A little bit of Japan in Abu Dhabi

Counting down to the last few hours before leaving for Singapore, this morning, I had coffee at Costa with an American friend. And then, we decided to make it a cafe day today.... and went to Keki, a Japanese concept bakery. I played basketball a few weeks back with this Cyprus guy who owns Keki with Emirati partners, and he recommended this place. So we decided to check it out and chill for brunch today. :)

And the place was reasonably decked with nice Japanese deco, like sakura flowers adorning the counter, paintings of Japan on the wall, the "zhao cai mao", bonsai, etc. Cemre told me they hired a Japanese baker and I was looking forward to some nice pastries and cakes. My experience in Japan tells me that food is always very very good and tasty, and for cakes and pastries, they are not just 美味しい but the appearance matters too - dainty, pretty, even exquisite.

The fluffy Japanese cheesecake was really nice, and we ordered that and tried various pastries and their breakfast. Tried the keki latte as well as matcha latte too. I really don't think my photos do them justice. But honestly, overall, it was a very good change, driving out for brunch and catching up on conversations. We were served by this girl from Kazakhstan, and she was so polite and warm. So were the rest of the Filipino service staff. :-))







I started out wanting to write about the little bit of Japan, but then realised this short post has so many different countries in them - SG, Cyprus, Japan, UAE, Kazakhstan, Philippines and US. :-D
UAE is a melting pot of race and culture, just like SG.