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Open late cafés in Manila

Cafés open past 22:00, from Poblacion coffee bars to Taft Avenue.

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Late cafés in Manila come in two kinds: coffee bars that switch to beer or cocktails after dark, and study cafés that keep pouring into the small hours. The latest closers that are not open all night are Sumu Cafe on España Boulevard, at 03:00, and Coffee Blanc in Ortigas, at 02:30 on weekends.

The Makati CBD has the most cafés open past 22:00, ahead of Ermita & Malate, San Juan & Greenhills and Sampaloc. Malate has the longest record: Remedios Circle, at the end of Adriatico Street, was Manila's nightlife center for much of the 1980s and 1990s.1

Local tip: For a late coffee with a view, go up to La Cathedral Café's roof deck in Intramuros after 16:00; it stays open until 23:00.6

Where these cafés are: Ermita & Malate (11), Makati CBD (10), San Juan & Greenhills (8), Sampaloc & University Belt (8), Mandaluyong (6), Pasay & the Bay Area (6), Ortigas & Kapitolyo (5), Paco, Santa Ana & Santa Mesa (4), Bonifacio Global City (4), Poblacion & Rockwell (4), San Antonio & Palanan (3), Cubao, New Manila & Blue Ridge (3), Intramuros (2), Guadalupe & Pembo (1).

At a glance

75Cafés listed
75With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bean & Batter, from 05:00 (Mon Closed · Tue–Sun 05:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Sumu Cafe & Creative Space, until 03:00 (Daily 09:00–03:00).
  • Most listed streets: Taft Avenue (7), Street (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (25%), open by 6am (25%), 24 hours (16%).

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Coffee by day, cocktails by night

In Legazpi Village, The Curator splits its day, with coffee until evening and cocktails after.2 In Poblacion, Bolo Coffee Club starts mixing at 18:00, Assembly Hall turns into a cocktail bar, and Good Sh*t Coffee pours craft beer on nights of live music and trivia.3

In Paco, 1.28 Coffee x Cocktails, on Paz Street, stays open until midnight Wednesday and Thursday and until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday. Cafe Esso Coffee & Beer is on Adriatico Street in Malate.

Taft Avenue and Malate after dark

Taft Avenue's late cafés sit near De La Salle: BoardBrew closes at 02:00, Drip Kofi at midnight, éllatte coffee at 23:00 and Coast Milk Tea Shop at 22:00. Off Taft, tomo coffee runs 06:00–23:45 and Busy Dough 11:00–22:00, and in 2022 Latitude Bean + Bar served until 23:00 Tuesday to Sunday.4

The habit is old. In the 1980s, Malate was a hub for fashion and the arts, and audiences from the Cultural Center of the Philippines stopped at Café Adriatico for a nightcap.5

Late tables with a view

La Cathedral Café in Intramuros saves its roof deck for the evening, 16:00 to 23:00, with Manila Cathedral as the backdrop.6 In BGC, Auro Chocolate Café on 27th Street stays open until 01:00 Thursday to Sunday. In Makati, Brioso Coffee on A. Arnaiz Avenue closes at 00:30 and Brunch Bureau on Carlos Palanca Street at midnight.

In Poblacion, Commune on Polaris Street serves until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday and Coffee Tonya on P. Guanzon Street until midnight. In San Juan, Hilera Café on V. P. Ibañez Street stays open until midnight Tuesday to Thursday, and Dot Coffee on Missouri Street until 23:00 every day.

Weeknights and weekends

Check the day before you set out. Coffee Blanc closes at midnight on weekdays but stays open until 02:30 at weekends, and Commune in Poblacion and Good Sh*t Coffee add an hour or two on Friday and Saturday.

Some work the other way. Duke's Castle Cafe near UST serves until midnight on weekdays but closes at 22:00 at weekends, and Habitual Coffee in Salcedo Village closes at 22:00 Monday to Thursday and at 21:00 Friday to Sunday. After 03:00, only the 24-hour cafés, such as Station 85 Cafe in Malate and PapJap in Sampaloc, are still serving.

Sources

  1. Remedios Circle, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The best coffee shops in Manila, Hypebae (Pauline De Leon, September 4, 2019), accessed October 2026
  3. Tatler's guide to the best cafés in Poblacion, Tatler Asia (Isabel Martel Francisco, July 28, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Neighborhood Brew: a Manila coffee crawl, Grid Magazine (Patricia Villoria, from the 2022 Made in Manila issue), accessed October 2026
  5. A reunion of sorts at Café Adriatico in Malate, PhilSTAR L!fe (Cecile Baltasar, December 15, 2024), accessed October 2026
  6. La Cathedral Café: Restaurant with a View at the Heart of Intramuros, Lakwatsero, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Manila: questions

Which cafés in Manila stay open after midnight?

Sumu Cafe on España Boulevard is open until 03:00 every day, Coffee Blanc in Ortigas until 02:30 at weekends and BoardBrew on Taft Avenue until 02:00. 1.28 Coffee x Cocktails in Paco closes at 02:00 on Friday and Saturday, Auro Chocolate Café in BGC at 01:00 Thursday to Sunday, and Brioso Coffee in Makati at 00:30.

Which Manila cafés serve cocktails or beer at night?

The Curator in Legazpi Village serves coffee by day and cocktails by night. In Poblacion, Bolo Coffee Club mixes cocktails from 18:00, Assembly Hall becomes a cocktail bar, and Good Sh*t Coffee pours craft beer on nights with live music and trivia. 1.28 Coffee x Cocktails in Paco stays open until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday.

Is there a rooftop café open late in Intramuros, Manila?

La Cathedral Café, at the corner of Beaterio and Cabildo Streets, opens its roof deck from 16:00 until 23:00, with Manila Cathedral as the backdrop. The roof deck opened in November 2019; the café downstairs opens at 08:00. Belfry Café on Cabildo Street serves until 22:00.

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