The Bean Connection Silliman

    

    Some of the city's homegrown coffee shops make Starbucks and CBTL look boring if you ask me. Check out The Bean Connection's 2nd branch which opened today at Portal West. Charming and cozy, TBC 2 has more character than your run-of-the-mill overpriced upscale coffee shop.

Restaurant and Coffee Shop at One Bethany Place

      This is the cozy new restaurant at One Bethany Place, a boutique inn in Brgy. Piapi. The menu is extensive, ranging from fastfood, Pinoy viands, sandwiches, pasta, you name it. The first photo is by ritche of skyscrapercity.com.

GK Coffee Stop

      GK Coffee Stop is the coffee shop of RM Guesthouse, a hotel located at the intersection of Rovira Rd. and the North National Highway in Brgy. Bantayan. The owners also have another coffee place across the first Qualfon Bldg. --- Kofficcino.

The Daily Grind

        A late afternoon snack at The Daily Grind, a coffee shop at LP Hypermart. I had a cup of Irish cream coffee and a cheesy tuna sandwich.

Cafe Mamia

nice and cozy, very much the typical Dumaguete patisserie

they're still on dry run, the menu boards as you can see are still empty

cherry cheesecake and cream puff

       Cafe Mamia is a patisserie and coffee shop originally located in an refurbished sugar mansion along Rizal Blvd. They closed early this year after the building was sold to one of the biggest business families in the city. They reopened today at a location not far from the boulevard - the Perdices residence at the corner of San Jose and Sta. Catalina Sts.

Cafe Antonio

one of the best homegrown coffee shops

Spanish-Filipino furniture, brick & terracotta tiles and vintage pop music art on the walls

MJ and the Beatles

The best crepes in the city IMO. They also serve back ribs, sandwiches, tea, cookies & pasta.

       Cafe Antonio is a coffee shop at the 2nd level of The Spanish Heritage, an old mansion that's been converted to a function hall with commercial spaces. Find Cafe Antonio at Sta. Catalina St.

Cydric Cafe

Cappuccino and apricot pie

      Cydric Cafe is the coffee shop of C&L Bay View Inn, a hotel at Colon St., close to the Boulevard. Aside from coffee, they also serve Eurobread pastries (a gourmet bakery based in Liloan, Cebu with a  branch at Necy's Restobar in Brgy. Bagacay).

Kofficcino

Having milk tea and oreo krispy kreme with Marilyn and Audrey :).

           Kofficcino is a coffee shop located across the Qualfon Bldg. at Locsin St. They serve coffee, tea and fruit juices & also carry Krispy Kreme and Sans Rival products (doughnuts/cakes). Its newest offering is java chip milk tea.

Lee Cimbali

       Lee Cimbali is the oldest coffee shop in Dumaguete, if my memory serves me right :). They've been around for what seems like ages, tucked in a corner near the supermarket at Lee Super Plaza. It's probably the cheapest, too. For less than 50 bucks, you can get your caffeine fix (they use small cups though, no tall or grande here). Beside it is Mrs. Breadworth, a gourmet bakeshop where I got the blueberry muffin and biscotti. The milk tea is from Bubblepop at the nearby food alley coz I wasn't in the mood for coffee that time :). Recently, Cimbali added cold gourmet teas to its menu.

The Bean Connection Perdices

Autumn-inspired motif; plenty of chairs and couches 

cream-cheese cupcakes, cookies, brownies, French toast and waffles

alfresco area

Spiced chai (milk tea sans bubbles) and a large cinnamon cookie

The only store in the city that carries Dr. Pepper soda; a strawberry cheese cupcake on the side :)

     The Bean Connection is a newly-opened coffee shop right at the heart of downtown. Along with the 2 Bo's Coffee branches and Cafe Antonio, TBC is one of the most successful coffee houses in the city. Loyal patrons fill its seats day in and day out. Find Bean between Chowking and the soon-to-open McDonald's Perdices.

Cafe Espresso

        Cafe Espresso is one of the pioneer coffee and cake shops in the city. I was there looking for French macarons only to be told they stopped making them so I had to settle for a caramel cheesecake. They offer the usual brews and cold coffee variants and a selection of cheese and chocolate-based cakes. Espresso is open 24/6 (they close on Sundays). Location: Sta. Rosa St.

Bo's Coffee Rizal Boulevard

     Bo's 2nd branch in the city is one of the chain's biggest stores. I love this place. I mean what's better than sipping coffee or tea, eating cake, reading a book or newspaper, lazing on a comfy couch and looking out the window to a spectacular view of the harbor? You can't miss it. Bo's Boulevard is at Sol Y Mar building, just a short walk from Silliman Hall and the pier.