHD rule, observed.
8. Do not bring a “Dangerous Dog” breed (Cap 167D) — the FEHD permit doesn’t override the parent ordinance.

OpenRice 4/5 across 68 reviews; FEHD licence 3112808959 confirmed as of 2026-07-07.

Reviewer signal: ”|”.

• Happy Valley Recreation Ground (Wan Chai) — opposite the café across Wong Nai Chung Road. Open lawns and perimeter paths, the obvious relief stop before or after a meal. Not a fenced dog park, but the closest green space.
• Blue Bottle Coffee Wan Chai (Wan Chai) — Petsona PawTable lists this as a bronze-grade FEHD-licensed café with outdoor pet-friendly seating, useful if NOOT is full.
• Silk. (Wan Chai) — silver-grade on Petsona’s Wan Chai list, Cantonese-leaning with water bowls, dog beds and free dog yogurt on the menu.
• Grandma’s Coffee (Ship Street, Wan Chai) — bronze-grade, specialty brews and homemade desserts, useful sibling for an alternative coffee stop.
• District landing page — all dog-friendly spots in Wan Chai.

• OpenRice — NOOT (Causeway Bay) — rating 4/5, 68 reviews, hours, payment methods, photos, phone.
• OpenRice — NOOT Reviews — verbatim reviewer notes on food, decor and the door-side sofa seating.
• Petsona PawTable — pet-friendly restaurants in Wan Chai — district pet-friendly landscape, FEHD 9 July 2026 launch context, sibling venues.
• Google Maps — NOOT, 149 Wong Nai Chung Road — tram and bus stop confirmation, hours cross-check.
• FEHD — list of food premises permitted for dog entry (PDF, generated 2026-06-26) — licence 3112808959 confirmed on the register as of 2026-06-26.

Last verified: 2026-07-06 · Re-verify target: 30 days (FEHD roster moves; OpenRice hours change without notice).