Parañaque · Philippines
Magnum Opus Fine Coffees
Magnum Opus Fine Coffees roasts in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
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.
Production
- roastery location
- Parañaque, Metro Manila
Café
2nd Floor, The Prime Building, 115 Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque