Recently, the athletes at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games have won applause around the world and touched people with their courage and perseverance. In some stores in Guangzhou, there are also some such people who warm the city.
Brew Heart Coffee (手心咖啡)
(Photo: Brew Heart Coffee)
Vision is not the only sense in the world of coffee. Most of the employees of Brew Heart Coffee are visually impaired. These baristas are trained and certified, and their sensitive sense of smell, touch and taste is the secret of making a cup of fragrant coffee.
This cafe was established by the Guangzhou Tree of Life Disabilities Innovation Center. In recent years, over 100 people with visual impairment have participated in the training provided by this charity to learn coffee-making skills, and some of them went on to become baristas or open their own cafes.
Add.: No.68, Zhongshan 7th Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou (广州市荔湾区中山七路68号)
(Photo: Nanfang Metropolis Daily)
In this bakery, consumers can often receive a smile and a friendly gesture from employees, most of whom are hearing- and speech-impaired. You can use sign language or write things down on a notebook to communicate with them.
Silent Cake has already opened 11 franchises in cities across Guangdong, such as Guangzhou, Foshan and Heyuan. It has won people's favor with its creative series of bread. For example, the "constellation" series of 12 different loaves of bread are popular with younger customers.
Add.: L1C025, HALL A, Anhua Mall, No.880 Baiyun Avenue North, Baiyun District, Guangzhou (广州市白云区白云大道北880号安华汇A馆L1C025)
Opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00
Starbucks GuangzhouOriental Landmark Signing Store (星巴克广州东方文德手语店)
Photo: Guangzhou Yuexiu Fabu (广州越秀发布), official WeChat account of Yuexiu District's publicity department
This is the first store with sign language capability of Starbucks China that employs people with hearing challenges. All employees in the store are professional baristas and can communicate in sign language.
The store is equipped with a customized ordering system. Customers can communicate with employees by notepads, two-way digital displays as well as electronic board, and wireless vibrating pagers will notify customers when their orders are ready.
Add.: Shop A101, Oriental Landmark Plaza, No.68 Wende North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区文德北路68号自编A101单元东方文德广场)
Opening hour: 7:30 - 21:00
(Photo: Emmaus Bakery)
Emmaus Bakery employs bakers with autistic spectrum disorders. The shop is sparsely decorated, with the bakers' own paintings on the walls.
The bread is freshly baked every day, mainly featuring European-style bread and cakes. On festivals such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, they also offer moon cakes, zongzi, as well as other desserts.
Add.: Poly Hotel, 68 Congyun Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou (广州市白云区丛云路68号保利山庄酒店);
Jinlilai Building, No.138 Tiyu East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (广州市天河区体育东路138号金利来大厦)
Opening hours: 9:00 - 20:00
Please pay attention to epidemic prevention and control requirements before visiting the stores.
Author: Holly
Poster: Mia
Editor: Wing, Olivia, Monica, Jerry
