Our Story

Hello! We are Jonathan & Hweeying, just 2 individuals who are passionate in our crafts and probably a lil’ too crazy in our ideals to run a full service cafe all by ourselves.

But we are still making it happen. The Better Half is the birth of our dreams, and we take pride in bringing together the beautiful marriage of specialty coffee and artisan bakes, made only by the same two pair of hands — that is, us!

Why “The Better Half”? While it sounds almost underwhelming and uncool now, it felt right when we were wracking our brains as we started our humble journey online in March 2018, simply because of how perfect the pairing of our crafts (coffee and cakes) are. We started serving specialty coffee and artisan bakes offline in November 2019 when we found this little nook at 1 Everton Park.

& if you are wondering who does what…HY is the barista and Jon is the baker. Of course, we are also the service crew, admin warrior, social media guru, errands duo, dishwasher (sooo much washing to do every day), etcetcetc. We put in a lot of heart into everything we make here, so we feel extra touched when they do bring you some joy and/or comfort.

8 years in and we are a lot more tired, probably a bit more jaded, aging catching up…but we are still doing what we love and doing our best every single day. We hope you enjoy what we do, and we look forward to welcoming you into our “home”.