If you’re always in a hurry to get to the office or rush to your morning errand that you often skip breakfast, then these cafes around Metro Manila will help you kickstart your day with their sumptuous meals. Not only do these cafes offer hearty dishes but the relaxing ambience of their cozy interior will help you clear off your mind before getting through the day.

This minimalist café in the south offer fresh colorful smoothie bowls that you can hardly resist. Aside from their vegan meals and coffee favorites, Bean & Yolk takes pride in serving sumptuous brunch with eggs as their main star.

Bean & Yolk is located at Westgate Hub Westgate Filinvest Alabang Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Bean & Yolk’s Facebook page.

Located in the heart of Poblacion, Commune has been a go-to spot of expats and locals enjoying specialty coffee from the Philippines. It’s a café, restaurant, and events space in one. Enjoy breakfast any time of the day from their Pinoy favorites pork tocino, chicken tocino, beef tapa, or danggit all served with rice, fried egg, and their special atchara.

Commune is located at 36 Polaris St., Poblacion, Makati City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Commune’s Facebook page.

Aside from their extensive all-day breakfast menu, your mornings will absolutely be sunny and bright with Early Bird Breakfast Club’s chic interior. Start your day with their American-style breakfast staples with a Filipino Twist including Crumbled Longganisa and Cream Cheese Frittata and Toasted English muffin with deep-fried coconut coated shrimps topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.

Early Bird Breakfast Club has branches at The Fort Strip in BGC, Century City Mall in Makati, and Eastwood Mall in Quezon City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Early Bird Breakfast Club’s Facebook page.

After walking with your pet or your morning jog, drop by at The Paw Club at SM By the Bay in SM Mall of Asia Complex. It’s a place for pet lovers to interact, play and cuddle with dogs while enjoying delicious food and drinks. This cute and spacious café is also a pet hotel and has grooming service for dogs.

The Paw Club is located at SM by the Bay in Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

For more details and inquiries, visit The Paw Club’s Facebook page.

Pookaberry Cafe near Timog, Quezon City is the brainchild of New York pop artist, Peter Marco, and his Filipina wife, Jeanette Bocobo-Marco. Aside from Filipino breakfast staples, paninis, and vegan selection, the café takes pride of their homegrown coffee, serving espresso-based drinks from Batangas.

Pookaberry Cafe is located at 36 B Scout Ybardolaza St. Quezon City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Pookaberry Cafe’s Facebook page.

Peach Boy Restaurant is a new restaurant in Mandaluyong serving affordable Asian-American meals with a twist. The restaurant itself is enclosed in floor-to-ceiling window panels, making your breakfast experience relaxing and vibrant. Try their Ube Lava Pancake for a sweet surprise!

Peach Boy Restaurant is located at 11 Calbayog Street, Cor Domingo M. Guevara, Mandaluyong City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Peach Boy Restaurant’s Facebook page.

Milky and Sunny will surely brighten your mornings with their all-day breakfast and comfort food. This café serves rice meals with egg, tocino, tapa, longganisa, and chicken cordon bleu. They also offer all-natural Soy Bliss Soy Ice Cream in Avocado, Dark Chocolate, and Coffee.

Milky and Sunny has branches at Eton Parkview Condominium in Makati and at The Ignacia Place in Diliman, Quezon City.

For more details and inquiries, visit Milky and Sunny’s Facebook page.

Aside from baking the freshest pan de sal in the morning, Pan de Manila has created a new concept café named Merienda and is currently located in two Rockwell Business Centers in the metro. Merienda by Pan de Manila serves the all-time favorites Lucban Longganisa and Beef Tapa as well as Tablea Tsokolate con Leche

Merienda by Pan de Manila has branches at Rockwell Business Center in Sheridan, Mandaluyong and at Rockwell Ortigas in Pasig City.

Aside from serving a variety of local and international single origin coffee, UCC Clockwork has an extensive all-day breakfast items on their menu. Their cafes evoke a rustic and warm vibe, perfect to kickstart a busy day.

UCC Clockwork has branches at Bluebay Walk in Pasay, Estancia Mall in Pasig, Robinsons Place Manila in Ermita, Venice Grand Canal Mall in Taguig, Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City, Ayala Malls in Pasig, and Burgos Circle in Taguig.

For more details and inquiries, visit UCC Clockwork’s Facebook page.

Where’s your favorite breakfast place? Share it with us in the comment section!

Cover images grabbed from Early Bird Breakfast Club's and Peach Boy Restaurant's Facebook page.