Coffee on each corner: Cocoa Black
In a perfect world, our daily coffee would come from our favourite shop each time.
The one where they make it just right because they know how we like it, the staff are friendly, and there is a fabulous range of fresh food choices to have in house or take away.
Christchurch’s Yong Ren is bringing us closer to that perfect world, one coffee at a time. He has ensured you can get your favourite coffee across the city, with the now five Cocoa Black branches.
The newest café is in St Martins on Huntsbury Hill, joining Merivale, Bishopdale, Waikuku, and Wigram.
Each of the locations has its own kitchen where the Cocoa Black favourites are turned out fresh every day. “It doesn’t matter which branch you visit,” says Yong, “each kitchen follows the same recipes that have been hand-picked by me. I love food and I’ve zeroed in on my favourites which you’ll find at each store.” 
Great service completes the picture. In a previous life Yong was the very best kind of sociable taxi driver. “I decided to combine my love of talking to people with my love of food,” says Yong, “and now I get to do it in four corners of the city.
