Among the bustle of Nanjing Xi Lu sits a cafe with confidence. AUNN abbreviates ‘all U need now’ and assuredly purports to complete you.
To prove the point, staff doled coffee out for free from an adjacent storage space in the weeks before opening. The promotion built hype for masterfully prepared drinks such as a fresh, luscious latte (30RMB), which tempers full-bodied espresso with silky Asahi milk.
Also on the menu are bottled cold brew (30RMB) and ‘naked’ coffees such as Yirgacheffe (35RMB) and Sidamo (35RMB).
Aproned staffers stand behind gleaming glass and copper instruments, pouring and stirring with the focus of lab scientists. For coffee-drinkers on the move, sexy cork takeaway cups look like trendy accessories. And they may become just that, as AUNN gains inevitable traction and its cleverly built brand pulls in an increasing crowd of devotees.
Aunn is at 1728 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu. For full address details and a map, click 'Read more' below.
