Local coffeehouses

Good morning everyone! Hope you’re having a great weekend. I spend most of my weekends in cafes, everywhere around the world. I have my very personal favourite cafe in most of the European capitals. This is where I absorb local culture, observe people and discover their habits. It gives you an amazing and unique insight into the way people live!

There has been a lot of discussion about chain versus local cafes. I personally don’t like the milky oversweetened as calorific as lunch drinks, do not even consider them to be coffees, at the place called S… and the like. And if I have choice, I always go for a little cafe around the corner, because it gives me the vibe of the city and coffee is usually of better quality as well. One of the things I’m absolutely addicted to and will never ever ditch the habit of having it everyday is Coffee! ❤ Pure unconditional love. Out of all the cafes I’ve ever visited and, trust me, I’ve seen many, I particularly like hanging out in the super old ones with a feel of history and original interior. Below a couple of pics from the oldest cafe in Warsaw. Established in 1895. One of the guests was Frederic Chopin.

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Simple, minimalist but warm and perfect for studying! (especially espanol as in my case).

And here something more modern from the city of canals, Amsterdam, full of around-the corner cafe-bakeries, serious competition for Vienna with its Kaffeehaus Kultur! One of the features of the city which I keep falling in love with are also little vintage boutiques and cafes in one. That’s a cool way of making your shopping a real pleasure.

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Enjoy fresh bread at De Bakkerswinkel.

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Mix of all the different styles, but this is exactly what we want and expect of local cafes – DIVERSITY, which enriches our lives, and a cup of cappuccino:). Goes perfectly well with a caramel tart! Try le pain quotidien when in Amsterdam!

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Enjoy your chilled-out coffee-flavoured weekend!

camY