Cafes
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Coffee, cafes
Life is too short to have bad coffee.
by Christine HerrinCity of pasig — Or so it says on the chalk board in front of me. I sample their cappuccino—good, the only thing keeping it from being truly “epic” (what the cafe calls itself) is the fact that they used chocolate syrup (que horror!) to draw out a pretty pattern on the foam. I’ve been gone too long. But definitely not complaining about all these third wave coffee shops opening in Manila. More, please!
Stephen Scott
Craig Mod
Christine Herrin
Amal Raghav
Mona Nomura
cafes, Coffee
Rain outside. Coffee inside. Polished wood and exposed beams. Burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus.
by Anton SkaugsetPortland — Rain outside. Coffee inside. The shop is a warm oasis of polished wood and exposed beams; of burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus. Professionals, hipsters...
appearances, cafes
"Ooh I like your glasses!"
by Stephen ScottMelbourne — Nothing profound happening here. Just the simple pleasure of receiving an unsolicited compliment from a stranger. Well, let’s be realistic here — the compliment was rather directed at my eyewear and n...
cafes, Cities
Sitting here in a cafe on campus and decided to try out Hi on a whim. I am fascinated by cafe culture here and how it's being imported and adapted.
by Justin HudginsChengdu — The first thing to notice after you approach the counter is selection; the most “plain” thing you can order outside a chain like Starbucks is an espresso or americano (neither really my cup of tea), w...
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cafes, Cities
Sitting here in a cafe on campus and decided to try out Hi on a whim. I am fascinated by cafe culture here and how it's being imported and adapted.
by Justin Hudgins in Chengdu -
cafes, God, mac
Lyn is glad to see that God is in Create Cafe.
by Steve Dearden in Wakefield -
cafes
In Beijing, a new coffee place is almost always all about the fit out - then the coffee. Occasionally they get both right.
by John Buck in Beijing -
cafes, Coffee
Rain outside. Coffee inside. Polished wood and exposed beams. Burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus.
by Anton Skaugset in Portland -
Travel, cafes
It was my first time in Paris, and I only had a day or two to try and see everything
by Mathew Ingram in Paris -
Coffee, cafes
Life is too short to have bad coffee.
by Christine Herrin in City of Pasig -
cafes
欠けた茶碗のおもてなし
by Eiko Nagase in Ueda -
Food, Art, Seeing
Seeing: Judd & the Netherlands
by Stephen Scott in Melbourne -
cafes, eavesdropping, Coffee
"There is nothing more sexy than a man wearing a white linen suit." - A Woman in Helsinki
by Jungho Kim in Helsinki -
appearances, cafes
"Ooh I like your glasses!"
by Stephen Scott in Melbourne -
cafes, jazz, Coffee
"Coffee now. Come back tonight. We'll drink beer."
by Stephen Scott in Tokyo -
cafes
needs must when the devil drives
by Stephen Scott in Melbourne
Recent Moments
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cafes
Everybody's koffee
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
cafes
Old timey
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
cafes, Cities
Sitting here in a cafe on campus and decided to try out Hi on a whim. I am fascinated by cafe culture here and how it's being imported and adapted.
in Chengdu, China -
cafes, God, mac
Lyn is glad to see that God is in Create Cafe.
in Wakefield, United Kingdom -
tokyo, cafes
Tokyo and their many hidden cafés absolutely kills me. Beautiful day, company, life.
in Tokyo, Japan -
cafes
Favorite spot
in San Francisco, United States -
artist Dates, cafes, drawing
So many people in this cafe are drawing, I love it.
in San Francisco, United States -
cafes
Sendagaya / another coffee shop close to my office
in Tokyo, Japan -
Kyoto cafes, cafes
One of my favorite little kyoto cafes
in Nakagyo Ward, Japan -
cafes, Coffee
Old haunts
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes
In Beijing, a new coffee place is almost always all about the fit out - then the coffee. Occasionally they get both right.
in Beijing, China -
cafes, Coffee
Rain outside. Coffee inside. Polished wood and exposed beams. Burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus.
in Portland, United States -
cafes, Today's office, Bookstores
Books, coffee and crepes? My new favorite spot. (But no wifi. Maybe for the better!)
in San Francisco, United States -
Views from a window, Street, cafes
Plywood box
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes
Preflight
in Tokyo, Japan -
cafes, summer, It All Looks Like Art
A hint of the end
in Melbourne, Australia -
Coffee, cafes
Under Hell's Kitchen
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes, Books
Sunday night cafe life
in Musashino, Japan -
cafes
The Yoga House.
in Bangalore, India -
Today's office, cafes, Bookstores
Today's office
in Tokyo, Japan -
Coffee, cafes
Same as it. Ever. Was.
in Melbourne, Australia -
Coffee, cafes
Life is too short to have bad coffee.
in City of Pasig, Philippines -
Coffee, cafes
Sengoku / original roasted beans cafe / I used to come here for branch
in Tokyo, Japan -
tokyo, cafes, Coffee
Sigh, Tokyo.
in Tokyo, Japan -
cafes, Classical Music
There is no stranger cafe in the world
in Tokyo, Japan -
Food, cafes
Just add water.
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes
Lynam spotting
in Tokyo, Japan -
cafes
Sometimes one is enough.
in Melbourne, Australia -
Travel, cafes
It was my first time in Paris, and I only had a day or two to try and see everything
in Paris, France -
cafes, Architecture
Monochrome: red metal
in Melbourne, Australia -
Today's office, cafes
The cafe with a view.
in Bangalore, India -
cafes, It All Looks Like Art
Orange monochrome: mid morning line up.
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes
Acute angle
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes
Seven eighths — a vulgar fraction
in Melbourne, Australia -
Coffee, cafes, Food
Needs must when the devil drives.
in Melbourne, Australia -
Seeing, cafes, Coffee
Waiting for a coffee. Looking up.
in Melbourne, Australia -
Cafe Views, cafes
An embarrassment of riches
in Melbourne, Australia -
Cafe Views, cafes
Just a single viewpoint?
in Melbourne, Australia -
Views from a window, cafes
Spring rain
in Melbourne, Australia -
cafes, jazz, Views from a window
Safe from the wind. And a dose of ethiopiques.
in Melbourne, Australia