For my first cafe hopping meetup, I chose the neighborhood I grew up in. Our Obrero Cafe Hopping Meetup was fun in so many ways.

Obrero Cafe Hopping Stops

I included three stops in our Obrero Cafe Hopping session:

• Kiks,
• Balay Coffee, and
• Koop Cafe.

Kiks

First stop was Kiks.

I have never been to this cafe but posts of this cafe showed a homey vibe. And the photos did not lie. The cafe is narrow and gave off the vibe of a family room or living room.

The meetup started with informal introductions. We had quiet time for reading and journaling. I read The Hunger Games and Days at the Morisaki Bookstore.

Then, we proceeded with chatting and getting to know each other more. I am glad it went well. Need to work on planning things out but it turned out ok, I think.

Balay Juice and Coffee

Next, a quick stop at Balay Juice and Coffee.

Balay was one of my cousin’s favorite go-to spot for coffee in Obrero during the height of the pandemic. A few times, she would buy Spanish Latte for me. And they were my favorite. This time, I tried the Iced White Mocha. It is a bit too sweet for my taste, but still ok.

This stop had more participants joining in so it was the biggest group we had. Unfortunately, we could not stay long because we had to move to the last stop.

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Koop Cafe

Last stop was Koop Cafe.

By then, I had more than enough caffeine for the day so I opted to order pasta. I wanted the Puttanesca but I have already tried that so I ordered Scampi this time. It was perfectly savory but there could have been maybe 1 or 2 more pieces of shrimps to make it sulit. I would recommend their Tomato and Basil Pasta. And of course, you cannot be at Koop Cafe and not try their crepes.

The entire Obrero Cafe Hopping session was fun and inspiring. It was my first time meeting so many new people all at once in a while. And writing about it now makes me want to organize the next Cafe Hopping. I still have the itineraries for what I was planning before work rudely got in the way.

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