Selling Coffee on Cedar Road: One Woman’s Urban Hustle

Published: Oct 12, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/12/2026 208 views

On a quiet winter night in Guangzhou, a mobile coffee vendor serves up drinks and conversation on a side street near shuttered restaurants. Here’s how she turned a side hustle into a lifestyle.

On a cold winter evening in Guangzhou, the once-bustling food stalls along Cedar Road have thinned out. By 8:30 p.m., only a few tables remain occupied at Bali Lobster, while the kitchen staff at the neighbouring Eyeglasses Restaurant linger indoors scrolling their phones. In the narrow five-metre passageway between the two venues, a row of snack stalls selling braised meats and soups hums quietly — the overlooked veins of the street food scene. Amid the quiet, a young man in a jacket approaches a converted coffee cart and orders a cup of Mandheling. It’s the ninth drink sold tonight by Gao Siyu, who’s been stationed here for five months.

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