Based near the fashion pack's Colette, a stone's throw away from Pyramids metro station, this is a hidden gem. With no sign to indicate the coffee shop, sitting next to a vintage designer second hand shop, this is the understated yet excellently crafted Telescope - memorise the image of what the coffee shop looks like from the outside (note : beige painted walls) and you'll never choose to go anywhere else when need of a escape from human interaction.
As we sat down inside, I noticed that the coffee shop had an interior of being stripped down to its basics - the concentration is indeed on the coffee, but it's this that makes it refreshing. With room for a number of tables and chairs that lined the outside walls of the interior, and the coffee bar in the centre of the store, it is indeed an escape from the reality outside - which makes the best coffee shop. With the "neccessary items only" menu and the key food items to make a break worthy (croissant no?), it was perfect for my morning coffee at 10am with a fellow design student.
The only issue was that there was no Wi-Fi, which would have made it my favourite coffee shop by far - quiet, peaceful, calming, good coffee, it would have been my perfect work space. Yes, I'm a fashion student - WiFi is always neccessary, but maybe that is why it makes the focus on the coffee?
Now to the coffee. You know that taste you get when you drink a black coffee, and it hits you at the back of your throat? And you need that glass of water just in case? Well, tasting a simple 'Cafe Crem' (basically a latte), the coffee was smooth and not sharp. It was easy drinking - I was quite tempted to buy their coffee beans, if I possessed a coffee making machine.
So, for that morning meeting / first date, Telescope is the perfect shield from the outside world - the perfect place for the relationship between you, your companion, and your coffee.
http://www.telescopecafe.com/
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