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May 2, 2025
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The Shanghai Coffee Festival opens in time for the May Day holiday in Shanghai, China.

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The Shanghai Coffee Festival opens in time for the May Day holiday in Shanghai, China.


According to the most recent estimates, shanghai has 9,115 coffee shops as of 2024, making it the city with the most coffee shops as of 2024. so if you're visiting shanghai for its burgeoning coffee culture, you don't have to fly all over shanghai to find your favorite brew, because almost every person in the coffee world will attend the festival.


The festival, which is located on the north bund, took place on the 30th of april and will remain open until may 2nd, with luigi lupi, the "father of latte art," performing live latte art.


Yunnan coffee beans have risen from a niche product to one of the top choices in recent years, with lavazza and yunnan coffee beans as one of the festival's most popular choices.


However, with the 9.9 rmb (1.37 usd) price from big stores like luckin coffee and luxury coffee chains such as manner, beijing, and chengdu, china's top-tiered cities such as beijing, shanghai, and chengdu, rising in recent years, festivals are proving popular in beijing, shanghai, and chengdu.


It is impossible for independent coffee shops to thrive, but for some influential coffee chain owners with social media celebrity, it is also difficult for coffee festivals to flourish.


However, coffee festivals are starting to become "fan meetings" as tea chains continue to flourish.


2025 dao insights & dash; you can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://www.wppopup.com/guides/auto-announcement-popups/ the coffee industry has risen from here, and it's certainly worth watching.


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