Best Cafes and Coffee Shops in Transcentral Highway, Balamban, Cebu

Coffee is a beverage for everyone at any time of the day; breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. Some even drink coffee anytime they want to, regardless of the time. There’s just something about caffeine that makes us at peace, calm, and energize.

Hence, Cebu businessmen opt to build coffee shops; they are everywhere. But to level up, your coffee experience, why not, try several coffee shops and cafes uphill? Particularly in Transcentral Highway, Balamban, Cebu.

Transcentral Highway is an east-west mountain highway, that is very much popular for motorbike riders, travelers, or adventurous by heart because of its impressive views of the mountains reaching down to the coast and ocean off Balamban.

Ready to take the ride?

Here are the Best Cafes and Coffee Shops in Transcentral Highway, Balamban, Cebu

 

13. Charlie’s Cup

 

📍 Sitio Inaad, Transcentral Hiway, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/charliescupcebu

🕐 Weekdays – 9 am to 6 pm / Weekends – 8:30 am to 6:30 pm

 

Boasting an amazing view of the mountains and forest, Charlie’s Cup Cafe is a must-try dining establishment in Cebu. Not only do they offer mouth-watering dishes, but they also have a captivating ambiance, which makes them a great place to unwind and relax after a long day or for an intimate meal with that special someone.

 

It is one of the best places if you want to go for a picnic, have a family reunion, or have a simple chill out with your friends.

 

12. Matana Cafe

 

📍 Transcentral Hiway, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/matanacafe

🕐 Weekdays – 7 am to 8 pm / Weekends – 6 am to 8 pm

 

When biking uphill, you can’t help but have a grumbling stomach. Also, there are times when you just want to relax and enjoy your meal. While there are numerous food stops on the way, you want to save the better choices of breakfast for the downhill road. One of the best food stops is Matana Cafe. It is located at Cebu Transcentral highway.

This cafe offers an array of breakfast, all-day breakfast, and drinks that will surely satisfy your taste buds.

 

11. Lakeview Le Jardin

 

📍 KM30, Transcentral Hiway, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/lakeviewlejardincebu

🕐 Weekdays – 8 am to 7 pm / Weekends – 7 am to 8 pm

📞 0917 770 8094

 

Lakeview Le Jardin is a magnificent restaurant and garden, situated in the mountains of Cebu. Lakeview is a place where you can enjoy the incredible ambiance, delicious food, and great company. The place is so beautiful that you will keep coming back for more.

 

10. Outback Servo

 

📍 Brgy. Ipil-Ipil, Babag II Road, Transcentral Hiway, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/outbackservo

🕐 Weekdays – 9 am to 9 pm / Weekends – 7 am to 9 pm

 

Disconnect from the social media world and connect more with people around you here at Outback Servo. This newly opened cafe is truly a must-go destination, offering you not just great and hearty foods but also their beautiful landscape and amazing ambiance that will leave you stunned.

 

If you want to visit a cafe with great food and beautiful landscape, Outback Servo is the perfect place for you!

 

9. Soul Sierra

 

📍 Babag Uno, Busay, Cebu City

📌 https://www.facebook.com/soulsierra

🕐 Weekdays – 9 am to 9 pm / Weekends – 8 am to 9 pm / Sunday Meditation – 6 am to 8 am

📞  0917 304 7482

 

Soul Sierra is not your ordinary coffee shop or cafe. It is a wellness retreat center and space for renewal, wellness, and vegan food. If you crave a place to unwind and find a perfect spot to feel serene, this is the perfect spot for you. You could meditate, roam around their garden, or just chill out with your cup of coffee while watching the picturesque view.

 

This whole place is filled with nature, blossoming flowers, and plants, and all their meals are vegan. Make your breaks as exceptional as you could be as you listen to this healthy kind of silence through Soul Sierra. 

 

8. Maharlicup

 

📍 Mak’s View, Brgy Malubog. Busay, Cebu City

📌 https://www.facebook.com/maharlicup

🕐 9 am to 9 pm Tuesday to Friday / 7 am to 9 pm  Saturday and Sunday / Closed every Monday

📞 0929 817 3188

 

This cafe is for individuals who #SuportLocal.Maharlicup serves local coffee, tablea, and delicacies.

 

Best-selling delicacies are bibingka, torta, puto maya, and sikwate. Guests will love this place because it’s local and they promote environmentally friendly use of wooden utensils like wooden spoons, forks, and mugs. Maharlicup doesn’t just serve us with their exquisite delicacies, they also offer excellent scenic mountain landscape that delights travel-spirited hearts.

 

But the most amazing thing about Maharlicup is their story, highlighted that each delicacy has its own story; representing different towns. Imagine eating these delicacies while watching the scenic mountain views? It’s like you are around the Philippines in one place.

 

7. Serenity Mountain Cafe

📍  Sitio Tiguib, Brgy. Malubog, Busay, Cebu City

📌 https://www.facebook.com/SerenityMountainCafe

🕐 9 am to 9 pm Monday to Thursday / 11 am to 9 pm Friday / 7 am to 9 pm Saturday and Sunday

📞 0917 726 0775

 

This isn’t a typical impressive mountain scenery cafe, this cafe is quite popular because of its entire theme. Serenity Mountain Cafe has this wide view full of the mountain, trees, lights, and tropical vibes. Serenity Mountain Cafe serves the best-selling pies. This month, they have a new addition to their selection, Basque Burnt Cheesecake, and the Glutinous Mango Roll.

