“In Shanghai, you can skip a meal, but you must have coffee.” If you want to find creative and inspiring cafes in Shanghai and take artistic photos, this article is all you need!
O.P.S. cafe
📍 No. 1, Lane 177, Taiyuan Road
O.P.S. cafe is the ceiling of domestic specialty drinks and the dream destination for many coffee lovers. People queue up to the corner of the street just to have a sip.
Drinking specialty drinks at O.P.S. is a unique experience!
TYAKASHA
📍 3F, Tian’an Qianshu, 600 Moganshan Road
Mr. Green is the store manager of Green Coffee House, so he even made the cup sleeves into his own peripherals and invited his good friend Oring to help.
They never lose when it comes to cuteness, and the same goes for their coffee.
GO! Coffee
📍 712 Kangding Road
The pattern of the three puppies on the storefront is really, really, really cute! Who can’t love puppies! And there are three of them!
BLACKSHEEP ESPRESSO
📍 124 Maoming South Road / 169-4 Jianguo Middle Road
Blacksheep’s “One Sheep, Thousand Joys” coffee is truly full of creativity, not only in its name but also in the addition of ice cream and little sheep cookies. The flavor of this coffee is just too rich!
Wild Man Kaka’s Cafe
📍 65 Changle Road
The Kaka at the entrance has amazed countless passersby! The unique cave-style decor and even the staff dressed as cavemen make it an unforgettable experience. You can even take the cup with you after finishing your coffee!
Fight Club Coffee
📍 1223 Beijing West Road
Drinking coffee is better than fighting. The owner and the lovely boss lady are fighting enthusiasts, and the walls are covered with medals they have won.
Iced Americano made with SOE beans has a very pure taste, and you can indeed taste the flavor of grapes!
UFCarrot Cafe&Bar
📍 1301 Xinzha Road
It’s all about carrots here, and the orange theme is super cute. Not only do they have a UFO-shaped coffee machine, but there are also many adorable hand-drawn elements and carrot designs.
The “Sunset Flight” single product, which contains a small amount of alcohol, combines the brightness of sweet orange with a subtle wine aroma, making it light and addictive!
if NameleSs Coffee
📍 No. 2, Lane 209, Nanchang Road
Shanghai’s first dreamy purple cafe, and they even give you flowers when you buy coffee!
The store is not big, but it has a delicate and petite style, suitable for couple dates and girlfriend time!
5:55pm espresso bar
📍 61 Ruijin 2nd Road
A cute and interesting blue and pink contrasting coffee shop. It’s a cafe before 5:55 pm and turns into a small bar afterwards! Experience the joy of Shanghai life from day to night!
CoffeeSpot
📍 No. 4, Lane 838, Beijing West Road
A “community coffee” on Beijing West Road. Sitting under the sycamore trees and drinking coffee with the light and shadow dancing, it’s the epitome of a refined lifestyle!
tequila coffee
📍 55 Jiashan Road
One of the three most cost-effective cafes on Yongkang Road. The beans have a “heavy smoker” kind of intensity. Both Dirty and Americano are highly recommended, and the iced drinks are even better~
Be FINE Coffee
📍 284-1 Julu Road
The boss is a handsome guy! The style is lazy and minimalist, and you can tell it has a super attitude at first glance!
People who take “don’t bother” as their life motto must be optimistic and free-spirited! Taking it slow is the original color of life.
NANA COFFEE
📍 177-2 Lao Hutai Road
A cafe full of the smell of life in a food market, and there’s even a retro New Dream Ballroom nearby. It really feels like the Five Men in the coffee world.
The walls are covered with retro posters, and the melodious light music echoes endlessly, bringing the cozy atmosphere to the fullest.
Not Supposed to Be
📍 147 Maoming North Road
To weaken the traditional business attribute of coffee, they combined the ATM form with coffee to create a national coffee that can be seen everywhere.
The collision of Klein blue and metallic silver adds a lively factor to your dull life, with a full sense of technology and atmosphere. Any random shot can turn into a blockbuster.
trova
📍 1st Floor, 117 Xianggang Road
A high-end black exhibition hall coffee shop, the interior design is dominated by black, white and gray tones. The designer team has created an industrial minimalist design.
The staff’s clothing, tableware, coffee machines, and even the color of desserts are all in black, white, and gray tones. Any casual shot gives the feeling of a blockbuster!
CAN COMPANY
📍 247 Yanping Road
“Convenience” is also CAN COMPANY’s vision for the future. Freshly ground coffee can also be packed into cans, sealing the aroma and taste of coffee, and going to farther times and spaces.
CAN COMPANY hopes that even in a small space, this fusion can have different degrees of settings, allowing the “relationship” triggered by a cup of coffee to grow and ferment within different boundaries.
Metal Hands
📍 15 Nandan Road
Metal Hands’ third store in Shanghai brings an entire “green plant space capsule”, full of a sense of technology, magical and cool!
The signature poached egg latte has a rich coconut milk texture with a natural coconut sweetness. The yolk part in the center is made of pumpkin powder, which, together with the layered espresso, creates a particularly pleasing shape!
SUR eatery&bar
📍 Room 11, Courtyard 7, Lane 210, Taikang Road
A place of tranquility in the bustling Tianzifang, offering brunch, afternoon tea, coffee, dinner, and a bar.
Drinking coffee while “removing the roof tiles” is just too amazing! Taking photos on the rooftop is super photogenic~
todos los dias
📍 549 Shaanxi North Road
This is a two-story small villa coffee shop on Shaanxi North Road, with a long-lost sense of quietness and relaxation. You might accidentally spend a whole afternoon here.
As soon as you enter, you can see all kinds of scones, pound cakes, and handmade cakes, all with a super healing taste!
Heal Space
📍 Building 8-3, Gongping Road
This store truly fits the currently popular trend of “coffee by day, alcohol by night”. It enjoys the river view of the North Bund. At night, when the Oriental Pearl Tower lights up, the scenery becomes even more stunning!!
Soft Flow Cafe&Bar
📍 70 Nanchang Road
The “Time to drink” sign at the door is really attractive.
The store integrates a coffee shop, bar, and exhibition space, and even has an entire wine cellar! Every month, it changes to a different themed film exhibition.
And the staff are very handsome!
Moon Coffee roof
📍 2nd Floor, No. 1, Lane 64, Fenyang Road
A five-story townhouse attic coffee shop. From the second to the fourth floor, each level has its own unique world: a friends’ chat area, a green plant outdoor space, a spacious large table area, and a small attic with a transparent ceiling. The store also has many moon-themed posters and copywriting~
Mercy Coffee&WILDE Wilde
📍 No. 1, Lane 212, Wuyuan Road
The small garden is just to the right of the entrance of the lane in the residential area. You can sit both indoors and outdoors. Sometimes they hold exhibitions. The overall garden atmosphere makes people feel artistic and chill.
LioLio
📍 442 Changde Road
The store uses all self-roasted beans. Before ordering, they will enthusiastically recommend the flavors of the coffee beans. I ordered the medium-roasted Love Rhino, with sweet cream mixed with nutty flavors, and the wine aroma is not too strong~
The interior of the store is clean and bright, with large mirrors illuminating the space, and there’s also a cute blind box wall.
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