Celsius Coffee Co - The Best Place for Having Breakfast in Sydney

Hey all!
If you're looking at my Instagram feed lately, you'd see it's full with my pictures (with my family) while we were on vacation in Sydney. Yup, it was last month, and I still remember our happiness at that moment. I really miss their summer weather at night and I also miss our culinary journey. Just liked a starving peoples, we never stopped eating and drinking because everything so delicious. We stopped in almost every coffee shops, bakery, and even at the bubble tea shops. To be honest, the reason why I love food in Sydney is not just because of the good taste, but also because of their ingredients are very healthy. You can see how Australian serve tasty yet healthy food from their breakfast dishes. Australian peoples always serve a plate full of healthy ingredients with a good taste for breakfast. Sorry to say this, but it was totally different with our daily breakfast which mostly Indonesian food that full of unhealthy carbs (read : rice).

A healthy breakfast

Since I know Australia very well known for their breakfast (or usually called brekkie) menu, I was looking for the best place for having breakfast in Sydney. I found several answers and I was trying to visit them every morning. However, there's one place that I think it's the best place for having breakfast in Sydney. It's Celsius Coffee Co.

Kirribilli Wharf, Sydney

Celsius Coffee Co is a very popular place for having breakfast in Sydney. It's located at Kirribilli Commuter Terminal Wharf, which could be reached easily by taking ferry from Circular Quay. Looking at the picture above you must be think this place was overrated because of its location. "A beautiful harbour view, with ordinary taste yet expensive food" - it must be something that you think about this place. Well, I'd confessed that I also thought like that at the first time. But it's all changed after I had a breakfast there.

The crowd at Celsius Coffee Co

At the weekdays, Celsius Coffee Co open at 7.30AM, while at the weekend they open at 8AM. We arrived at 8.30AM at the weekend, and we waited for around 30 minutes to get a table. Actually at that time it's not too crowded. However, since their place was just on the ferry wharf, so they have a limited tables and we needed to take turn with other customers. FYI, reservation is not accepted here. So you need to come earlier if you don't want to wait too long.

Delicious pastry at Celsius Coffee Co

While waiting for the table, we bought some croissants that they sell. The price was slightly cheaper than other pastry shops in Sydney. But it taste so delicious. Not just croissants, they also sell doughnuts which looks yumm.

Callebaut Hot Chocolate - $5,5 & Chai Latte - $5,5

I looked at the menu and realized they don't have a lot of variant for their food. They only serve some simple breakfast dishes, but all of them sounds tasty. We ordered a plate of savory food and a plate of sweet dishes to share, not forgetting a cup of chai latte and a cup of hot chocolate because the temparature was getting lower at that time.

Celsius Breakfast - $19
Let's talk about the savory dish that we ordered. Celsius Breakfast is the most complete breakfast dishes at this cafe. This menu comes with a toast, sauteed mushrooms, avocado, jamon, and eggs. You can choose whether the eggs want to be fried or poached. But I prefer the poached eggs for breakfast. This simple yet healthy dish taste very good. It's not blend and seasoned perfectly. I love the mushroom & jamon very much.

Celsius Waffle at Celsius Coffee Co

Celsius Waffle - $19
Next is the sweet dish. As you can see, the presentation of this food was really outstanding. A round shaped waffle with colorful berries on top, makes it looks beautiful. But not just the presentation, it also has a very delicious taste - especially the peanut butter cream. It has a very unique taste which I never found anywhere.

I love all of their dishes, and no wonder Celsius Coffee Co always has a place in every lists that talked about the best place for having breakfast in Sydney. Anyway, if you want a simple breakfast, you can create your own like Ivan did.

A simple breakfast at Celsius Coffee Co : sourdough toast, poached egg, and jamon

Celsius Coffee Co
Address : Commuter Wharf, Holbrook Ave, Kirribilli NSW 2061, Australia
Phone : +61 2 9922 2245
Opening Hours : Mon - Fri : 07.30AM - 02.30PM & Sat - Sun : 8AM - 3PM
Website : http://www.celsiuscoffeeco.com.au

Kedai Kokoho, Alam Sutera

If you're asking about what's happening food in town, I would answer it's a "Roti Nougat (Nougat Bread)". How about the drink?? Of course it's "Es Alpukat (Ice Avocado with Coffee)". Well, actually it's not a new thing. But I don't know some how, these food and drink become very popular and every entrepreneur try to build a new coffee shop or food stall for selling these mouthwatering dishes. Even though there are so many of them, there's 1 place that I like the most. It's Kedai KoKoHo.

Cozy place at Kedai KoKoHo - Alam Sutera

Kedai KoKoHo currently become 1 of many popular coffee shops in town. They opened the first branch at Muara Karang, and after that they opened the second branch at Alam Sutera. What makes it popular and become my favorite??

1. They have 2 popular dishes "Roti Nougat" and "Ice Avocado Coffee" on their menu which become the most wanted item for everyone. Having these 2 items at 1 place, is really a good idea.
2. Actually they are not name it "Roti Nougat" like the others. At Kedai Kokoho, this delicious bread dishes called "Roti Gempal". However, it has the same taste, and even I would say it's more delicious.
3. Beside these 2 dishes, they also sell another comfort food such as "Indomie". Who doesn't like it??
4. They offer these delicious dishes with affordable price, perfect for a quick breakfast (or snack time??).

