Caffe Bene - Good Coffee Indeed

Bene is good in Italian, and with today's time filled with stress and negativity, hearing the word good can be sometimes rare. When did you have something good lately? Does the same routine burn out your passion in life? Well I do hope this article will leave you in a good vibe when we talk about enticing like coffee, gelato and waffles. 

Caffe Bene would literally translate to Good Coffee, and they have a very good reason for it. This coffee brand originated from South Korea and is a known brand for the coffee-loving Koreans. Coffee innovation and uniqueness is what Caffe Bene has to offer in its introduction to the Philippine market. 

This coffee shop indeed have differences to the other coffee stores especially with the menu which includes waffles and gelato which are great to pair with hot coffee. The medium-rosted coffee is their pride as it is the best kind of coffee roast which keeps the rich aroma and flavor.

With the still growing coffee loving population of the Philippines, more and more are becoming more  hooked to the coffee lifestyle and would like to discover quality coffee.



The Business

Caffé Bene is a Korean coffee chain that started in April 2008 serving excellent coffee, freshly made Liège waffles, Italian gelato and other complementary menus. Since then, Caffé Bene has grown to more than 891 stores making it the Largest and Fastest Growing coffee shop chain in Korea. In fact since it started, almost every other day a Caffé Bene shop is opened – continually even today.

Caffé Bene has expanded its presence in America with its first store at Times Square, New York City, USA. To date, Caffé Bene is the First and Only Korean coffee shop chain to set foot in this city - it now has branches in California and Texas. Caffé Bene currently has 7 stores in China, it will open more international stores in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.

In the Philippines, Caffé Bene has opened its first shop at Eastwood City last November 29, 2012 followed by another branch inside SMX Convention Center. Caffé Bene plans to open more stores in premiere locations across Metro Manila.

The Store Interior

Caffé Bene stores have a Vintage European Interior Accentuated by Cute Homey Designs. The store is warm and cozy with bookshelves surrounding the area. You can smell the aroma of coffee and waffles fill the place. The set-up of the tables and chairs are comparatively more spacious than the typical coffee shop. Relaxing music is played in the store.

The Menu

Caffé Bene only gets 2% of the world’s best coffee beans. The coffee beans are roasted in our very own roasting plant and successively tested to ensure quality and consistency.

Caffé Bene serves Medium Roast Espressos – this makes us different from most coffee shops. Unlike the strong bitter taste of dark roast coffee, medium roast coffee is non-bitter therefore you need less additives like sugar or cream.

Caffé Bene also serves Liège Waffles, which will only be made upon ordering to ensure that customers get the Exact Same Fresh Waffles as served in the city of Liège, Belgium. 

The other menu of Caffé Bene includes Italian gelatos, Honey Breads, Frappes, Misugaru (grain-based drink), mocktails, yogurt smoothies, teas, Bingsu (Iced Parfait) and complementary cakes.