Once upon a time a visit to a specialty coffee shop
Hello, Hivers and coffee lovers!
One of the things I wanted to do on my solo trip a couple of months ago to Bogota was to quietly enjoy a cup of coffee in different coffee shops around the city. I tried to avoid the chain coffee shops and instead visit small specialty cafes. And today, I'm going to tell you about another of those visits.
This coffee shop surprised me pleasantly because I did not expect to find something like this in the area where I was staying at the beginning of the trip. The first days of my stay in Bogota I had to be close to the US Embassy, so I stayed in an area called Quinta Paredes. Researching where to have coffee nearby, I read that there was a specialty coffee shop called Érase una vez that had very good reviews. So I had to try it.
The cafe is in a house in a sector of the city called El Recuerdo, very close to Quinta Paredes and the Corferias fairgrounds. There are still many old residential houses in the area and I found it to be a very quiet neighborhood.
As soon as you enter the coffee shop, you get the feeling that you are visiting someone's house.
I went in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday, and the place was almost empty. So I stayed in the room you find upon entering, but it looks like the cafe has more room upstairs. From what I've read, there is a barista academy that works in the place as well.
The decoration is simple but nice. And the place is perfect to spend a couple of hours reading a book or working as it seems to be very quiet. At least that was the impression I got.
That day I really wanted to have a cappuccino and a snack. So I allowed myself a little treat and ordered a piece of carrot cake.
The coffee was delicious. Very creamy and I would say it was the best cappuccino I had during the trip.
The carrot cake was delicious and totally worth the treat. What I liked the most is that instead of the classic creamy and buttery frosting that carrot cakes usually have, this one had a layer with a mousse texture with passion fruit flavor that combined perfectly. I loved it.
And if you don't believe me that everything was delicious, here's the proof.
And my face of total satisfaction.
If it hadn't been for the fact that the next day I changed lodging and the next one was a bit far from this area of the city, I would have repeated in this coffee shop over and over again.
Cheers! ☕️
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Always happy to see you dear Eli!🤗 It seems like a pleasant place. I don't drink coffee, but this one looks so good that I would like to try it. And the carrot cake is especially appealing to me. Small pleasures like this always inspire good moments 😊
En lo personal nunca que tomado café pero se que es un arte, tanto el preparado como todo l oque hay detrás comparable a un buen vino o chocolate así que me alegra que hayas podido cumnplir tu meta sumado a que probaste un gran cafe
Concuerdo con lo que dice esa pared 😅 - fíjate que no me alejé del café en mi proceso de dejar de fumar. Ay @coquicoin qué bien me siento hoy. Todos los días mejor que el anterior. Este intento será definitivo.
Y sí te creo, cómo no creer que Érase una vez es un paraíso de delicias. 😁
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You look lovely!😍
Aren't colo trips great?
I love cappuccino and carrot cake, and I think my order would have been the same. The decor is inviting — minimalist and clean:)
Thank you, Milly 🥰
Yep, solo trips can be fun :)
Mi estimada amiga, me encantó esta cafetería, gracias por tu reseña. Ya la anoté en mi agenda para visitarla cuando esté por aquellos lados. Ese pastel de zanahoria combinado con parchita se me antojó. Un abrazo 🤗
Te encantará, Aury. El sitio es muy agradable y el café está delicioso.
Abrazos 😘
I love the ceramic decoration, it gives it a retro and elegant touch. The name of the place is suggestive and invites you to let your imagination fly. I would have gladly accompanied you with another coffee and a piece of that delicious cake. 😋
And I would have loved to have you join me for a coffee there. We would have spent hours chatting over more than one coffee, hehe.
🤗🤗
The decoration of the cafe was very nice, and the sweet that accompanies it looks delicious too. Without a doubt, an excellent place to enjoy a good cup of coffee 🥰.
Good afternoon dear friend @coquicoin, how are you?
What a beautiful and peculiar name for a cageteria ¨Once upon a time¨, I love things, so the interior decoration goes very well with my taste
I love what you have ordered, an excellent combination of carrot cake with a creamy coffee, while I read, I really want an exquisite cup of coffee
Thank you very much dear friend @coquicoin for sharing this exquisite and satisfying experience
Have a beautiful night and a happy rest
I hope you had a good cup of coffee, my friend!
Have a great evening 🤗☕️
Hi @coquicoin your orden looks tasty, this is a excellent place to stay,
I want to spend my alone time here with my coffee, croissants, or pain au chocolat and do some sketching on my sketchbook.
Oh my, reading your post made me hungry!!! - and it's almost 9 PM, so I'll have to "sin" hahaha :)) -- Thanks for sharing!!!
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Jeje! Tell me on what you sinned 😂😉
Have a good night 🤗
hahaha 😂... Just a bit of Yogurt and cookies!!!... Nothing more! 🤗 Good night @coquicoin friend!!!
A face of total satisfaction and an empty plate and cup! Jaja, everything looks very appetizing.
Jeje!! I could not ask for anything more :)
A nice place to stop by to enjoy a delicious coffee, personally I loved the carrot cake, it looks very provocative.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.☕
Good day.
The carrot cake with that topping was superb!
Erase una vez un pastel y un café jajaja, me gusto el nombre del lugar, tiene su lado bien pensado, por cierto hoy no he tomado cafecito, debemos sentarmos a degustar uno en algún momento 🤗
El nombre es genial, verdad?
Brindo por ese cafecito, voy a prepararme el mio para degustar mientras leo posts en Hive.
Cheers! ☕️🤗
Salud ! te tengo un cuento con un nombre de un local jajaja, pero luego te lo digo con calmita jajajaa
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That cake looks really delicious, with passion fruit cream, a real pleasure to the palate and the coffee very creamy, excellent combination. I also loved the name of the coffee shop, I find it a bit poetic.
I am glad you are having a nice trip. Cheers!
Yep, the name is a bit poetic. I also loved it.
Have a lovely afternoon 🤗☕️
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Such a nice and quiet place to enjoy your delicious snacks and coffee♥️
It was indeed a nice place. Thank you for stopping by 🤗
I guess this is a good find of a cool and good coffee shop (人 •͈ᴗ•͈). The coffee looks really creamy though, and the carrot cake, i'm curious how they taste. I havent tried that flavor but I'm really curious (◍•ᴗ•◍)
This coffee looks very beautiful :) :)
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