BACKYARD BREW (Palo Alto, CA) - Yet another coffee spot that I discovered through a friend's Instagram! I'll admit that the hanging umbrellas is what drew me in - they remind me of the hanging umbrellas in Portugal - that and the fact that it was this hidden outdoor coffee shop in Palo Alto. It's [...]
CAFE 4 (Castro Valley, CA) - After seeing two friends stop by this cafe in the same week, I knew I had to add Cafe 4 to my list of coffee shops to hit up. I was even more intrigued when I found out that it was in the East Bay and not in San [...]
I love places with cool vibes and experiences (and pretty food, ngl) but sometimes I just want to grab a bite to eat and not deal with the rest of it. It’s always underwhelming when a place is super cute but the food is mediocre. Imm Thai is cute AND tastes good. My friend was [...]
GROUNDED COFFEE BAR (Fremont, CA) - I already knew about two hipster coffee shops in Fremont (Slap Face and Devout), so when I came across Grounded Coffee through social media, I was really intrigued. They don't seem to have a large following on Instagram or a ton of Yelp reviews yet, so I dared to [...]
MADEMOISELLE COLETTE (Menlo Park, CA) - Santa Cruz Avenue is a really cute part of Menlo Park, filled with eateries, boutiques, and other shops. So I shouldn’t have been surprised as I was to find out that Mademoiselle Colette was located in this area. In search of good bakeries, I found it through Yelp, and after [...]
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