Recently, I've developed a fascination with croissant. I'd find myself giving hints to my boyfriend to grab croissant and other pastries in a coffee shop near our home and each time, we end up buying two or three for sharing.
Before my boyfriend moved to Singapore to pursue his PhD in Chemical Engineering, we made sure we spend quality time as much as possible. One weekend, instead of having the usual home-made sandwich and coffee at home, my croissant craving was too strong that we ended up in this relatively new shopping mall called Gaisano Mall of Cebu (Gmall of Cebu). I love Gmall, at least for now, because you'd barely see a crowd here even on weekends. One shop that we kept on coming back in Gmall is 5G Coffee House, not for its coffee but for its freshly baked croissants.
They have a wide-array of croissant variant to choose from but during our visits, only 3-4 variants were up for grabs. It was hard to choose looking at the available options that are all looking flavorful and decadent.
On this particular visit, we got lucky that two other customers, who came before us, left the coffee shop in ten minutes or less and the entire place was left for us to savor. It's worth mentioning that their slow and relaxing song choices were on point for a sublime Sunday.
5G Coffee Shop's interior has a rustic industrial-inspired feels with artful usage of protruding metal bars, pipes and cables. Perhaps matching it with brick and peach cement-like finish walls and light wooden tables and chairs was the perfect idea to tie everything into one coherent place. It exudes breathability and serenity above anything else; two qualities we always look for a slow and steady Sunday place for breakfast. It almost felt like home except we don't have croissants back home. HAHA!
I wanted to try their savory breakfast croissant sandwiches but unfortunately, it's not readily available and I'm not willing to wait at all. The next best option was their creamy ensaymada, small but terrible, I guessed. My boyfriend ordered his usual Americano and almond croissant. While I paired my ensaymada with a cup of hot milk chocolate. I don't know why it took sometime for our orders to arrive; we used this time to discuss more things about our expectations and plans as we move into this new chapter of our life. We came to the best place, I'd say; it's relaxing and invigorating here. If you're in Cebu and haven't tried it, this place is waiting for you!
Other things we tried during our previous visit:
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