Hi, Cinnamon cup coffee community. How are your friends in this community? I pray that we are always in good news and always given health. And of course, don't forget always to drink coffee to accompany our days and always be happy.
Many coffee shops have sprung up lately, and my area is no exception. However, most coffee shops only carry the concept of a place like most. That is the concept that brings the place towards being instagramable so that visitors can take pictures in that place. Of course, the advantage of the coffee shop is to tag the place by the visitors so that it will attract the attention of other potential visitors.
The concept of an instagramable coffee shop is indeed fascinating because they attract consumers with that concept. Still, on the one hand, for some people who like coffee and food, it is only another plus point. But on the other hand, visitors who want coffee will focus more on the taste than on the concept of the coffee shop.
Even sometimes, some instagramable coffee shops pay less attention to the taste of the menu they serve. This sometimes makes me underestimate when I see a new coffee shop that carries this concept. And I will choose an ordinary coffee shop that has a good coffee taste to visit. Besides that, I'm not too fond of coffee shops with this instagramable concept because usually, too many visitors make it less comfortable for me to enjoy a cup of coffee.
However, there is one place that I find pretty interesting. This coffee shop is one of the coffee shops of one of the largest retail companies in my country. Namely is Alfamart. Alfamart saw an opportunity by mushrooming coffee shops in several places, and finally, they had their coffee shop called Alfa-X.
Alfa-X carries an exciting concept. Apart from being a coffee shop, this place also doubles as a co-working space. Few coffee shops have the idea of co-working space, making them very interesting to visit.
As someone who loves coffee, although sometimes I work at home and brew my coffee, I also want to enjoy coffee outside and work simultaneously. And this Alfa-X is one of the right choices. Because apart from being a coffee shop, they also provide a place for us to work.
When I visited Alfa-X, many visitors occupied the co-working space they provided. In addition, because the location is close to the University, many students come here to do their thesis while drinking coffee. And I think this is a good thing because, as a former student in my time, there was still no place like this, so I spent most of the time doing my thesis at home, and of course, the atmosphere at home was very dull.
Besides selling coffee, they also provide food such as pastries and snacks. So this is an exciting thing, considering that the time to work on the thesis is usually hours, so that visitors will order drinks and food.
Their operating hours are also exciting. As I recall, they have started to serve visitors from 6 am and close around 11 pm. These are excellent hours of operation for someone like me who craves coffee in the morning to keep them awake. And sometimes, my job requires me to come early in the morning, so Alfa-X is my choice as one of the places that serve coffee in the morning.
I can say this is good coffee for the taste of the coffee. Even though the price is low, the taste is not inferior to other coffee shops. The cost of coffee here is around 1 USD, that's for the cost of an americano. For different menus, I vary. The food was also cheap. I bought croissants with the bundle menu at that time, so I got three croissants for about 3 USD.
