Joel’s Manila Neighbourhood Guide
My Favourite Cafes & Brunch Spots
This cafe offers so much more than just great coffee. Hija Mia is owned and ran by Shaun (a Kiwi) and this wife Laura (a Colombian). They are both very friendly and welcoming to all guests.
I've been having my morning coffee and breakfast here just about everyday since they first open their doors about 4 years ago.
For breakfast/brunch, I highly recommend the flat white (coffee) and the smashed avocado on toast. I also recommend buying a few bags of coffee to take back home as gifts. All of my friends and family love receiving the freshly roasted Colombian coffee.
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Hija Mía Coffee Roasters
43b -9 Calle 11AThis cafe offers so much more than just great coffee. Hija Mia is owned and ran by Shaun (a Kiwi) and this wife Laura (a Colombian). They are both very friendly and welcoming to all guests.
I've been having my morning coffee and breakfast here just about everyday since they first open their doors about 4 years ago.
For breakfast/brunch, I highly recommend the flat white (coffee) and the smashed avocado on toast. I also recommend buying a few bags of coffee to take back home as gifts. All of my friends and family love receiving the freshly roasted Colombian coffee.
Bars & Clubs
Metropole Beer Lab is an excellent little bar where you will find an extensive selection of craft/artisanal beers on tap and in bottles. This is a great place to relax and meet local people from the area. It's the type of bar where sooner than later, everyone will know your name. I highly recommend the "Jack El Destripidor" beer.
Métropole Beer Lab - Poblado / Cerveza artesanal / Craft beer
9 - 03 Cra 43CMetropole Beer Lab is an excellent little bar where you will find an extensive selection of craft/artisanal beers on tap and in bottles. This is a great place to relax and meet local people from the area. It's the type of bar where sooner than later, everyone will know your name. I highly recommend the "Jack El Destripidor" beer.
Food scene
Some of the best thin crust pizza in the city. The restaurant has a really nice ambience and is perfect for a date or group gathering. Expect a bit of a wait from Thursday - Sunday if you arrive at 7pm or later.
The offer delivery and sell frozen personal size pizzas for take out.
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El Zorro y la Gitana
10-57 Cra 43CSome of the best thin crust pizza in the city. The restaurant has a really nice ambience and is perfect for a date or group gathering. Expect a bit of a wait from Thursday - Sunday if you arrive at 7pm or later.
The offer delivery and sell frozen personal size pizzas for take out.
Neighborhoods
Barrio Manila has a distinctive charm and warmth that’s unmatched by other neighborhoods in the city. It’s one of the only neighborhoods in the Poblado that has managed to maintain it’s uniquely Colombian vibe.
It feels like a small town hidden between the mountains, trees, and towering high rise buildings. There is a sense of community and familiarity that makes you feel like you’re more than just a visitor.
Many consider it to be one of the safest, most strategic locations from which you can enjoy the city. It is walking distance to the best nightlife, shopping, entertainment, and transit routes - without the accompanying noise and chaos.
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Manila
Calle 11ABarrio Manila has a distinctive charm and warmth that’s unmatched by other neighborhoods in the city. It’s one of the only neighborhoods in the Poblado that has managed to maintain it’s uniquely Colombian vibe.
It feels like a small town hidden between the mountains, trees, and towering high rise buildings. There is a sense of community and familiarity that makes you feel like you’re more than just a visitor.
Many consider it to be one of the safest, most strategic locations from which you can enjoy the city. It is walking distance to the best nightlife, shopping, entertainment, and transit routes - without the accompanying noise and chaos.
Barbershops
I've been going to this barbershop for over two years now and I always leave satisfied with the service they provided.
My barber's name is Pipe. After trying countless barbers and barbershops, I think that Pipe is the most attentive to detail and service oriented. In other words, he's the best!
I always leave a 10,000 pesos ($3USD) tip which he really appreciates.
London City Barber Shop
43b-50 Cl. 11I've been going to this barbershop for over two years now and I always leave satisfied with the service they provided.
My barber's name is Pipe. After trying countless barbers and barbershops, I think that Pipe is the most attentive to detail and service oriented. In other words, he's the best!
I always leave a 10,000 pesos ($3USD) tip which he really appreciates.