Taipei Xiaobai Cafe Cafe Flat White

"flat white" White Coffee

Cafe Flat White Xiaobai Coffee has been open in Jingxiang Lane, Yongkang Street, Taipei for a year and a half. More and more people like this comfortable and personalized space, and now there are many guests even on rainy afternoons.

When I passed the flat white for the first time, I was attracted by the semi-open kitchen seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the low wall: the young male shopkeeper was making coffee in front of the coffee machine, while the short-haired girl was cooking sugar and preparing cakes.

I couldn't help pushing the door and walking in. The boss greeted him with a smile.

On the right-hand side of the door, from the white coffee tables next to the floor-to-ceiling windows to the white panels of the semi-open kitchen, the pure white extends all the way to the walls of the entire cafe. Next to the left-hand side of the floor-to-ceiling window are two sets of ancient wood armrests, velvet sofas and chairs with wooden coffee tables. A large area of space is a long wooden table, square wooden table and a combination of white iron frame and wood plywood, with a free and open Loft style.

The whole space of Xiaobai coffee is composed of light gray floor, pure white wall and ceiling into a refreshing and bright style, but each corner has its own flavor.

After choosing a seat, the boss handed over a menu as square as the cover of a vinyl record.

Xiaobai coffee is dominated by Italian coffee and also serves tea, several beers and handmade desserts of the day, as well as light foods such as salads and Panini sandwiches.

The first time I went there was at noon. I ordered panini sandwiches and Salad Nicoise. During the waiting time, you can see the look of the old mistress preparing Salad Nicoise intently from the semi-open kitchen area.

Later in the afternoon, I went for pure coffee.

Flat white is a coffee drink based on espresso espresso from Australia and New Zealand. The amount of milk used is less than that of the latte latte, and the foam is "wet" than the traditional cappuccino cappuccino. Espresso is very fragrant and has a strong taste.

This kind of coffee later became popular in the UK. Xiaobai Coffee takes flat white as its signature coffee, and under this name, it also reveals the background of the boss's stay in the UK.

Herbalife con panna, which literally means coffee with whipped cream. The Campbell blue of Xiaobai coffee is concentrated and sour and has less whipped cream for me. I wonder if it is an English way? It is different from the Campbell blue, which is covered with thick whipped cream on the lips for sipping hot and fragrant espresso.

Iced coffee shakerato is mixed with two espressos with the right amount of syrup and milk or spirits. This cup is black coffee ice shake, without any flavor of syrup or milk, the sour taste of the coffee has been frozen, leaving a gorgeous cold fragrance.

The shaping of space, the establishment of menus, the selection of music. The characteristics of independent cafes often come from the extension of the owner's personality.

Xiaobai coffee has an intelligent combination of free and perceptual style, which is very attractive.

I was thinking, when the winter is more cool, find a drizzling winter afternoon and have a cup of zebra mocha Zebra Mocha with mellow chocolate in Xiaobai coffee.

Just thinking about it makes people feel very happy.

Cafe Flat White

No. 12, Lane 41, Yongkang Street, Taipei

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