 

Your coffee will surely be more satisfying with any of these. Find the serene in Serenity Mountain Cafe.

 

6. Haven Cafe Restaurant at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort

📍 West 35 Eco Mountain Resort, Balamban, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/West35EcoMountain

🕐 8 am to 6 pm

📞 +63325143262 / +639231590721

 

Other than the view being great here, you should try their food menus. They are best known for their Bibingkas. Not to mention, bibingka is best to pair with coffee.

 

To give you a heads up, the signal here is from little to none at all. If you are looking for the perfect spot to disconnect from the social media world and connect more with the people around you, this is the perfect place.

 

This is ideal to sip your cup of coffee – think about your ideas and plans while the cold is breezing, the birds are chirping, and the view is calming.

 

5. Terrazas de Flores

 

📍 Cebu Transcentral Highway, Mabulog

📌 https://www.facebook.com/terrazasdefloresofficial

🕐 8 am to 9 pm daily

📞 0908 894 7825

The entrance fee is 100 per person

 

Terrezas is best known for its 127 species of plants and flowers. But people also come here to indulge in their food and drinks products. On top of that, everyone is mesmerized with their views, choice of music, and love for poetry. Available here are Cebuano dishes, pasta, doughnuts, pizza, sandwiches, desserts, hot and coffee drinks, liquors and signature cocktails, wines, and other beverages.

 

Flowers + Good food & drinks + Views + Music + poetry = Living the LIFE!

 

4. Mr. A Cafe

 

📍 Veteran’s Dr., Lower Busay Heights, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/Mr.ABarRestaurantCafePizzeria

🕐 11 am to 11:30 pm

📞 (032) 232 5200

 

Mr. A Cafe is a coffee shop below Mr. A Bar & Restaurant. It opens from 3 pm to 1:30 am. If you wish to come over not just for the coffee, Mr. A also offers seafood, beef, salads, pork, fresh shakes, alcoholic beverages, and many more. Guests love their coffee experience here because of Mr. A’s outdoor open-air dining that is perfect for day and night experience. They also have pool tables and good kinds of music choices that keep everyone in peace.

 

You can bring your family and friends here to chill out, dine out, and take unforgettable Instagram-worthy photos.

 

3. Crate Cafe

 

📍 Veteran’s Drive (before Maria Luisa Busay exit), Lower Busay 6000 Cebu City, Philippines

📌 https://www.facebook.com/cratecafeph

🕐 1 pm to 10 pm daily

📞 0905 353 4041

 

When you say, “Crate Cafe”, they are very much associated with sipping coffee while enjoying the picturesque ambiance and panoramic city view. Crate Cafe is proud to call their coffee shop “little” but their drinks surely don’t disappoint. A small but terrible, indeed. This place is good for caffeine-lover and people who don’t prefer caffeine because Crate Cafe has several non-coffee drinks like chocolate drinks, tea, and soda. They have a number of espresso-based drinks such as Americano, Mocha Latte, and Latte. Blended drinks include Banana Coffee Caramel and Raspberry White Mocha.

 

Plus, it’s easier to locate because Crate Coffee is located 15 minutes away from the main road or JY Square Mall. As you enter Busay, you will see a wooden themed cafe near Fabios.

 

2. Adventure Cafe

 

📍 Brgy. Gaas, Balamban, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/adventurecafegaas

🕐 7 am to 7 pm daily

📞 0999 681 2339

 

There are just so many things to look out here: The food and drinks, the stress-relieving view, and the exhilarating adventures Do you think you can do it all? Well, welcome to the First Resto-Adventure in the Philippines! It’s a 30-45 minute drive from JY Square via the scenic Transcentral Highway.

 

The menu includes breakfast meals such as tapsilog, longsilog, tosilog to main adventures such as lumpia shanghai, chopseuy, pancit canton to adventure meals such as fisherman’s knot, caver’s meal, fish curry, and many many more. Besides food, one of Adventure Cafe’s pride is its exhilarating adventures.

 

Adventures include 256m long zip line for Php150.00 per head, wall climbing or rappelling worth Php100.00 per person, stress wall for Php 25.00 per plate, plus you can do caving for Php 250 per person.

 

1. 21 Kilometers Coffee

 

📍 Cantipla 1 Tabunan,Transcentral Highway, Cebu

📌 https://www.facebook.com/21kilometerscoffee

🕐 Weekdays – 7 am to 7 pm / Weekends – 6 am to 7 pm

📞 0961 155 8227

 

21 Kilometers Coffee is a specialty coffee shop that is *literally* 21 kilometers or 35 minutes away from the city center of Cebu. They serve coffee and pastries with passion and a panoramic view that keeps people from coming back. 

 

They offer both hot and cold drinks ranging from Php 50.0 to Php 120.00 and food ranging from Php 20.00 to P125.00. To be specific, their hot drinks include espresso, latte, cappuccino, and many more. Meanwhile, their cold drinks include iced cappuccino, iced latte, iced chocolate, and seasonal drinks such as mango shake, avocado shake, orange carrot shake, and many more. If you want to pair your drink with some good grub, they also offer banana cake, muffin, pancake, a beef burger with fries, and an all-day breakfast menu.

 

For first-timers, Transcentral Highway is more than a scenic view, it is a place for people who seek adventure and peace at once.

The adventure starts right the moment you step in the entrance or opening of the Transcentral Highway. Brace yourself for some endless blind curves and unending views.

 

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