Last year when I first heard about Royal-T I felt rather ambivalent about it. The idea of reinventing “Maid cafe” into a hip artsy thing is just such an oxymoron. For those who’re familiar with maid cafes in Japan would know that they’re for otakus. It’s a geeky thing, it’s not supposed to be hip. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Cafe’
June 12, 2008
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LA Mill Coffee Boutique (Silver Lake)
By Joan in 05: Silver Lake + Echo Park, Favorite Food EntriesWe finally tried the not-so-new LA Mill Coffee now that the hype has died down. This entry covers two visits: taking an out-of-town friend for dessert, and with Freda for brunch. I love places that pay attention to interior designs and decor but here it felt disquieting. Perhaps it’s the mod baroque look with uber […]
Tags: Cafe, Coffee, Dessert, fashionable
May 21, 2008
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Sluka (Vienna: Ringstrasse)
By Joan in Favorite Food Entries, ViennaOut of the city center along the ring near the neo-gothic Town Hall, there’s Sluka, another historic confectionery since 1800s, frequent by famous clients like Sisi, Oskar Kokoschka…etc. The interior looks like it hasn’t been update for a long time (and not in a good way) that it’s a little bit grandma-feel so we prefer […]
Tags: Cafe, Cake, Coffee, Patisserie
May 19, 2008
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Hotel Sacher (Vienna: Opera House)
By Freda in ViennaThe next day we went to try the original Sachertorte from Hotel Sacher. The restaurant was full, so we went to their cafe side which supposed to have the same menu. The boutique + restaurant + cafe + bar combine area is bigger than Demel. The decor, however, was old school classical (not that pretty […]
Tags: Cafe, Cakes, Coffee, Patisserie, Soup
