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7th Heaven’s Café: A Curbside Gourmet Stop in Banaue

7th Heaven’s Café: A Curbside Gourmet Stop in Banaue

One of the most recommended and most popular of these homegrown restaurants is 7th Heaven’s Café along the Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mountain Province Rd. in Brgy. Poblacion, Banaue.

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Banaue Restaurant 2019

Banaue Restaurant 2019

The Hipster’s Hideout: YDG Coffee in Pasong Tamo Extension

The Hipster’s Hideout: YDG Coffee in Pasong Tamo Extension

For anyone who’s ever had an insatiable love for caffeine, coffee shops are usually the refuge. But with all the booming coffee places here in the metro, it’s always comforting to go somewhere more intimate — a place where you can just enjoy your daily dose of coffee like you’re just at home. Let us tell you about this coffee hideout called YDG Coffee along Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati. YDG COFFEE. A coffee-lover’s hideout. A literal hole-in-the-wall, YDG Coffee is not the usual coffee shop that you find in the mall. Opened up by a group of friends who are passionate about coffee, they created YDG in order […]

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Caffeined by Mozaic Living: Coffee, Style and Local!

Caffeined by Mozaic Living: Coffee, Style and Local!

This store is permanently closed. Related: Caffeined by Artesania in Makati: Furniture Showroom and Homegrown Cafe in One It’s not every day you’ll hear about a coffee shop that lies inside a furniture boutique bolstered up by great passion for local products and fostered under one roof of all voguish goodness – not until Caffeined by Mozaic Living. Opened in February 2016, Caffeined is a specialty coffee shop managed by the people behind Mozaic Living, a furniture store and lifestyle showroom established six years ago. Mozaic Living offers proudly Philippine-made, handcrafted fine pieces for the living, dining, and bedroom areas; then the management came up with the idea of establishing […]

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All things bright and sunny at Yellow Lantern Café, Antipolo

All things bright and sunny at Yellow Lantern Café, Antipolo

You’ll surely love afternoons in Antipolo if you spend it at Yellow Lantern Café. INTERIOR. Yellow and gray dominate the place that make it look bright and positive Situated at a nice spot in Comodaville along Sumulong Highway is where Yellow Lantern Café can be found. Once you enter the place, you’ll see a brightly- colored interior that makes a positive and sunny impression, perfect for those who would like a chill hangout place where they can unwind and enjoy a feast of dishes that will make their tummies happy. Asked why it was named Yellow Lantern, Emilie Cruz says that it was because “Yellow” and “Lantern” are […]

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Antipolo Restaurants 2018

Antipolo Restaurants 2018

Spend an Afternoon break with Ybañez Café and Bakeshop

Spend an Afternoon break with Ybañez Café and Bakeshop

Devour on delicious food from breakfast to dinner! Everyone loves home cooked meals. From our own homes, it is always comforting to taste family recipes which we have loved as a child. And that’s what Ybañez Café is known for. Located along Sumulong Highway in Antipolo, Ybañez Café and Bakeshop is one of the best diner you’ll find along the way. Owned by a daughter of previous food business owners, she put up her own business that will remind its guests what their family’s legacy is when it comes to food and restaurants. Built to become a homey café, Ybañez Café is a simple 50-seater café that serves a variety […]

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Eggs for Breakfast in Antipolo

Eggs for Breakfast in Antipolo

Breakfast has long been said to be the most important meal of the day. It gives you energy to get up and go, and is said to be a part of a healthy start to any day. At Eggs for Breakfast, they take their breakfast (and eggs) to the next level. Eggs for Breakfast is an all-day breakfast café that serves your typical breakfast favorites and coffee in a quaint space just off of Sumulong Highway. As the name suggests, they have a medley of dishes that use eggs which are so good, you won’t think of them as breakfast dishes. Location is not that big of an issue for […]

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Antipolo Restaurants 2018

Antipolo Restaurants 2018

Café Naya at the Palace (CLOSED)

Café Naya at the Palace (CLOSED)

UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. Café Naya transports the guests to a serene sea setting, which gives a relaxing feel through their coastal cuisine. As the third establishment that opened at the Palace Manila in June 2015, it is built to complement the laidback persona of Manila’s hottest club destination now, the Palace Pool Club. Café Naya’s food concept comes with Mediterranean, Northern African, Japanese, Filipino and European island cooking which all uses fresh ingredients such as herbs, spices and citrus fruits that would suit the slight breezy, summer-y feel because of the Pool club beside. CAFÉ NAYA ensures a laid back ambience where you […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Greek & Mediterranean

