DREAMLAND Arts and Cafe

A few hours before our trip to Canyon Cove I was going through Facebook (as I seem to always be doing) when I saw a post from a friend about their stop at Dreamland Arts and Cafe in Tagaytay.

Our trip also included a few stops in Tagaytay before heading to Canyon Cove so I did a little research and decided to pitch the idea to my group and they were all aboard!

It's a good thing that the cafe is open 24/7 since we left Manila at around 5AM, to arrive a few minutes before 8:00 AM. We were only using Waze to help us navigate to get to the cafe, I honestly thought it was inside some subdivision but it's a good thing that the cafe was just along the main road and with the bright yellow Volkswagen bus, it's not hard to miss.

The cafe is small but comfy and charming with dreamcatchers and a host of varied decorations, trinkets, photos and art scattered across the cafe. The lack of a real motif seems to be what makes the place all the more charming and while there is no obvious pattern it seems to have a free-spirited indie feel to it. Because we came too early, the main meals were not yet available, so we settled into having drinks, some of us choosing coffee or tea. 

Dreamland prides itself as to having not providing Wifi for its patrons, preferring that they interact with each other, instead of staying glued on their phones. Now, for someone like me, who is dependent on social media (I do have some sort of work with the blog and all, you know) I find the idea of a no wifi zone, refreshing every once in a while-believe it or not.

In lieu of wifi, the cafe offers a wide range of other activities, such as reading books, playing board games and even creating art! You can donate art materials to the cafe and if you have some extra colored pencils or crayons lying around the house, I suggest that you bring them along to donate to the cafe, it will surely do good in the hands of aspiring artists :p

We had a good time at the cafe, albeit it was a short one as we had an itinerary to stick to. I would definitely come back here, might bring the whole fam-bam, where the pamangkins can play board games or do some crafting :) I will also surely try the food in their menu :)

Dreamland Cafe also has it's own unique brand, Indie Green Culture @indiegreenculture which creates unique handmade goods and allows you to bring a piece of that indie and hippie vibe back with you. From bags, headpieces, jewelry and dreamcatchers, you will surely find a piece for you!

Just so you won't be confused Dreamland Cafe has a branch both in Tagaytay and Lipa. We haven't been to the Lipa branch yet but might check it out, in case we end up there :p

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