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World cafés / Asia

Cafés to visit in China

2 cafés in 2 citys. Places change: check opening hours before you go.

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Metal Hands (铁手咖啡)

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Specialty · 61 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng

A Beijing coffee roaster with cafés in the city's hutong lanes. Its Shanghai café was among the nominees in The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2025 voting.

Order: Pour-over · Flat white

Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai

$$
Specialty · since 2017 · HKRI Taikoo Hui, Nanjing West Road, Jing'an

Opened in December 2017, this two-floor roastery was at the time the largest Starbucks in the world. A two-storey bronze cask stands at its centre, with three coffee bars and a Teavana tea bar.

Order: Siphon or Clover-brewed Reserve coffee · Nitro cold brew

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