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“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

“I had already happily chosen a life in restaurants, but that night, I learned how important, how noble, working in service can be. During a terribly dark time, Daniel and his staff offered my dad and me a ray of light in the form of a meal neither one of us will ever forget. Our suffering didn’t disappear by any means, but for a few hours, we were afforded real respite from it. That dinner provided an oasis of comfort and restoration, an island of delight and care in the sea of our grief.

“When you work in hospitality… you have the privilege of joining people as they celebrate the most joyful moments in their lives and the chance to offer them a brief moment of consolation and relief in the midst of their most difficult ones. Most important, we have an opportunity — a responsibility — to make magic in a world that desperately needs more of it.” -Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality

crazy weekend at @kyotomarketsd , so here are some crazy bowls:

uni, hamachi, ikura, blue crab and poke bowl for @loid

spicy poke, tako, tamago, unagi and seafood dynamite bowl for @el_bombah

lomi lomi salmon udon mac topped with chili crisp and @amanocheese burrata bowl for… myself, lol

back at it again starting tuesday. catch me at the store on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays 🫡

crazy weekend at @kyotomarketsd , so here are some crazy bowls:

uni, hamachi, ikura, blue crab and poke bowl for @loid

spicy poke, tako, tamago, unagi and seafood dynamite bowl for @el_bombah

lomi lomi salmon udon mac topped with chili crisp and @amanocheese burrata bowl for… myself, lol

back at it again starting tuesday. catch me at the store on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays 🫡

crazy weekend at @kyotomarketsd , so here are some crazy bowls:

uni, hamachi, ikura, blue crab and poke bowl for @loid

spicy poke, tako, tamago, unagi and seafood dynamite bowl for @el_bombah

lomi lomi salmon udon mac topped with chili crisp and @amanocheese burrata bowl for… myself, lol

back at it again starting tuesday. catch me at the store on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays 🫡

Italian inspired platter @spaaacelyn and I made for a private dinner this past weekend:

Ahi tuna caprese with heirloom tomato, mozzarella, balsamic pearls, evoo pearls, cherry blossom shoyu and microbasil

melon, hamachi, and kurobuta prosciutto topped with arugula, balsamic pearls, and maple szechuan honey

Been booking a crazy amount of omakase dinners lately. Thank you for your trust and I look forward to serving you all soon 🫡

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

Honored to have my good friend, @sheffaustin, curating and serving his incredible dishes for our One Year celebration.

Austin and I have known each other since middle school. After years of growing into our own paths, we eventually reconnected and realized we shared something deeply in common: storytelling through the food and drinks we serve.

Austin is an incredibly talented chef who values sourcing the freshest, highest-quality local ingredients here in San Diego, all while never compromising flavor, intention, or experience.

His approach to food mirrors so much of what I believe Kaphé Muna stands for: culture, care, community, and storytelling through every service.

You don’t want to miss his special menu he curated for Kaphé Muna’s One Year! Each dish has a story & intention.

Hope to see you at the One Year 💙

Limited quantities.

Kaphé Muna’s One Year
May 24, Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Avenue, San Diego
Free to the public!

**
*** If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

A feature dish from my first ever omakase at the store: the chirashi donut.

I want to both revisit this one and bring back the donuts. It’s a fun concept and I’d like to see how differently I’d handle it three years later. I also want to make the actual dish I was supposed to make instead of this one, lol.

Was writing a longer caption but I’m cutting it short to make it to work on time. Feel free to ask me about it at the store today from open to close 🤷‍♂️

A feature dish from my first ever omakase at the store: the chirashi donut.

I want to both revisit this one and bring back the donuts. It’s a fun concept and I’d like to see how differently I’d handle it three years later. I also want to make the actual dish I was supposed to make instead of this one, lol.

Was writing a longer caption but I’m cutting it short to make it to work on time. Feel free to ask me about it at the store today from open to close 🤷‍♂️

A feature dish from my first ever omakase at the store: the chirashi donut.

I want to both revisit this one and bring back the donuts. It’s a fun concept and I’d like to see how differently I’d handle it three years later. I also want to make the actual dish I was supposed to make instead of this one, lol.

Was writing a longer caption but I’m cutting it short to make it to work on time. Feel free to ask me about it at the store today from open to close 🤷‍♂️

A feature dish from my first ever omakase at the store: the chirashi donut.

I want to both revisit this one and bring back the donuts. It’s a fun concept and I’d like to see how differently I’d handle it three years later. I also want to make the actual dish I was supposed to make instead of this one, lol.

Was writing a longer caption but I’m cutting it short to make it to work on time. Feel free to ask me about it at the store today from open to close 🤷‍♂️

11 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE CELEBRATE ONE YEAR OF KAPHÉ MUNA!!!!

What’s up, you guys! It’s Ellyza, and I personally want to invite you to celebrate Kaphé Muna’s One Year Anniversary with us

May 24
11AM–4PM
@soulsidevinyl
3535 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA

We’ll be serving our Philippine coffee + matcha menu alongside a LIMITED One Year Anniversary menu made specially for this celebration.

