Abaca Baking Co was my saving grace during my first trip to the Philippines! I went with my best friend and our three week trip had to pivot when she got COVID and we had to quarantine separately. Thank goodness I didn't get it (I was negative!), but I did get the opportunity to change hotels since our trip was on pause. We love a solo travel moment. I ended up staying at Seda, which is connected to Ayala mall in Cebu. Abaca was outside of the mall and a few steps from the outside of our hotel.
I stopped by almost every other day that I stayed at Seda. My go-tos were the egg tart and a dirty matcha latte with oat milk. Heads up, the matcha is pre-sweetened and the oat milk is also just naturally sweeter in the Philippines. When on vacation, who's counting? The staff was always really kind and open to sharing their recommendations.
They have multiple locations! Indoor seating available. read more