The FIG - Coffee and Lounge

It has been on my list for more than one year, and today I finally managed to put a tick next to it. Yes, I went to The Fig – coffee and lounge this afternoon. And it felt incredible to be there, especially when I was accompanied by great friends.

It was funny at first cause we got lost although I did google map it, and to be honest, I was quite embarassed to struggle to get the right way, anyway, as long as we arrived, it was fine :D

Just as I stepped into the place, the sight evoked a feeling of warmth and peace. There was a statue of buddha right in the middle of the front yard, and I forgot to take a picture of that. Some clouds of steam coming out from somewhere and it smelled very relaxing.

The statue of buddha viewed from the inside.

The atmosphere inside was cozy. Every little thing goes along well with each other, different variations of buddha miniatures were neatly displayed on the shelves or beautifully painted on the wall.

The menu covers almost the whole set. It offers main course, side dish, desserts, drinks, ice cream, and other stuff.

first page of menu

As usual, I'm always excited to discover the tea choices, and guess what I got, 'Organic Orange tea and dill leaves'. The taste was just so refreshing and pleasant, and it kinda carried a flavor of Indian food, as one of my friends remarked.

organic orange tea and dill leaves

  

inside the teapot

We did have a good time savouring the food and planning for our long weekend holliday. The music was absolutely perfect, the playlist was smart, it was a combination of buddhist melodies with some other enjoyable genres.

tiramisu cake

Fried wanton

summer cake

Highly recommended for friends get-together. Beautiful place, great food and drink, nice music, what else should we ask for? Let's call your buddies and drive there.

Me and mah sister :)

Address: 15 Nguyen Thi Huynh, Phu Nhuan district, HCMC

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Passion

This one word has striked my mind for several days, and I'm still stuck with it, still trying to figure out if I actually develop a real passion for anything.

This morning, it amazed me how my co-headteacher appeared to be so enthusiastic and excited when she got to cover some classes, it's like you can tell how content she was just by the look on her face.

Well, I guess it can be a form of happiness, when we can work our heart out for something :)

Le Petit Jardin

It has been such a long while since I last had the mood to write review on those amazing coffee shops I’ve been to. I first started all this blogging 2 years ago, then the hectic life out there has become my constant excuse to slip away from a hobby which I always want to pursue.

Anyway, here I am, hitting RESUME on the play of my blogging.

Last week, I got a chance to meet up with my high school friend and my younger mate in college. The location my friend chose was ‘Le petit Jardin’. The name itself is quite intriguing to me, as to my humble knowledge about French, it means ‘A small garden’, I guess, which automatically paints an interesting mental figure in me.

Located on Hoa Mai street, Phan Xich Long area, Phu Nhuan district, one of the most bustling corners of HCMC, Le Petit Jardin has its own advantages when settled in this popular spot for culinary geeks. Directions to the shop is not an issue. Being surrounded by Popeyes, Doughnuts and neighbored to other well-known restaurants such as Thai Express or Tokyo Deli, just to name a few, has given Le Petit Jardin high credits, in terms of location.

It is a two-floor coffee shop. Downstairs, there are two sections, on the right it looks like a small garden with several kinds of plants and flowers while on the left it brings a kind of comfy feeling with those couches.

Upstairs, the interior decoration looks like an old house, with wooden windows painted in different colors display a sense of nostalgia, like back in the early 20^th century, I think :) 

Wooden windows

Teen pose with butterfly background

The another part of the room is covered with butterfly wallpaper, while at the corner, it was highlighted with various shapes of fan’s blades. I indulged myself in the moment of freedom just as I stood by the wall, inhaling the relaxing air those accessories were blowing towards me.

The air of freedom

The menu is interesting. What I love about this place is that they have their own options of tea (which is pretty much the same at most of the other places, with the choices of lipton tea/ Earl Gray/ Dilma tea only.) I got to try Hibicus tea, and they came in a set of a few pieces of biscuits, together with ginger jam. Believe me, it tastes sweet, and looks sweetly beautiful, and only cost fifty-ish VND.

Hibicus Tea

More pictures here

Add: 34 Hoa Mai, Ward 2, Phu Nhuan district, HCMC

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