CHIANG MAI, Dec 16 – Nimmanhaemin Road, to those in the know, is the centre of Chiang Mai’s growing specialty coffee scene.
The baristas pour the sweet concoction over ice cubes and then shake vigorously until they create the refreshing coffee drinkJames Bond insists on his dry martini “shaken, not stirred”; you’d wonder what he’d make of Ristr8to’s Black Martini where a generous measure of Beefeater gin and Absolut vodka is shaken with a double shot of longWith that much caffeine, the British superspy would be at it all night long, would be my guess.
For a place that appears to be the very definition of black hipster chic, Ristr8to’s most stellar cups are of white or milk coffees. Which makes sense since their reputation is built on world class latte art. Entering Barisotel is like stepping through Alice’s Looking Glass, away from the colours, clamour and chaos of theoutside and into an oasis of calm. The lack of noise, other than the growl of a coffee grinder and the hiss of the steam wand, is matched by the lack of colour.The Barisotel by The Baristro doubles as both a boutique hotel and a specialty coffee bar