Yardstick Ranks 34th on the World’s Best 100 Coffee Shops List for 2026
Our favorite café isn’t an “IYKYK” spot anymore!
Popular Metro Manila-based café Yardstick has secured its spot on the World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 list, ranking 34th on this year’s list!
Announced during the recently concluded Coffee Fest in Madrid, Spain, on Feb. 16, 2026, Yardstick is the only Philippine coffee shop on the list. Last year, the café ranked 18th and was joined by three other cafes in the Philippines — El Union (61st), Single Origin (83rd), and Crema and Cream Coffee Roasters (86th).
Yardstick joins the ranks of 99 other coffee shops around the world, which were evaluated by over 800 coffee and hospitality professionals (70%), combined with public voting (30%). Each café is assessed on these criteria: coffee quality, barista experience, sustainability practices, customer service, ambience, food and pastry quality, innovation, and consistency.
Onyx Coffee LAB from the United States climbed to 1st place, after ranking 2nd in 2025. It is followed by Tim Wendelboe (2nd, Norway), Alquimia Coffee (3rd, El Salvador), Only Coffee Project Crows Nest (4th, Australia), Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters (5th, Australia), Apartment Coffee (6th, Singapore), Gota Coffee Experts (7th, Austria), Story of Ono (8th, Malaysia), Tropicalia Coffee (9th, Colombia), and Tanat (10th, France).
Check out the full list of the World’s Best Coffee Shops in 2026 here.
Yardstick, a homegrown brand that pioneered the third-wave coffee culture in the country, has been operating since 2013 with eight branches around Metro Manila. Known for its minimalist designs, seasonal coffee blends, and variety of single-origin coffee and espresso blends, the café has become a renowned name in Philippine coffee culture.
Dubbed as an “IYKYK” spot by the Internet, each Yardstick branch has its own exclusive menu that’s creative, quirky, but delicious all the same.
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Locations: Legazpi Village, MOA Square, Podium (via The Daily Cut), Rockwell (via Maisonette), Salcedo Village (via Cartel), SM Aura, Otaku Room BGC, and Opus Mall.
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