Tag: coffee shop
Grandmum Café in Ho Chi Minh Feels Like Home
One thing I love about Vietnam is their café culture. Aside from the coffee quality, the quirkier and hidden ones have extra points in my book. I found a list of the best cafés in Vietnam, and one that stood out for me was Grandmum Café in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). @replikate #grandmumcafe #vietnam […]
Kuala Lumpur’s TikTok-Famous Hole-In-The-Wall Café
If our TikTok algorithms are similar, then you’ve probably seen coffeeholics making reels about this spot in Kuala Lumpur. Jamboo Café is marketed as the first customized lei cha (traditional Chinese rice dish) concept store in Malaysia, but in the social media world, it’s KL’s famous hole-in-the-wall café, where you order, pay, and get your […]
The Road To I Love U Pai Café, Thailand
There’s this famous mountain village in the Mae Hong Soon Province of northern Thailand, about three to four hours via bus from Chiang Mai. Travelers describe it as a bohemian paradise or hippie town. It’s a popular pitstop for backpackers doing the Mae Song Loop, a 600-km motorbiking journey that takes you through the most […]
Makati’s Secret Japanese-Inspired Café
If you’ve been to Japan, you may have spotted their small specialty cafés tucked in hipster neighborhoods and corner streets. This one in Rizal Village, Makati, will give you that Osaka-like minimalist coffee shop vibe. I first learned about Kohi Mkt from my fellow writers at Spot.ph, who featured the coffee shop in 2021. According […]
Boan 84: Where Coffee is Medicine
Tucked along Bao’an Street in Datong District, Boan 84 often makes it to top 10 café listicles in Taipei. But it’s not like those modern hip cafés begging to be Instagrammed. The building is a former traditional Chinese medicine clinic—Shuntian Surgical Hospital, to be exact. Boan 84 kept most of its original structure made in […]
Here’s What Replaced Toast Box PH
Hearts broke when news circulated that all Toast Box branches in the Philippines would close down on May 31, 2018. While there was no social media statement, word got around fast after fellow kopi tiam lovers spotted the official letter posted in Toast Box branches all over Manila. I personally went to Toast Box in […]
Most Instagrammable Restos In Bali
There are dozens of restaurants and cafés around Bali, from hidden locations to more popular tourist joints. If you’re a millennial (or xennial like me) doing it for the ‘gram, here are 20 guaranteed to bring on the likes. Their drinks and grub aren’t bad, either. 1. Motel Mexicola, Seminyak At night, it’s one […]
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[Video] The Fattest Civet Cat of Tanah Lot
I don’t work for Guinness World Records, so I cannot speak for the entire planet. But after exploring the famous Bali tourist spot, Tanah Lot, back in December, I guess it’s safe to declare that the creature in this video below is the fattest civet cat there. Meet Morgan, one of the 39 civet cats […]
7 Things To Do in Canggu, Bali
To understand why Canggu (pronounced chahng-goo) is luring travelers away from Bali’s overcrowded Kuta and Seminyak, let’s take a look at the monikers Canggu has earned in the last few years—hipster Bali, Ubud by the sea, and little Australia. Just 20 minutes north of Seminyak, Canggu is a coastal village that used to be the […]