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Valentines Date in Davao 2024

Valentine’s Date in Davao

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Happy Valentine’s Day! If you do not have your Valentines Date in Davao planned yet, we have prepared a list for you. This year, we are recommending spots that are a little bit out of the way and underrated. These are the perfect venues to spend quiet time with your partner or to have a nice bonding time with your family and friends.

Valentine’s Date in Davao Recommendations

Here are our 2024 recommendations for your Valentine’s Day Date:

  • Club’s Bakery in Matina Crossing
  • Wood and Coffee in Magtuod
  • Pilgrim Restaurant in Barangay Baganihan
  • Benjarong at D2 Dusit Thani in Lanang

Afternoon Coffee: Club’s Bakery

Our choice for a nice low-key afternoon coffee date is Club’s Bakery.

Valentines Date at Clubs Bakery Davao
Lemon Cruffin and Iced Spanish Latte

Club’s Bakery has a great selection of classic French pastries and some interesting novel items. And their coffee is superb.

We recommend their Pain Au Chocolat, the Fresh Blueberry Danish, and the Lemon Cruffin. Partner it with their Iced Spanish Latte. The yummy pastries and coffee make for a good, simple, and low-key but memorable afternoon coffee date.

If you want to extend your date a bit, they also serve savory dishes.

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Art and Nature: Wood and Coffee

Enjoy both art and nature in just one date. Plus, good matcha. Wood and Coffee in Barangay Magtuod is less than an hour’s drive away from downtown.

Wood and Coffee Croffle and Matcha Green Tea Latte for your Valentines Date in Davao
Croffle and Matcha

Our contributor Andrew recommends their Sardines Pasta, Puttanesca Pasta, Concrete Matcha, Mugwort Latte, and Croffles. Enjoy these with your partner or with your friends while enjoying fresh air and gorgeous green scenery.

Located in the same homey building is the Gil Bumanlag Art Gallery that features avant-garde pieces. Enjoy a quiet Valentine’s Date away from the noise of downtown Davao.

Our Editor Ria picks this as her top option for a solo date with herself.

Wood and Coffee is also on Best Matcha in Davao list. Check it out if you and your partner are matcha lovers.

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Away from the City: Pilgrim Restaurant

And even further away from the city is Pilgrim Restaurant.

Pilgrim Restaurant SCALLOPS, Valentines Date in Davao recommendation
Scallops
Pilgrim Restaurant TRUFFLED MUSHROOM GNOCCHI
Truffled Mushroom Gnocchi
Coq Au Vin by Pilgrim for your Valentines Date in Davao
Coq Au Vin by Pilgrim
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Braised Beef Short Ribs

This quaint restaurant is located at Barangay Baganihan, 80 kilometers away from downtown. But it is worth the trip. Cozy ambiance. Superb food. Our contributor Andrew recommends their Scallops, the Truffled Mushroom Gnocchi, and the Coq Au Vin.

People usually have a meal here en route to Bukidnon or if they are staying overnight in the area. But if you and your partner love long drives, this is worth the trip. Make sure to prepare a nice driving playlist and drive safe.

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Thai Cuisine: Benjarong at Dusit D2

And up north, we recommend Benjarong at Dusit D2.

Lab Kai by Benjarong Davao B
Lab Kai
Gung Sa Moon Prai
Gung Sa Moon Prai
Tom Yum Gung
Tom Yum Gung
Town in Heaven by Benjarong Davao
Town in Heaven Signature Cocktail

If you are looking for a quiet place for your date, we recommend Dusit D2’s Thai restaurant, Benjarong. It’s pricey but we love it. Benjarong offers refined dishes but still with authentic taste. Ria recommends the Lab Kai and the Gung Sa Moon Prai. And their cocktails.

Plus, the entire restaurant is just exquisitely gorgeous with romantic low warm lighting.

Read more: Benjarong Davao

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Best Matcha in Davao City

Best Matcha in Davao City

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Are you a matcha lover in search of the best cup? We’ve got you covered!

Here’s our list of the Best Matcha in Davao City:

Best Matcha in Davao: &Matcha

Our choice for the best matcha in Davao is &Matcha.

Best Matcha in Davao: &matcha Davao
&Matcha Davao by Andrew dela Serna
Best Matcha in Davao: &matcha Davao
Best Matcha in Davao: &matcha Davao

They use authentic ingredients, crafting rich and diverse matcha blends that cater to every taste. Keep an eye out for their seasonal offerings which include specialty matcha blends.

Their beautiful, minimalist interiors add to the experience.

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New Davao Coffeehouses

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Good day, Davaoeño cafephiles! It’s International Coffee Day and we’re celebrating with some of Davao’s new coffee spots. Check out our favorite brews by new Davao coffeehouses. Plus, more of our favorite coffee blends from around Davao.

Our Favorite Davao Coffeehouses

This list is based on the opinion of our team members and some contributions by other Davao Bloggers. So this is definitely going to be biased. But we would very much like to know your opinion so do leave a comment down below if there are more coffeehouses we should give a try.

Stash Coffee Co

First on the list is Stash Coffee Co.

Davao Coffeehouse Stash Coffee Co

Stash just opened last 2019 and had a promising start as a sleek cafe and bar in one. Popular for its “Instagrammable” interiors, we love it for their no-nonsense coffee blends. It is currently our top Davao Coffeehouse for our hangouts and meetings.

Cafephiles will enjoy the Filter Hand Drip Coffee. Ria loves how the baristas take time to suggest the perfect beans for your hand drip coffee. Ria suggests the Iced Cafe Latte is a great iced coffee option.

