25th August 2008
Coffee heaven
If you seriously love your real coffee then get to The Plan immediately! Not the sort of place that serves milky, over-sweetened, cream-smothered excuses for a caffeine hit; at The Plan you can choose between various Columbian, Arabica, Kenyan and many other coffees, that taste amazing and are served in a generous cafetiere and will wake anyone up. This is complemented by a good selection of food, much of it vegetarian I believe, and a lot of it sourced locally. There have been many times where a pot of coffee and a cheese toastie from here has revitalised me after a heavy night, or even just as a break in a days busy shopping. They also serve a wide variety of teas. The Plan is inside the arcade a little way, and has an upstairs seating area where you can watch the other people in the cafe through the square in the centre, or watch the arcade through the gently aged wooden framed windows. This place has atmosphere and character, and is a hidden secret of Cardiff's arcades.