Albion

The official day 2 of my cafe crawl embarked today.
I am stepping out of my comfort zone and exploring new areas.
Been lingering around Marylebone neighbourhood, Covent Garden, and South Kensington for too long.

Well technically, it is not a cafe crawl because most of the spots that I'd pay a visit must have healthy food and lovely decor. 
The availability of soya milk is a must too.

Anyway, this is my second time in Shoreditch.
Having heard people raging about this place many times, I decided to hop on the overground for 40-min commute and gave Shoreditch another go (I am just not a fan of Brick Lane.)
The first stop has to be the famous Albion and early weekday morning means no queue!
Got asked anything to drink upon sitting, hadn't got comfy at my seat yet, a cup of soya cappuccino was already served. 
Coffee was nothing special to be honest, but the freshly-made toast and the grilled sweet potato with spinach were not bad.
I have to say the decor is lovely, a mixture of American, British, and a bit of Parisian maybe?
Red seatings, white walls and ceilings, wooden chairs and floor.
Let me put it this way, imaging the song, Why Do You Let Me Stay Here by Him & Her as a decor theme and you would get what I mean.
I can totally picture Zooey Deschanel brunching here.
Yep, that's it.
Overall, it'd be a lovely spot for brunch meet-up.



Albion
2-4 Boundary St, London E2 7DD
http://www.albioncaff.co.uk/

One of Those Days

Today has been one of those days that I don't feel like myself.

The level of my anxiety already reached the peak since yesterday partly because uni starts tomorrow, partly because I still miss Alex an awful lot. So I decided to take a day off, what I mean by taking a day off is being a homie with no makeup on. Therefore, I popped into M&S for a last-min grocery shopping, coming home with a tote bag of instant coffee, skimmed milk, avo, spinach, broccoli, smoked salmon, and chicken.

Cooking isn't my thing, this I am not ashamed to admit. Little did I know that I suck at making coffee as well. 

I have a craving for coffee or any food from one of  my fav chill-out spots even today is supposed to be a lazy stay-at-home day.

It is the specialty coffee, friendly people, and the decor that keep me going back for caffeine boost.

Attendant 
For the quirky location, soya cappuccino, Royal chicken sandwich and homemade salad

Nordic Bakery (Dorset Street)
Soya latte, Gravlax salmon rye sandwich, and the cinnamon bun is to die for

The Good Life Eatery: probably the most trendy destination for healthy food gourmets

Souli: an array of exquisite sandwiches on display, along with freshly-made salads.

Ozone and The Riding House Cafe are fancy spots for causal breakie and bruch slash Chiltern Firehouse alternative if you know what I mean.