Coco Crew Description

The team behind Bottega recently launched a second concept – Coco Crew – conveniently located right in front of Bottega, street adjacent with a sun-soaked patio. As the name suggests, this spot is all about the detox and retox…with coconuts. 

Think healthy coconut water-based bevvies and coffee drinks by day and creative coconut cocktails at night, brought to you by Peter Kwok, previously of one of Beijing’s premier cocktail bars: Black Moth. In addition to drinks, there’s also tropical island flavor-inspired desserts, all crafted in house by Jacopo Bruni. 

In a city that boasts more coffee shops than anywhere else in the globe, this is a refreshing (pun intended) alternative, one with a focused theme that isn’t just whipping up the wackiest ingredients to score those coveted five-star Dianping reviews and wanhong snaps of cups full of more sugar than coffee. 

However, we do wonder if the concept of coconut everything is too niche. Is the coconut concept just one of the many of Shanghai’s latest trends that will fade as the novelty passes, or will the team be able to keep the menu engaging enough to warrant repeat visits? 

Only time will tell. But for now, we are hooked.