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415 Shaanxi Bei Lu,
near Beijing Xi Lu
Jing'an District
陕西北路415号,
近北京西路
15 mins walk from 
Wifi: sumerian415
Daily, 8:30am to 7pm
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Editor’s Description
Last updated: Jun 12, 2019
This place is one of the few cafes that roasts its own beans and creates its own house blends. It's a pretty place, clean and bright inside, with wood-beams in the ceiling and a pebble-dash floor, but it's the coffee that really excels. The espresso is fiercely strong but packed with flavor, the mocca is sweet but not overpowered by its chocolate. It's run by a friendly American / Chinese team who are happy to chat with coffee aficionados or interested amateurs.
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Wed Jan 15, 2020
Sumerian Coffee Sharing Event
The barista of Sumerian will show you what single origin is, and you will learn how to brew and taste. 88rmb. -
Sat Jul 27, 2019
LGBTQ Rainbow Block Party
LGBTQ block party on that little stretch of Shaanxi Bei Lu where The Rooster and Sumerian are. Both venues will be participating, as well as Jin Hua, Ole Kitchen and Roxie, there will be a special LGBTQ themed cocktail, and the party goes from 3pm... -
Tue Mar 28, 2017
Hotelex After Party
Sumerian are Royal Coffee are throwing down a Hotelex after party. There will be promotional drink deals at both Dogtown and Sumerian. Each person will receive a free bottle of Sumerian's new Coffee Berry Soda. We will be doing multiple events... -
Sun Jun 21, 2015
Dad's Day Out
The Sumerian / Dogtown crew have deals on Father's Day starting at noon, with Karl Strauss beer, Lao Wines sangria, Babycakes cupcakes for kids, and bagels and tacos for everyone. They have a deal where 200rmb gets you two drinks, two food tix,... -
Sat Feb 21, 2015
Life of Leisure: A Collective Photo Party
People showcasing their photos at a café / "pop-up gallery" seems to be the cool new event in Shanghai. Here's some more of that. Anyone can submit a photo to studio191shanghai@hotmail.com by Feb 14 to have it featured in the show. Last time these... -
Thu Dec 18, 2014
48-Hour Award Party
Sumerian is hosting the winners screening from the 48 Hour Film Project followed by a wrap party with the teams which includes holiday spirits starting at 20rmb. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which teams have a blast... -
Sat Mar 8, 2014
Nitro Ice Coffee
Sumerian Coffee has developed an innovative way to serve coffee. They've combined a 24-hour cold brew technique with a beer tap, and a canister of "beer gas" aka a mixture of 75% nitrogen and 25% carbon dioxide. The result is an ice coffee with... -
Ended on Sun Mar 31, 2013
Spring to Sumerian
All March, Spread the Bagel and Sumerian Specialty Coffee are partnering together for a promo. Every day between 9am and noon and get a bagel from Spread The Bagel with the purchase of any of coffee. -
Ended on Fri May 31, 2013
Coffee Cupping (Tasting)
Every Saturday from 11am to 1pm (excluding national holidays). Sumerian specialty coffee roasters conduct cupping classes where you can learn how to taste coffee, understand taste profiles of different coffee origins, and blending theory and...
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I'll keep this review short and to the point, since I'm only reviewing the bagels here, and I didn't try any savory breakfast sandwiches.
I'm not reviewing the guy who sat next to me eating his bagel with a knife and fork (!), but I'd give him 1 star if I could. Or zero stars. Eating a bagel with a fork deserves no stars.
Plain bagel w/ scallion cream cheese and smoked salmon - just...ok The portion of cream cheese portion was laughably small, which is consistently a problem of bagels in Shanghai (among the few bagel places we have). The thick serving of smoked salmon was appreciated, but it made it more like a smoked salmon sandwich with a bit of cheese. Not bad value for money, but poor ratio of salmon to cheese. Plain bagel itself was alright - I would have liked it a bit chewier. 7/10.
Cinnamon bagel with walnut cream cheese - was not good. The bagel tasted old - wasn't chewy at all, just kind of dry and pulpy in my mouth. Maybe the dough was overworked? The serving of cream cheese was also very skimpy, but it didn't have any other fillings to balance things out, so it was mostly a mouthful of dry, pulpy bagel. Not a pleasant experience. 3/10.
The final verdict: it's ok if you're craving a bagel in this part of town, but prices are high-ish and the bagels appear to be hit or miss. Considering Spread the Bagel seems to have found a new temporary home inside of Al's Diner on Xiangyang, that would be a far better choice for a bagel fix, as long as you don't mind making a trip over to that part of town. 3 stars of 5.
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