N7 Draft Tea + Coffee - San Jose, CA

 

Anyone know what nitrogen infused tea tastes like? According to google it makes your drinks creamier without the calories 😱 N7 specializes in nitrogen infused drinks!

Watermelon freeze: jasmine green tea mixed with crushed fresh watermelon. It had a BEAUTIFUL floral taste from the green tea and the watermelon provided a refreshing sweetness. 50% sugar is perfect! This was so good 😋

Mango freeze: mango purée blended with house crema. This tasted like mango lassi and I love mango lassi so I was a fan 👌🏻 Super creamy, perfect with 30-50% sweetness, and a great caffeine free option! 🤩

Yuyu Zazang - San Jose, CA

 

Happy National Noodle Day!!!! 🍜🤩

🍜 Seafood black bean noodle: this was a really solid korean jajangmyeon dish! Bouncy noodles with a satisfying slurp, pieces of 🦐 🐙 🦑 and black bean sauce! I think Paik’s noodle is still my favorite but I really enjoyed Yuyu Zazang for quick takeout lunch that’s located closer to me😙

Porto's Bakery and Cafe - Burbank, CA

 

So thankful for friends who drive Porto’s up from SoCal 😭

Guava cheese strudel: Guava jam + cream cheese in a flaky puff pastry — they go so well together! I’ve tried bakeries in NorCal that try to copy this but none compare to the OG!! 🤤

Wish Porto’s had a location closer to me but they do have their refugiados where they ship their unbaked, frozen pastries nationwide!

Myungrang Hot Dog - Cupertino, CA

 

Abs are great but have you had a korean rice dog?

🌭 Mozzarella & Sausage: this is my favorite combo! Half mozzarella for the cheese pull and half sausage because sausages are yummy. Can’t go wrong with this one!😋

🦑 Squid Ink: This is also a mozzarella & sausage combo but with a squid ink batter. I couldn’t taste the difference but it’s so cute with the little tail at the end! 🥺

Myungrang’s sticky rice flour batter is perfectly chewy. And say YES to sugar because this makes the hot dog!! 😋

Jiaren Cafe - Santa Clara, CA

 

☕️  Charcoal hojicha latte - tbh got the charcoal one to be extra but it looked so PRETTY and apparently it helps with detoxing! This latte had an amazing hoji flavor and the PERFECT amount of sweetness (similar 30-50% sweetness in boba shops) 😫

🍵  Matcha latte - also had the perfect amount of sweetness and you could tell they use high quality matcha 😊

🌟 Jiaren Cafe donates some of their proceeds to female leadership programs, healthcare workers, and other local/global non profit causes! Their drinks are one of the best tea lattes I’ve had and I really recommend that you check them out!!!

Beard Papas - Cupertino, CA

 

Japanese cream puffs: probably one of the most underrated desserts but one of my favorites 😝

The shells are thin, slightly crispy, and plain unless you get a flavored one. My favorite shells from Beard Papas are the original (bottom left), creme brûlée (bottom middle), and cookie (top). The focus is on the custard cream anyway, which is cold, silky, not too sweet, and you just wanna lick it allllll up! 😋 So addicting! My favorite filling is def the vanilla 🤤

Din Tai Fung - San Jose, CA

 

Aren’t xlbs so cute (and yummy) 😆 I can always tell if a bao is from Din Tai Fung because these folds are so uniquely dtf!

I’ve been getting their takeout lately and my faves are the pork chop fried rice (MUST GET), xlbs, and beef noodle soup (sub with glass noodles 😋)! Also love their online platform to make reservations and place pickup orders!