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coffee adventure roundup

A variety of circumstances brought opportunities for coffee in the past few weeks – especially at cafes that we’ve never visited before.

(Disclaimer for those who really do know their coffee: drinking ‘outside’ coffee is like our fun things to do away from our good ol’ Maccona, so please don’t take these thoughts too seriously)

Here’s a run down of our adventures into new brews :

• We pass Cafe Giulia – rated ‘Simply the Best’ on the SMH breakfast review – every Sunday on the way to church, but never dared to stop because we usually time it so that Micaiah would get a nap on the car. Last Sunday Micaiah was sick at home, so I stopped by =D For $3 you get what is usually a medium sized cup of fresh steaming coffee. But this coffee is not for the faint hearted – literally! It is intense in taste and potency – I had a discernable elevated heart rate and a slight headache halfway through.
• Cafe Ism is another one of those places that we see regularly – when we drive to college everyday – but never bothered checking out. I am glad I did! Right opposite the very well manicured Hollis Park on Wilson St, its cappuccino is the smoothest coffee in memory. I love the look and feel of their dimple cups, and the cool name of their beans Jack and the Bean also add to the chic. Only gripes that I have are their slightly-cooler brew and somewhat clumpy chocolate powder. Other than that, it was enjoyable cuppa ($3 for a small).
• ABCafe is a new trendy cafe that opened on Anzac Pde a few weeks ago. We had high hopes for this place because Kingsford lacks somewhere to get decent coffee in the late afternoons. ABCafe opens till 10pm most days I think. But their Piazza D’Oro brew has a sour aftertaste – very disappointing! However, their decaf latte doesn’t have that sour note, so its quite pleasant to drink – and no extra cost for decaf ($2.90 for a small)!