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    KaffeStugan

    Posted by KirstenAllen01 10 May 2010

    KaffeStugan is a family-run Swedish cafe in Chengdu. Conveniently located on a major road, near Chengdu's Sichuan University and Babi II, the cafe is a great place to hang out for an afternoon and catch up on emails/news/plan the next day over a cup of hand dripped coffee.

    The cafe has a great atmosphere, wonderful owners, traditional Swedish food (and inspired vegetarian food), whisky, Wi-Fi, and is a great spot to find out local information. The owners stock English language magazines, and they appear to have lived there long enough that they know where to go and what to do.

    Most information in the cafe is available in English, Korean, Swedish, and Chinese.

    The food is fantastic and worth the few extra RMB. The chef is a former vegan and makes wonderful vegetarian dishes. The coffee is also fabulous, if a bit slow as it is hand dripped, and apparently carefully selected by the owner's wife.

    Unfortunately, the cafe doesn't open until 11am, but it is open until at least 10pm.

    2nd Floor (above WoWo 24 hour store), #9, First, South Section, First Ring Road (opposite Hongwasi)
    Tel:+ 860 28 8544 3365
    Google map: tinyurl.com/2uh8lq8

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