There are those moments when you find yourself falling in love with a place the very second you step inside its doors. Your five senses are satisfied with what is within that room and you spend hours absorbing as much detail as you can so that when you leave, you bring with you certain specks of memories to hold on to until the next time fate decides to bring you back there. Well, that’s sort of how my experience in Subspace Coffee House went.
Subspace is a brand new coffee house in Ortigas, just a few blocks behind Robinsons Galleria. It’s located at the ground floor of Grand Emerald Tower, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, to be more specific. When I first went there a few weeks back with Smarla, it was only about a month old. Fresh na fresh.
Awesome ceiling thingamajig! <3
Oh hello there! I'll nomnom you all next time!
I like how this wall turned into a screen at night.
The first thing that’ll catch your attention once you step inside is the awesome and quirk-filled interior which is no surprise since the owners own a home and lifestyle store that sells funky furniture pieces. And it’s very noticeable how the furniture gave the place a very interesting personality. One particular piece that is a standout is the brilliant ceiling installation. But every corner is just so photogenic!
The place is Korean-inspired, with K-Pop music playing on the background and projected Korean music videos on the wall at night. Everything else is a fun mix of vintage and pop culture with some space-related details. The place is quite small though, and it gets packed pretty quickly especially on weekends.
Dude. Awesome furniture.
I want this exact same chair and pillow!!!
Now for the coffee, they have some very unique twists to your usual caffeine drink. Two of their interesting flavors are the Sweet Purple Potato Latte and Peanut Butter Latte. For my love of peanut butter, I got latter which tasted okay; a little too watery for my liking but the flavor is there. Maybe if it was mixed a little better it would’ve been perfect. Smarla ordered the Purple Potato and I took a sip: it was also watery and I think it’s an acquired taste that I haven’t acquired yet. It’s a good thing I founf the chubby barista kinda cute. Hihihi.
When I came back a second time, I got the Iced Green Tea which I liked. I will definitely come back again to try a hot Purple Potato latte because other bloggers were raving about that. Also, every time I go there I order their pre-packed pastas and sandwiches. Next time, I’ll try out a dessert for a change. Like… the barista. Lol.
I don't think these plain plastic cups match the place.
Pesto and Coffee Jelly
I definitely see myself coming back there with good company because the ambience is REALLY NICE! It’s the type of environment that motivates me to work and I can see myself sitting on one of the areas to do freelance projects. Well, provided I’ll have my headphones on so I can listen to my type of music. K-pop is just not my style.
Coffee houses like Subspace is a freelancer’s second home. If it wasn’t a couple of hours away from where I live, I’d go here every other day, mainly for the atmosphere. If I would compare coffee houses to my celebrity crushes, Subspace is my Sam Concepcion, Noriter is my Paulo Avelino, and Starbucks is my Neil Etheridge. Wahaha! I’m such a harlot.
Subspace Coffee House has a Facebook page!
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Sa interior ng coffee shop na itey, pwedeng pagkamalan na ikaw ang may-ari (except sa kpop songs sa background part).
Malapit lang pala ito sa Rob Galleria. Mapuntahan nga bukas!
Tara teh! unta tayong Subspace bukas! Wahahaha.
… Then i saw Paulo Avelino’s name. Dapat may Kaimito Coffee dito kung mag-franchise ka char!
Oh em gee. Hindi ko pa nga alam lasa ng real kaimito eh. :))
Love anything peanut butter! You gave the latte a blah review tho, but still worth a try. For the love of peanut buttah. :)
It was okay. Other bloggers had a good review about the hot versions so maybe you should try those first. =)
wow! very nice and comfy place ahh.. :D and ang cool ng ceiling. Mga upuan yun? lumutang kasi walang gravity? hehe
Yup! It’s kinda too quaint lang, but there’s an area na maluwag.
Yeah chairs yun. Galing no?! Mas astig kapag nakita mo mismo. :D
hmmmm. madalaw nga to since malapit sa galleria na tambayan ko pag restdays :p
Yeah! Buti ka pa malapit lang. T_T
wala ba silang ibang branch? :0 hehe layo teh…. hihihi… (tamad lang)
Onga ang layo eh. Parang luluwas pa tayo papuntang Maynila. Lol.
Punta ka na lang kapag napadaan sa ortigas. hahaha.
hi sir robbie, just by reading your blog since 4 hours ago, i’ve learned a lot! i didn’t read each and every post naman but most of it are interesting! most for me are the new shops to visit (cubao x and the collective), movie reviews, your photoshop tutorials and your visits in different art exhibits, halos lahat na. nainspire din ako dun sa aksidenteng pagkadiscover mo ng talent sa drawing! i’ve been following you on tumblr pero di ko alam may blog ka pala, kanina ko lang nadiscover! araw-araw ko na bibisitahin ang blog mo!
keep up the good work and MORE POWERS to you!
your instant fan,
mira. :D
Hi Mira!
Thanks for the kind words! And thanks for visiting my blogs! =)
Kung KPop iyan, magkakasundo lang kami! Shucks, sana mapadaan ako diyan, may seminar ako this sat somewhere sa likod lang ng robinsons galleria! Hindi pa kasi ako nagagawi diyan, so I dunno … :D
Lol. Sige goooo! Puro Kpop dyan Hehehe.
that looks nice.. another place to visit one day. May banda ba?
No band. The place is small lang so a band wont really fit. Hahaha.
Uy ganda nga! Makadayo pag may datung hehe
Ikaw pa walang datung!?! Hahaha!
Your blog is so amazing, and I wanna visit that cafe, my friend and I decided to go there next weekend.
Just like to ask if blogs like this has fee because your domain is very specific :)
can you recommend a free best blog wherein i can use my own domain name? thanks!
Hi Jane, you can buy cheap domains at namecheap.com and then just look for a web host provider. =)
nice one..we’ll be checking this out kapag nasa may ortigas area kami. Ganda ng The Travelling Dork…keep it up!