Yili's Shop - Qingzhong Street Store Introduction
"Hand-brewed coffee is not just made with a machine like espresso; it's more personalized." He takes great pride in this after 30 years of experiencing coffee. Due to the insistence on manual brewing, it might take a while to enjoy coffee at ILLI, extending the anticipation for the drink: "Pour-over coffee is gentler; unlike espresso, which hits you with a strong aroma right away, the focus is on its aftertaste, like a lingering fragrance," Mr. Peng speaks about coffee as if reciting a poem! Besides coffee, there's the charming atmosphere at ILLI that netizens claim you "must see." ILLI is named after the owner's daughter, and it is a small, cozy coffee shop. If you happen to walk by, you could easily overlook it, but its rustic wooden façade has a lot of character.
