Katrina's Guidebook

Food, Art, View

Cafes and restaurants near the Cubin with a few far ones for you to consider either before check-in or after check out.☺️ The places are in order of nearness in kilometres from the Cubin. Actual accessibility is still subject to where you'll be coming from and the time of travel (rush hour, weekday or weekend dependent).

The Cresent Moon Cafe and Studio Pottery

🤎5.2km, 14 mins from the Cubin Crescent Moon Café is a long-running establishment in Antipolo. This artistic restaurant known for their Southeast Asian-inspired cuisine and pottery products from the studio of Lanelle Abueva-Fernando has been around since 1997. I’ve written about this place several times before, but with all the travel restrictions these days, there’s been renewed interest in accessible and open-air restaurants near Metro Manila, so I though I’d share more photos and details about the place from visits over the years, before and during the pandemic era. Those based in Metro Manila looking for a charming and refreshing destination can enjoy dining-in at the cafe and shopping for ceramic products. The Antipolo establishment reopened last year following new IATF restaurant guidelines and is currently open from Wednesday to Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with prior reservations recommended to ensure tables are available. The restaurant The restaurant is not located along the main highway of Antipolo and requires a bit of hunting to find, which adds to the appeal. From the main Antipolo center, you can find this spot just a little off the main road going to the town of Teresa in Rizal. Parking along the main ridge of Antipolo can be problematic during peak dining hours, but this space has enough shaded parking spaces under the trees for several cars and motorcycles. During my last visit in January 2021, I noticed they also have a bike rack right outside the main dining area, making it a bike-friendly destination. The main dining area of Crescent Moon Cafe is a colorful, open-air structure, with screens on all sides instead of walls, allowing fresh air to enter, which feels much safer than dining in enclosed, indoor restaurants. The whole space is situated within landscaped gardens and koi ponds, adding to the refreshing natural appeal of the place. (ctto, link below) https://www.traveling-up.com/artistic-restaurant-and-pottery-studio-in-antipolo-crescent-moon-cafe/

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The Cresent Moon Cafe and Studio Pottery

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🤎5.2km, 14 mins from the Cubin Crescent Moon Café is a long-running establishment in Antipolo. This artistic restaurant known for their Southeast Asian-inspired cuisine and pottery products from the studio of Lanelle Abueva-Fernando has been around since 1997. I’ve written about this place several times before, but with all the travel restrictions these days, there’s been renewed interest in accessible and open-air restaurants near Metro Manila, so I though I’d share more photos and details about the place from visits over the years, before and during the pandemic era. Those based in Metro Manila looking for a charming and refreshing destination can enjoy dining-in at the cafe and shopping for ceramic products. The Antipolo establishment reopened last year following new IATF restaurant guidelines and is currently open from Wednesday to Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with prior reservations recommended to ensure tables are available. The restaurant The restaurant is not located along the main highway of Antipolo and requires a bit of hunting to find, which adds to the appeal. From the main Antipolo center, you can find this spot just a little off the main road going to the town of Teresa in Rizal. Parking along the main ridge of Antipolo can be problematic during peak dining hours, but this space has enough shaded parking spaces under the trees for several cars and motorcycles. During my last visit in January 2021, I noticed they also have a bike rack right outside the main dining area, making it a bike-friendly destination. The main dining area of Crescent Moon Cafe is a colorful, open-air structure, with screens on all sides instead of walls, allowing fresh air to enter, which feels much safer than dining in enclosed, indoor restaurants. The whole space is situated within landscaped gardens and koi ponds, adding to the refreshing natural appeal of the place. (ctto, link below) https://www.traveling-up.com/artistic-restaurant-and-pottery-studio-in-antipolo-crescent-moon-cafe/

Cristina Villas Mountain Resort

🤎5.8km, 18mins

Cristina Villas Mountain Resort

Taktak Road

🤎5.8km, 18mins

Playlist Cafe Antipolo

🤎6.4km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila.

Playlist Cafe Antipolo

Sierra Madre Street

🤎6.4km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila.

