My first Mocha at Cream Coffee & Tea and Finally Winning at Pool

    Having a Mocha at Cream Coffee & Tea

 On Sunday my friend Esmeralda and I decided to continue our coffee adventure in NYC. We decided to go to Bayridge because Esmeralda wanted to show me her favorite place. Also, we haven't went to a lot of coffee places in Brooklyn. The coffee shop we went to was called Cream Coffee & Tea Shop. It is a small coffee shop with a maximum seating of 10 people. The baristas were very welcoming and they bring your order to you since there is not that much space to wait you can sit. The menu is on top and easy to see, the baristas are very patience while you are deciding what to order. I ordered a small white chocolate mocha because I never had a mocha before. Like they say always try something new, get out of your comfort zone. I was tempted to order one of my favorite drinks; a nutella latte because nutella is my favorite thing n the world. But I was like na, maybe next time' let me see how the mocha is. Esmeralda ordered a small mocha latte and a corn pear muffin. She loved her muffin, the fact that every bite she took she tasted the pear savoring in her mouth. I loved my white chocolate mocha it was sweet for me, and since it was cold that day, my drink warmed me up. They also have donuts and macroons. There macroons were really cute.

Playing Pool

 After we talked and finished our coffee, we left the place and decided to play pool. The pool place is called Billards and it was a couple of blocks away from the place. We set up our table and decided to play, usually I'm bad at pool but not that day. I took the first shot and everything spread. I took the second shot, I got one and then another. I was feeling excited couldn't believe it, but then the excitement vanished because Esmeralda started to show her pool charms. But, this game was different because I was a point away from her. Then, it was her last ball and a 8 ball for me. I tried two times it didn't go in. The second time I was this close to make the shot but it didn't go in. But, the third shot I got it. I was happy. I finally won a game, I felt like a pro. Then we played another game and I lost. Since it was starting to snow a lot we decided to end our coffee adventure.


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Address to Cream Coffee & Tea Shop: 7210 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209


Address for Hall of Fame Billards: 505 Ovington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209


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Having Tea at the Chai Project and A Cup of Coffee At La Colombe

                             T2 Chai Project

  On Sunday my friend Esmeralda and I decided to go to Soho, Manhattan to have our coffee. Before going to La Colombe we saw this awesome tea shop they had beautiful tea cups and kettles. The shop was called T2 Chai Project. It was really cozy in there and I loved their tea bags boxes. The shop is all based about Indian tea, which means chai. Since, India is a large nation it is filled with various cultures and traditions. There were different types of tea. They don'y only serve Indian tea, but tea from Australia, for example Earl Grey. You can try some of the tea because they offer samples. They have a small orange cup that you drink with. The flavors I tried was Kashmiri King, Mumbai Maple, Raving Raja and Go Go Goa. My favorite one was the Kashmiri King and the Go Goa Goa because they had a sweet taste to it. Mumbai Maple and Raving Raja were okay they weren't great for me because it was sort of strong for me, but my friend Esmeralda loved all of them. I couldn't get over that store because it was so creative and beautiful, and I loved the name.

LA Colombe

After that we went our way to La Colombe and decided to get back to our American drink: coffee. When we went to La Colombe it was packed, it was hard to find a place to sit down. But I knew why there was so much rush because there service and coffee is amazing. They make the coffee right in front of you and you have to stand at a separate place to pick up your coffee. They give you the spoon and the small plate while you are waiting for your coffee to be made. There are two types of china's one is plain white and the other one is with blue printings on it. I got the white plain one. There foam design looked great; very neat. I ordered a small cappuccino and Esmeralda ordered a small ice latte; hers wasn't as fancy but she loved it. I enjoyed my cup of cappuccino, I just wished the place wasn't packed. But, a packed place is a good sign that means it serves good coffee. They have two locations on Soho one is on Lafayette St and one on Houston St. Then we decided to end our coffee adventure and go back home.

  

Address for T2 Chai Project: 67 Prince St SOHO, New York 10013

Address for La Colombe: 270 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

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Having a Waffle for Breakfast at Cafe Bene

             Waffles AT Cafe Bene

  This week I decided to go to Cafe Bene to have some waffles for breakfast and meeting an old friend. Cafe Bene is based in Seoul, Korea and decided to become international in New York City on February 1st, 2012. The location I went to in Bensonhurst was new, it opened a couple of months ago. But there are other locations in NYC like Times Square, Mott Street, Hudson Street, etc. I love the architecture of the place. The tables and chairs were made out of wood. It felt like I was sitting in a wooden cabin It is definitely a good place to take photos of your food. Its not only a good place to take photos but it has books which I love. I love when a cafe has books to read because while I'm sipping my coffee I like to read, which makes me more relaxed. I ordered a waffle with a gelato on top with a small cafe latte and my friend ordered a banana waffle which had whip cream and chocolate syrup on top. I loved my waffle with gelato, the gelato flavor I chose was cookies & cream because I am a cookies& cream fanatic. I enjoyed every bite of it. I know my friend enjoyed it as well because his plate was empty, which is a good sign that he loved it. The cafe latte was good as well, I'm not picky about my coffee. They don't only offer waffles, but honey bread, yogurt parfaits (which are huge BTW), cake slices, macrons, smoothies and bubble tea. I have a sweet tooth so I enjoyed seeing all those goodies. I think Caffe Bene is a mixture of a pastry shop and a coffee shop which is good because people need a bite when they have there cup of joe. So next time if you're in Manhattan or Brooklyn I suggest you go to this awesome place. Stay updated for my new coffee adventures.

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