At a Glance (China Coffee Network): (Source: Chacheng Simao) During the National Day holiday in Pu’er’s Simao district, beyond visiting coffee estates, the urban area hides many cafés worth exploring at a slow pace.…
(Source: Chacheng Simao) During the National Day holiday in Pu’er’s Simao district, beyond visiting coffee estates, the urban area hides many cafés worth exploring at a slow pace. The 24 Solar Terms · Tea-Coffee Phenology, and “Following the Coffee Aroma” — some are rooted in century-old streets, some hidden by a park lakeside, some serving Pu’er coffee in surprising new ways. Chacha has specially compiled this Simao urban café check-in guide, hoping every visitor to Simao can taste the warmth and stories of this city in a cup of coffee.
If you want to understand Pu’er coffee’s past and present before starting your check-in journey, this is the first stop. Akawala uses old courtyards as containers and exhibitions instead of displays, comprehensively showing coffee’s origin, making and spread, blending ethnic intangible heritage, historical relics and Pu’er coffee into an immersive cultural-tourism experience that can be seen, heard, tasted and touched.
Sanya Guo Coffee, hidden in a century-old residence on Daijia Lane, sounds from its name alone with a wild charm unique to southern Yunnan, praised by many tourists as a “treasure café” — great to drink and great to photograph, with blind-ordered drinks full of pleasant surprises. If you’ve finished exploring Daijia Lane and want a place to rest, this is a good choice.
Duozha Coffee is a courtyard-style two-story cottage preserving Qing-dynasty architectural structure, where Southeast Asian flair intertwines with Pu’er ethnic characteristics; the shop is filled with old objects the owner collected from Southeast Asia, like a small literary museum. Must-tries are the durian latte and avocado latte — highly creative.
Xianxiang hides in the lively market life of Daijia Lane, yet inside the shop is another world. No need to travel to the mountains and wilds — just step into this shop, and a cup of coffee lets you find the most touching poetry of autumn in slow time.
Shanding (Summit) Coffee sits inside the Shiping Guild Hall; the curator blends ancient-architecture elegance with floral artistry, building an elegant secret realm of scenes at every step among the corridors and courtyards. It selects coffee beans from high-altitude core producing areas above 1,500 meters, offering both pour-over and creative specialties; a cup of “Coffee in Left Hand, Tea in Right” blends Pu’er’s ancient charm and mountain-wild flavor on the tip of the tongue. In the century-old mansion, coffee aroma and floral scent intertwine — quaint, healing and full of atmosphere, a stop worth a special trip.
Focusing on pour-over and creative coffee, its self-roasting model makes the output stable and distinctive. The signature “Five Autumns” blends matcha cheese foam, orange marmalade, osmanthus and cold brew, praised by many guests as “stunning”; the brown-butter milk dirty is also worth a try.
As a next-generation coffee brand, Li Shuixian’s creative coffee series, launched at the 2026 Pu’er Origin Coffee Culture Season, won the love of countless tourists. Carrying fresh creativity and vitality, the brand is a representative of Simao cafés’ “young school.”
The mix-and-match player on Daijia Lane — erkuai (rice cake) and coffee, placing Pu’er people’s most familiar erkuai and coffee on the same table. Bamboo weaving and avocado smoothie, old lane and creative drinks — this slightly small, slightly slow combination is exactly Simao’s romance.
Jimu (Building Blocks) Coffee, located on Park Road, is a representative of Simao’s community cafés. The shop is not large, but its output is stable, suitable for nearby residents to stop by for a cup on a morning walk.
Zebra Manor Coffee, from a 1,800-meter-altitude forest understory plantation in Lancang, once scored high to win the washed-group championship at the Yunnan Green Coffee Beans Competition. If you care about coffee quality, this cup of “champion bean” is worth a special trip.
Relying on Pu’er’s unique geographical advantages, Aini Coffee insists on direct origin supply; every cup contains the sunshine and rain of Yunnan’s plateau, making it an excellent vehicle to experience Pu’er’s “coffee in left hand, tea in right” lifestyle.
Beigui (Northern Return) Coffee Warehouse, opened on Simao’s old street, is an easy stop while wandering the old street. Here you can drink coffee beans from Yunnan and around the world, and the shop also provides professional pour-over equipment, letting visitors experience the fun from grinding to brewing themselves. One cup down feels like a taste tour of coffee origins — suitable for slowly sipping mid-stroll on the old street.
Xinyi Coffee, opened in the middle of Tianmin Street on Simao’s old street, is a representative of Pu’er coffee’s “local expression.” Locally roasted coffee beans, plus cultural-creative products combining Pu’er elements with modern design — tote bags, fridge magnets, coffee bead bracelets — let you take Simao’s memories home with your coffee.
Yedu (Wild Duck Pond) Valley Coffee Estate, which began large-scale coffee planting in 1983, opened a 2.0-version urban experience store on Simao’s old street. Among these, pour-over coffee is the most popular single item; after tiring from wandering the old street, step in for a cup of estate-direct pour-over to best feel Pu’er coffee’s original flavor.
In Simao’s old-street night, Ama’s Vietnamese Egg Coffee sign glows with a soft light; at the door, bamboo chairs, sunshades and a few yellow lanterns — even the wind carries a coconut scent. Vietnamese egg coffee uses whipped egg yolk instead of milk foam, with a dense, sweet taste — it’s both coffee and dessert.
PUPU Coffee, which opened on Simao’s old street during the 2026 “May Day” holiday, quickly went viral with its “one sip coffee, one bite sausage” combo — a happy supply station for young people wandering the old street.
Wujin (Black Gold) Coffee is a representative enterprise of Pu’er coffee’s shift from “raw-material base” to “deep processing,” with an annual comprehensive processing capacity of 8,000 tonnes, using a German PROBAT roasting system for precise temperature control. Every cup tasted at its urban store is backed by industrial-grade quality control.
LTG Coffee, opened in the Xingshu courtyard, takes its name from “Flash” the sloth in “Zootopia” — fast in name, slow in pace. Besides regular coffee, it once launched a “peanut-soup” Americano, inspired by Yunnan’s local food culture — visitors seeking novelty may want to take the challenge.
Xilanhua (Broccoli) Coffee, opened in the Yueguang residential community, is a “barber shop + coffee shop” composite space; the curator borrowed a popular overseas management concept, turning haircuts and coffee drinking into the same thing. Sit in the renovated old courtyard and feel the youthful entrepreneurial vitality of the renewed old neighborhood.
Yuexia · Tea-Coffee Space, nestled by the Egret Lake, is built against the hills and by the water, integrating tea drinks, coffee and lodging. Sitting on the lakeside terrace with a cup of Pu’er coffee, watching egrets skim the water, is the most relaxing coffee experience around Simao’s urban area.
Amber Coffee, near Park No.1 residential community, has a relaxed, everyday vibe with stylish decor — super photogenic! Suitable as a “daily coffee base” for visitors staying nearby.
Tamarind is the sour date; this café named after tamarind blends tamarind’s slightly sour aftertaste into coffee — one cup down is a uniquely Pu’er-Simao taste memory.
Xichen Coffee, on Longsheng Road, has its own roasting factory; the small courtyard is surrounded by flowers and greenery, with sunlight spilling across the ground. Here you can not only drink freshly roasted coffee but also learn the complete process from green bean to cup — suitable for visitors interested in coffee roasting.
In Simao, the imagination for coffee is vast, with many un-repeated interpretations. This National Day holiday, slow your steps, pick a few favorite cafés and sit a while — you’ll find that Pu’er Simao, “coffee in left hand, tea in right,” deserves your time, cup after cup, to savor slowly.
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