Rumors Coffee Roastery is a coffee roaster in French Concession, Shanghai.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Rumors also sells filter coffee bags of its own roasts, handy if every table is taken when you arrive.
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Address: 1, Lane 372, Xingguo Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
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.
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.
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.
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.