Life but Customized

Le:Félin
Offering: Matcha based drinks and pastries

📍Gloria Bldg., Ungka Jaro, Iloilo City
🕖 Mon-Fri: 11:30 am to 7pm, Sun: 11:30 am to pm

Been cafe hopping since 2023, and I just want to start this review to commend that we really all love to support small businesses that take their time and put extra effort in curating their menu.

This cafe is all about matcha based drinks and cat-themed designs and they even named some of their menu anything cat-related! They also offer sweets and pastries by Suisse Cakery.

They are also easy to find and both commute and car friendly since they are situated along the road with ample parking spaces for those who intend to sit and chat. I prefer to take my drink to go because I thought I would not finish my drink in one sitting and surprisingly as I drove to my next destination for errands it did not take a until I finished it because they really made my matcha the way I liked and how I make one at home.

I ordered Catzilla, which contains 7g of matcha powder poured into soy based milk and it did kept me awake at night because of the caffeine. I suggest that one for those who intend to stay late. They also have other concoctions if you like to experiment.

I also found out by looking into their posts that they are helping out local animal rescue teams to raise funds to help give strays another chance in life. I stan businesses with clear vision and good values. 🫶

Til the next purrr(🐱) .homecafe

Tried Something Ñu this week 🥰

Ñuwave Coffee in Banana ride is a trip to your taste buds that you shouldn’t miss.
I find their café cozy accommodating from their stuff to their sofa with a wide table that is conducive for studying or working.

I even got a chance to work there last week and I must say it’s a wfh girly approved café. They have free wifi and available sockets with ₱25/hr fee.

They have available parking spaces and also commute-friendly location since it’s just in the streets of Jaro.

I could have stayed longer but I was mindful of the time since I only ordered coffee and the place was filling up. I wish there were more savory options, too. Nonetheless, it was a good coffee experience and it only proves that the cafe gaming in Iloilo is getting stronger.

It is guaranteed that I will be visiting next time. 💯

Ñuwave Coffee

🕚Open daily from 11am until midnight except on Mondays (Open by 3pm).
📍 cor. Fajardo and Libertad St., Jaro, Iloilo City https://maps.app.goo.gl/snRnipnQcoKQH4H28?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

(Menu attached at the end)

Small Town Brew Cafe built a community of coffee enjoyers in this small town of Cabatuan - an end of an era⌛️

Prior to this cafe, I never really understood the media cliché that are coffee shops as a hangout place. Not until, there was one who suddenly popped up just across our high school alma mater.
These walls have heard the sound of the students’ keyboards as they their last requirement, the quiet mumbles of those memorizing pointers for their upcoming big exams, the laughters and chitchats from long time friends who haven’t had the opportunity to catch up, and for the lucky ones, brooding romance maybe.

(you can skip reading this part lol)
For me, this was THE place to meet with my best friends, as I bring my laptop and leave it to standby when they arrive I remember going home with my social battery drained but happier. I have developed an emotional attachment to this café as a person with a hard time dealing with sudden changes (as per my last therapy sesh).
You do not forget your first, your first cafe order (Hazelnut Coffee and Chicken Pesto Sandwich when this place was still al fresco), or your first breakup, but it was nothing an iced coffee couldn’t fix 🤣 especially when my friends had them delivered to me. But life goes on and so I finished college and this café was generous enough to help me when I asked for sponsorship for our event which was a main requirement. And so I bagged my first big girl job and I returned here with my personal computer and was glad to spend some of my first salary to treat my friends. And as I go on with life, I felt like this cafe was growing with me, too. They had the place air-conditioned with WiFi and their menu widened as well, I felt proud like as if I have any part of making this café, but sure did this place felt like ours. With all the memories spent here, the legacy lives on.
(end of personal drama dumping 🤣)

As much as it saddens me that there wouldn’t be a ‘See you at STB’ msg from my friends anymore, I still wish you all the best. It was such a wonderful run, small town brew cafe. Thank you for pouring coffee and your hearts out through your drinks and for bringing people closer in your café.🍵 💕

food of the day:
something green 💚🌱

A shout out to Cabatuan Café Lovers — There’s a new coffee shop in town to visit!

Welcome to Frankiee: Iloilo Late Night Café
📍2nd Floor, M&M Building, Bacan, Cabatuan, Iloilo
🕐 Mon-Fri: 4pm-12mn
🕑 Sat-Sun: 7am-12mn

Nothing thrills a provincial girl than a new coffee shop near me. Just along the road of Brgy. Bacan, nestles Frankiees. Serving a variety of coffee and non-coffee drinks and snacks such as pastries, burgers, takoyaki, fries and etc. (Check photos for menu prices). For now, they only accept cash for payments.

Since it is in its soft opening period, I paid a visit to try their drinks and yes of course I ordered Matcha but I wanted something with a twist so I ordered Matcha Mango non-coffee drink. I really appreciate that they took note of my review about the drink and adjusted it according to my taste. They are pretty accommodating as well 💯

In terms of accessibility, there are plenty of parking areas as well, and for commuters the building is just along the road so you can just ride a tricyle to Barangay Bacan from Cabatuan town proper.

Frankiee’s has a comforting airconditioned interior and an al fresco area, best for relaxing and catching up with friends as well as working on those deadlines 😴.

And yes, one of the best things about it is it’s open until midnight🕛. So bring your friends and laptops with you and sip your choice of beverage and see you there!