Hong Kong's homegrown plant-based drinks brand just outgrew its boba-only identity. Mother Pearl, the dairy-free bubble tea label that launched in the city in 2020, has opened a two-storey flagship on Lan Kwai Fong's D'Aguilar Street — and it's using the extra floor space to move well beyond drinks.
1. Where is Mother Pearl's new flagship?
A bigger footprint in the heart of Central's nightlife strip. The new shop takes over two levels — upper ground and lower ground floor — at 24 D'Aguilar Street, putting Mother Pearl right in Lan Kwai Fong, a few minutes' walk from Central MTR. It's the brand's most ambitious physical space since launching in Hong Kong in 2020.
Mother Pearl — Lan Kwai Fong Flagship
The flagship keeps Mother Pearl's original plant-based, functional drinks menu at the core, while the second floor and expanded kitchen give room for the brand's first food-forward format.
2. From wellness boba to all-day café
Mother Pearl built its name on being the "healthier" bubble tea. Since launching in Hong Kong in 2020, the brand has positioned itself around plant-based, dairy-free, functional beverages — drinks formulated with the same better-for-you framing as the city's growing wellness-café scene. The Lan Kwai Fong flagship is the brand's biggest physical statement yet, and its first real move into food beyond the drinks counter.
According to Inside Retail Asia, the new space explicitly expands Mother Pearl "beyond wellness drinks" — grab-and-go meals and specialty coffee turn the shop into more of an all-day café than a pure bubble tea counter, while the sugar-free vegan gelato range extends the plant-based positioning into dessert.
What to expect on the menu
| Category | What's on offer |
|---|---|
| Signature drinks | Mother Pearl's original plant-based, functional bubble tea range |
| Coffee | Specialty coffee, newly added at the flagship |
| Food | Grab-and-go meals, a first for the brand |
| Dessert | Sugar-free vegan gelato |
Details verified against Foodie (aFoodieWorld) and Inside Retail Asia, August 2026. Specific menu items and pricing were not published at the time of writing — check Mother Pearl's own channels for the current line-up.
More Central and Lan Kwai Fong openings
Mother Pearl joins a busy season of Central-area openings. For more of the neighbourhood's newest names, see our roundup of this month's new Hong Kong openings, browse our guide to the best bubble tea in Hong Kong, or check our list of the best local Hong Kong brands to know for more homegrown names worth following.
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