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there’s so many coffee chains in shanghai! most notably, i see Manner Coffee and Luckin Coffee literally everywhere, but i honestly haven’t tried them yet. coffee hasn’t been my drink of choice lately, which sucks because i created this coffee category for it. i’ve come to realize that i should still take pictures of cute cafes, but not necessarily review the food/drink if unneeded. it’s likely that these cafes won’t be here in a few years anyways or that the quality of beans and whatnot change quickly.

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all that being said, i found a spot in shanghai i couldn’t resist trying out: CUBIC3 Coffee (三立方咖啡 locally)! this particular shop was the 兆丰广场店 location.

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how’s the coffee you might ask? well, no oat milk, so cannot compare to my usual. it was honestly fine, nothing to write home about; just a solid iced latte. the architecture, though, was really pretty. i enjoyed the minimalist x brutalist design with the spaciousness within. it’s also super cool that you can roast your own mix of coffee beans from all around the world! overall, would come back to it! esp. to just relax. it’s right next to a park!!!!

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very small and cute coffee shop! really shows what can be done even with a walk-in closet of a shop. serves coffee jelly, ice cream, espresso soda, and a bit more. lots of beans to choose from + the workers seemed quite cheerful and friendly. for some novelty (and because i wasn’t feel TOO coffee), i strayed from my typical ice oat milk latte and got an iced honey regular milk latte! it was very caramel-ly and i wished i had stuck with my regular order haha, but i know a bunch of people who would’ve enjoyed that drink. what made this a more special experience was that both my parents were there to enjoy it with me, and my mom said the coffee jelly was really good! (she does like to exaggerate things a bit though imo, so take it with a grain of salt!)

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this is one of three stores that kielo coffee has! the main store has over 1,000 reviews and still sits at 4.7 stars! was a cute little space, not too much seating, had a bit of a wait (likely because where the asakusa store was situated is high traffic, low specialty coffee presence). a strong amount of tourists as well.

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i thought the presentation was very cute, and there were a lot of interesting beans to choose from + some pastries! some of the beans can be sold out just fyi, and they have a little setup where you can smell each bean before choosing. the price was a bit shocking for japan imo, ranging from $5 to $12 for a cup of coffee. i liked that they had a little bean profile card that accompanied your drink. i definitely will say that i could taste unique notes in my coffee, although they weren’t to my preference. but overall, good experience! the staff were outgoing and sweet. the presentation, esp. outside of my simple order, was pleasant. i think my order simply didn’t allow for the full experience of the specialty beans as it is an iced latte at the end of the day :)

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Kaffee Allez\nSint-Joriskaai 6a, 9000 Gent, Belgium

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first cafe post i believe despite it being at least 15 cafes since i created this category. but better late than never.

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very cute cafe. right out front of a river and bridge. group of bikers gathered already at 8 in the morning out front. seems like a very cycling x coffee spot with bunch of social rides and cycling workshops being organized here! lots of indoor bike parking against the walls, too! as for coffee and pastries, pretty yums. i like how the drinks come with a little biscuit each!! the drinks across all three were quite light on the espresso though, making my iced latte quite milky—5/10. perhaps athletes and bikers that frequent prefer the lesser espresso amount. after all, too much coffee can have unappreciated aftereffects on the stomach. the croissants I quite liked, although gabi gave it 6/10 bc too doughy and structureless, id say 7.5/10. the housemade biscuit dipped into a hot drink was 10/10!

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