11 Coffee Shops for the Best Brew in Manila
Have more than your usual Starbucks Coffee, try these new modern coffee shops.
Coffee is more than a pick me up. For cafes that are “third wave”, it means that the coffee is made out of high-quality beans, and that they are meant to be appreciated like fine wine. It’s more than a press of a button on the coffee machine, a feature that is considered “second wave” (with “first wave” being instant coffee). Outside of pressing a button to grind the beans, every step of the way is carefully handcrafted.
If you don’t quite understand the process or know what’s in your cup, an attentive third wave barista will be all too happy to tell you what’s in their brew and what flavor notes to look for when they serve up your cup.
Some of these cafes are hidden or hard to find as part of its charm, but you can easily use Booky for iOS or Android to find them.
EDSA Beverage Design Studio – Greenhills
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209 Edsa Southbound CLMC Building, Mandaluyong
+63 2 631-9035
Yardstick Coffee – Legaspi Village
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G/F Universal LMS Building, 106 Esteban Street, Legaspi Village, Makati
+63 2 845-0073
Craft Coffee Revolution – Katipunan
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88 Esteban Abada Street, Loyola Heights,Quezon City
+63 2 294-1633
Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters – Salcedo Village
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V Corporate Center, LP Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati
+63 2 403-1752
Mentore Coffee + Bar by UCC – Park Terraces
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Park Terraces, Palm Drive cor. West St., Ayala Center, Makati
+63 2 463-8139
The Curator – Legaspi Village
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194 Legazpi Street cor. Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati
(inside Cyrano Wine Bar)
+63 917 585-9005
Satchmi – SM Megamall
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4/F SM Megamall, Mega D, Mandaluyong
+63 2 401-6905
Department of Coffee – Kamuning
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87a Don Roces Avenue, Kamuning, Quezon City
+63 2 925-5388
Luna Specialty Coffee – Fort Bonifacio
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G/F NAC Tower, 32nd St, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+63 2 403-3449
Magnum Opus Fine Coffee – Aguirre Ave.
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2F The Prime Building, 115 Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 939 920-0701
Starbucks Reserve – Tomas Morato
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212 Sct. Dr. Lazcano cor. Tomas Morato, Quezon City
+63 2 928-0833
Anything else we should add to this list? Use Booky to share your own third wave coffee finds, or find other cafes for your coffee fix.
