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i came here coz lately i passed gading area quite early so as soon as i know that they open early, i drop by for a bit. its not often to find coffee shop that open early as my chat with other owners said that mostly are afternoon person, so open up early means quiet business. Well i'm not. As you guessed, they served brunch and main course like pasta and fried rice. For me, muffin and coffee just enough. well the bluberry muffin quite good in a sense they don't get cheap with the fillings. as for the cappucino, i was told that they used their house blend. mixture of local and international beans. quite nice with a lil bit of acidity and light after taste. good enough as an option when you're in gading and need a cup of joe in the morning.

​This place was out of my radar even when i passed the road many times until i saw some flower board saying they are soft opening. Well located in a new set of ruko and so far the parking still ok as next door tenant still empty but i think if its full you can still park on the side. When i was there, they still did some construction inside so not really finished i must say but interior wise they optimized it so they can have a lil bit of side opening for smokers. They added some artificial grass so it feels breezy. Nice idea. However the area is quite dry and hot so i guess some fan on the outdoor space wouldn't hurt.
And my options went to ice cappuccino and salted egg croissant. I never had a salted egg croissant before so i expect to be good. It was good. The croissant was rich and very buttery flavour so it gave you that fragrant and delicious flavour. I liked it but do i want another 1? No. Eating 1 was already stuffed me, maybe its because of that strong buttery flavour. The ice cappuccino was so so. Not very engaging and the shots was quite acidic which was not preferable for me.

As we know, coffee society grows fast in pluit and neighboring area too. This one is near where people recognized the road for food stalls. i tried this place when i was cleaning up my car in nearby car wash and i got work to do anyway. As it was near 38 degree outside, so i decided to try their ice cube espresso and peanut butter pie. The pie was awesome. Hefty, thick and full of flavour suitable i guess for those who like tp nibble. And they served heavier meal to if you want. As for the espresso cube, it was far from my expectation. Very different from what i had from other shop. This one was very bland and too thin in flavour. Well, i think this place is more for casual hangout place rather then dedicated for more serious coffee person or maybe not yet. But potential is there. They use victoria machine, and its the WBC edition. Niceee..o smokers, u got 2nd floor and they serve as bar too there. 

i heard couple of times about this shop when they are still on ambasador. Never been there but as soon i heard they open up 1 in gading and accidentally i have some things to do in gading area, i went to try. Some says their roasted beans would be something, and i did try it at one of the coffee shop in gading too. Actually, they are newly open this week and besides brewing and roasting coffee they bake bread and cookies too now. nice expansion.
the shop itself is not that big and because its still new, they are still fixing and perfecting the place. with 2 floors and high ceiling, sure is the place far from dark ambience. if you wanna go there, just look for bakmi tan gading and they are just next to it.
For the coffee, as usual my benchmark is with cup of cappucinno. i love the fragrant that comes out of it. nice body and good foam till the bottom. its slightly acidic which a little bit off my taste. i had their banana bread and because it still on promo period, i got to chose bread valued 10rb rups. the banana bread was not bad. its mild and the caramel sauce not too sweet. But the matcha bread that i chose was a let down. it was firm but i can't taste the matcha flavour. next time i will try their signature maling with cheese bread. i don't think you can go wrong with maling.

overall it was a good addition to caffeinated gading.

new spot keep showing up on whats already packed with restaurants dan cafes, nonetheless this place is the latest addition. From what i heard that they started from baking brownies till opening up this cafe. However, they served fusion comfort food as well instead of just pastries and brownies. It has a very minimalistic decor touch with nice natural lights. parking may be a bit tight and they are still add finishing touch when i was there. Because of that i got myself a salted caramel brownies and cappucino. from the first bite, i love their brownies. perfect sweetness and the caramel taste just right to accompany my drink. I wished the size a tad bigger :-p. I wonder what beans that they used cause the taste is very familiar to me but i just forgot to ask cause i quite enjoying me time here eventho i didn't get the heavier meal. For smokers, they have the area inside which is not separated by wall so am not sure for non smoker will comfortable with the situation. The let down was only after my meal is done. It took a while to return my change and perhaps some napkin is nice to serve alongside the meal or drinks. I'm sure this is just a small hiccup that will be improve later.