‘Deeply aggrieved’ coffee shop owner lays down law with notice outlawing ‘pungent feet’, ‘fake socialites’ and rowdy children
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenZoey ZhangPublished: 2:00pm, 11 Apr 2026A coffee shop in eastern China has gone viral for its entry rules banning a range of bizarre misbehaviour, from discarding black stockings to stealing tiny turtles from its pond.
The café, Yi Nan Ping, is in Qingzhou Ancient City, a popular tourist site in Weifang, Shandong province, and is known for its signature pineapple Americano and picturesque courtyard.
Visitors recently spotted an oversized notice at the café entrance, almost as tall as an adult, opening with a blunt admission: it had been written “out of sheer helplessness”.
The sign lists a string of disruptive behaviour the shop says it has endured, from indoor smoking and frivolous negative reviews to letting pets roam off leash, despite the café being pet-friendly.
Among the more unusual rules are bans on customers with pungent feet removing their shoes indoors, resting their feet on stools, and stealing the café’s tiny turtles.
