Sydwic, Bandung
Sydwic Bandung takes minimalist styling to the next level with their new cafe on Jalan Cilaki. We visited on what we were assuming would be a quiet Friday morning, but were greeted by a full house....
View ArticleEiger Coffee, Jalan Dago, Bandung
I really love this place and I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the unique but highly stylish furniture. Maybe it’s the fitout of the shop. Maybe because it’s so spacious. Who knows? But one thing is for...
View ArticleWarung Kopi Imah Babaturan, Bandung
We love this place. As fans of coffee and simple Indonesian food, this place ticks all the boxes. Great manual brew coffee including Vietnam drip as well a bunch of cemilan such as pisang goreng and...
View ArticleAditi Coffee House, Bandung: Great Coffee & Fast Wifi
Aditi is one of those coffee shops that loves polished concrete. Polished concrete floors, polished concrete walls, polished concrete bench seats. We’ve seen this style before, of course, but not so...
View ArticleSejiwa, Bandung – Lots of Potential, But Falls Short
When I first saw this building, I was sure this place was going to be incredible. A massive two storey steel and glass structure with grey tiled floors, hundreds of down lights and a couple of Vespas....
View ArticleKamar Tujuh, Bandung – Tiny Coffee Shop, Great Style
This is a tiny little coffee shop in an old colonial building next to an old hotel and I love it. There’s only enough room to seat 8 inside at the bench (plus a few at the bar) and about another 10...
View ArticleRuckerpark Coffee, Bandung
Just when you thought you’d already found the best place to work in Bandung, you find Ruckerpark. Ruckerpark could well be the best place in Bandung to open up a laptop and get some work done. Due the...
View ArticleBarleu, Bandung: Cute Coffee Shop with Great Coffee
Barleu opened in early 2017 and has quickly become one of my favourite places for a quick coffee in Bandung. The coffee here is quite strong and that’s because their default is to use 2 shots of...
View ArticleAbraham & Smith, Bandung: Grungy Warehouse with Good Coffee
If you’re sick of the stark white walls, polished concrete floors and hipster vibe of many of Bandung’s cafes, you could always try Abraham & Smith for something a little bit different. Located in...
View ArticleYumaju, Bandung: Popular and Stylish Coffee Shop
Yumaju is an ultra stylish coffee shop that is amazingly popular with the university student crowd. I grabbed a magic and a salted caramel pastry and both were excellent. The coffee was strong and the...
View ArticlePillow Talk Coffee and Comfy, Bandung: Bad Coffee, Good for Working
The name of this place is quite odd and doesn’t really make sense. But I’m not one to judge a book by its cover (much), so I thought I’d give it a try anyway. The cafe is well designed and doesn’t...
View ArticleWoodlane, Bandung: Cheap Coffee Shop for Hanging Out In
It took me a while to find this place as there is no sign out the front telling you what it is. Hot tip: look for the sign for Suave. Woodlane is in there. Woodlane has moved around quite a lot over...
View ArticleRuang Seduh, Yogyakarta: Small, But Packs a Punch
Ruang Seduh (brewing room) is a small, yet stylish coffee shop in the southern part of town not far from Prawirotaman. They do a range of fantastic espresso coffee drinks as well as some tea which...
View ArticleBlanco Coffee & Book, Yogyakarta
What a fabulous cafe on the north side of town, away from the main tourism hustle and bustle. Great coffee and relaxed vibe. As most of you will know, I’ve been reviewing a lot of cafes in Bandung in...
View ArticleSimetri Coffee Roasters, Yogyakarta
Before arriving at Simetri, I already knew the price of their coffees was sky high and I was skeptical about the whole place. I actually didn’t want to come here because I thought the prices were too...
View ArticleTekoff, Yogyakarta
With staff and coffee straight from Noah’s Barn in Bandung, you know this place is going to be good. And it is. I tried a premium cappuccino with coffee roasted by Noah’s Barn and it was excellent....
View ArticleGrind Joe, Bandung: One of My Favourite Coffees in Bandung
I love to judge a book by it’s cover. What this means is that I’m sometimes totally wrong when I see a place from the outside and try and guess what their coffee is like. In the case of Grind Joe, I...
View ArticleRoempi, Bandung: Cheap but Good Coffee
Roempi is not as hipster as many of the new coffee shops in Bandung, but it’s also much much cheaper with a cappuccino being just Rp16.000! Bargain! The inside of Roempi is a cross between typical...
View ArticleKopi Barli, Bandung: Cool Hangout Place near Setrasari
Kopi Barli is an odd place that is sort of out of place in this area of town. But it’s got a lot of character and I think it deserves a little more attention than it gets. Kopi Barli isn’t the hyped...
View ArticleCupola, Bandung: Promising Coffee Shop
Wow, high expectations! I really thought this place was going to be awesome, but it’s not. It’s not awesome because there are a few details which haven’t been attended to. I just hope they can figure...
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