# Best Cafes in Shanghai

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A list of the 5 best cafes in Shanghai, including Blacksheep Espresso (Huangpu, Shanghai). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [China](/china.md) / Shanghai
**Updated:** 2026-08-26 03:25:03

1. **[Blacksheep Espresso](/e/blacksheep-espresso---1557.md)** (cafe) — A small sheep-themed cafe in Huangpu, its room worked through with sheep motifs and an affogato as the signature drink. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_26648097, https://www.instagram.com/bse.shanghai/, https://english.shhuangpu.gov.cn/2024-02/27/c_2182.htm
2. **[Bird Water Tower](/e/bird-water-tower---1558.md)** (cafe) — A derelict 1930s water tower in the M50 art district, reborn as a black-box coffee bar beneath its bare industrial walls. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.merci-magazine.com/mercilifestylenews/m50bird-water-tower-flip-studio, https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-Cafes/20251027/99821045c38f4a9ebf07013726974582.html, https://mag.tecture.jp/culture/20240226-m50-bird-water-tower/
3. **[Yihe 1915](/e/yihe-1915---1559.md)** (cafe) — A red-brick heritage building on the Yangpu waterfront, now a cafe looking out over the Huangpu. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://hot.online.sh.cn/content/2026-05/16/content_10451397.htm, https://www.163.com/dy/article/JJC8UPMH05348TJL.html
4. **[Blatage Coffee](/e/blatage-coffee---1560.md)** (cafe) — A monochrome riverside spot naming drinks after their coffee-to-milk ratios, tucked in an industrial park by the Huangpu. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://view.inews.qq.com/k/20240821A075CE00?scene=wap&no-redirect=1, https://www.timeoutshanghai.com/venue/Restaurants-Cafes/56351/BLATAGE-COFFEE.html
5. **[Manner Coffee (Xuhui Binjiang)](/e/manner-coffee-xuhui-binjiang---1561.md)** (cafe) — A three-storey riverside branch of the Shanghai chain, with a terrace on each level looking out over the Huangpu. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.wearemanner.com/, https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20230513A03AVT00?no-redirect=1

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