Guangzhou Coffee Shop | "Marsh Cafe" A traditional Japanese coffee shop far away from downtown

"​" mountain is not high, if there is an immortal, it will be named.

A body of water needs not be deep it would be ensouled, if a dragon makes it its resting whereabouts. "

In Nansha District, far from downtown Guangzhou, there is a senior Japanese coffee shop!

"Beaver Cafe"

This is located in Nansha Youfang Shopping Park, which can be easily found when entering the park!

Haifu Cafe is one of the earliest cafes in Guangzhou. Its founder is a Japanese who came to work in China. He plans to live in China when he retires. At the age of 73, he was a stranger to the coffee industry, so he went back to Japan to study coffee with Mr. Kono at KONO Cafe. And opened the "Beaver Cafe" in 2010, including this year is already the 11th year.

[you can see the old man's certificate in KONO Coffee School in the shop]

The layout of the shop is simple and tidy, the Japanese style is full, the bar is a long wooden table with equal chairs on both sides, through the warm lights, permeated with a warm atmosphere.

The coffee menu is very simple, with only 8 individual coffees and 2 homemade beetles, and the beans are all self-baked in Japanese style. The author ordered a cup of Salvadoran coffee and a cup of beaver No. 2 coffee.

Kono is the master of Kono, from coffee roasting to brewing, all follow the concept of Kono. The handsome coffee maker is making coffee in Kono style.

Salvadoran coffee is very clean taste, dark chocolate-like bitter rhyme in the mouth dissipates as the coffee is swallowed, ushering in a fresh and sweet feeling.

On the other hand, Haifu No. 2 coffee shows the feeling of 1% sour, 3% sweet and 6% bitter, which is more mellow in the taste. The same bitterness will not remain in the mouth, the feeling of bitterness! The author is more fond of Haifu No. 2 coffee (maybe the reason why I like the rich taste).

[a cup of hand-brewed coffee contains 120ml]

[three meritorious KONO filter cups, which are said to be the "veterans" of the shop]

Although he did not meet the old man (currently in Japan) during this visit, he was lucky to meet his son, Mr. Bosch, who stayed in the store. Mr. Jin Bosch first studied cooking, then went to KONO Coffee School and worked there for a year, and now his son follows his father's career as the director of Hai Hai Cafe.

[the director is brewing coffee for three]

Mr. Jin Bosch is also very talkative. In the conversation, we learned the origin of the name "Haili Cafe". It turned out that at the beginning, Mr. Jin wanted to use the literal translation of "HighLand Coffee House" to name "Highland Cafe", because the Arabica coffee we often drink is, in principle, the higher the altitude, the better the quality.

But for some reason of formal registration, it was forced to change its name, so the transliteration of "HighLand" was used. The loss of a horse is not a blessing, and it is precisely because of this that it has the elegant name of "sea fish".

In addition to making traditional sun-cured coffee on the surface, Hai Hai Cafe also serves Italian food and Japanese snacks. Of course, the most important point is that it is also the general agent of KONO coffee utensils in China. The display shelf behind the bar is full of KONO coffee utensils.

[this special ceramic KONO filter cup and pot is said to have only 100 sets in the world]

It is very interesting that the person in charge can combine the commonness of cooking and coffee and use metaphors that are appropriate to life to convey to you the knowledge of coffee. When it comes to Japanese-style coffee, it also gives the author a new understanding. Don't miss the opportunity to talk to the manager when you go to visit the store.

[decommissioned roaster for display, active in old shop]

When it comes to the only disadvantage! It's just too far, AHA! However, it is the tranquil and beautiful environment of Nansha that perfectly fits the casual, elegant and stable style of the Hai Fu Cafe.

Opening hours: 10:00-20:00, Monday to Sunday

Add: 111D-111E, 47 building, DieCuifeng Youfang shopping mall, 11 Cuiyu street, Nansha district, Guangzhou

Nearest public transport: subway station Jiaomen station

Author | A sponge who asked not to be named