Hi Steve, Beijing was nice, just too hot as it's summer there.
Sorry for the late reply as I'm on my way going back Johor from Penang now.
I've visited the higher end cafes there but they are not really into coffee Luwak for the moment. The most expensive cafe chain in China currently is Lucknow (瑞幸). It's a franchising enterprise that has only been established recently (less than 2 years). …