MANILA, Philippines - To know the story of coffee is as dark, rich, wild, and some might say, even erotic as the drink itself.

Chit Juan and her partners at Le Bistro Café believe that good coffee can be found right at home. Coffee beans come in four varieties — Robusta, Excelsa, Liberica, and Arabica — all of which are grown and cultivated in the country.

Filipinos are certified coffee lovers. How we are all connected to that single cup is still the best story yet. Philippine coffee is slowly getting back to its feet with the help of a few people who keep the local brew alive and within reach.

MANILA, Philippines--To know the story of coffee is as dark, rich, wild, and some might say, even erotic as the drink itself. Chit Juan and her partners at Le Bistro Café believe that good coffee can be found right at home. Coffee beans come in four varieties - Robusta, Excelsa, Liberica, and Arabica—all of which are grown and cultivated in the country.

A passion for coffee

Filipinos are certified coffee lovers. How we are all connected to that single cup - from the most rural mountain provinces to the most cosmopolitan city - is still the best story yet. Philippine coffee is slowly getting back to its feet with the help of a few people who keep the local brew alive and within reach.

Le Bistro Café, together with the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc., helps coffee farmers all around the country - from Sultan Kudarat, Bukidnon, Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Oriental, Cavite, Bataan, to the Mountain Province, Benguet, Sagada, and Kalinga.