Coffee shop
One Step (Old city park branch)
Chinese name
一吃花园
Chinese address
上海，黄浦区，人民路317号古城公园丹凤楼 (近古城1号门)
Opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00
Here we are at this branch of One Step, situated right by Shanghai’s Old City Park in Huangpu District. The brand is best known for its One Step Garden cafes, or Yīchǐ Huāyuán in Chinese. It built its reputation across the city by turning historic courtyards, heritage estates, and scenic nature spots into relaxed cultural retreats filled with lush greenery.
One Step cafes are appreciated for their unique style of decoration, incorporating many plants alongside a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
If you take a look at the menu, their standout signature drink is Lakeside Coffee, called hù’àn kāfēi. It is an original flavored coffee built on a smooth milk latte or cold brew foundation. The recipe blends botanicals like mint, dried tangerine peel, and boat-fruited sterculia seed, known as pàngdàhǎi.
The result is a coffee that balances rich, sweet espresso notes with an herbal, cooling finish. It was crafted specifically to evoke the sensation of standing by the water and feeling a gentle, refreshing breeze, which is how it earned its poetic name.