Hello wonderful community… remember when we were all scrolling through socials last week and someone spotted that new café with all the plants? The one that looked like it was straight out of a Bali postcard? Yeah that one Nôc Café. We literally decided right then and there we had to check it out even if none of us knew exactly where it was hiding. Good thing Kuya Jojo offered to drive cause honestly i would have gotten us lost trying to find it in all those side streets..
We pulled up around 10am and the first thing we all did was whip out our phones no shame at all. The front’s got this cute bamboo fence and a little thatched roof over the sign, plus there’s greenery everywhere hanging ferns potted palms, even some vines crawling up the walls. It felt like we had left the city behind and jumped into a little jungle hideout. When we walked in Liza literally gasped the ceiling has these woven light fixtures that look like giant bird nests, and the chairs have bright pink floral cushions that make everything feel so cozy and fun.
We grabbed a table near the big windows where the sun was streaming in, and spent forever deciding what to get cause everything on the menu sounded good. Mike was being extra indecisive as usual first he wanted coffee then switched to matcha then back again. In the end we split a bunch of stuff to try i got this bright red berry cooler that had fresh mint in it (so refreshing!) Liza went for the matcha latte with layers that looked too pretty to drink.
Mike finally settled on a classic cold brew and Jojo ordered some kind of noodle bowl cause he said he was “already hungry again” even though we had eaten breakfast just two hours before. Oh and we could not say no to the basket of warm bread they brought out it came with this garlic butter that was chef’s kiss.
We ended up staying there for three hours easy. We talked about literally everything from how Liza’s crush finally texted her back to Mike’s crazy plan to start his own gaming channel, to Jojo’s stories about his recent trip to Cebu. At one point we were all laughing so hard that other tables were looking our way but honestly we did not care. The vibe there is so chill that nobody seems to mind if you are being loud and silly with your friends.
By the time we left our phones were full of photos (my camera roll has like 50 shots of just the plants and drinks) our tummies were happy and we’d already made plans to go back next weekend this time we are bringing board games so we can camp out even longer. Seriously though if you have not been yet you have to check it out it’s become our new favorite spot to just hang out and be ourselves..