Johann Coffee and Beverages: Everyone Deserves a Perfect Shot

Johann Coffee and Beverages: Everyone Deserves a Perfect Shot

On July 23,2016, the biggest franchise expo in Asia showcased 500 outlets of franchising opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs. JOHANN COFFEE AND BEVERAGES showcased different franchise concepts such as Johann Coffee Bar (actual store), Johann Coffee Corner, and Johann Coffee Blends. Introducing a new game changer in the market, Johann Coffee and Beverages carefully studied its business affordability, which also helps the community sustain the quality of life by supporting local coffee growers and farmers. Johann Coffee and Beverages, a homegrown brew brings a new kind of coffee franchise opportunity to the Philippines: a mobile ‘coffee-on-the-go’ which will roam around prestigious universities through a physical outlet to […]

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The Sunny Side Café in Boracay Serves Hearty Breakfast Favorites All-Day

The Sunny Side Café in Boracay Serves Hearty Breakfast Favorites All-Day

The Sunny Side Café was opened in 2014 to serve all-day breakfast dishes, pastries, and coffee on the island.

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Boracay Restaurant 2019

Boracay Restaurant 2019

Eight Coffee Bar by UCC launches at 8 Rockwell

Eight Coffee Bar by UCC launches at 8 Rockwell

Eight Coffee Bar by UCC at 8 Rockwell A triple celebration happened yesterday as Rockwell Land’s new office headquarters 8 Rockwell, opening of the new Edades Suites Design Studio, and Eight Coffee Bar by UCC had their grand launch on July 28 at Rockwell in Makati City. Vice President Leni Robredo attended the grand launch of 8 Rockwell A look at Eight Coffee Bar by UCC As the newest venture of UCC Coffee Shops Philippines, Eight Coffee Bar was launched as the in-house restaurant of the new Rockwell Land office headquarters, which caters to professionals and millennials working and residing around Rockwell. According to Janna Arceo, […]

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Get Real Café + Bar

Get Real Café + Bar

For a cozy kind of dining in Coron, see Get Real Café + Bar. As you enter Real St., you will see a dainty cafe corner called Get Real. This café serves coffee, pastries, and pastas, perfect for those who would like a light snack after a day of adventure in the island. The place has a cozy ambience, perfect for those who would like to surf the internet while eating tasty dishes served by its accommodating staff. The café mostly serves Mexican, Asian, and American food so there are plenty of choices that you can choose from. Also, their food is not only limited to snacks, as […]

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Fika Indulgence

Fika Indulgence

Cafes in Coron are few and far between. Those that do exist are often treated as a novelty, serving mostly coffee, cakes, and pastries. Fika Indulgence aims to change all that and more. Fika Indulgence is a product of the minds of Hilbert Enriquez and Jen Chua. “Our aim is to sell a new kind of lifestyle in Coron. Locals are used to three-in-one coffee, but coffee can be so much more,” says Hilbert. CAFÉ INTERIOR “At Fika, we want to introduce the locals to better kinds of coffee, while still keeping Coron’s identity intact in our food and drinks,” he added. Fika is a Swedish term which […]

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London’s Best now in the Philippines: Costa Coffee

London’s Best now in the Philippines: Costa Coffee

The British have arrived! Or, to be more specific, London’s Number One coffee chain: Costa Coffee. COSTA SIGNATURE. Ladies and gents, meet the coffee blend that’s trumped Starbucks in London… and soon, the world: the Mocha Italia. Shown here is their signature drink, the Flat White (P150). Costa Coffee was brought into existence on a gray London day in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. They’ve been the UK’s number one coffee chain for the past three years, beating out Starbucks, Caffè Nero, and Prêt à Manger. Critics in the country have said that their coffee is better (and more affordable) than Starbucks, though there are a few […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Zoo Coffee

Zoo Coffee

Well, not really a zoo (though people have brought coffee cups in zoos). An animal themed café just opened at Alphaland Makati Place and it’s got people going ga-ga over (stuffed) animals: Zoo Coffee. ZOO + COFFEE = LOVE. Zoo Coffee just opened their doors, and it may be Makati’s new hotbed. Zoo Coffee is a Korean café franchise founded in 2009. To date, it has over 100 stores in South Korea alone, with branches in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Taiwan. If you have a thing for Korean dramas, you may recognize the logo from the “Innocent Man”. While the K-Drama certainly helped in its popularity, Zoo Coffee […]

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(CLOSED) Fun, Food, and Fish: Visit Café Aquatica in San Juan

(CLOSED) Fun, Food, and Fish: Visit Café Aquatica in San Juan

Updated as of January 14, 2020: Cafe Aquatica in San Juan is now closed. If you’ve always been a marine lover, you’re going to love this newest concept café in the metro: Café Aquatica, a fish store and concept café found in Promenade, San Juan. CAFÉ AQUATICA. A fish shop and a concept cafe Café Aquatica takes you to an adventure of fun, food, and fish. As you enter the place, walls display colorful aquariums with fishes swimming around much to the guests’ delight. These aquariums hold prized fishes, making you feel like you are in some underwater restaurant dining along with these beautiful marine creatures. This restaurant […]

