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Ground Coffee

nnoble (889 posts) • 0

Quick and easy is Metro in Beichen which has a range of ground coffees. There is also a specialist coffee shop in the centre of town I read about on here. Not in a position to do a search for it right now. Yunnan coffee that’s been roasted well is up there with the best and that’s were this specialist place might come in useful.

AlexKMG (2387 posts) • 0

I think the Wicker baskets still carry the Hani coffee. I think there is a ground, but not positive.

Carrefour has a decent selection, as long as you don't buy their brand. Melita or the Grand Arabica are alright to average. And then there's Starbucks, someone else mentioned they might have a Yunnan blend now.

alienew (422 posts) • +1

Wicker Basket does sell ground Hani Coffee in 3-4 different roasts, as well as a couple of other local brands (one is Aini), but I don't know if the others are also ground.
Brooklyn Pizza sells beans at different roasts, perhaps also ground.
Salvador's sells beans, perhaps also ground.
You can buy a cheap grinder and grind the beans yourself, fresh.
I'd leave Starbuck's alone.

nnoble (889 posts) • 0

How do Starbucks manage to take good quality beans, from across the coffee producing regions, and produce the same generic, bland, uninspiring ‘drink’? It’s quite a fete on their part.

GoK Moderator (5096 posts) • 0

Quick note on Metro's Rioba brand. They do several roasts but they are all the same bean. These come as whole beans or ground. Moderate quality.
One problem I have found is that there are lots of locals roasting local beans who are wanting top artisan prices, but they are not masters of the art.

Burgon (42 posts) • 0

Thanks for all the recommendations!

Where is Wicker Basket, please?

I thought about Salvador's, I'll also try them.

Cheers

vicar (817 posts) • +1

Get hold of some fresh Yunnan coffee beans. Roast (this an be done on a pan if you don’t have an oven), grind and brew when required. Takes a few minutes but worth it. Your house is gonna beat the aroma of a Parisian coffee house in Venice away from the canals. If you wanna go a step further then I recommend fresh Colombian or Ethiopian. Top quality cups of coffee for a fraction of the price...

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