9 editor picks across China.
9 coffee roasters worth the trip across China, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All China guides.
Café del Volcán on Yongkang Road in Shanghai roasts single origin Guatemalan beans from a family run estate for its own shelf of coffee bags.
TipThe roast on the shelf changes weekly; ask whoever is behind the bar what came out of the roaster that day.
Sanchuan Coffee opened in July 2025 in Qijing Hutong near Fayuan Temple in Beijing; a roaster and a barista run its pour-over bar, and Amap ranked it in 2026.
TipGeisha lots fill about two thirds of the menu and the beans are roasted in-house; the shop is open Tuesday to Sunday, so skip Mondays.
Rumors Coffee Roastery on Xingguo Road in Shanghai hand drips self roasted single origin beans inside a small, cozy Japanese style kissaten room.
TipRumors also sells filter coffee bags of its own roasts, handy if every table is taken when you arrive.
Blacksheep Espresso on South Maoming Road in Shanghai pours beans roasted at its own Terraform coffee facility across town in Minhang District.
TipTry the sheep-shaped latte or a cinnamon roll; each season brings four new beans in the Blacksheep Series.
S.O.E Coffee is a Beijing specialty brand founded in 2005 with its own roasting factory, and its Wudaoying Hutong shop sits a short walk from the Lama Temple.
TipThe name abbreviates single-origin espresso and the chess board's Square of Eight; the group also has a shop at 6 Chaoyang Park South Road.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai inside Taikoo Hui roasts green beans on site and pipes them through copper tubes to three coffee bars here.
TipThe longest of the three coffee bars runs 26.9 metres; there is also a Teavana tea bar and a Princi bakery on site.
i.Cafe is a neighbourhood coffee shop in Baiziwan, Beijing, that began as a roasting studio in 2016 and supplies beans to other cafes across the city.
TipThe shop is unit F103 in Building 6. A 2023 Sohu guide singles out the Melbourne coffee and the affogato made with Xifeng liquor.
CHAMO is a self-roasting coffee and bread shop in the Xincheng International community on Chaoyangmenwai Street in Beijing, open daily from 07:30 to 19:30.
TipIt sells its own roasted beans next to coffee and filled toast; Our Beijing's 2025 bean guide points to its Geisha lot T2722 and its drip-bag gift sets.
% Arabica Shanghai Roastery inside the historic Rockbund district roasts its own beans on a visible Probat machine behind the ground floor bar.
TipSeats line the glass wall of the roasting room so you can watch the Probat at work; both entrances have outdoor seating.
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