Bright and airy, Cafe Avelino provides the perfect setting for lazy weekend brunches with friends. Its space is thoughtfully designed, as there are seats catering to all types of diner, including a settee with side tables for those dining alone.
At the risk of sounding like a basic, I’m gonna say that I love cafes. The combination of good coffee, chill vibes and delicious food just can’t go wrong. But the cafe scene in San Pablo has honestly been pretty stale for a while, until I came across Cafe Avelino.
Brownies are my kryptonite, but I tend to be very selective of my brownies as I don’t want them too dry nor too chewy. Often when they’re dry they get a little bland and when they’re chewy, the flavours are all packed resulting in it becoming too sweet. However, cafe Avelino delivered the perfect chewy to not-so-sweet ratio and I found myself devouring every last bite of it.
Their Frappe was comparable to the ones from famous cafes. The ratio of milk to coffee was just right, resulting in smooth sips that still had that caffeinated kick.
It wasn’t too sweet either, unlike some Frappes that taste more like coffee milk than coffee with milk. But be sure to give it a good stir before you sip it each time, because I found some ice clumps in my cup towards the end.
Theres just something about Cafe Avelino that intrigues me. It could be the minimal menu that not many cafes offer, or the refreshingly unembellished interior. Whatever it is, this is a cafe I would come back to whenever I want to unwind, or if I need a space to work at. With the delicious brownie, frappe, and my laptop, I can easily picture myself spending an entire afternoon here.
MagKapeKa!! 