Zhongshan: roasters and late hours
The densest cluster on the island, and the one that stays open.
Why here
Rents were low a decade ago when the first roasters moved in, and the lanes were narrow enough that a drum in the back did not bother anyone.
Now there are more roasters per block than anywhere else, and the equipment shops have followed.
Zhongshan is what happens when a neighbourhood of workshops becomes a neighbourhood of bars.
Late
This is the district for a nine-in-the-evening cup that is not an afterthought. Two rooms here run past midnight with the full filter list available.
The trade-off is noise: the same lanes that made roasting possible are now full of people.
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