Douwu Coffee is a boutique café with the longest history and the richest variety of hidden beans in Shenzhen, and can be called a pioneer in Shenzhen's specialty coffee industry. The founder, Brother Long, has been dealing with specialty coffee for more than ten years, and is a Taishan Beidou-level figure in Shenzhen's specialty coffee industry, and it is said that 90% of the owners of boutique cafes in Shenzhen have been guests of Douwu. Since its inception, Bean Dance has only sold self-roasted coffee beans to ensure that the flavor of each cup of coffee is above the level.
There are 2 stores in Douwu. An earlier one lived on the ground floor of a villa on Minle Road, and this hidden shop has no indoor seating, and the only indoor space is all for coffee bean storage and green bean roasting. The guests are all located in the outdoor courtyard, and from time to time there are passing cats and dogs to add a bit of natural vitality to the courtyard. This humble small shop, but because of Brother Long's stationing, many coffee lovers in Shenzhen have attracted many coffee lovers to make a "pilgrimage", and most of Douwu's coffee knowledge sharing sessions are also arranged in this store. The fly in the ointment is that the Minle Road store only has outdoor seats, and in Shenzhen's long and hot summer, it cannot provide a good and comfortable dining environment for visitors, and the hot weather and a lot of mosquitoes make the frequent customers who like coffee complain.
The spring cocoon shop located on the right side of the administrative service hall in Nanshan District is much higher than the old store in terms of environment. The transparent floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides ensures good lighting in the interior, and the super high-rise shared with the service hall makes the whole store appear open and comfortable. The store adopts a simple and bright modern decoration style, without too much decoration, everything in the store is for coffee service, and the Kees Spirit hand-controlled coffee machine priced at 180,000 yuan can collide with good beans to create a more mellow taste.
Bean Dance's menu changes on a seasonal basis, with at least 15 specialty coffees selected for each season. These specialty coffee beans are mainly divided into regions, including African regions with higher sweetness, American regions with a long aftertaste, and Asian regions with a mellow taste, and each bean has a brief description of its taste under its name, making it easy for customers to choose. In addition to the regular coffee beans, Bean Dance also has a cup of more than 90 points for the top taste and a rare bidding Geisha to choose from. For those who are not accustomed to pour-over coffee, they can try Nitro Coffee, which is based on the original liquid of hot-brewed and sun-dried Yergacheffe coffee, and adds nitrogen to achieve a quick cooling effect, which tastes similar to dark beer and is very refreshing. The espresso beans in the store are not sloppy, and SOE (Single Origin Espresso) coffee beans are used at a higher price, which is more difficult to extract and have a stronger flavor, to unify the level of coffee production.
The Douwu Spring Cocoon Shop also has a self-service pour-over area, where customers can buy coffee beans in the store and experience the whole process of pour-over coffee with the help of baristas. Douwu will launch a special bean every month, sold at a price lower than the usual 30%-50%, these beans priced at 50-80 yuan in a single pack are not only not inferior old beans, but have different flavors and fresh dates, Brother Long aims to use these coffee beans with low prices as a stepping stone, breaking the stereotype that some people are bitter for specialty coffee, so that even laymen can enjoy the rich taste of specialty coffee.
