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Cafés in Ortigas & Kapitolyo

Ortigas Center's malls and towers, and the café streets of Kapitolyo.

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Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second business district after Makati, more than 100 hectares across Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City.1 It began as the Hacienda de Mandaloyong, an Augustinian estate that Ortigas & Company bought in the 1920s and 1930s. Building took off in the 1960s, and SM Megamall, The Podium, Shangri-La Plaza and Robinsons Galleria now anchor it.1 The Ortigas Center Association, set up by Ortigas Land in 1982, manages the district, whose tenants include banks, Meralco and outsourcing firms such as Sykes.1

Kapitolyo, in Pasig, is a grid of low houses that SPOT.ph described in April 2025 as once lined with narra trees. It was expected to become the next Poblacion until the pandemic closed many businesses, and new cafés are now leading its revival.2

Local tip: Arts and Beans on West Capitol Drive opens at 07:00, earlier than most of Kapitolyo; for a late coffee, Coffee Blanc serves until 02:30 at weekends.

At a glance

83Cafés listed
14With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
02:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Espresso Studio, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–22:00).
  • Closes latest: Coffee Blanc, until 02:30 (Mon–Fri 08:00–00:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–02:30).
  • Most listed streets: East Capitol Drive (6), United Street (3), Pasig Boulevard (2).
  • Most common features: partial wheelchair access (10%), wi-fi (7%), open late (6%).

Habagat Coffee and Outdoor Lifestyle

  • 75 San Rafael Street
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–20:00 · Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00
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East and West Capitol Drive

Kapitolyo's cafés line East and West Capitol Drive and the cross streets between them: United, Brixton, Pioneer and San Francisco.2 The Beach House, at 11 East Capitol Drive, opens 09:00–21:00 daily and charged ₱185 for a Spanish latte in April 2025. Molly's Donuts & Asian Cafe Eats, at Pioneer and United Streets, charged ₱170, and 1C Coffee, at 6 San Francisco Street, ₱120 for an Americano.2

Epic Coffee Roastery is on East Capitol Drive, Altitude Coffee at 29 West Capitol Drive, and Arts and Beans, at 51 West Capitol Drive, opens 07:00–20:00 and has a second café on East Capitol Drive. Caferista is at 11 Brixton Street.

Capitol Commons and the old capitol

Capitol Commons, in neighboring Oranbo, stands on the site of the Rizal Provincial Capitol, built in 1962 on land the Ortigas family donated. It was the province's seat until 2009, then reverted to Ortigas & Co., and redevelopment began in 2011.3 SideQuest is on the third floor of Estancia there, and SR 71, on Capt. Henry P. Javier Street, has Wi-Fi and outdoor seats.

Coffee in Ortigas Center

Craft Coffee Revolution, which began in New Manila in 2012 as Craft Coffee Workshop, was running a full-service kiosk at The Podium by 2014.4 It now has cafés at 18 ADB Avenue and on Camino Verde Road. Lōla Café and Cafe Chinois are in The Podium, and Satchmi is on the fourth floor of SM Megamall's Fashion Hall. In June 2025 H Proper Coffee Roasters announced its third branch, on the sixth floor of The Podium's Podium Social.5

Nearby, Espresso Studio on Williams Street opens 06:00–22:00 with Wi-Fi, Odd Cafe on San Miguel Avenue serves 08:00–23:00, and Coffee Blanc stays open until midnight on weekdays and 02:30 at weekends.

Getting there

Ortigas station on MRT-3 and an EDSA Carousel busway stop serve the business district; a Metro Manila Subway station is planned.1 In Pasig, Cafe Aroma on Pasig Boulevard opens 07:00–21:00 and The Giving Café on Sheridan Street 07:00–22:00. Habagat Coffee and Outdoor Lifestyle, at 75 San Rafael Street, is closed on Mondays and opens at 08:00 at weekends.

Sources

  1. Ortigas Center, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Kapitolyo's Hidden Gems: Global Flavors, Nostalgic Treasures, Cool New Cafés, SPOT.ph (Jerome Gomez and Bea Faicol, April 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. Rizal Provincial Capitol (Kapitolyo, Pasig), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Following The Craft Coffee Revolution in Manila, Sprudge (Lacy Wood, October 7, 2014), accessed October 2026
  5. The Roast, Issue No. 3, June 2025 (Ayala Triangle Gardens menu), H Proper Coffee Roasters, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Ortigas & Kapitolyo cafés: questions

Where are the cafés in Kapitolyo, Pasig?

Kapitolyo's cafés line East and West Capitol Drive and the cross streets between them, United, Brixton, Pioneer and San Francisco. The Beach House is at 11 East Capitol Drive, Altitude Coffee at 29 West Capitol Drive, Arts and Beans at 51 West Capitol Drive and Caferista at 11 Brixton Street.

How much does a coffee cost in Kapitolyo, Pasig?

In April 2025 The Beach House on East Capitol Drive charged ₱185 for a Spanish latte, Molly's Donuts on Pioneer Street ₱170, and 1C Coffee on San Francisco Street ₱120 for an Americano, according to SPOT.ph.

What was Capitol Commons in Pasig before it was redeveloped?

Capitol Commons stands on the site of the Rizal Provincial Capitol, built in 1962 on land donated by the Ortigas family. The capitol was the province's seat until 2009, when the property reverted to Ortigas & Co., and the mixed-use redevelopment began in 2011.

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