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Commune in Poblacion, Makati: Great Coffee Days Ahead

Commune in Poblacion, Makati: Great Coffee Days Ahead

Located in the ever-busy Poblacion, Commune is a cool and chic cafe that showcases latte art in the morning and doubles as a bar that hosts artsy events at night

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Chef Arch’s Lime 88

Chef Arch’s Lime 88

This is not your ordinary street food. This is Street Food Na Pinasosyal. You may not be a fan of the street food you see along the busy walkways of Manila, but Lime 88’s version is an exception. Lime 88 is a restaurant owned by Chef Arch, who used to work as senior chef in M Café. Chef Arch converted their ancestral home to become a restaurant that serves “StreetFood Na Pinasosyal” (street food made exquisite). Now, you’ll know why it’s better than the rest. Devour on these pinasosyal street food offerings! Unlike other places where you’re not sure if the street food you’re eating was […]

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Chocolate Kiss in UP Town Center

Chocolate Kiss in UP Town Center

Soon-to-open at UP Town Center, Chocolate Kiss Café has become a staple place in the University of the Philippines’ campus at the Bahay Alumni. Having been in the campus for almost 10 years, it became as the go-to hangout place and meeting spot of students in between classes and also the university’s alumni as well. Known for their scrumptious cakes, such as their Devil’s Food Cake and infamous Dayap Chiffon Cake, it is a great spot for brunch as they also serve satay (Malaysian skwered grilled meat) and other fusion dishes that are affordable and delicious. Dayap Chiffon Cake As part of the UP Town Center’s new wing […]

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Market Café

Market Café

It’s not just another buffet. A great market-style buffet Market Café ceases to be an ordinary buffet. In this restaurant at New World Manila Bay Hotel, you will see an extraordinary kind of buffet as they serve food through a market-style presentation. All the ingredients here are fresh from local markets as chefs make a great dish out of all these. Cozy ambience plus delectable food! Each station serves a variety of food selection you will enjoy, as they serve Japanese, Chinese, and Korean food. They cook fresh food through a live-show kitchen which guarantees that the food is served fresh and delicious. For their buffet stations, they have […]

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Satchmi

Satchmi

For music enthusiasts, for caffeine-dependent yuppies, for inspired young creatives—we present Satchmi to you. Inside SM Megamall is a hangout place called Satchmi, that is known for being a café plus music and vinyl shop. It’s where a community of audiophiles gather, to listen to good music produced by vintage turn tables while you sip a cup of coffee. As a hangout place inside a mall, it’s haven to those who would like to chill. A cup of coffee makes a day better Apart from drinks and vinyls, Satchmi also sells turntables. The music store is such a sight to see what with its beautiful lighting, cozy interiors, and wall […]

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Café Creole

Café Creole

Never been to New Orleans? Now’s your chance to do so: at Café Creole, you’ll see what New Orleans is all about when it comes to food. COZY INTERIORS. It’s the place you’d want to spend all-day dining with. Located at the Resorts World Manila, Café Creole offers a casual dining concept that serves Southern comfort food. They serve coffee, pastries, snacks, desserts, and even rice meals for people who come in to dine in this quaint café. STEAK AND FRITES (P1,380). Devour on this 10oz Black Angus Rib Eye Steak with Brabant potatoes, French beans, and Aristocrat butter. BOURBON STREET JAMBALAYA (P390). This dish that’s […]

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Happy Cream Puff

Happy Cream Puff

Cream puffs may seem like simple desserts… and technically they are. They’re not too difficult to make. Most people prefer to stick to the standard cream puff formula, but a Filipino-Japanese couple went beyond the usual and came up with Happy Cream Puff. The Classic cream puff. Always a treat. Happy Cream Puff was born out of the cream-puff loving minds of Mr. Haruo and Mrs. Cecilia Yamagishi back in 2006. Freshness is the name of the game for Happy Cream Puff. A LARGE BOX OF GOODNESS. Their large box of Assorted Petit Puff goes for P280. They make sure they only use the freshest ingredients, […]

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Legazpi Village

Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

La Maripili Churreria

La Maripili Churreria

You’ve never tasted churros this good. Alabang Town Center is known to be a haven of foodies. Here, you’ll see various restaurants, buffet, café, and food stalls you may enjoy when you’re suddenly up for some food adventure trip. Every time you go here, you’ll find out that there are food you never actually thought would taste so good. One of the restaurants that offer good food would be La Maripili Churreria. This quaint café that has a laidback atmosphere offers sweet delights. Offering mostly Spanish delicacies, you’ll love going here in the afternoon, just grabbing a light bite while juggling work duties. This nice and cozy café will […]