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Music and Coffee Festival at The Annex of SM City Davao

Music and Coffee Festival at SM City Davao

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Want to chill this weekend? Enjoy rhythm and brews at the first ever Music and Coffee Festival at SM City Davao. Gather the gang for a bonding session while drinking the best brews from various coffee shops and vendors at The Annex from September 15 to 17, 2017.

Music and Coffee Festival at The Annex of SM City Davao

Music and Coffee Festival at The Annex of SM City Davao

Pop Up Shops

At the center of the Coffee Festival are, of course, pop up shops of various cafes and vendors.

Bo's Coffee Club at the Music and Coffee Festival

Bo’s Coffee Club at the Music and Coffee Festival

The most prominent coffee shop at the festival is Bo’s Coffee Club, a Cebu brand known all over the Philippines.

Local coffee vendors and food bazaar staples Johann’s Coffee, Gypsy Cafe, and Racoma Farms have booths offering coffee concoctions and cakes.

Gypsy Cafe at the Music and Coffee Festival

Gypsy Cafe at the Music and Coffee Festival

Whether you like your coffee strong or sweet, hot, iced, or ice blended, there is a coffee to give you your dose of caffeine.

Also offering cakes and other desserts are Desserts by Timzah and Lara Mia. Their sweet slices are sure to delight and satisfy your saccharine cravings.

Lara Mia Desserts at the Music and Coffee Festival

Lara Mia Desserts at the Music and Coffee Festival

A new cafe on the local food bazaar scene A&V Cafe also has a booth at the festival. And Neon Pigeon, a brand of coffee-based energy drinks, has a booth, as well.

Doughnut shops with specialty coffee drinks have booths at the event. Dunkin’ Donuts and J.Co are both present at the festival.

Music and Coffee Festival Activities

SM City Davao invites all coffeeholics to share their Coffee Flatlay on Instagram and get the chance to win prizes. Just tag @smdavao and use the hashtag #CoffeeDateatSMDavao to join.

Coffee Flatlay at the Music and Coffee Festival

Coffee Flatlay at the Music and Coffee Festival

Fiction Folk will host the Music and Coffee Festival Trivia Night on September 16.

Music and Coffee Festival Trivia Night

Music and Coffee Festival Trivia Night

Categories and questions will not be limited to coffee topics but knowledge of coffee trivia will give you an edge. Interested groups need not pre-register. Just show up, get a table, and join.

Throughout the festival, various musical acts will be performing on stage. Art using coffee will also be on display.

So fulfill your caffeine dreams at the first ever Music and Coffee Festival at The Annex of SM City Davao, only until September 17, 2017.

For inquiries about promos and events at SM City Davao, contact them at +6382-2976998 and like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/smcitydavao. For updates, follow their social media accounts @SMCityDavao on Twitter and @SMDavao on Instagram.

BeanLeaf Cappuccino

BeanLeaf Davao Opening Soon

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BeanLeaf Cappuccino

BeanLeaf Cappuccino

Looking for a new place to explore in Davao? Look no further! You and your friends will soon have a new place to have coffee, sip tea, share food, and hang out.

BeanLeaf, a proudly Filipino brand, will open the doors of its first Mindanao branch at The Peak, Gaisano Mall of Davao on August 15, 2015.

The name BeanLeaf refers to the shop’s variety of coffee concoctions from freshly ground beans and tea drinks made with tea leaves. BeanLeaf serves hot, iced, and ice blended Frappe drinks that use their own coffee and tea blends combined with high quality ingredients, syrups, and flavorings.

BeanLeaf’s tagline is Experience our Difference. The “difference” that the brand promises is their unique twist that they put in every drink they serve. Some might sound familiar to coffee lovers and tea aficionados, but when taste what BeanLeaf has to offer, you will experience and taste the difference.

The shop serves coffee, fruit teas, and even milk tea. Each drink is designed thoughtfully, crafted with quality, taste, and consistency in mind. All these exciting drinks will be available at BeanLeaf Davao.

Wondering what you should try?

BeanLeaf Coffee, Fruit Teas, and Milk Teas

The Beanleaf Coffee Latte is a concoction with espresso, cinnamon, milk, dark chocolate. It is certainly a must try.

For their fruit teas, the oddly refreshing Citrus with Malunggay Fruit Tea is an unexpected surprise which packs a lot of flavor and nutritional value.

BeanLeaf Citrus with Malunggay Iced Tea

BeanLeaf Citrus with Malunggay Iced Tea

And for the milk tea lovers? The Okinawa Milk Tea with Pearls is a runaway best-seller. The best thing about it? It has low sugar content.
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Basti’s Brew’s 15th Year Anniversary

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Pizzas by Basti's Brew: Chicken Pesto, Spicy Gambas, and Spanish Sardines

Pizzas by Basti’s Brew: Chicken Pesto, Spicy Gambas, and Spanish Sardines

One of Davao’s pioneering homegrown coffeeshops has celebrated another milestone. Basti’s Brew celebrated their 15th Year Anniversary on October 10, 2014. Owners Randall Ong and Vanessa Ong celebrated the occasion with a lunch with Davao Bloggers. For Basti’s Brew’s 15th Year Anniversary, they re-introduced and highlighted all the best-selling dishes that has made them popular over the years.

In the midst stiff competition and the influx of international chains, Basti’s Brew has remained as one of the go-to coffeeshops in Davao City. This is primarily due to three reasons: good coffee, delicious comfort food for snacks and meals, and a cozy ambiance.

Check out some of their best-sellers.

Carroza by Basti's Brew

Carroza by Basti’s Brew

Pastas by Basti's Brew: Tuna Pesto and Creamy Pesto Linguine

Pastas by Basti’s Brew: Tuna Pesto and Creamy Pesto Linguine


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