The husband really likes his breakfasts and brunches. So during his birthday month of March, while we have our regular fav joints, I'm also trying to find him new bistros with a decent menu. A cafe menu doesn't quite cut it for us. We're not very fond of the typical 'cafe menu' or the hot brunch spots with the same-old same-old expensive $32 breakfast plates. I leave it to you to define what that plate holds.
Took the husband to Mediterranean cafe Alani at KADA by Proud Potato Peeler. The rooftop cafe has my approval because it's half-sheltered and has bothered with putting up fans to ventilate and cool the non-air-conditioned tables. It has a few tables indoors, but why bother. Sit outside. It's nicer. Anyway my dog likes it. Heh. We didn't take the stairs. For fun, we took the old-school 1929 elevator up to the fourth floor. You gotta pull those two gates close on your own. For a brief moment, I wondered if this lift would get stuck at some point. It has been fully refurbished, but still. Eeeps.
We didn't go big on the food. Not that hungry at 11am. Had a giant cute bun of San Marzano tomato and burrata. The husband couldn't resist the paprika-soaked white beans with feta cheese, sliced fennel and lemon. We topped up this plate with chicken. Food was delicious! Alani hits all the spots for the husband and I, and the dog. Choya was really pleased this morning.
Had to have coffee. I wasn't expecting much, but in the end, coffee was really decent at two shots. I added an extra shot; their iced coffee only holds one shot. How can. The coffee beans from 1/15 were nicely extracted and the double-shot iced coffee turned out nice.
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