Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Best is Yet to Come - Cafe Deadend

數月前聞說上環普慶坊有售賣手工麵包的Po's Atelier,不過價錢不菲,加上家沒同包中人,所以只有看的份兒.比起只設外賣的麵包店,其後在堅巷開設的Cafe Deadend,卻更得我心-畢竟,比起吃,我更喜歡喝,尤其咖啡.但事與願違.雖然一週差不多上落普慶坊十數次,卻一直未到訪.


終於.最近心情差,睡得更差,精神日見痿蹶;每天不吸收咖啡因,仿如行屍走肉.更差的,是味蕾仿佛被褪色,五味之中只嘗得苦澀;所以,要醒神,每天一杯Americano是必需,反正就算一飲而盡,亦未覺苦.

但前天早上,咖啡因癮起,附近的homei和Cafe Loisl卻滿有默契的一同休息.也許,是時候?


位於堅巷和普慶坊交界的Cafe Deadend為半露天設計,座位被樓梯和高牆包圍.加上鄰近公園和後街,環境實在清幽.枱椅被整齊排成一列,顧客除我以外只有一人,環境更帶避世之感.可惜,忙碌心煩的是我:一心只來坐五分鐘喝一杯,本想只點Americano提神,卻被用收據紙打印的餐牌吸引著.除了普通的咖啡,還有特色的Dirtyespresso soda.一問,Dirty其實是將凍奶加入熱espresso,因賣相混濁而命名.


凍奶和熱espresso的組合,會是如何?論賣相,受熱密度降低的espresso漂散在冷奶之上,不修篇幅的層次不算醜,但肯定這像宇宙大爆炸的混沌,實在和精緻的拉花咖啡,成一強烈對比。



細啖一口,卻滿是驚喜。不是熱臉碰上冷屁股的自討沒趣,反而在第一口不可避免的浮面的苦澀之後,尾隨的凍奶甜香,卻更為突出。也許是溫度的強烈對比,或是那未經打泡的濃厚質感,令本來看似混亂的溫呑咖啡添上絲滑尾勁,比喝過的拿鐵又或是espresso,更為動人?冷熱苦甘看似對立,卻雙雙在口腔中組合互融,叫人欣喜。



可惜這天要趕著走,否則手上這一小杯,我肯定會放慢不少來喝著.此刻,真的好想再來一杯.

或者,很多東西像這杯Dirty一樣,看似混淆對立,其實只看透表面的苦澀,藏身底下的甜美,才是精華所在.

假設快樂有盡頭,痛苦也未會不朽?只是,咖啡再香,也許會刺激味蕾,心中的苦澀,還是纏繞不去,感覺,還像活在夢魘之中.


希望的,只是the best is yet to come.最好的,尚未來臨.

Cafe Deadend
72 Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
9:30am - 6:00pm
Last Order 5:30pm
(Closed on Mondays)
facebook.com/CafeDeadend

參考餐牌 (不時更新)

Before 12:30pm
Po's Morning $65 (selection of fresh bread/danish/sweet butter/jam)
Five-minute eggs with English Cheddar $70 (ficelle/tomato salad)
Breakfast on a Bun $75 (scrambled eggs/bacon/cheese/tomato)
Poached eggs & ham $80 (arugula/toasted A.O.P./fresh herb sauce)

After 12:30pm
Goat Cheese salad with Red Beetroot $85 (frisee/toasted walnuts/shallot thyme vinaigrette)
Cafe Salad $95 (greens/French ham/Swiss cheese/egg/crouton)
Potage of Potato & Leek $65 (cream/vegetables/ficelle)
Winter Onion Soup $75 (savory broth/caramelized onions/cheesy crouton)
Warm French Ham & Brie on white hearth bread $115 (green lettuce/mustard butter/vegetables)
Thai-spiced chicken "bunwich" $110 (fresh herbs/coconut curry sauce/marinated cucumber)
Deadend stack on A.O.P. $140 (roasted beef tenderloin/smoked bacon/cheddar/tomatoes)

Confections
Double Chocolate cookies with French sea salt $40 (6 pieces)
Vanilla bean panna cotta $65 (fresh citrus salad/candied peel/Sicilian blood orange sorbet)
Baked Apple tart with house made vanilla ice cream $70 (caramel sauce/fresh mint/cinnamon sugar)
Warm chocolate cake $80 (dark chocolate ganache/pear sorbet/chocolate ice cream/pistachios)

Drinks
Homemade lemon ginger $45
Hand squeezed orance juice $45
San Pellegrino Limonata $25
San Pellegrino Mandarino $25
San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa $25
Antipodes Water Sparkling 500ml $50
Green tea $35
English tea $35

Coffee et cetera
Espresso $20
Double espresso $25
Long black $30
Americano $30
Dirty $35
Latte $40
Cappuccino $35
Macchiato $25
Double Macchiato $30
Mocha $40

Ice Latte $45
Ice Cappuccino $45
Ice Mocha $55
Ice Mochaccino $55
Ice Americano $40
Ice Espresso Soda $40
Slim milk $20
Steam milk $20
Chocolat Chaud $45
Affogato $45

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2 comments:

  1. Stand up and look forward!!! Add oil!!! :)
    Pik

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  2. have heard so much about this place! cant wait to try it when im back in hk

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