🔅Actual visit date: 2025/05/31
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A café that I've saved for a while, not far from Banqiao Far Eastern Department Store, located in an old-style house in a small alley. I thought it was a small space, but it actually has two floors, and the seating areas have different styles that create a great atmosphere!

▪️Tiramisu $180
I came for the tiramisu and pudding, but unfortunately, the pudding was sold out by the time I arrived (before 1 PM) 🥲. The tiramisu was quite smooth, with a good balance of ladyfingers and mascarpone, and just the right amount of moisture. It didn’t have any alcohol flavor, but it felt like it lacked depth, becoming a bit sweet towards the end.

▪️Oolong Tea and Mandarin Chiffon Cake $190
Very cute-looking, with a nice tea aroma, and the mandarin was tasty. The chiffon itself was fluffy, but for some reason, it had a strong milky taste, possibly from milk powder, which affected the flavor quite a bit. By the end, I felt a bit… not loving it 🥲.

▪️Sesame Latte H $170
▪️Winter Melon Latte H $170
I must say, their coffee looks like a small cup but is very strong!! Unfortunately, I should have just ordered a classic latte as I would have preferred a stronger milk flavor. Both the sesame and winter melon were quite unique, but I felt they didn’t add much, just a change of flavor. However, you can definitely tell the coffee is excellent.

Overall, I really liked the style of the shop. I didn’t go to the second floor, but the first floor felt very comfortable, giving me a nostalgic feeling like being at my grandma’s house, haha. There was also a cat outside (seemed to be a stray or free-roaming cat), but I was a bit disappointed that the cake I ordered didn’t suit my taste. They also have brunch and main meal options to choose from.

Hello everyone, I am little frog🐸
After a good night’s sleep during the holidays, you can go out for brunch with your friends~ I’ve seen bloggers introduce this restaurant, <Xujiu Coffee>, so I’m going to check it out today~
Business is really good. We have to wait for a table at the pick-up area. Private message reservations are accepted only if there are more than five people. It opens at 11 o'clock. When I arrived at 10:55, there were already three groups of customers waiting.

Xujiu Coffee is located in the alley of Zhongshan Road, Banqiao. The cafe is a two-story old house-style building with a double entrance and exit design. It provides brunch plates, rice dishes, Chinese and Western snacks, desserts and coffee drinks. The menu The selection is quite plentiful, and the overall price is mid-range.

The space of the retro old house has green plants in the front yard. The overall atmosphere is very atmospheric. Many people will take pictures here, but the weather is so hot today. I just want to go inside and blow the air conditioning @@
The interior space is decorated with retro furniture and a large number of toys. Every corner is easy to take pictures📷

My friends and I all ordered the same breakfast plate with different drinks...

⭐️Xujiu’s breakfast $310
Pan-fried boneless chicken thigh steak/Fried mushrooms with floral aroma/Fruits and salad/Handmade buns/Cereal crispy yogurt/With eggs (choose one from three options: sun-baked eggs, hard-boiled eggs, and scrambled tender eggs)
The chicken thigh steak is marinated with spices and fried until the meat is very tender. The salad, scrambled eggs, and stir-fried mushrooms are quite satisfactory. The soft buns are topped with sweet honey as a source of starch~

🌱Add some drinks and get 30% off
🌟Brown sugar milk tea a la carte $140/with breakfast plate $110
It has a faint brown sugar aroma and is smooth to drink, but it is not rich and overall it is a bit ordinary.

🌟Soothing Herbal Tea A la carte $150/with breakfast plate $120
This cup was ordered by a friend, but this small cup was brewed with a tea bag... At such a price... the CP value is slightly lower.

‼ ️Conclusion:
I didn’t think it was unpalatable, but it didn’t seem so delicious that I had to pay a return visit. However, the environment was really nice to take photos of, so it all depends on your personal evaluation 😉

Banqiao’s Hidden Old House Coffee is going viral on IG!
Finally got a chance to check it out
The red iron door at the door is like walking into a time tunnel
The overall construction and maintenance of garden planting is quite good.
Coupled with the retro and nostalgic layout of the two-story building
There is a semi-open kitchen on the first floor and many antique collections.
The low consumption is a drink or a meal!
Quite a humane consumption mechanism

☕ Salted milk capped latte $160
☕ Salted Milk Covered Black Tea $150
Both drinks that day were sprinkled with cocoa chips.
The milk cap part is not particularly salty?
I feel like I don’t know what I drank🤣
Nothing special to remember, just average

Caramel crunchy chiffon $180
It’s a pity that the caramel decorated on top is a little sticky.
Earl Gray Cake has moderate moisture content
But the taste and texture are pretty good

Pan-fried chicken drumstick with rice $250
The chicken thigh steak is a bit too spicy and salty.
The seasoning of the stir-fried comb mushrooms was pretty good
The evaluation of this meal that day was also so-so...

Overall, it is an old house cafe with a good atmosphere.
If you like nostalgic retro style, you can come and take a walk
But there are no recommended meals🤣

📌 Need to wait on site/90 minutes when full
📌Business hours: 11:00-19:00 on weekdays/11:00-20:30 on weekends
📌 Ring Line Banxin Station, about 5 minutes walk
📌 No service charge