“When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not
underestimate the power of obsessive love.”
- Albus Dumbledore
If it’s not madness, it’s not true love. So muggles be prepared. I’m sure you’ll fall under the magical spell of Harry once again, the moment you enter the wizarding world of The Nook in Maginhawa.
The Nook is the first Harry Potter-themed café in the Philippines. The concept was born from the rich and creative imagination of young entrepreneur Nicole Guanio, who is a die-hard HP fan. What a shame though that this enchanted place is just as small as a nook, when it truly deserves to be as vast and spacious as the Quidditch field. But even so, I’d still go here anytime of the day and have a beer. I mean butter beer.
Good wizards drink good beer
Read first the Ministry of Magic Regulations
The two-story café is cozy and charming. It has a bookshelf guarded by Hedwig’s army, lovely murals of Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, and the Forbidden Forest, low wooden tables ideal for tambay, and a hammock for relaxing.
Ate Janel showing me their wand collection.
When it comes to customer service, she’s A+.
It’s wonderful that there are HP books available for those who want to relive or re-read the life of Harry. But I think the Percy Jackson, Twilight and Divergent series that are also on display should be locked up in Azkaban or somewhere hehe.
The merienda viands of the café are not only affordable but also quite interesting.
Pentagonal box of frog chocolates – sorry not for sale
Potato cheese wedges
Bacon wrapped chicken
Butter beer
Make sure to order their #1 bestseller drink - the butter beer, a frothy sweet, non-alcoholic drink inspired from the book. It tastes heavenly. Pag nainom siguro ito ni Voldemort, babait sya.
Also, don’t miss to take a peek at the secret cupboard under the stairs. I got a little sad upon seeing the recreated Harry’s tiny room at the Dursley’s.
There’s a quote on the wall lifted from my other favorite book.
Though I wish it was a line from the book, like the emotional conversation of Dumbledore and Snape about Lily “After all this time?” "Always" or Luna Lovegood’s advice to Harry “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”
Is there a parallel universe where it was
Harry and Hermione who ended up together?
Overall, I immensely enjoyed my borrowed time at The Nook. For the first time, I was able to wear Harry’s robe and scarf, and feel that I was really part of Gryffindor.
A book is a dream you hold on your hands
Truly, happiness can be found, even in
the darkest of times, if one only knows where to find the right beer.
The Nook: Coffee+Books
#164 A Maginhawa St.
Sikatuna Village, Quezon City
4 comments:
Interesting! =)
Yes this place is really interesting at almost always jam-packed :)
Oooh finally! My inner Potterhead is squealing! What time and day did you go there? From what I've heard it can get jam-packed but seeing your photos, it looks like it was still pretty serene at the time. :)
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Hi Anne. been there tuesday, 12:30 pm. the nook opens at 1:00 pm. i already dined na kasi sunday night (and it really gets jam-packed lalo na kung weekend), so i made a special request to ate janel na kung pwede babalik ako pero mas maaga sa opening time nila so i could take pictures. ayun pumayag naman :) they have a facebook page, maybe you can try to contact them :)
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