Cute Coffee Art at Kape Isla

Saturday nights are usually capped off with a favorite drink at a popular coffee joint (yes, that one). One night, we deviated from the norm and took a chance on a newish cafe  in the city called Kape Isla. Situated in a relatively obscure corner of Serendra, this little green coffee shop doubles as Echo Store, an organic shop that sells, well, organic stuff.

Coffee art!

We ordered our drinks and while waiting, we took a look around the shop which sells environment-friendly items (like bags made from recycled paper!). The entire place had a very eco-friendly feel to it, with its wooden furniture and green color theme. When our drinks arrived (in mugs instead of disposable cups), we were pleasantly surprised (and not to mention highly amused) that each one had a different "design".

Kape Capuccino (p85)

What's better was that the shop wasn't crowded at all on a weekend (I had gotten used to needing to wait in line to get plain coffee). This is possibly because from the outside, you really wouldn't know that it's a coffee shop until you take a closer look (I'm really glad we did).

Hot Chocolate (p85)

Also, we were expecting to spend more than usual because of the shop's location (Serendra isn't exactly known to be cheap). For a pretty decent-sized mug, they charge less than your average coffee shop. When you're in the area, try Kape Isla instead of the more crowded coffee shops. They serve reasonably priced coffee with very cute coffee art. Make sure to check out their environment-friendly goods while you're at it.

Kape Isla / Echo Store
Location: Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Contact info: (02) 901-3485
Other info: Kape Isla Website

Kantina at Market! Market!

Here's a video of Kantina, the newest night food market in town, busy and bustling during the wee hours of the start of the weekend. It's so good that we spent two consecutive Fridays sampling the nomz from the different stalls (I miss the bibingka and puto bumbong stall).

It's that peacock song!!! Nnnnnoooooooo....

Kantina will be running until June, so hurry and check it out come Friday night, they're open until very (very) late! Video credits go to Comicology dude (thanksabunchaloff!).

Check out my first post on it here- Kantina: The Newest Night Market To Hit The Town!

Kantina Night Market
Location: Parking lot (the one near the open food court), Market Market, Taguig
Contact details: 0927-563-9234
Other info: Open every Friday from 10pm to 9am the next day; Kantina Official Website; Kantina Facebook Page

Shiok Lah!

At Bonifacio Global City's Stop Over parking lot (the one beside Shell gasoline station) is a tiny restaurant with a brightly lit sign that reads Shiok. It caught my eye one night as I walking from the car to the nearby Yogurt Nation to get some fantastic ube yogurt. 

A dinky outdoor parking lot seemed to be an unusual place for a restaurant, most specially because a few steps away is a complex of eateries of all kinds. I then resolved to eat there when I had the chance to see what they had to offer. That chance came up last week after work when I was in the area looking for somewhere to eat and remembered this little place.

Shiok, it turns out, is a Singaporean-Chinese restaurant with a menu that caters to office yuppies around the area looking to have an affordable dinner somewhere close by before heading home. Skimming through the menu, I find out that the prices aren't as cheap as I was expecting for a tiny eatery in the middle of a parking lot. No matter, I wanted to try their nomz anyway.