There are more than 4000 cafes in Shanghai.

How strong is the coffee complex of Shanghainese? One figure can show that there are more than 4000 cafes, large and small, and the aroma of coffee can often be smelled in the air when walking on the street. With fast food chains and convenience stores fully joining the army of freshly ground coffee, and the opening of many independent cafes, Shanghai's "coffee shop territory" has quietly changed, no longer just the limelight of Starbucks, costa and other chain coffee shops.

There are many cafes in Shanghai in China, and coffee consumption is about 10 percentage points higher than the national average. But on the whole, Chinese people do not consume much coffee. Coffee ranks first among the three major drinks in the world, but at present, the per capita annual coffee consumption in China is only 4 cups, while in several big cities from Beijing to Guangzhou, the annual per capita consumption is about 20 cups, which is a far cry from 200 cups per capita in Japan and 140 cups in South Korea.

Of course, the gap also means space. Fast food restaurants and convenience stores sell coffee, compared with Starbucks, have the advantages of "fast" and "cheap", the momentum of development is very strong. More than 900 KFC stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen sell freshly ground coffee. During the year, KFC will also launch freshly ground coffee series in 1000 restaurants in no less than 20 cities. Of the 1300 stores in mainland China, about 35 per cent sell freshly ground coffee.

At the same time, some independent cafes also hope to get a piece of the business war. Secret Garden Cafe and Laomai Cafe featuring classic nostalgic style; Tiger Coffee and Man Coffee with simple and backward industrial style; Cat Caf é with pet cat as the biggest highlight; Lumazi Cafe dedicated to coffee and bean taste …... Unwittingly appeared in the streets of Shencheng.