Historica Coffee & Pastry

Sunday is the best time for breakfast at a café as it is the only day that Carlo does not have to work (yes, poor C). After Libby Café (read our review here) we tried Historica Café in Jalan Sumatera this time. We didn’t go there because of its location (Jalan Sumatera seems to be getting a popular restaurant/café street - the famous Domicile is also there), but because Historica café is having a 20% discount on breakfast and coffee this month :-) .

The café looks nice, outside and inside, and as you may have guessed from the name ‘Historica’ its interior design is vintage. There are a few big comfortable chairs (we were too slow to chope them – damn it!) and many normal chairs. It has also a small terrace if you want to sit outside. It was almost noon when we got there, so sitting outside was out of question, even for me as a European (this really means something...Europeans are crazy about sun and tanning). We came to Historica café not only to have breakfast, but also to “chillax”, read a bit and discuss our future plans...

Libby Café

I’m sure all of you know Libby – they have a few small shops throughout Surabaya and are famous for their brownies (this is what I was told). But have you been at their café yet?

In my home country, we love to have a really big breakfast on weekends and often go to a small café for breakfast or brunch. We even have an old saying that goes something like this:

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.

(This old wisdom still seems to be up-to-date considering the health advice that suggests you to eat only a small meal for dinner)

Anyways, I was missing having breakfast outside so we went to Libby café in Sukomanunggal area. The interior design of the café is nice, with a slight vintage touch, and the atmosphere is cozy. What we really liked is their small yard outside – me because I love being outside in the morning and enjoy the brightness before it gets too hot, and Carlo because the small yard is also the smoking area (bad, bad habit).