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Best Cafés in Manila (2026)

Manila's café culture mixes old and new. Specialty coffee has grown quickly, and Yardstick Coffee, roasting since 2013, was ranked among the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops in 2025. Commune in Poblacion goes further in championing Philippine-grown beans, and it is the place to try barako, the local Liberica, alongside all-day breakfast.

Older traditions are just as rewarding. In Binondo, Eng Bee Tin has been baking Chinese pastries on Ongpin Street since 1912 and is famous for its ube hopia, while The Den in the First United Building on Escolta pairs coffee with rotating art exhibitions. In Malate, Café Adriatico has been serving its thick Chocolate Eh since 1979 in a room full of antiques. For a full brunch with fresh bread and pastries, Wildflour's Salcedo Village branch opens early every day. Many cafés in the business districts are busiest before work and at lunch, so mid-morning and mid-afternoon are the best times to linger.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Manila

  1. Yardstick Coffee Specialty coffee roaster, Legazpi Village, MakatiA Manila specialty roaster since 2013, ranked 18th in the first World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in 2025, with its home café in Legazpi Village.
  2. Commune Café + Bar + Roaster Philippine coffee café and bar, Poblacion, MakatiA Poblacion café, bar and roaster devoted to Philippine-grown coffee, with all-day breakfast, coffee classes and late opening at weekends.
  3. Eng Bee Tin Chinese-Filipino bakery, BinondoA Binondo bakery founded on Ongpin Street in 1912, famous for its ube hopia and a long line of Chinese pastries, tikoy and mooncakes.

Café

1. Yardstick Coffee

Specialty coffee roaster$$Legazpi Village, Makati

A Manila specialty roaster since 2013, ranked 18th in the first World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in 2025, with its home café in Legazpi Village.

View details — Yardstick Coffee

Café

3. Eng Bee Tin

Chinese-Filipino bakery$Binondo

A Binondo bakery founded on Ongpin Street in 1912, famous for its ube hopia and a long line of Chinese pastries, tikoy and mooncakes.

View details — Eng Bee Tin