Ili's Shop Qingzhong Street Branch Introduction
"Hand-brewed coffee is unlike espresso, which is made with a machine; hand-brewed coffee is more personal." With 30 years of experience in coffee, he takes great pride in this. Due to his insistence on manual brewing, you might spend a little time waiting to enjoy a cup of coffee at Yili, as it prolongs the anticipation for the coffee. "Pour-over coffee is softer; it doesn't hit you with the intense aroma like espresso. The key is in its aftertaste, like a lingering fragrance," Mr. Peng speaks about coffee as if it were poetry! Besides coffee, online users have been saying, "You must go see" the style of the place at Yili. Yili is named after the owner's daughter, and the shop is a small, cozy coffee house. If you happen to walk by, it’s easy to overlook, but its wooden, rustic facade is full of character.
