What Makes You Frequently Visit a Coffee Shop? What Kind of Coffee Shop Attracts You?

Sitting in my regular café on a scorching summer day, enjoying the air conditioning while typing away,

Suddenly someone pushes the door open and shouts:

"Boss! One as usual, to go, thank you!"

"Alright, got it!"

Translation: "Boss, one coffee the same as last time, to go, thank you!"

Location: Guangzhou.

As someone who frequently visits cafés, I often hear this exchange.

I believe similar scenarios are quite common in your cities too, haha.

I believe many friends are people who value the quality of third spaces (this writer included)

After work on weekdays or during rest days, I enjoy visiting cafés. However, when visiting, I never take the perspective of a barista – I purely go to have a cup of coffee, giving myself an opportunity to switch roles and catch my breath.

What makes you frequently return to this coffee shop?

Internet user Ah Zhen:

• Convenient, fast, easy to reach and leave;

• Wide variety of single-origin coffees, regularly updated seasonal beans, suitable for trying new flavors;

• Background music, atmosphere, aroma;

• Air conditioning temperature, seat comfort.

Internet user Ah Qiang:

• In a convenient transportation location, preferably with parking available;

• Sufficient interesting choices, reasonable prices, willing to pay for something special;

• Clean and tidy storefront, preferably with customers mainly being coffee enthusiasts;

• Able to chat with the barista/owner.

The "third space" is a theory/concept widely applied in sociology, urban planning, and commerce,

Generally speaking, human daily life is mainly distributed across three living spaces:

First Space - Home/Residence,

Second Space - Company/Work,

Third Space - Social Venues/Leisure, Entertainment, and Communication.

In my view, the "third space" serves as a transition and connection between the first and second spaces. Having a quality "third space" is quite important to me.

Approachability and Human Touch!

Approachability, or service attitude, is a powerful weapon.

Differentiation between shops often manifests in this aspect.

From Stranger to Regular!

A café is actually a complex entity, even a "life station."

Simply put, it's about being able to chat with the barista/owner/other regular customers.

I believe many friends have had this experience:

Passing by a coffee shop with a decent-looking storefront, when the weather is very hot and your phone is about to die, so you go in with a try-it-out attitude to borrow some power, while enjoying the air conditioning and WiFi, then order the cheapest drink, and unconsciously, the barista or fellow customers start a conversation... and then you gradually become a regular customer.

Resonance!

Cafés need to do small things to create memory points between customers and their establishment, especially community-based small shops.

Here's an immature suggestion: when necessary, provide some services unrelated to business, and try not to refuse appropriate small favors.

If you've persevered to read to the end, I believe your love for coffee is no longer a one-day affair!

Welcome everyone to share in the comments what attracts you to regularly visit your favorite café!

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