Beijing News (reporter Wang Ziyang) — On October 8, according to a notice issued by Grid Coffee’s Wangfujing Intime store in Beijing, the outlet will close on October 8. A Grid Coffee representative contacted by the Beijing News said the closure is due to the lease expiring without renewal, and the brand plans to relocate to another location.
The Wangfujing Intime store was Grid Coffee’s first-ever location in China, having opened in September 2022. Per the store’s notice, operations will cease from October 8, 2026 because the lease has ended. Grid Coffee’s other stores in Beijing and across the country continue to operate normally; prepaid cards and gift cards remain valid, and membership tiers are unaffected.
Public records show Grid Coffee was founded in 2022, targeting first- and new-tier cities with stores in core urban business districts. Data from catering analytics platform “Zhaimen Canyan” indicates Grid Coffee had 158 stores in operation as of September 11, 2026. Its national store count surpassed 100 in November 2025, and its Beijing store count exceeded 50 in June 2026. Tianyancha information shows the affiliated entity is Beijing Single Origin Coffee Co., Ltd., established on December 31, 2021, with legal representative Chen Mengcang. The company is 100% held by Beijing Kanyun Holdings Co., Ltd., founded in December 2021 with registered capital of 100 million yuan and legal representative Gao Yuan; Li Yong, founder of Yuanfudao, serves as a director of Kanyun Holdings.
Grid Coffee is a brand dedicated to serving high-quality single-origin coffee. Its chief executive Chen Ziyu said in a media interview that, in building the brand, it has put forward a distinct set of values and established order through a series of rules and details. For example, the brand numbers and classifies its coffee beans by flavor series, with each bean carrying its own logic and story. Facing the challenge of “tea drinks turning coffee-like,” Chen Ziyu told the Beijing News: “Coffee should have a professional framework of its own; coffee must have a clear boundary from milk tea or other beverages.”
Editor: Li Yan. Proofreader: Lu Xi.
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