Chinese Tea
Like Penang and malacca, kuching has a historic heart of narrow
streets and 19th century chinese shophouses. The life cafe is
tucked away on ewe hai street which runs on from carpenter street.
Its convenient position a short walk from most of kuching historic
waterfront attractions and makes it the perfect place to rest tired
feet, sample some food and drink and maybe write a few postcards.
The cafe is housed in an old shophouse next to a chinese temple.
The owner has put some effort into creating a cosy atmosphere using
the traditional Chinese Tea house as a model.
The Life Cafe is one of the few restaurants in
Kuching where vegetarians are well catered for. The mostly
vegetarian menu consists of a range of rice and noodle dishes and
healthy clear soups served with fragrant rice. Dishes on offer
include clay pot noodles, black pepper vegie noodles or rice,
Chinese spicy special rice and some rather tasty pork or vegetarian
dumplings. Take them fried or boiled are opt for a vegetable or
pork dumpling soup. Other soups include bitter gourd and pineapple
chicken soup and mushroom chicken soup. Its on the drinks front
where Life Cafe really comes into its own. There an extensive range
of speciality coffees, teas and juices.
You will find the usuals, for example earl grey and
chrysanthemum, some local specialities such as sago milk tea plus a
selection of fruit teas such as mango, lychee, passion fruit, and
lemon. The iced passion fruit tea is the perfect thirst quencher
after a day of sight seeing in and around old Kuching. Not
surprisingly there also a whole host of hot Chinese teas served in
traditional style. The atmosphere and the presentation is what
makes the Life Cafe different from other coffee shops and cafes in
Kuching. It's a cosy, friendly place that oozes character.
Life Café
No. 108 Ewe Hai Street
93000 Kuching
Sarawak
Tel: 082-411754
Opening Hours: 11am-10pm (Closed Sundays)
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