Μουσείο Τέχνης Πίντο

🤎6.4km, 20 minutes from the Cubin "One of the most beautiful places to visit in Antipolo is the Pinto Art Museum (also known as Pinto Art Gallery). This museum holds hundreds of contemporary Filipino artworks. It’s a great place for a quick side trip for less than ₱500 and it’s only an hour away from Manila. So bring out your pen and paper and take notes of our travel guide at Pinto Art Museum. (CTTO)

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Μουσείο Τέχνης Πίντο

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🤎6.4km, 20 minutes from the Cubin "One of the most beautiful places to visit in Antipolo is the Pinto Art Museum (also known as Pinto Art Gallery). This museum holds hundreds of contemporary Filipino artworks. It’s a great place for a quick side trip for less than ₱500 and it’s only an hour away from Manila. So bring out your pen and paper and take notes of our travel guide at Pinto Art Museum. (CTTO)

Cafe Agusta

🤎6.4km, 20 mins from the Cubin The pandemic has everyone dreaming of enjoying the outdoors with friends and family sans the mask, the face shield, and the social distancing. As we wait for that day, why not plan ahead? Here's a place you should consider adding to your post-pandemic local travel bucket list: Cafe Agusta, a Santorini-inspired roof deck café located in Rizal. (ctto) https://www.yummy.ph/news-trends/cafe-agusta-rizal-a00260-20210123

Cafe Agusta

Grand Heights Road

🤎6.4km, 20 mins from the Cubin The pandemic has everyone dreaming of enjoying the outdoors with friends and family sans the mask, the face shield, and the social distancing. As we wait for that day, why not plan ahead? Here's a place you should consider adding to your post-pandemic local travel bucket list: Cafe Agusta, a Santorini-inspired roof deck café located in Rizal. (ctto) https://www.yummy.ph/news-trends/cafe-agusta-rizal-a00260-20210123

Yellow Bird Cafe X Kitchen

🤎6.7km, 18 mins from the Cubin From the glass-walled building to the hanging soft lights to the undaunted décor – not to mention that ambiguous name (is it the song or is it really a bird? a yellow bird) – you’ve got to love this diner-cum-coffee shop. Dine at the bar or at the main room to enjoy a plate of Sriracha wings, bulgogi, steak, pasta, or any rice meal with your speciality coffee or seasonal fruit shake or choice of alcohol – prepared on unique crockery. - (ctto)

Yellow Bird Cafe X Kitchen

Mission Hills Boulevard

🤎6.7km, 18 mins from the Cubin From the glass-walled building to the hanging soft lights to the undaunted décor – not to mention that ambiguous name (is it the song or is it really a bird? a yellow bird) – you’ve got to love this diner-cum-coffee shop. Dine at the bar or at the main room to enjoy a plate of Sriracha wings, bulgogi, steak, pasta, or any rice meal with your speciality coffee or seasonal fruit shake or choice of alcohol – prepared on unique crockery. - (ctto)

Tahanan Bistro

🤎7.9km, 27 mins. from the Cubin Tahanan Bistro is a casual fine dining restaurant located on the hills of Antipolo, overlooking an expansive garden, forestry, and a view of Laguna de Bay. The house was built from 100% reclaimed wood, salvaged from old houses and bridges from around the Philippines. (ctto) https://www.tahananbistro.com/

Tahanan Bistro

🤎7.9km, 27 mins. from the Cubin Tahanan Bistro is a casual fine dining restaurant located on the hills of Antipolo, overlooking an expansive garden, forestry, and a view of Laguna de Bay. The house was built from 100% reclaimed wood, salvaged from old houses and bridges from around the Philippines. (ctto) https://www.tahananbistro.com/

Burrow Cafe PH

🤎8km, 22 mins to the Cubin One of the newer nature-inspired restaurants you can check out is The Burrow’s Café at Antipolo Beehouse. This hidden haven is literally located underground carved beneath sloping terrain. The lush space has large airy windows giving diners a view of the surrounding forest. The Burrow Café serves regular breakfast and lunch menu and set hours and hosts bi-monthly dinners (by reservation) for occasions. Great destination for pictorials and pre-nup shoots. Address: 113 Beverly Hills Ave., Beverly Hills Subdivision, Antipolo, 1920 Rizal Hours: Open from Wed-Thurs 8:00 am to 4:00 pm / Fri-Sun 7:00 am -4:00 om / select holidays. Closed on Mon-Tues. Walk-ins are welcome, but entry is not guaranteed when full. Reservations recommended. How to get there: Directions & map

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Burrow Cafe PH

Beverly Hills Drive

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🤎8km, 22 mins to the Cubin One of the newer nature-inspired restaurants you can check out is The Burrow’s Café at Antipolo Beehouse. This hidden haven is literally located underground carved beneath sloping terrain. The lush space has large airy windows giving diners a view of the surrounding forest. The Burrow Café serves regular breakfast and lunch menu and set hours and hosts bi-monthly dinners (by reservation) for occasions. Great destination for pictorials and pre-nup shoots. Address: 113 Beverly Hills Ave., Beverly Hills Subdivision, Antipolo, 1920 Rizal Hours: Open from Wed-Thurs 8:00 am to 4:00 pm / Fri-Sun 7:00 am -4:00 om / select holidays. Closed on Mon-Tues. Walk-ins are welcome, but entry is not guaranteed when full. Reservations recommended. How to get there: Directions & map

