Mocha Blends, IT Park, Cebu City

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:28:23 PST

It's my first time to come across coffee shops that open for 24 hours (I'm not aware of any 24-hour coffee shop here in Davao), which really exhilarated me. So I turned my demise of not being able to go back to sleep (after always waking up at 3 AM at the hotel) into coffee shop escapades. I visited the first coffee shop I found interesting in IT Park. If the coffee shop were a type of music, it would be between alternative rock and metal - expressed in semi-dark interiors and surrealism art pieces. The drama was enhanced by rock music played on the background. They also had some interesting pastries and I bought some as a peace offering to my room mates (Nutty Choco Teardrop: Php 15 each; Double Choco Cupcake: Php 70). The medium-sized Cappucino (95 pesos) was a perfect blend to perk me up in my sleepy situation. I was happy to see that they were several people in the coffee shop also up early in the morning - either discussing work or just having intellectual conversations.

It's a coffee shop with simple concepts but memorable experiences…