The "Xiao Qingxin" Cafe has emerged as a new force.

Warm decoration style, soft sofas, niche music, and local staples and snacks. In this little place, reading books and listening to music quietly, or holding a notebook, browsing Weibo, browsing Douban, and talking with friends about their recent work and life is the small tone of many literary and art young people. I don't know since when, walking in the streets of Yancheng, I will find that more and more small cafes with literary style have emerged and become the first choice for many people to "date."

Cafes transform from business to leisure

What is the place of the coffee shop in your impression?

Talk, date, chat, be in a daze, stop to look at others. A place to enjoy life.

In the impression of most people in Kuicheng, the former cafes are close to "high consumption" and have little to do with leisure, and Western coffee restaurants such as Shangdao are mostly places for business negotiations. However, with the improvement of material living standards and increasingly exuberant leisure consumption, cafes have stepped into the pace of mass consumption and become a place for playing cards and playing mahjong. Until recent years, small cafes with a petty bourgeoisie atmosphere and a bit of literary style have sprung up, and coffee has changed from instant to fresh grinding.

"Grace's slow Life Cafe" on Xinqiao Road, "Miss Lin's Coffee Shop" near Yinhe Road, "Lane Coffee" on the side of Xingning Middle Road. Looking from afar, you will find that the cafes on these street corners are not only similar in style, but also have a literary style, creating a "small light new" style of leisure. "A coffee shop with more than 20 seats, dozens of square meters, a relaxed environment and a little innovative atmosphere." Lin Xin, the owner of Miss Lin's Coffee Shop, says that unlike previous business-style cafes, she came to the shop mainly to enjoy the afternoon and leisurely life.

Read books, take pictures, sit down and enjoy the slow time.

"more and more people have changed their concept of consumption. In the past, most people thought that a cafe was a place for couples to date or do business, but now they think so less and less. Just as most of the people who go to the cafe with me are friends and classmates, not boyfriends. " Miss Hu, who spends some time every week "dating" with her buddies in a cafe, told reporters that now the party will naturally find a small cafe with a style that suits her taste.

A few tables, sofas, a bar, several bookshelves, as well as some pictures and photos decorated on the wall, several cardboard hemp rope menus, and a small balcony constitute "alley coffee". Bar division Xiao Hei told reporters that generally there is a high flow of people in the store in the evenings and weekends, and some customers come in twos and threes, while some customers come with mobile phones or computers for entertainment.

Cai Hengyi, who works in engineering, is a big fan of Xiang Zi Coffee. As long as he has a little free time, he will drill into the "alley coffee" and find a comfortable seat for a long time. "it's good to read for a while or ask some friends to come over for a chat. You can also eat lunch and dinner here. Xiao Hei's spaghetti has won my heart. " Sitting at the bar, Cai Hengyi said over a cup of coffee.

Most of the operators are post-80s

"maybe a lot of girls will want to open a shop, a cafe, a dessert shop or a flower shop one day. At least I'm one of them." Lin Xin, the owner of Miss Lin's Coffee Shop, told the reporter with a smile that when she was in college, she often went to a small cafe with her friends. She was attracted by that kind of comfortable and leisurely coffee shop. She thought of not having one in her hometown yet. She planned to open one in her heart, and realized her dream in 2012.

In the interview, the reporter learned that the emergence of more and more "small light new" leisure cafes in Yicheng has a lot to do with the operators of the cafes. The operators of this kind of cafes are not only young and with some literary style, but also because they like this relaxed and leisure way of life.

Coffee Tips

According to Grace, the owner of slow Life Cafe, there are two kinds of coffee, one is single product, which is pure coffee ground from coffee beans, which is the favorite of many professional coffee enthusiasts. The other is mixed beans, which is suitable for making fancy coffee. She personally prefers individual items, but fancy coffee will look more artistic and interesting.

Mocha

The blend of espresso, mocha syrup, milk and light cream has a strong chocolate flavor.

Latte

Espresso mixed with milk, covered with a light layer of milk foam, strong milk flavor.

Cappuccino

Made of espresso, fresh milk and foam. Milk foam is the air into the hot milk to make a bubble, the taste will be very soft and smooth.

Caramel macchiato

A blend of vanilla syrup, espresso and milk, garnished with milk foam and caramel sauce.

American style

Ingenious blend of espresso and water.