Our good friend @sheffaustin will be serving incredible fusion sushi throughout the day.

The homies and fam @imstill.developing will also have their photobooth set up, so you can capture memories with your friends, family, and PUPS!!!

We’ll also have an amazing lineup of San Diego Pilipinx DJs spinning live music all day at Soul Side Vinyl.

PLUS, our custom One Year Anniversary shirts + pins will be available for purchase exclusively at the event until sold out. Quantities are very limited!

I’mso excited to serve, connect, and spend time with every single one of you who helped shape Kaphé Muna into what it is today. Thank you for allowing this dream to exist.

Love you all always,
Ellyza

red crab tostada, herbed coconut sauce, cilantro flower, salmon roe

new specials available every day I’m at the store. Including today 🙂‍↕️

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

Kaphé Muna turns ONE 😭
(Illustration by @dankestaura)

We’d love to personally invite YOU to celebrate our one-year anniversary with us.

There’s so much emotion sitting in my heart as I write this, but above all, I’m incredibly grateful to be here. Many of you know (or are just finding out) that Kaphé Muna was built from the ground up, just like many of our fellow pop-up friends. What started as storytelling online through drinks, to hosting friends & family pop-ups, to now officially serving YOU… has been one of the greatest reflections of my year.

Kaphé Muna wouldn’t exist without my 10-year-old self, my support system, and every single one of you.

This space was created to honor my childhood, my ancestors, my family, and my people. To tell stories, to share flavors, and to bring awareness to pre-colonial Philippines through coffee.

it’s always been more than just coffee.

If you’re free, we’ll be celebrating at @soulsidevinyl with live DJs spinning vinyl throughout our coffee + matcha service.

My good friend @sheffaustin will be curating a special bites menu for you all to enjoy.

Our family at @imstill.developing will also be bringing their photo booth! So come take pics with your friends, family, and boo!

We also collaborated with @peeeeled to create our ONE YEAR tee (screen printed by @sunsetsbrainwaves). More details soon—limited quantities available. Only available at our ONE YEAR.

And for those who’ve been asking about the pins on our aprons—those are exclusive ONE YEAR enamel pins designed by @itslookyay. These will also be available at the event (limited as well).

If you’re able, please RSVP through our Partiful (link in bio). It’s not required, but it really helps us plan drink quantities and food prep for Sheff Austin.

We’ll be dropping new drinks and bringing back some nostalgic favorites from past pop-ups.

This event is FREE and open to the public!! Bring your people. We want to party!!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Kaphé Muna, Tayo!

The latest entry into my fish & ice cream series: Unagi Baked Alaska.

What started as one man’s dream to see li hing mui in a poke bowl has now become my own desire to present seafood in ways that challenge people to think about what should and shouldn’t be on their plates, and putting seafood in their desserts has been a fun way to do that.

The unagi baked alaska is the latest entry to that end, and it’s the current best dessert I have to offer. It has the bbq eel that everyone loves, banana turon crunch ice cream from @stellajeansicecream , and a pound cake and banana meringue from @hey_docinhosd . topped with eel sauce and sesame seeds.

For everyone that’s tried my dessert handrolls at the store, this is the next step up from that. I have some notes on how to improve it (including adding the flambé component), and I can’t wait until more people get to try it.

This one was served as the final course in last night’s private dinner, so if you want to try it for yourself before I figure out how to make it available at the store, DM me to book your own private dinner with me. Otherwise I’ll see you all this week at the store on tuesday and thursday from open to close 🫡

the thresher shark linguiça from @tunavillemarketandgrocery is one of my favorite ingredients to share with people, and yesterday I landed on my current favorite way to serve it.

I marinated the linguiça in chili oil, cornhub hot sauce and mango raspberry jam before air frying it, then mashed my herbed coconut ramp sauce with avocado to make a guacamole, then served the two with a bag of shio doritos. topped with more jam, shallots and lime juice.

I’ll be serving this on special next week on tuesday and thursday if you want to try it yourself. at the store from open to close 🦈

A lot of people ask us why we don’t expand the sushi bar to accommodate more diners. The main reason is because we’re primarily a catering business that handles orders like these behind the scenes, and we bring our full sushi bar setup to parties with hundreds if not thousands of guests on a regular basis. With that, the intimate six top bar in the back of the store is more than enough for us.

That said, we do offer after hours private dinner packages at the store and it’s the best way to experience a sushi night with us. Whether it’s just a few friends or a party of 30, a casual banquet service or full-blown omakase, this is our real specialty. So if you ever find yourself dining at our store wanting a more private experience where you can bring all your people and we can go all out, let me know and we can figure something out.

I’ll be at the store again tomorrow from open to close. I’ll see you all soon 🫡

The Cornhub hot sauce from @down2ferment is one of my favorites out there right now. The roasted corn/elote flavor has been a fun one to play with behind the sushi bar, and I especially enjoy pairing it with salmon and unagi.

I’ll be at the store on Tuesday and Thursday this week if you want to try it for yourself. Open to close.