Food / Tea drinks & bakery

裕莲茶楼

Yulian Chalou (裕莲茶楼) is a Shanghai tea-drink brand that pairs Chinese tea with a bakery counter — small stores in upscale malls, built for grabbing and going. The menu runs from slow-brewed pure teas to milk teas and lemon iced brews, with each drink's aroma type spelled out on the menu. The real draw is the caramel croissant egg tart: RMB 12, baked in small batches through the day, limited to six per person, and often gone by evening — regulars pre-order on the WeChat mini program. Pastries, tea preserves and gift tins fill the retail shelves, so most people leave with a bag, not just a cup. From its first Shanghai store in late 2021 it has grown to around 150 branches across China's bigger cities. Drinks run RMB 20–28; a tart-and-tea stop lands around RMB 40–50.