Kirt is truly DCF’s resident coffee guru. Last weekend, I found myself in White Plains and went to the two coffee shops in the area that she had featured in her first post. Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed and neither will you be at any of her recommendations. Here’s Kirt’s follow up guide to another part of Manila, this time. – Lori
In the search for good coffee, and in an attempt to be more systematic about the matter, I ventured exclusively North this time around and tried to find noteworthy establishments that offer exceptional coffee experiences. Most of these places I will mention are holes in the wall, which, to me adds to the charm. My hope is that these places would get the proper foot traffic they need to sustain them and the attention, I think, they very much deserve. So prepare your GPS?s, and let?s head north for our next coffee crawl! Jiro Coffee

I usually troll cafés and coffee shops that I want to go to on Instagram. People always ask me how I discover all these unknown places and the answer is, honestly, they just pop up on my Explore feed. One such discovery was Jiro Coffee. I have been following them on IG since late last year and have always been meaning to go but since it wasn?t located in a familiar area, I always put it off. Finally, a couple of weeks back, propelled by a series of misfortunes that I wanted to forget, I decided to go on a mini adventure and moseyed over to Jiro. That was the best decision I made ...