Capital Caff: China Post Opens Beijing Cafe, Grid Coffee Pops Up in Taikooli & Other Coffee Stuff

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China Post Coffee Shop Opens First Beijing Branch

China Post, the country’s official postal service, has opened their first coffee shop in the capital. Having entered the coffee game last year when they opened two locations down south – both in Xiamen – their latest location has taken up shop in Wangjing.

Called Post Coffee, here you’ll find a shop done up in the postal service’s signature forest green, with a menu featuring Americanos, lattes, and a few specialty coffees – with names like Lucky Peanut, Spritzy Americano and Minty Mung Bean. The latter brew seems to be most popular.

Post Coffee 邮局咖啡
A1-7, 9 Wangjing Jie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区望京街9号A1-7号

Grid Coffee Serves “Only Black Coffee” in Sanlitun

Another shop on our radar is Grid Coffee, which has opened up a sleek black stand dubbed “The Black Spot” just outside Sanlitun Taikooli. Although claiming to serve “only black coffee,” they have a few other options on their menu, like lattes. Only black coffee or not, it’s still a convenient pit stop for grabbing a cup to go if you’re in the Taikooli area.

Grid Coffee - The Black Spot
1/F, Across from S6-16, Sanlitun Taikooli South, Chaoyang District
潮阳区三里屯太古里南区一层S6-16对面马路(SANDRO门口)

Seesaw Debuts Limited Edition Yunnan Cold Brew

Seesaw is at it again with more limited-run offerings, this time offering up 1-liter bags of cold brewed coffee made from single origin Yunnan beans. Starting at RMB 58, each pack comes with two cups of ice and a few other cups for sharing. Also on offer is a dirty latte with Yunnan SOE beans (RMB 32).

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Images: Irene Li, Dianping