Alive Eatery brings fermentation-forward, good-for-your-gut cooking to a bright corner of Sham Shui Po, with naturally leavened sourdough, Mediterranean-leaning open-faced toasts and house-brewed kombucha all made from scratch.

It is a relaxed, health-minded daytime spot that fits right into the neighbourhood's buzzing third-wave café scene, a short stroll from the fabric and bead streets.