Akiba Cafe

Have you heard of the name lately? Yes, it sounds new to me as well and I was pretty much surprised when I saw the exact location of this shop which is just at the heart of SM Megamall Bldg. A 2nd floor. You might notice that I'm glued to Megamall lately, I guess I'm becoming practical on places I go especially if it's near my home and work place. 

Anyways, this oriental cafe was established in 2011 and currently, this is the first and only branch they serve. They do have limited seats but is eye-catchy to passersby considering that it is open-spaced. Curiosity led me to search what Akiba meant so here's what I got:

Akiba-kei or Akiba-chan is a Japanese slang term similar in meaning to otaku. Akiba-kei literally means "Akihabara style," referring to a district in Tokyo filled with stores selling electronics, manga, anime merchandise, and other products designed to appeal to the otaku subculture.

It sounds odd to me but looking at this cafe is not weird at all so I think it's worth a try. I was accompanied by my colleague that day (who also happens to be my tag partner on the iButterfly event where I won this GC), and we have no idea of what to order that time. The staff gave us a brief introduction of their menu, seems like he really knew the product so well. It was kinda warm in Manila that day so we tried the Iced Kohi drinks. 

This glass display of cakes is so inviting you to give into your sweet tooth. The banoffee pie looks good and it's overflowing for the price Php85 only. (Sad to say but I did pass that day)

This one below is quite pricey and looks too sweet because of the icing? Are those lines Hello Kitty whiskers? ^^

So here's what we got. We chose Iced Macadamia and Iced Mochaccino. Tood bad, they ran out of whipped cream so it's just purely iced coffee. 

The glass is so tall that it made me finish it for more than 30 minutes. It's good that even if it's an iced coffee, it wasn't that cold at the bottom so I didn't get brain-freeze. The coffee was just about right, doesn't have a strong aroma and neither chocolatey. I'd probably enjoy it more if it was creamier. I heard that their Triffle teas are commonly known so I still look forward to trying them one of these days. 

They really have a friendly staff to take a pose for me. Even the guy who took our order is full of good vibes.

This is a nice place to hang out with friends and taste the desserts so I hope they can find a cozier and bigger place in the mall. Somewhere a little bit private, I guess. Their drinks aren't that expensive either so it's highly recommended to try. 

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Much Love,

OneGutyMom