Rustle & Still caught my eye with it's lavendar tinted latte... turns out it was sweet potato latte. So I bookmarked this spot and was hoping my weekend brunches took me close to here. I'm glad I did stop by and enjoyed my drink here.
Korea town is FILLED with so many choices of bubble teas. You can shoot out a boba out of a straw and probably hit 2 spots before landing. Trying to find a coffee spot though... much harder. There was my favourite Put a Cone on It but Rustle & Still is a new comer and a welcomed addition. It sits above the street level with a huge window to let in a lot of light. The cafe is cute with it's many little bamboo table seating and lots of plants hanging about. Compared to other spots, it's more much serene and for now, lots of seating to not compete with other people.
Service is cordial, polite, and quick. We saw their menu and it had lots of loose leaf teas but also many interesting Asian based drinks. Sweet Potato latte, Matcha Pandan, Vietnamese single origin coffee, and Vietnamese Iced Coffee. They also serve several items of food like banh mi sandwiches and pastries. It was nice to see a young group of owners provide the best they could.
Matcha pandan latte - Pandan added to the matcha in such a great way. Pandan is called the 'vanilla of Asia'. It is used in sweets but instead of a warm sweet note of vanilla, it's a lighter and more floral sweetness that gives your drink a more Asian tropical feel. It balanced the bitter matcha. So at first you get hit with the floral sweet notes and then a tiny pop of true matcha at the end. I thought this was a great way to update the normally bitter tea. 4/5
Flat white - I actually liked this a lot. It was closer to a cappuccino with more of a overfrothed top and milkier drink BUT the beans were different. More vegetal and with a greater bitter bite than an earlier spot, it still had a pleasant robust deep coffee flavour. I found it similar to the strong bold coffee notes that I'm used to tasting in the Vietnamese Coffees with hickory. 4/5
Overall, great spot to relax for 30 minutes or more and enjoy some great drinks. They had a few croissants available but they sold out quickly as the matcha ones look so nice! Im glad to see this spot open up in Korea town!