Experienced roasters, excellent coffee, good service and a comfortable in-store environment make Zi Dong Woxi highly respected by people inside and outside the industry in Hangzhou. Opened at the end of 2016, Zidong Woxi is one of the few boutique cafes in Hangzhou that specializes in self-baked beans.
In order to better let diners understand the name of the store, the store deliberately set aside one-third of the blackboard for explanation: "Zi" is not talented enough to work hard to make the coffee well; "Dong" supervises himself, bakes every pot, and makes every cup; "Nest" is a small nest, with coffee and temperature; "Xi" coffee is our treasure, cherish every cup.
The owner, Zhou Le, is not only the barista in the store, but also the roaster of Zidong Woxi coffee beans, he has obtained various coffee qualification certifications and is well-known in the specialty coffee circle in Hangzhou. The coffee beans in the store are roasted by the owner, and the roast degree is controlled to a medium and light roast that best brings out the original flavor of the coffee. Medium-light roasted coffee beans have more obvious fruit tonality, obvious sweet and sour feeling, and light bitterness, which is the best taste for hand pouring. In the choice of green beans, it is difficult to disappoint, with the production area of Hanbeila, Guji from Ethiopia and the 90's Levelup series of Romichi are common single beans in the store, and their flavor performance is superior to ordinary specialty coffee beans from the same production area. In addition, the menu of single origin coffees is also featured in the menu of La Courde Geisha, which has won the BOP, the largest green coffee competition of the year in Panama, and the Sultan Rume, which has a fairly good balance and a very high sweetness performance. Zi Dong Woxi's self-baked beans are not only for personal use, but also for sale, if you drink your favorite beans, you may wish to take a pack back and brew it yourself.
Zi Dong Woxi's Italian coffee is available in two types: blend and SOE. In terms of taste, it also pursues mellow but not bitter. Flat white is a hot seller in the store, with self-roasted beans, milk and espresso to achieve a good degree of integration, latte art is simple and exquisite, the best taste of small cups to control the taste, the entrance is smooth, and the acceptance of diners is quite high.
A grinder, a single-head espresso machine, and several pour-over coffee pots constitute a simple and complete coffee bar in Zidong Woxi. There are homemade desserts in the refrigerator next to it, and the taste is affirmed by most diners. The walls of the store are decorated with Zi Dong Woxi's peripheral products, canvas bags, T-shirts, hats, etc., which are full of literary and artistic sense. When customers bring their pets to the store, they will not turn them away, which is more common in Hangzhou boutique cafes, which is very warm.
In August 2017, the original Zhijixiang Lane store was relocated to No. 45 Dajing Lane, and all the interiors of the new store were completed by the store itself, laying bricks, painting walls, etc. In terms of site selection, the surrounding Hangzhou style is maintained, and the two-story wooden building brings diners a more comfortable coffee experience.
