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Parañaque · Philippines

Magnum Opus Fine Coffees

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Overview

Magnum Opus Fine Coffees is a single-origin specialty roaster and café in BF Homes, Parañaque, owned by a coffee enthusiast known to regulars as Jon. The operation occupies a second-floor space at 115 Aguirre Avenue and was an early presence in the Philippines' nascent third-wave scene, named for the Latin for 'great work' to reflect treating each cup as a piece of craft. The café is known for the Belgian Heartbreaker — a signature mocha built on 60% Belgian-chocolate ganache and 60°C milk poured over espresso — and for its book-and-vintage-furniture interior that functions as much as a coffee gallery as a café.

Known for

  • Early Manila third-wave specialty café — operating by 2013 per local press
  • Single-origin specialty focus
  • Signature Belgian Heartbreaker (60% Belgian-chocolate ganache mocha)
  • Book-and-vintage-furniture coffee-gallery interior
  • BF Homes / Aguirre Avenue location — Parañaque's specialty anchor

Why it matters

Manila's third-wave scene is thinly documented and Magnum Opus is one of the few specialty cafés that pre-dates the post-2015 wave — operating in BF Homes well before central Manila or BGC had a recognizable specialty cluster. For a Philippines directory, it's a southern-Manila anchor that complements Yardstick Coffee further north.

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Parañaque, Metro Manila
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Café

2nd Floor, The Prime Building, 115 Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque

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