Señorita Rica

🤎8.1km, 15 mins from the Cubin *overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Señorita Rica

23 Sumulong Highway

🤎8.1km, 15 mins from the Cubin *overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Kaulayaw Café

🤎8.2km, 17mins away from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

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Kaulayaw Café

23 Sumulong Highway

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🤎8.2km, 17mins away from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Cloud 9 Sports and Leisure Club

🤎8.2km, 17mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

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Cloud 9 Sports and Leisure Club

23 Sumulong Hwy

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🤎8.2km, 17mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Padi's Point Sumulong Branch

🤎8.2km, 17mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

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Padi's Point Sumulong Branch

Sumulong Highway

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🤎8.2km, 17mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Yellow Lantern Cafe

🤎10km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Yellow Lantern Cafe

267 Sumulong Highway

🤎10km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway.)

Cafe Lupe

🤎10km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway. 1km after Xentro Mall)

Cafe Lupe

🤎10km, 20mins from the Cubin Overlooking Metro Manila (Located in Sumulong Highway, on the way to Cubin coming from Masinag/Marcos Highway. 1km after Xentro Mall)

Cafe Cristina

🤎9.4km, 20mins from the Cubin *Overlooking Sierra Madre Mountains *Located inside Boso Boso Highlands Resort *Consider this place if you're coming from or going to Tanay.☺️

Cafe Cristina

Marikina-Infanta Highway

🤎9.4km, 20mins from the Cubin *Overlooking Sierra Madre Mountains *Located inside Boso Boso Highlands Resort *Consider this place if you're coming from or going to Tanay.☺️

Mang Vic's Bulalohan

🤎11km, 19 mins from the Cubin Ask if there is any rider of Marilaque (Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon) who has not known Mang Vic’s Bulaluhan and you’ll get a really slim chance. This food joint is one of the frequent stop-over places among motorists because it is too accessible for them that it will be very difficult to overlook this outlet. Mang Vic’c Bulalo has the taste of a fresh newly slaughtered beef, boiled for several hours in firewood until it is tender. (ctto)

Mang Vic's Bulalohan

🤎11km, 19 mins from the Cubin Ask if there is any rider of Marilaque (Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon) who has not known Mang Vic’s Bulaluhan and you’ll get a really slim chance. This food joint is one of the frequent stop-over places among motorists because it is too accessible for them that it will be very difficult to overlook this outlet. Mang Vic’c Bulalo has the taste of a fresh newly slaughtered beef, boiled for several hours in firewood until it is tender. (ctto)

COFFEE RUSH Eastridge

🤎13km, 30mins from the Cubin Block 77, Lot 28, Eastridge Ave, Executive Village, Binangonan, Rizal Nestled on top of a hill in Rizal, Coffee Rush Eastridge is a must-visit cafe if you’re a fan of restaurants serving both great food and a view. The cafe is one of the branches of the coffee franchise of the same name, with two other branches in Katipunan and Pampanga. The Eastridge branched just opened in June and they’ve created patrons already. What sets the Eastridge branch, other than the breath-taking view of Metro Manila and Laguna Bay, is how they combine the old and the new in their design. (ctto)

COFFEE RUSH Eastridge

Lot 28 Eastridge Ave

🤎13km, 30mins from the Cubin Block 77, Lot 28, Eastridge Ave, Executive Village, Binangonan, Rizal Nestled on top of a hill in Rizal, Coffee Rush Eastridge is a must-visit cafe if you’re a fan of restaurants serving both great food and a view. The cafe is one of the branches of the coffee franchise of the same name, with two other branches in Katipunan and Pampanga. The Eastridge branched just opened in June and they’ve created patrons already. What sets the Eastridge branch, other than the breath-taking view of Metro Manila and Laguna Bay, is how they combine the old and the new in their design. (ctto)

Art Sector Gallery and Chimney Cafe 360

🤎14km, 30mins to the Cubin The art gallery/cafe offers a perfect and unadulterated view of the Manila sunset. You get to see shift in hues as the sun goes down the horizon until it hides itself behind the silhouette of Mount Makiling. It was amazing to watch one of God’s nature shows where you see the sun turn into a ball of red-orange and the skies burst into colors of orange, pink, and blue.

Art Sector Gallery and Chimney Cafe 360

Eastridge Avenue

🤎14km, 30mins to the Cubin The art gallery/cafe offers a perfect and unadulterated view of the Manila sunset. You get to see shift in hues as the sun goes down the horizon until it hides itself behind the silhouette of Mount Makiling. It was amazing to watch one of God’s nature shows where you see the sun turn into a ball of red-orange and the skies burst into colors of orange, pink, and blue.