Shanghai Liujiazui characteristic tall coffee shop insists on cheap price, overlooking Pujiang beautiful scenery

Standing in the hall, you have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Pujiang River. A piece of news about the mysterious Lujiazui Cafe, which 99% of people don't know, went viral on Wechat moments, claiming that it is not only cheaper than common cafes, but also tastes good. What is more rare is that this coffee shop has 180 °invincible views of the Huangpu River.

In the Wechat post, the name of the coffee shop was not mentioned, but its location, the fifth floor of the Zhendan Building in Lujiazui, was given. Reporters in Dianping, Meituan and other APP to "Zhendan Coffee" as the keyword search, but also did not get any results, can not help but doubt the authenticity of the news.

A panoramic view of the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait

Yesterday morning, the reporter came to Zhendan Building along Binjiang Avenue. In the lobby of the ground floor, the reporter found the tenant index plate of the building, and finally found the information of this coffee shop in the commercial supporting.

The reporter took the elevator to the fifth floor, got out of the elevator and turned left, and immediately understood why Wechat moments were brushed by this coffee shop: what appeared in front of the reporter was a huge curved transparent floor-to-ceiling window, with soft lights on the marble floor, reflecting the whole hall with a touch of gold. Walk forward more than 10 steps into the coffee shop, the field of vision becomes suddenly clear. The whole coffee shop covers an area of about 300-400 square meters. It is mainly decorated in European style and can overlook the river view without a dead angle. Walking on the balcony, the gulls flew by, the sound of a clear siren was occasionally heard on the surface of the Huangpu River, and the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Pu River was clearly seen, and I felt that the whole person had been fully integrated into it.

There are more than a dozen seats in the coffee shop hall and several sofas at the end, but there are no other guests except the reporter. The reporter thought that there were fewer guests because the time was still early. But until the reporter left at 12:30, in nearly two hours, there were only six or seven groups of guests coming for coffee.

The price is cheap and has not risen for more than eight years.

Judging from the price of drinks listed at the bar, the coffee, tea and ice products sold here are not only absolutely low prices in the Lujiazui area, but also a "people-friendly price" compared with the large and small cafes on the streets of Shanghai. For example, the cheapest espresso costs only 15 yuan, while caramel macchiato, classic cappuccino, American coffee, latte and mocha are all 25 yuan, while other common brands in the market at present, the price of a medium cup of coffee is generally more than 30 yuan. Not only that, the coffee in this coffee shop, if not outstanding, is not just making do with it, which can be seen from the pull of the coffee, which shows that it is cost-effective.

In fact, 25 yuan is already the highest price for drinks in this shop, and other oolong tea, scented tea and smoothies are also capped at 25 yuan. If you just want to enjoy the beautiful scenery, you can even choose Coke, Sprite or soda for as little as 15 yuan.

"We should have opened here eight or nine years ago, and the price has not changed." The bar staff said that this coffee shop belongs to the property of the building, and it has only been positioned as the supporting commercial facilities of the building from the very beginning, mainly serving the staff of the major banks and fund companies in the building, so it is more peaceful.

The staff admitted that due to the relatively low profile, although the coffee shop has a beautiful view of the river, but the popularity is not high, few outsiders know that there is such a leisurely coffee shop hidden in the building.

Many white-collar workers want to sit down. "I didn't think there was such a good place in our building." Miss Jiang, who worked at CITIC Bank in Zhendan Building for seven years, didn't know that there was such a good coffee shop around her until she read the moments on Wechat. According to her, she usually commutes between the department's floor and the ground floor, occasionally passing through the fifth floor, has also seen this coffee shop, but has never been inside. "looking at the decoration here and so on, I always thought it wouldn't be cheap. Besides, I was busy with my work. I didn't expect it to be so romantic." Miss Jiang said that after the store became popular on Wechat, she also wanted to find a chance to sit in, but was worried that the number of passengers would increase as a result.

Another white-collar worker, Miss Zhu, said that she had been to this coffee shop once, but there was only coffee and no refreshments, so that she could not completely fall in love with the habit of drinking afternoon tea. "I always feel that there is nothing special about drinking a few cups of coffee. After all, you can also drink coffee and see the river view in the office."

"if only there were free Wi-Fi." The reporter saw in Wechat moments that many Lujiazui white-collar workers have expressed their idea of going to this coffee shop to sit down after seeing the post. But because there is no WiFi in this coffee shop, some "Phubber" feel lacking. But they also worry that once services such as the free Internet are improved, the coffee shop will be hard to find.

Source: morning News (Shanghai)