Can you drink your coffee to go in a used evaporated milk can? I think... Yes you can, if this saves even just one plastic or paper cup, you would right..?!
This is the iconic coffee shop in Iloilo City, Madge Cafe, which serves their coffee to go or coffee take out in their used milk cans. Those are my sisters taking a souvenir photo at the cafe.
Madge Cafe is a humble cafe at the heart of Iloilo City. It is located inside the La Paz Public Market, Huervana St., La Paz, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines.
This charming cafe is jam-packed with people from any walks of life especially early in the morning. Their operating hours is from 4AM up to 7PM.
The coffee shop has a bulletin board that holds photographs of celebrities or personalities that visited the place.
Madge Cafe uses Arabica coffee beans that were harvested in the northern part of Iloilo. FYI, there are no frappucinos here, they serve iced and hot coffee of light, regular or strong brew, with or without milk.
By this demonstration, it shows how Madge Cafe coffees were made by one of their friendly staff. A takure or kettle was held on one hand and a colador or strainer on the other hand. He sifts the freshly brewed coffee until it's completely filtered and then off they go to mugs.
Madge Cafe was established in 1940 and named after Magdalena dela Cruz, the wife of Vicente dela Cruz who is said to have a passion for coffee. Now it is managed by Peter dela Cruz, the grandson of the owners, it is already a third generation legacy.
The notable part of Madge Cafe is the displayed mugs painted in plain whites to fancy ones of different colors and designs. Some mugs were personalized with names of their regular customers and uses them.
For take-out orders of coffee-to-go, they serve it in empty milk cans with their serrated tops. Most of Madge Cafe coffees are priced between ₱25-₱45 per serving. If you need additional sweetness in your coffee, don't worry each table has a serving of Muscovado sugar, so you can add as many as you want.
We ordered Cold Cappuccino for take-out. I'm not a coffee expert, but I know what good coffee taste like and definitely this coffee is to treasure for!
Coffee that is served in good old traditional way, price that is so reasonable, and the good quality of the coffee... What an experience!
All we need is love and a good cup of coffee!
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