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Café 1771: A European and Continental Restaurant in Pasig

Café 1771: A European and Continental Restaurant in Pasig

This European inspired restaurant will surely take you across Europe with their homey interior and local European cuisine. A new member of the 1771 restaurants in the metro, Café 1771 gives you a taste of European culture through the food they offer. The cozy ambiance and well-lit interiors of Café 1771 Describing itself the young and quirky sister of Chateau 1771, the cafe looks like a modest country house from the outside while the inside projects itself as a quirky yet inviting Parisian flat. The restaurant is divided into two sections: The Whimsy and The Lounge. Casual meals are a match for The Whimsy room with their mismatched chairs, comfy sofas, and […]

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Gran Caffe’ Lavena

Gran Caffe’ Lavena

See Venice, Italy in the Philippines. Dine a la Italian. (Photo by user CateyPerryAlwaysHungry via Zomato) Famous for being a 17th century café in Italy, Caffe Lavena has drawn tourists, A-list celebrities, and well-known personalities for being one of Italy’s most admired tourist destination. With its alluring charm, many places in the world have been patterned to the café, such as the new Gran Caffe’ Lavena at the McKinley Hill in Taguig. Gran Caffe’ Lavena is a restaurant café located at the Rialto Bridge in the newest attraction at the Venice Grand Canal Mall. Even before the attraction was formally opened, many visitors have come to see this […]

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Where’s Marcel?: Melbourne coffee in PH

Where’s Marcel?: Melbourne coffee in PH

If there’s one thing in common between Filipinos and Australians, it’s our shared love for coffee. Even though Filipinos have discovered high-class coffee fairly recently, our taste for high-grade coffee is beginning to catch up with the rest of the world. Where’s Marcel?, an Australian coffee company, has seen the potential and wants in. WHERE FOR ART THOU. Where’s Marcel? Apparently, in the Philippines. Where’s Marcel? is a Melbourne-based coffee company that brews specialty coffee and serves light meals with a distinct Filipino touch. It got its name when the owner, Marcel Ruggieri, got lost during a trip to Brazil. Where’s Marcel? currently has three branches, with their […]

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Chaplin: Take Your Time (CLOSED)

Chaplin: Take Your Time (CLOSED)

UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. Makati is a bustling city. It’s filled with people who are always on the go. It’s hard to find time to just sit back, relax, and enjoy a meal with friends or family, local or expat. This is where Chaplin comes in. LAID BACK, A PLACE TO CHILL. Words to describe Chaplin (the café, not the comedian). Chaplin is an all-day café located, in the words of managing director Cyrus Cruz, “in a quieter, more vibrant” part of Makati: Century City. The café’s barely a month old, and it’s already receiving a lot of praise, especially from the expats […]

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Century City Mall

Artists Haven Café

Artists Haven Café

For the artists and art-enthusiasts, this place is for you. Artists Haven Café in Parañaque takes you in a gallery slash café slash home that will tell you a lot about art. Artists Haven is located at BF Homes in Parañaque City. Popular to those who take interests on art, it has become a go-to place for those who would like to relax, dine, and talk about art and all its beauty. Initially an art gallery, the place is adorned with paintings made by local artists so it’s really like you’re dining in a painting exhibit. It all began when a group of friends in the 80s would […]

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Hobing Korean Dessert Café

Hobing Korean Dessert Café

Korean desserts have taken the metro by storm. However, they’re still hard to get, especially in places like BGC, where only one restaurant is known to serve them… until now. Meet Hobing Korean Dessert Café, located at Bonifacio Stopover. A NEW KOREAN CHALLENGER. Hobing hopes to satisfy your Korean dessert cravings (pun intended). Without going into too much detail, Hobing Korean Dessert Café is, for all intents and purposes, a snow café: a Korean dining concept where you can enjoy the popular Korean dessert bingsu (a bowl of shaved ice topped with milk and fruit). Hobing is that, and so much more. BINGSUS FOR EVERYONE. From L-R: […]

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Bonifacio Global City

High Street Café

High Street Café

Fancy eating food from all over the world, yet don’t have the time to go out and search for different restaurants? There’s one restaurant in BGC that will satisfy your international craving: the High Street Café, located at the newly-opened Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila. INTERNATIONAL CUISINE AWAITS. A selection of the world’s best cuisines gathered in one convenient place: the High Street Café. High Street café is a modern food hall where you can get a taste of some of the world’s favourite cuisine. Nine uniquely designed live kitchens offer a diversity of cuisines that can be hard to find in any other restaurant. INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. […]

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