咖啡。美少女。

Cafe in December

十二月的週末適合做什麼事呢？不用懷疑啦！當然是跟希芸妹妹一起出去玩！不過為了不要受寒，找個暖和的地方窩著，喝咖啡閑聊挺不錯唷！上個週末、上上個週末都是這樣過的～有了希芸妹妹的陪伴，讓我的每個週末都很幸福！

In December, how do you spend your time during weekends? For me, no doubt it is the only time in a week that I can meet my beloved Xiyun. With Xiyun, no matter it is to stay all the day at home or go out for an excursion, I feel happy and enjoy a lot. In December, the weather is always cold outside. However, it's really hard to reject the invitation from bright sunshine, especially in this season~



這一陣子，根據「陽光少年仔」阿坤四處打探的情報，找到這一家鬧中取靜的咖啡屋。坐落在新生南路的巷子裡，交通算便利的好地點，缺點是停車極困難。

Our friend Kun recently found a nice place in the downtown area. Near Ta-An Forest Park, there is a cafe shop located at the lane of Xin-Shen S. Road. The mass transportation system in Taipei makes it easy to reach the shop; however, it's difficult to find a parking space nearby if you drive.



愛喝咖啡的一家五口，爸爸、媽媽、乾爹、媽咪加上希芸妹妹，最近常常來這裡報到呢！然後媽咪繼續用著小小的 T11，為希芸小小的可愛模樣留下記錄。雖然已經有添購單眼數位相機的計畫，也看好機型及打算購置的鏡頭，不過這陣子公事家事都忙，買了也沒有時間用，就只能放著讓它變成過氣的機款～所以這個計畫就先擱著了。

We are a caffeine-philic family -- papa, mama, daddy, mummy and Xiyun. We came here quite often these days. With little T11, mummy continued snapping photos of Xiyun to record her childhood days. In fact, I planned to buy a DSLR and had the wished model as well as lenses in mind. Well, my recent life is like burning the candle at both ends. I hardly imagine the new DSLR would be kept in the damp-proof cage until it becomes an old-fashioned model. OK~ this plan is postponed.



來說說這裡的咖啡。這兒的熱咖啡都以沖濾式做法為客人提供服務。大部分的咖啡豆成品屬中至輕度烘培。客人點了咖啡之後，服務生先送上裝著現磨咖啡的濾紙以及預熱過的磁濾杯以及咖啡杯組；接著請客人先欣賞一下香氣，然後熟練地以神燈壺在客人面前濾出一杯美味的咖啡。

Let me introduce cafe here to you. When you make an order of hot cafe, bartenders here would no longer stay in bar. They first bring freshly crushed coffee beans in filter paper, pre-warmed cafetiere and cup to your table, invite you to have a breath of cafe deeply, and skillfully pouring hot water through cafe in front of you.



臨桌提供沖濾式咖啡的服務，是這個咖啡店的特色之一。而且就在咖啡完成的第一時間，客人幾乎「零時差」地立刻品嘗！喔～不要懷疑，入口的時間與溫度，可是決定咖啡口感的重要因素。

Serving on each table is an impressive feature of this cafe shop. With no time lag, you can taste your cafe immediately after it is made. Surely the time and temperature are important factors to tell you how good the cafe is.



【後記】對我而言，這裡的咖啡基調偏酸。同樣的咖啡品項，各家師傅的烘培手法會讓咖啡呈現各種不同的樣貌。若你喜歡耶哥雪菲清新的果酸口感，這裡是個好選擇；若你是黃金慢特寧的愛好者，那麼這裡的口味可能會讓你有點兒意外。不管我怎麼說，好喝與否，每個人的味蕾都長得不太一樣，還是請你自己去試試看吧！