At a glance

  • Joyful Dessert House was a Mong Kok shop once featured for Western-style desserts such as mango Napoleon and matcha cake. Old menu write-ups or map search results are not enough to establish that it is still open.
  • A Time Out report dated October 3, 2024, noted the shop’s announcement that it would close at the end of the year. No reopening or new location has been confirmed since that report, so it is not listed as a place to visit.
  • If you want traditional tong sui, Kai Kai in Jordan is an alternative to add to a different day’s itinerary. The Hong Kong Tourism Board lists its Jordan location at 113–115 Parkes Street and features black sesame tong sui and beancurd skin with ginkgo nuts, among other options.
  • Kai Kai is neither the same shop as Joyful nor a direct replacement for Western-style cakes. If modern desserts are what you want, choose a different shop currently listed as open in Mong Kok, and don’t travel to a distant area just for dessert after a meal.

Day by day

Suggested itinerary

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Update your itinerary

Remove Joyful’s former address from your visit list while keeping your Mong Kok market walk and meal plans.

Choose a dessert alternative

If you want traditional tong sui and have plans in Jordan, check Kai Kai’s Jordan location. If you want Western-style cake, choose another shop currently listed as open.

Before you go

Check the selected shop’s address, opening hours, menu, and the MTR route back to your hotel. Check prices and allergy ingredients before ordering.

Places and meals

Joyful Dessert House’s former Mong Kok shop

Excluded from visit recommendations due to a reported closure notice. Kept only as a reference to earlier coverage.

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Kai Kai’s Jordan location

A separate alternative for traditional tong sui. It is not a former Joyful location.

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How to fit it in

Don’t include Joyful’s former Mong Kok address in your itinerary. If you’ve already planned a walk in Jordan, check Kai Kai’s current address and opening hours for your visit date, and plan it as a separate food stop.

Reality check

Transport

Mong Kok and Jordan are different stops. If you choose Kai Kai, select the Jordan location on Parkes Street on the map and check the subway and walking route. Don’t confuse it with the Causeway Bay branch.

Time

Don’t set aside time to visit Joyful’s former Mong Kok shop. Allow about 30–45 minutes as a planning estimate for an alternative dessert shop, excluding any wait, and skip it if the last train back is near.

Cost

Don’t use Joyful’s pre-closure prices in your current budget. Check the alternative shop’s menu for per-person portions and prices, then add them to your meal and snack total.

Safety

Check for nut, mango, and dairy allergies, and sensitivity to cold foods, before ordering.

If plans change

If you want traditional tong sui in Jordan

Check current operating details for Kai Kai’s Jordan location. Its offerings differ from the Western-style desserts found in Mong Kok.

If you want to minimize travel from Mong Kok

Choose a nearby dessert shop or café currently listed as open, and don’t apply Joyful’s old menu or wait times to another shop.

Small tip

Check the publication date of saved articles alongside shop relocation and closure notices. Don’t assume another shop with the same or a similar name is a reopened branch.

Final check before departure

  • Recheck the saved visit pin for Joyful’s former Mong Kok address.
  • Verify the branch name, address, and opening hours of your chosen alternative.
  • Check allergy ingredients and your route back to the hotel before ordering.

Checked on 2026-09-06. A Time Out report dated 2024-10-03 confirmed Joyful’s announcement that it would close at the end of that year. A current reopening could not be confirmed, so it is excluded from visit recommendations. Kai Kai’s address and menu follow the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s current individual listing.

Information checked: 2026-09-06

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Check the location on the map

Use Google Maps to review the location and nearby route. Recheck opening hours and prices with the official source before visiting.

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