Coffee is about the mood.
And it’s all about the mood at Some Time Blue, run by National Thailand Brewers Cup 2016 champion Sutida Srirungthum. Located along an unassuming tree-lined soi in Bangkok, café is a welcoming space thanks to mismatched vintage furniture and low-hanging lamps by the windows. How romantic.
Ah, but the real action takes place at the coffee bar, however. The single origin bean menu is a seasonal one. An outstanding offering is the La Mula natural processed Special Geisha from Boquete, Panama. Sweet, floral and fruity – we detect notes of jasmine, papaya and passion fruit – this is a cup to remember. Another rarity is the Ethiopia Agaro Kaffe Washed Heirloom roasted by Berlin-based Five Elephants; full of juicy berry notes.
Most of all, we adore their Gravity Latte, akin to a double shot of espresso into a cold glass of creamy milk (as far as we can tell). A blend of Thai and Honduras beans, the coffee is nutty and balanced. (The original can be discovered at Srirungthum’s friend Mook’s Asama Café in Chiang Mai.)
So it’s cold outside. It’s okay, we like our coffee and our cake chilled on a rainy day. At Some Time Blue, it’s all about the mood, you see.
Some Time Blue是一家我們很喜歡的咖啡館，
雖然距離Ari BTS站只有十幾分鐘的距離，
但卻遠離了那的咖啡區，獨自隱藏在一條小路里的一座公寓底下，
不知情的話，經過了也許也不會發現它的存在。
裡頭的佈置與裝潢帶點復古風，
外頭有點綠陰，所以室內不至於太明亮，
配上趣致的吊燈，給人一種慵懶舒適的感覺。
這的老闆曾是泰國手沖咖啡師的奪冠，
所以對咖啡的要求絕不含糊，
除了極具水準的手沖單品，
他們的冷牛奶咖啡 gravity latte更是一絕。
由宏圖拉斯和泰國豆子混成的綜合豆，
沖泡出帶點nutty的濃縮咖啡，遇上冷牛奶后，
竟然可以變得那麼順滑可口，
是我至今最愛的冷牛奶咖啡，絕對值得一試。
老闆說這是她從朋友的咖啡館Mook’s Asama Café 學來的，
這家咖啡館位於清邁，
去清邁遊玩的朋友不妨去看看。
至於食物的方面，這兒有一些自製的甜品，
試過的幾樣都不錯，甜而不膩，是樸實的好味道。
如果想吃道地的家常泰國菜，
也可以請他們幫忙致電到附近的一家泰國餐館訂購，
食物會在不久后送來。
不然你也可以選擇跟我們一樣，
早上先來這喝杯咖啡后，
然後中午在走幾步路到餐館那吃上一頓。
| Some Time Blue 55 Soi Phahon Yothin 2, Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand facebook.com/sometimebluecafe/ |
