As you’re probably well aware, the coffee scene in Guangzhou has been heating up over the past year and a half, with a new shop opening every other week.
If you’re like us, it’s hard to keep track of all of the beautifully designed, roasted-on-site coffee shops (much less find time to visit them), which is why we’re happy to support a new project called The Coffee Card, spearheaded by our fellow caffeine-addicted friends.
The idea is this: purchase a physical card that will be delivered to your door via snail mail (talk about old school novelty), and take it with you when you visit the 15 participating coffee shops in town to redeem a free drink from a list of three provided by each store.
It’s not just a way to save money and find motivation to visit all those cool cafes you’ve had on your coffee shop bucket list, but an invitation to join an awesome community of coffee lovers in the city.
No matter where you go – Apf. Kafe, Greenhouse Coffee & Zakka, Sigma Coffee or Get Lab – you’re bound to meet amazing new people and walk away (jittery-excited, perhaps) with fresh ideas. And that’s why we love exploring coffee in China – it’s a way to get to know this country on a more intimate level (while taking awesome Instagram pics).
“We have coffee shops participating in all different districts of Guangzhou,” Luisa Chen tells us – over coffee, of course. “So, if there are people visiting the city, they can get to know places like Beijing Lu or Haizhu District through coffee… it’s a way of exploring the city.”
Chen says most coffee shops in Guangzhou are currently doing their own thing, but she hopes The Coffee Card project will unite them and encourage them to collaborate more with one another.
The logic is similar with consumers – the card is a way to connect coffee lovers all over the city, and hopefully bring franchise fans (aka Starbucks and Costa regulars) to try local, independent shops as well.
“Once we have this group of people connected to us, then we can start having coffee salons and workshops and eventually we also want to host a coffee festival,” says Chen.
Sound almost as stimulating as a cup of coffee? See which 15 shops are participating in the project below. Click on each name to find the respective listing (or review) on our site.
Catch you procaffeinaters later!
Details: All That’s readers can enjoy a 10 percent discount with the code PRD2017.
RMB150 for classic card (includes a free drink at 15 different coffee shops); RMB80 for student card (includes a free drink at five coffee shops of your choice). If you visit all 15 stores and collect all 15 stamps (on the classic card), you may redeem a 16th drink at a coffee shop of your choice (by returning the card).
Order now by scanning the QR code below:
Participating stores in Guangzhou: Apf. Kafe, Atlas Coffee, Beta Cafe, Covita Coffee, Feel More Coffee & Bagels, Get Lab, Greenhouse Coffee & Zakka, Hay Coffee, Home + Cafe, Nido Coffee, Press Room Coffee, RSD Coffee, Sigma Coffee, Stain Coffee, Wantok
Visit www.coffee-card.net or get in touch via Instagram @thecoffeecard or on WeChat (@咖啡概念CoffeeConnect) for more info.
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