Elsewhere Cafe

we’ll be back to serve you by 6pm onwards today. you may also visit somewhere cafe instead. thank you! 🙏🏼

two years of finding your way elsewhere 🌿

two years ago today, this began as a quiet idea, and it’s grown into something bigger than we imagined, something we could never have built alone.

we never set out to make the “best” coffee or the “best” matcha. we just wanted to make things we genuinely love, drinks and food worth coming back for, and we’re so grateful to have found a community of people who love it too.

we’ve learned so much this past year and met the most special people along the way. we don’t know what’s coming next, but we know the right opportunities will come at the right time.

if this place has become warm, it’s because all of you helped it grow. thank you for finding elsewhere 💚

elsewhere turns 2 🌿
here's what's in store, sept 14–19, mon to sat

𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨, 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞: first 20 customers, sept 14 only
𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝: on total receipt of ₱999 and up, while supplies last
𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭: for the first 20 customers to get any set from the anniv menu (1 drink + 1 food)
𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩: for every anniv drink you order

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮:
𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬: a little lost, the scenic route, almost there, found elsewhere
𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬: garlic butter shrimp, lemon chicken, beef marinara
𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: pistachio pesto pasta, spicy peanut butter pasta

beautiful art by HARA Haranikala🎨

mark your calendars, see you starting sept 14 💛

📍 elsewhere cafe 3F 2510 Taft Avenue, Manila (same bldg as Tokyo Tokyo & Domino’s, beside DLSU-Benilde, few steps away from LRT Vito Cruz Station)

completing the anniversary menu: two pastas 🍝

pistachio pesto pasta: house-made pesto tossed with farfalle, topped with grilled chicken and shaved parmesan
spicy peanut butter pasta: rich, spicy peanut sauce over noodles, finished with tender beef and crushed peanuts

available exclusively during our anniversary week sept 14–19, mon to sat. see you soon 💚

📍elsewhere taft
3F 2510 Taft Avenue, Manila (same bldg as Tokyo Tokyo, Domino’s, beside DLSU-Benilde, few steps away from LRT Vito Cruz Station)

crispy rice paper, three ways 🌮

seasoned pumpkin mash, crispy rice paper wrap, three fillings, built just for anniversary week.

garlic butter shrimp: rich, garlicky, gone in two bites
lemon chicken: bright, citrusy, always a favorite
beef marinara: bold, saucy, a little messy (the good kind)

available exclusively during our anniversary week sept 14–19, mon to sat. we hope to see you soon as we turn two! 💚

📍 elsewhere cafe, 3F 2510 Taft Avenue (same bldg as Tokyo Tokyo & Domino’s, beside DLSU-Benilde, few steps away from LRT Vito Cruz Station)

two years in, still a little lost—and we wouldn’t have it any other way 🌿

we’re turning two, and marking it with four new drinks

a little lost: dirty ube horchata
the scenic route: matcha montblanc
almost there: watermelon espresso slush
found elsewhere: cascara tea cloud

swipe through all four, available exclusively during anniversary week, september 14–19.

thank you for wandering in with us. here’s to two years of finding your way elsewhere 💚

Thank you for celebrating somewhere’s first anniversary with us! your presence made the day extra special for us.

Sales have been finalized & we’ll be having a half-day repacking of essentials at Elsewhere Taft tomorrow, May 4. These will be distributed to a community of drivers in Manila.

If you’d like to join, you’re very welcome to help us pack and even join the distribution. We’ll just announce the time tomorrow so you can plan your day ahead 🙏🏻

Again, thank you for being part of our celebration and for making it possible for us to turn a special day for our team into something meaningful.

Kitakits sa Elsewhere! ❤️

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celebrate somewhere’s first anniversary with us
as fuel prices rise, fewer jeepneys make it to the road each day

on april 27, all food and drink profits go to jeepney drivers
from april 21–26, 25% of sales from elsewhere and somewhere also go to the drivers

one day menu, taco cups, anniversary drinks, jeepney signage, bouquet making, and photobooths
including a free receipt photobooth at the counter

april 27, monday
12pm–10pm
2f 1655 piy margal cor don quijote, sampaloc, manila

kitakits sa somewhere