Capital Caff: Three Cafés in Baiziwan & CBD Coffee Fest

Vincent R. Vinci, Contributing Editor | Sep 6, 2022 10:41 am | Add a comment | 168 reads

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Continuing on our journey around the capital in search of coffee, today we turn to the neighborhood of Baiziwan, not too far from Shuangjing and Dawang Lu.

Flannel Coffee

We wrote about Flannel way back when they were a little more temporary shop in the Gongti area. Since then, they’ve not only moved, but they've also expanded to two shops, one in the Xiaoyunnan area and one in Baiziwan. At both locations they serve a menu featuring eight drip pour-over options (RMB 30-45 for cup), plus a selection of specials including, among other things, Vietnamese-style coffee (RMB 35).

Flannel Coffee (Baiziwan Shop)
107, 1F, Baiziwan Jiayuan Bldg 401, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾家园401号楼1层107号

Unique Coffee

It might seem bold to name a coffee shop “unique” in a city that’s replete with them, but Unique is actually quite special in that they’ve got an interesting space and a menu with some decidedly different offerings to boot. Chief on the menu is their selection of Australian-style coffees, including a long black (RMB 25 for blend, RMB 30 for Single Origin Espresso) – more or less the Aussie version of an Americano – a smaller variant of that, which they’ve dubbed the “Shlong” (RMB 25 for blend, RMB 30 for SOE), and a flat white (RMB 30 for blend, RMB 35 for SOE).

They also have some nicely named specials, like the A Pineapple Yelling and the Oh Yeahhhh Latte (both starting at RMB 48).

Unique Coffee
31-8 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾路31-8号(皇包车大院内冥想楼)

Zaowan

The menu in this new space is relatively simple – Americano, latte, dirty, flat white (all ranging from RMB 28 to RMB 40) – and the space is relatively simple as well. Zaowan makes up for this with an interesting menu of specials and an ample collection of magazines and records. We’ve not seen the alcohol side of the menu, but judging by the DJ station in this place, it’s meant to be popping come nighttime.

Zaowan Coffee 早晚咖啡
101, 1F, Baiziyuan Bldg 17, 16 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District
朝阳区百子湾路16号百子园17号楼1层101室

Find Your Next Favorite Coffee at the CBD Youth Coffee Festival

Tried the above cafés but want a bit more? You can get your caffeine fix and then some at the CBD Youth Coffee Festival, happening Sep 9-12, 11am to 8pm at Fortune Financial Center.

Here you’ll find 60+ coffee shops – including a few mentioned in this article and previous articles – to choose from, along with live entertainment and more. Scan the QR code below to purchase tickets.