Kuching Coffee - Bing Coffee Company

Bing Coffee Company was one of the earliest expresso cafes to open in Kuching. Before that, to get your expresso fix you had to go to one of the hotel cafes, and the coffee is usually not very good. Bing serves Illy coffee, which is supposed to taste the same everywhere around the world. I actually prefer Lavazza coffee which I think has a richer coffee taste. To me Illy is a bit like coffee with the coffee taste surgically reduced. I know I am stepping on a lot of toes here !

Bing has a really nice interior. Like Bla Bla Bla, it is one of the more stylish places in Kuching. The design is modern without being bland, and there are some nice Asian touches. This is definitely a great place to hang out with friends over a cuppa. Besides the drinks, they also serve cakes and light sandwiches. 

Bing is located along Padungan Road.

View from Padungan Road.

The stylish interior.

The Banoffee Cake is one of the best cakes here. It has layers of caramelized bananas, sponge cake and a cream cheese topping. 

Great with the coffee. Wish they would serve Lavazza though !

Melbourne Coffee

I love coffee, and Melbourne is one of the coffee capitals of the world. Not for Melbourne the Starbucks and Coffee Beans, though you can certainly find those here. At every corner you will find little or big cafes serving the precious brew - much like our kopitiams in Malaysia, and it is undisputed that Australia has some of the best baristas in the world.

Australia also has a lot of home-grown brands which has gone international, e.g. Coffex & Hudsons. But what is most interesting is discovering that obscure little cafe which serves your favourite brew.

While I didn't have much time to try out many places this trip, we did make a few coffee stops. This cafe is located in the lobby of an office block. The barista really takes pain to make the coffee look good.



An amazing work of art.



The Crema is the Canvas !