Top 5 Cafes in Metro Manila

Banawe St, corner Calamba St, Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

“Lots of parking space (although always full) and equally spacious interior. Coffee is reliably good. Cakes are sumptuous. The usual Starbucks with nice interiors and two, yes 2, toilets so the queue should not be so long.”

74 West Ave, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

“Great atmosphere! I first walked in and thought it was a small store. After looking inside, I ordered my regular brewed coffee and wow! Huge place with a lot of seating. Come check this place and hang out! I love this place!”

Lower Ground, One Bonifacio High Street, Taguig, 1630 Metro Manila, Philippines

“This branch in BGC has a very chill bistro vibe. The ambience is made sophisticated by the dark toned furniture, orange accents, and warm lighting. It's a great place to take a lady out on a first date, or when you're celebrating any milestone. The food choices are vast in terms of flavor profile and cooking method. They also serve different types of protein. Personally, I love the play on textures especially with their rice bowls. And for this dinner, we tried four cocktails and all of them were unique to each other. They also have water bowls ready for people bringing dogs, although they allow pets only in the al fresco area. I hope they close later, though! Cause a lot of times, I went by and they were closing up already!”

10 Congressional Ave, Project 8, Quezon City, 1106 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Went here a while ago, visited this place more than 5 times. Always a great place to chill, relax or to study. Spent less than 2k pesos because I had to buy a tumbler. Ambience is peaceful and has plenty of seats and outlets too. I was looking for the cool and modern collection and i’m glad they have it 💯 spent 210-300 on each drink. (we ordered 2 drinks in total)”

Universal LMS Building, 106 Esteban, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

“I love that they made this place big as their coffee is really great! I tried the Legazpi coffee exclusives, Coco Loco and Bittersweet Symphony, and these coffee blends are uniquely good! They also serve the orders fast considering the flow of people in the cafe. It's not the hype that made this cafe busy but the flavors are really good! We'll surely keep coming back for more.”

G/F, 6750 Ayala Ave, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

“A better branch of Starbucks than usual. Drinks were as expected, but a large roomy branch with two floors and better decorated than most others. The tables were also spread out so lots of room, even if busy. Staff were friendly.”

Congressional Ave, Quezon City, 1128 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Fusion food. Fresh seafood. I see mixed Vietnamese and American. Real aromatic coffee. Sweet homemade pastries and cakes. Great tasting. The place is situated in a quite neighborhood, accessible from the highway, good parking space but sometimes crowded. Friendly staffs and responsive waiters.”

SM Marikina, Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Marikina, 1801 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Worst customer service I ever experienced for a Starbucks. I'm a pregnant woman who was standing in front of them (baristas) waiting for ONLY 2 drinks. I ordered takeaway. It was already almost 15 mins I guess but everyone's already getting their orders EXCEPT me. Nobody asked me what was my order so they can follow up. They just made me stand there. Turned out they forgot my other drink on the pending! Worst worst worst!!!!@”

SM City San Lazaro, Upper Ground Floor, Lacson Ave Ext, Manila, 1003 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Visited earlier with my senior parents. Was able to find chairs for them quickly. The queue was a bit long maybe because of multiple drinks/orders per customer ( I forgot I have senior ID cards that I can use for priority queing :) ). Overall the food/dinks and service is great :)”

Ayala Ave, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

“I always enjoy their cream cheese and garlic pull apart, this time, with their holiday drink vanilla cookie iced blended, coffee based with whipped cream. Ambiance is great for groups and solo. Service people are great!”

140 Legazpi Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, 1229 Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines

“It’s always a good idea to get coffee and desserts at Toby’s Estate. The calmansi pie was not too tangy and sweet and had a pretty solid graham crust. The carrot cake tasted fresh and the frosting was smooth and soft (was not straight out of a cold fridge or something). The cookie was just ok, unremarkable. Flat white and long black were satisfying (as always). The service was fast. The place was pretty crowded on a Sunday. Restroom was clean and stocked.”

Imperial Palace Suites, G/F, Tomas Morato, corner Timog Ave, Quezon City, Philippines

“Starbucks is always a good place to enjoy coffee and finish workloads, but this one is spacious, has sockets to plug in your charges if you are a working professional or student you don't need to worry about running out batteries.”

C3, Bonifacio Highstreet, 7th Ave, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines

“We had coffee and waffles. Food was okay for the price. However, service could be improved. One of the waiters got my order but wasn’t able to punch so we waited for nothing. It wasn’t a weekend nor peak time. Also, the air conditioning was kind of hot.”

116 Timog Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila, Philippines

“I usually go for coffee joints with single origin offerings such as Yardstick, Edsa Coffee Beverage Studio, etc but Hisbeans has very good americano coffee and desserts, and has a very comforting atmosphere to it. It hits the spot for a slow post-brunch cup of coffee with the dessert to match. Their basque burnt cheesecake and nutella croffle are my personal favorites.”

Paseo Heights, Salcedo Village, L.P. Leviste Street, Makati, 1230 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Was lucky to find this place in walking distance to the office I was visiting in Makati - I tried a few other coffee places in the area as well, but kept coming back to this one. I had a good flat white on one visit, but was mainly drawn by their pour-over coffee range, each made with beans roasted in-house, and expertly prepared with care and precision. Will definitely be back next time I’m in town.”

GD-102, North Wing, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, EDSA, Corner Shaw Blvd, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, 1650 Metro Manila, Philippines

“This place is a hidden gem. Not easily accessible if you are inside shangrila plaza mall but it can be accessed at the ground flr level towards edsa st. …”

Seven NEO, 4th Ave, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines

“Feeding office workers yummy bites and coffee delights, Caravan Black Coffee is perfectly located in a corner where foot traffic is almost always present. Their brown and green interior makes it more appealing! It’s pretty cold inside, too. …”

GF Belmont Hotel, 183, 1309, Newport Blvd, Newport City, Pasay, 1309 Metro Manila, Philippines

“A very nice, cozy and quiet branch. Well-stocked with merchandise that this sure is the best place to buy them. Went here to meet a fellow crypto enthusiast and had a blast. Highly recommended place for those who seek peace and quiet.”

F, G, 1800 Eastwood Ave, Bagumbayan, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

“We ordered hot hazelnut latte, frozen hot chocolate, and mocha latte. ALL THREE DRINKS ARE WATERED DOWN. Since it's our first time to ordered the drinks,we didn't have any baseline to compare our drinks with. Also, it wouldn't be fair to compare this branch w any of the branches in Canada. This branch is also dirty. Timmy's is not freshly baked; better to ask before buying.”

J2QP+M8J, Scout Albano Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

“May 2023: This branch is big and well lit. There are lots of seating space and it has ample parking. Hanging out with my daughter and sipping refreshing drinks on a hot Wednesday night.”