This is the second outlet of the extremely popular Yumaju coffee shop which opened a couple of years back and it keeps the slick operating principles of the original shop going strong.
I was never a great fan of the original Yumaju primarily because it was always so busy when I went there. Yet, they do have fantastic coffee and some yummy pastries. And so it is with this new location. Great coffee, tasty pastries but a much better location in my view.
The shop itself is quite small, but they have only put 3 tables in there which means there is a limit to the number of people who will cram in at one time. This is a good thing.
What most people love is the outdoor area which is large and shaded by some massive trees. It’s such a fantastic space to just hang out with a coffee.
And that’s what makes the new Yumaju such a winner. Great coffee with a space that is big enough to not feel jammed in. It’s actually one of the best coffee shops in Bandung.
WiFi is a reasonable 22mbps down and 8mbps up and there are a lot of electricity sockets, even outside. It’s a top spot to work, top spot for coffee and a top spot to nongkrong. Come here.
Yumaju Jalan Menado
Jalan Menado, Bandung
Instagram: @yumajucoffee
Opening Hours: 07:00 – 22:00; Sat & Sun until midnight
WiFi: 22down/8up
White Magic: Rp30.000
Chocolate Danish (yum!): Rp24.500
* No Tax
The coffee here is manual and their espresso is made without a machine. For a cappuccino made without an espresso machine, I have to say that my coffee was pretty good and better than some others in Bandung which are made with an expensive machine.
Susan had iced coffee Serantau and she enjoyed it. The best part was that the coffee flavour wasn’t too overpowering — perfect for those who like coffee, but not that really strong flavour you sometimes get.
A decent new coffee shop on the Bandung scene for people more interested in nongkrong and low prices.
There are plenty of places to work at Work Coffee — electricity sockets everywhere, great places to sit with a laptop including standard tables and a high bench with stools.
The coffee here is excellent and the cups they serve the coffee in are excellent. I had a magic which was strong, punchy with silky smooth milk. Susan had an iced coffee which came in a glass without a straw. They are vehemently opposed to single use plastic here and we love that. There is nothing worse than being served a drink in a disposable plastic cup, especially when you’re having your coffee at the shop itself.
For those taking away here, they provide recyclable paper cups, but staff said they recommend against it because the quality drops when you take it away. Makes sense.
Other items on the menu include full meals such as nasi goreng, crispy chicken and pasta. It looks good, but I haven’t tried it yet.
There are plenty of work spaces here and lots of electricity sockets. The internet is a speedy 20mbps down and 30mbps up which makes it a pretty good place to work.
The cappuccino I had here wasn’t really what you’d call specialty coffee, but it was enjoyable all the same. At only Rp20.000, it was a bit of a bargain.
The main reason to come here is to relax, get a bit of work done and generally just hang out. It’s not the best coffee in Bandung by miles, but the coffee shop is enjoyable. Worth a visit with friends.
The flavour of the cappuccino I had was really good, but I was a bit disappointed with the milk. Rather than a thick, luscious, silky smooth texture, I got something quite flat, watery and lacking texture. It really was disappointing! Maybe I was just unlucky especially because I expect more for a Rp28.000 coffee.
Anyway, they also serve a range of food here including snacks and large meals such as nasi goreng. I didn’t try that, but it looked pretty good as it was being delivered to the table next to mine.
The air-conditioned area is a great place to set up a laptop, but on sunny days it tends to get quite hot when sitting next to the window because sun shines straight in. It’s not unbearable, but definitely something I would fix if I owned this place.
Righthands is not a bad place for hanging out with friends or getting work done, but there are a few shortcomings that could be improved relatively easily such as better wifi and a larger awning on the windows. Worth a look.
While the current price is “trial opening” price, the normal price will still be a very cheap Rp15.000. At these prices I assume they’ll be able to attract a different segment of the Bandung market than what currently is the case elsewhere.
The coffee I had was below the Bandung average and a little disappointing. The foam was thick and bubbly and the coffee itself wasn’t very smooth. Still, it’s not a bad coffee and I’d drink it again if I was invited here by friends.
There are a few tables to work at here, but the wifi wasn’t working when I was there. Also, for the first 20 minutes of my visit there was no music — just the dull hum of the refrigerator in the corner and my own grumblings. It wasn’t very nice.
So while Terminal Coffee are doing dirt cheap coffee, they really fall short in a lot of areas to point where for me, it isn’t worth saving money. Maybe they’re not ready to be open yet. Who knows?
The cappuccino I had tasted good, was quite hot (but not too hot), had good milk texture. But drinks here are served in metal camping cups. And for me, that brings down the image of the coffee as well not being enjoyable to drink from.
Susan really enjoyed her non-coffee option which was some sort of lychee / yakult concoction which was unique.
That aside, the fitout here is quite nice with a tastefully decorated colonial building, a few outdoor spaces and it seems an upstairs area that wasn’t yet open when we were there. It’s probably because they’re using solartuf on their canopy which is the same material as we use at our house and it seems to magnify the heat! Ain’t nobody gonna want sit under that!
Working here is easy with a long bench (no stools yet, so standing only), a few tables and lots of electricity outlets. WiFi was medium speed when I was there at 20mbps down and 10mbps up.
The fitout here is old school, but tasteful with a bunch of old furniture, plain white walls and a few more modern fittings like the lights. It works well and I’m a fan.
Prices here are fantastic and we’re surprised they can produce such a good cup of coffee at this price. But they do.
And because of all these reasons, we can safely say this is a really good coffee shop on the Bandung scene. Let’s hope the doctors keep popping in for their coffees in order to keep this place ticking over.
The cappuccino I ordered had a very odd flavour to it. I’ve never tasted anything like it and in the end I didn’t finish it. It was as if something was mixed with the shot of coffee and it didn’t taste nice.
But if you’re a coffee lover, you’re probably not going to be happy here because the product is below Bandung standards. As well as poor coffee, the wifi here was really slow clocking in at 2.8mbps down and 1mbps. This is probably in part due to the young crowd all being connected at the same time. So I wouldn’t come here to open my laptop.
Now, right about now I sound like a grumpy old man telling the kids to “get of my lawn”. But unless you’re of a certain age, you really aren’t going to enjoy this place.
A decent place to nongkrong if you’re of a certain age, especially if you have a big group. But if you’re searching for Bandung’s best coffee, this is not the place for you.
Almost every table in this cafe has its own electricity socket, there’s an outdoor area where you can smoke and hang out, the Internet is a bit slow at 7mbps down and 1mbps up, the coffee is great, the fitout is quite good.
So what’s not to like about this place. Not a lot actually. I think it’s a neat little cafe in relaxing and quiet residential area.
I just hope they’re able to stand out enough from the crowd and draw enough customers from local neighbours that they survive.