Open Kitchen at Kedai KoKoHo

I was visiting this "kedai" at Alam Sutera for a breakfast. At that time I just ordered a few dishes because I just came with Winston and we couldn't eat a lot. And, yesss. I ordered their bestseller dishes, Roti Gempal and Avocado Coffee.

Roti Gempal Nogat 1/2 with Gandum (Whole Wheat Bread) - IDR 17K 

It was not the first time I ate Roti Gempal (Roti Nogat). I've ate it before, but I felt this one is more delicious. Starts from the bread (I asked them to use Whole Wheat Bread by add IDR 2K), and the toppings, especially the mocha cream. It taste really good especially when it's still hot. I just ordered it in 1/2 portion and I still couldn't finish it.

Look at those delightful peanuts.... It's so yum...

Not just the food, another good taste also comes from its drink, the Avocado Coffee. When I was ordering, they asked me whether I wanted it comes with espresso or not. Of course I want it. Lately coffee become a mandatory for me in the morning. It starts to become a habit for me to drink a coffee before I start my activity.

Es Alpukat with Espresso (IDR 27K)

Back to this beverage, I was thinking they will mix the coffee and avocado together before they serve it, like other coffee shop do. But they don't!! It came separately between the "avocado juice" and the "espresso". I looked at the glass of avocado juice, and realized they put many kinds of chocolate for the toppings, such as chocolate sprinkle, chocolate powder, and also chocolate flavor condensed milk. Not forgetting a scoop of chocolate ice cream. OMG! It's a heaven for an avocado - chocolate lover, like me. I gave Winston a try before put the espresso in. And like I was expected, he likes it. When he enough with it, I poured the espresso in, and seriously, it's the best avocado coffee.

Toppings at Es Alpukat by Kedai KoKoHo

Kedai KoKoHo
Address : Ruko Jalur Sutera Kav. 29D No. 23, Alam Sutera
Phone : +6221 30052369
Opening hours : Mon - Sun 7.30AM - 7.30PM
Instagram : @kedai_kokoho

Monsieur Spoon - Canggu, Bali

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”
Who’s agree?????!!!!???!!!!!!

 For some reasons, I’m totally agree with that. Breakfast is the first meal that you eat before start your day. That’s why we need to have a good breakfast, not just good in taste, but it also need to be healthy. Everytime I travel, I always looking for a good place for breakfast. When I was in bali, I found a great breakfast place, which located in Canggu, at the north of Kuta. It’s Monsieur Spoon.

If you never heard about Canggu, let me tell you little bit about this place. Currently, Canggu become a favorite area for tourist, especially for those who are looking for a place with quite ambience. As you know, Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak is always crowded and some people don’t like it. Located not far from Seminyak, Canggu become a good place for escaping from that crowd. In Canggu, there’s a plenty of cafe with great food, surrounded with paddy field which is perfect for relaxing your mind. This ambience is one of many reasons that make Monsieur Spoon become a good place for having breakfast.

The other reason that makes Monsieur Spoon so special is their dishes. Monsieur Spoon offers delicious pastry which can’t be missed. It’s freshly made everyday, and taste so yumm. However, if pastry is too light for your breakfast, you can order other dishes from their menu which also tasty such as salad, crepes, and many more.

French Salad - IDR 48K

Eggs Your Way - IDR 35K

Savory Crepes

Fresh pastry every day

Not just for breakfast, Monsieur Spoon is also great to have an afternoon break. They have a good dessert, which looks very tempting, especially for a sweet-addict. Macarons, cheese cake, mille feuille, what could be better???

If you wanna try their pastry but you think Canggu is too far, you can visit the other branches of Monsieur Spoon which located at Umalas, Petitenget, and Seminyak.

Monsieur Spoon
Address : Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong No. 55, Canggu, North Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali 80361
Opening hours : Mon - Sun 06.30 - 21.00
Phone : +6287862808859
Website : www.monsieurspoon.com

Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè, One of The Best Coffee Shop in Rome

Do you know that Rome known for the good taste of their coffee?? Honestly, i didn’t know about that and i’m also not a coffee addict. But since everyone always told me to try the coffee in Rome, my curiousity about it led me to one of the best coffee shop in Rome, Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè. Being located at Piazza di San Eustachio, not far from the famous Rome’s landmark, Pantheon, you won’t missed it when you walk at this area. This coffee shop always full of poeple from early morning until at night.

Actually we’ve passed this coffee shop while had a walking tour from Piazza Navona to Piazza di Spagna. However the weather was too hot so we didn’t stopped by at that time. But at that night, we returned again to that place to try the tastiness of the coffee from this popular coffee shop.

Like other coffee shop, they also sell some bread and cake to be consumed together with coffee. If you’re in hurry, you also can just take away the coffee, which will costs cheaper than “dine-in”.

Beside a ready to drink coffee, they also sell the coffee powder. So if you’ve tried the coffee and you like it, you can buy the coffee powder to enjoy it more at home.. For me, the coffee was really delicious, and i wanted it more and more..

Anyway,  before we wen’t back to hotel. We’re going to Pantheon (again) to see this iconic building at night. Like i was predicting before, this place looks more beautiful at night. But 1 thing i never thought before, this place still crowded at night. It was 11pm but people still “playing” here. Even there’s a street artist still painting a wonderful picture on the street. Should i say that “Rome is a city of art??”

Pantheon at night

Art on the street

Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè
Address : Piazza di San Eustachio, 82, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Phone : +39 06 6880 2048
Opening hours : Mon - Sun 07.30AM - 1AM
Website : https://www.santeustachioilcaffe.com/it/