Nanjing's cafe list balances well-known international names with smaller local spots, and the reason to track all 8 is the clock, not the logo. The earliest door opens at 07:00 on 天骄路, two counters run until 22:00, and one place on 中山南路 does not open until 11:00. A cafe that is still shut when you need it is no use to you, however good the cup. This list is built for how a visitor's day runs: coffee before a long morning on foot, a table for the laptop in the afternoon, a late cup after dinner. Every entry gives the exact street address as it appears locally, Chinese characters included, so you can hand your phone to a driver and skip the pointing. Where the source records a phone number, we give it. Where it records no hours, we say so plainly.
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1 Real Bread Café
47-5 管家桥A bread café, open 09:00 to 18:30 every day.
Real Bread Café at 47-5 管家桥 opens at 09:00 every day of the week. Skip the hotel breakfast buffet. A cafe that puts bread in its name invites judgment in the morning, so get there early. The day ends at 18:30, making this a morning and afternoon address, not an evening one. Give your driver the full house number, 47-5, not just the street name. If you are bringing a group, call +86 177 1433 0275 first; one phone call beats a wasted trip to the door.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:30
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2 Wagas
132 中山路A coffee shop on 中山路, open 08:00 to 22:00.
Wagas at 中山路 132 pours its first coffee at 08:00 and runs to 22:00 seven days a week. That single schedule covers breakfast, an afternoon on the laptop, and a coffee after dinner: nothing to plan around. Skip the lobby cafes charging hotel prices for the same hours. The address is short and direct, useful at the end of a long day when you are explaining it to a driver. To check anything in advance, call +86 25 8565 6120.
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Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
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3 Starbucks (星巴克)
135 箍桶巷, 南京市, 江苏省 210006A lane-address coffee shop on 箍桶巷, open 7:30 to 22:00.
The 星巴克 at 135 箍桶巷, postal code 210006, opens at 7:30. What this branch has that a mall unit cannot offer is its address: a lane number you can walk straight into on a day spent on foot. Skip the cafes where people queue for a photo; this is a counter for people with somewhere to be. It is recorded as a coffee shop and stays open until 22:00. Give the driver both 星巴克 and the house number 135. To confirm before you go, call +86 25 5877 6615. It won't surprise you, and on a long day that is the point.
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4 fishtank
400 中山南路A late opener on 中山南路, 11:00 to 19:00 daily
400 中山南路 stays quiet until 11:00, when fishtank opens its door. Skip the chain counters for this one stop. A late opener is where the second coffee of the day belongs; come after a morning of walking around Nanjing. fishtank keeps going until 19:00, which leaves room for a slow afternoon and one last cup before dinner. Search for the lowercase name exactly as written, and give the driver the street number 400 along with 中山南路. If you are heading over close to 11:00, ring +86 25 5220 4469 to check that fishtank is opening on schedule.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
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5 Costa (Costa咖啡)
天骄路, 南京市, 江苏省A 07:00 start, the earliest posted opening on this list
By 07:00 the Costa on 天骄路 is already serving, and that early start is why it made the list. Don't wait around for the later openers if your day starts at dawn; get your first cup here and head out. It is recorded as a coffee shop and closes at 19:00, so plan it for the first half of the day, not the evening. The address gives the street but no house number, so show the driver the full name, Costa咖啡, together with 天骄路 and 南京市. You will be on your way while the morning is still ahead of you.
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Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-19:00
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6 M Stand
68-L1-M Stand 中和路, 南京市, 江苏省 210000A unit L1 coffee counter on 中和路, open 07:30 to 22:00
At 68 中和路, postal code 210000, M Stand sits in unit L1. The counter opens at 07:30 and runs until 22:00 every day, which works for a morning commute, a long work session or a late cup without watching the clock. It is recorded as a coffee shop. It beats the vending-machine cups that get a traveler through a transit day. Give the driver the whole address, L1 included, not just the number 68. Come for the hours and the easy access, and judge the cup when it is in your hand.
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Hours: Mo-Su 07:30-22:00
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7 Luckin Coffee (瑞幸咖啡)
40 南昌路, 南京, 江苏A quick coffee stop at 40 南昌路
Luckin Coffee at 40 南昌路 is a pit stop, not a destination. The draw is simple: reliable caffeine at a confirmed address when you need to keep moving. No hours are listed for this branch, so check locally before building a plan around it. Show the driver 瑞幸咖啡 and the street number 40 on 南昌路, order at the counter, and carry on.
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8 Tree Coffee (树咖啡)
58 中营, 南京市, 江苏省 210006A small cafe at 58 中营 in the 210006 postal area.
At 58 中营 in the 210006 postal area, Tree Coffee is the smallest entry on this list and the one with the least fuss. Show the driver 树咖啡 and the street number 58 on 中营. Worth knowing if you want a cup somewhere with a single name over the door rather than a branded counter. No hours are listed for this address, so verify before making it your morning anchor. A clear name and a fixed street number are enough to find it: a quiet way to close a list of Nanjing cafes.
This is an early version of the Nanjing list. We add picks as we test more places.
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