If you’re a coffeephile and caféphile like me, you will love Higher Ground Cafe in Kensington. Aside from Inglewood and 17th Avenue, Kensington completes the trio of Calgary’s “hipster neighbourhoods.” These are centres of hipster culture and arts in Calgary, and where young people flock for fad foods. Higher Ground isn’t one of those fads. […]
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Sso Yummy is a Hidden Korean Gem in Chinatown
On my quest to find little gems in Chinatown, I stumbled upon this Korean food stall hidden in the basement of the one of the street malls called Sso Yummy. Sso Yummy is obsurely located and you wouldn’t find it if you just look from the outside. There are no signs whatsoever outside indicating its […]
Delicious Chinese Pastries at Rainbow Bakery in Chinatown
Rainbow Bakery Calgary is hands down one of my favourite Chinese bakery in Chinatown. This bakery is a nice introduction to Chinese baked goods if you’ve never tried it before. The bakery is located inside Dragon City Mall in Chinatown, and they’re usually open the whole week (except Mondays). The store itself is quite messy, […]
Peerless Pearl Tea Shop – Excellent Tea in Chinatown
After spending a Saturday afternoon walking around in Prince’s Island, we decided to head to Chinatown to get bubble tea/pearl milk tea since it was a pretty hot day. On the way to our go-to shop (Chatime), we saw a shop called “Peerless Pearl Tea Shop” and so we stopped by to try it. I’ve […]
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Vegan Vietnamese at Tamarind Vietnamese Grill & Noodle House
If you’re vegan (even if you’re not vegan) and seriously want to try Vietnamese food, Tamarind Vietnamese Grill & Noodle House, an eatery tucked away in westside of Downtown Calgary, serves excellent vegan Vietnamese food. I’ve had a love affair with Vietnamese food since my early years. My parents introduced me to pho at a […]
Matcha Soy Latte at Kawa Espresso Bar
On my third (and final) cafe for today’s cafe hopping, I decided to go to Kawa Espresso Bar. Kawa Espresso Bar is a cafe and wineshop that is, perhaps, most famous for the latte art produced by their very talented baristas. The other cafes I visited for the crawl… First cafe: Cafe Blanca Second cafe: […]
Decent Italian-style Coffee at Caffe Artigiano on 6th Ave
In my second cafe of the cafe-hopping, I visited Caffe Artigiano on 6th Ave, a chain cafe from British Columbia. Caffe Artigiano is a British Columbia-based coffee chain roaster that expanded its business to Calgary, with 4 locations now in Calgary. The other cafes I visited for the crawl… First cafe: Cafe Blanca Third (and […]
Cafe Meets Arts at Cafe Blanca
After my travels in Asia, I fell in love with cafe culture and the ‘cafe experience,’ especially in Taiwan and Singapore. Coffee was great, food was delicious, and the atmosphere was unbeatable. So today, I decided to go cafe hopping into some of Calgary’s local cafes, and my first stop was Cafe Blanca in Eau […]