Blacksheep Espresso
South Maoming Road / Huaihai Road, Shanghai
Terraform Coffee's Shanghai cafe arm for light-roast espresso, rotating pour-over, producer-led beans, and a bright South Maoming Road room.
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Café del Volcán
Yongkang Road / Xuhui, Shanghai
A long-running Shanghai roaster for single-origin espresso, pour-over, Yunnan coffee, and a bean-and-gear shelf worth browsing.
Captain George Flavor Museum
Taiyuan Road, Xuhui, Shanghai
A competition-led Shanghai coffee salon for pour-over, guided tasting sets, rare house-roasted beans, retail browsing, and a richly vintage room.
Metal Hands
Nanchang Road / Huaihai Road, Shanghai
A small central Shanghai room for house-roasted Dirty drinks, poached-egg milk coffees, guided hand drip, and beans to take home.
OPS Cafe
Xuhui / Taiyuan Road, Shanghai
A nine-square-metre Taiyuan Road counter for seasonal coffee cocktails, close barista guidance, and a standing-room visit worth timing carefully.
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City: Shanghai
Intent: Must Visit