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Cafés in Makati CBD

Roasters in Legazpi and Salcedo villages, Ayala Triangle and weekend markets.

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The Makati Central Business District is privately owned and covers the barangays of Bel-Air, San Antonio, San Lorenzo and Urdaneta, between EDSA, Ayala Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue.1 Ayala Avenue, finished in 1958, follows part of the runway of Nielson Field, the country's first commercial airport, and Ayala Triangle Gardens now sits on the old airfield.1

Most of the coffee is in Legazpi Village and Salcedo Village, the two business parks Ayala built.1 The district has more specialty roasters than any other part of the city, from Yardstick Coffee on Esteban Street to Koh Cafe + Roasters on Rada Street and Primal Brew Coffee + Roastery on Jimenez Street.

Local tip: The Salcedo Saturday Market runs 07:00–14:00 in the park bordered by L.P. Leviste Street, where Toby's Estate, Wildflour and Habitual Coffee are; Habitual opens at 11:00.4

At a glance

72Cafés listed
15With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
00:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: H Proper Coffee Roasters - Ayala Triangle Garden, from 06:30 (Daily 06:30–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Brioso Coffee, until 00:30 (Daily 08:30–00:30).
  • Most listed streets: Paseo de Roxas (4), Ayala Avenue (4), Jupiter Street (4).
  • Most common features: open late (13%), wi-fi (10%), specialty (6%).

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Legazpi Village

Yardstick Coffee, open since 2013, was 18th on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in February 2025, and Single Origin, which also has a café on Legazpi Street, was 83rd.2 Yardstick's Legazpi Village shop at 106 Esteban Street runs workshops for professionals and home brewers.3 A second Yardstick is at 107 Aguirre Street, and Scratch, at 106 Aguirre, opens 09:00–16:00 Wednesday to Sunday. Omotesando Koffee on Valero Street opens at 07:00 every day.

Koh Cafe + Roasters, at 104 Rada Street, opens 10:00–22:00 daily. Single Origin on Legazpi Street serves 07:00–midnight, with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables, and The Curator, at 134 Legazpi, is coffee by day and cocktails by night.3

Salcedo Village and L.P. Leviste Street

L.P. Leviste Street is Salcedo's coffee row. Toby's Estate and Wildflour share 125 L.P. Leviste, Savor Park Cafe is at 121, and Habitual Coffee, at 136, opens 11:00–22:00 Monday to Thursday. Habitual won the 2015 Philippine AeroPress Championship and placed third at that year's world final.3

Jaime C. Velasquez Park, known as Salcedo Park, is a 0.7-hectare green between Tordesillas and L.P. Leviste Streets. Its community market, planned in 2004 and opened the next year, runs every Saturday from 07:00 to 14:00.4

Ayala Triangle and the Sunday market

H Proper Coffee Roasters, from Cagayan de Oro and roasting since 2019, opens at Ayala Triangle Gardens from 06:30 to 23:00. Its mid-2025 menu priced an espresso at ₱130 and Panama Gesha filters from ₱660 to ₱8,800 a serving.5 Common Man Coffee Roasters, a Singapore brand brought in by a Jollibee joint venture, chose the gardens for its first Philippine café.6

Legazpi Active Park, bounded by Rufino, Legazpi, Rada, Salcedo and Gamboa Streets, holds the Legazpi Sunday Market from early morning to early afternoon.7 Nono's, at 117 Gamboa Street, opens at 06:00 every day.

Getting there and late hours

MRT-3 stops at Ayala and Buendia stations, and Magallanes station is within reach; traffic in the district is often heavy.1 Ayala Center, with the Greenbelt and Glorietta malls, is the shopping core.1 Greenbelt Pod by harlan+holden is on the ground floor of Greenbelt 3. Brunch Bureau on Carlos Palanca Street serves 07:00–midnight, Brioso Coffee on A. Arnaiz Avenue until 00:30, and Pancho Cafe, at 102 Benavidez Street, is open 24 hours.

Sources

  1. Makati Central Business District, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Kape Tayo! 4 PH Coffee Shops Made It to the World's Best 100 for 2025, The Beat Asia (February 20, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. The best coffee shops in Manila, Hypebae (Pauline De Leon, September 4, 2019), accessed October 2026
  4. Salcedo Park, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. The Roast, Issue No. 3, June 2025 (Ayala Triangle Gardens menu), H Proper Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
  6. Jollibee to open Common Man Coffee Roasters in the Philippines this year, World Coffee Portal (November 10, 2023), accessed October 2026
  7. Legazpi Active Park, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ

Makati CBD cafés: questions

When is the Salcedo Saturday Market in Makati open?

The Salcedo Community Market runs every Saturday from 07:00 to 14:00 in Jaime C. Velasquez Park, a 0.7-hectare park between Tordesillas and L.P. Leviste Streets in Salcedo Village. It opened in 2005. The Legazpi Sunday Market is held in Legazpi Active Park from early morning to early afternoon.

Which specialty coffee roasters are in the Makati CBD?

Yardstick Coffee, 18th on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in 2025, is at 106 Esteban Street. Koh Cafe + Roasters is on Rada Street, Primal Brew Coffee + Roastery on Jimenez Street and H Proper Coffee Roasters at Ayala Triangle Gardens. Habitual Coffee on L.P. Leviste won the 2015 Philippine AeroPress Championship.

Which cafés in the Makati CBD open early or stay open late?

Nono's on Gamboa Street opens at 06:00 every day and H Proper at Ayala Triangle Gardens at 06:30. Single Origin on Legazpi Street and Brunch Bureau on Carlos Palanca Street serve until midnight, Brioso Coffee until 00:30, and Pancho Cafe on Benavidez Street is open 24 hours.

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