Saturnbird Coffee blends sustainability, taste on Yuyuan Road
Yuyuan Road in Shanghai's Changning district welcomed the With Saturnbird — a cafe and experience space of Saturnbird Coffee — in November.
The cafe draws many visitors. [Photo/Saturnbird Coffee]
The two-story cafe incorporates recycled materials like coffee cans and old shipwood into its design.
On the first floor, the cafe has a special section on the left that offers 26 different instant coffees and a place to taste them.
On the second floor is a dedicated area where customers buying branded coffee can return empty cans daily. This initiative, started in April 2019, aims to promote the recycling of coffee cans and has collected over 36.58 million cans in the five years since it began.
Saturnbird Coffee's products feature a packaging design inspired by the checkered tablecloths in Shanghai's time-honored cafes. [Photo/Saturnbird Coffee]
The cafe also promotes sustainability with an exhibition on recycled materials like coffee cans, grounds, and old boats.
If you go
Location: No 1107 Yuyuan Road
Open daily from 10 am to 8 pm
Source: Official WeChat account of Changning District Information Office at "shchangning"