Kapetolyo, a new cafe at the Bonifacio Shrine, opened in time to celebrate International Coffee Day, October 1.
The new coffee shop is located at the Kartilya ng Katipunan Park. It was a project of the Manila City Hall, according to DzBB’s Isa Umali.
Kapetolyo, with its sleek and modern design, offers a relaxing experience for coffee lovers. It has large windows, hanging lights, and a wooden exterior.
According to Manila’s City Engineer Armand Andres, Kapetolyo will be serving homegrown coffee to its customers.
In an earlier interview, Andres said the new hangout is part of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s efforts to bring the city’s former glory.
Andres said in an interview with the Manila Public Information Office on August 12, “Bago pa nga mag-oath-taking ang ating mayor, Mayor Francisco ‘Isko’ Domagoso, nagdo-drawing na kami niyan ng mga pangarap niya sa Maynila.”
“So nakita niyo naman ang landscaping works ng ating garden sa Bonifacio Shrine, then nakita niyo ang ating mga pathways bagong pintura, and then iyong coffee shop natin, in one month, baka magbukas na tayo,” Andres said.
The engineer boasted that Kapetolyo’s comfort rooms as “world-class.”
“Then highlight din iyong meron tayong world-class na comfort room sa likod ng coffee shop. Napakaganda ng ating comfort room sa likod ng coffee shop, airconditioned ito,” he added.
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International Coffee Day
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is excited to announce ‘Coffee’s Next Generation’ as the focus for the International Coffee Day 2020 (1st October).
“‘Coffee’s Next Generation’ is intended to engage ICO Members and all coffee stakeholders to work together with youth organizations, industry leaders and associations, international organizations, development and financial partners and coffee consumers, to invest in the youth and bring to life their innovative ideas and enthusiasm to benefit the whole coffee community and to recover from the pandemic building a more prosperous future,” International Coffee Day said.
“We call on the global coffee community, to all the stakeholders and to the millions of coffee consumers and lovers to celebrate coffee and to contribute to building Coffee’s Next Generation,” it added.