The roasters writing the coffee scene in Shanghai: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Shanghai. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
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.
BeansGuatemala
BrewsWhole bean retail
TipThe roast on the shelf changes weekly; ask whoever is behind the bar what came out of the roaster that day.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai inside Taikoo Hui roasts green beans on site and pipes them through copper tubes to three coffee bars here.
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe longest of the three coffee bars runs 26.9 metres; there is also a Teavana tea bar and a Princi bakery on site.
% Arabica Shanghai Roastery inside the historic Rockbund district roasts its own beans on a visible Probat machine behind the ground floor bar.
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail
TipSeats line the glass wall of the roasting room so you can watch the Probat at work; both entrances have outdoor seating.
Rumors Coffee Roastery on Xingguo Road in Shanghai hand drips self roasted single origin beans inside a small, cozy Japanese style kissaten room.
BrewsFilter, Whole bean retail
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.
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipTry the sheep-shaped latte or a cinnamon roll; each season brings four new beans in the Blacksheep Series.
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