Kenny Rogers Roasters - Dela Rosa

the kind of place that keeps coming up when you ask locals in makati where to actually go. kenny rogers roasters on dela rosa street sits inside a car park, which sounds like a footnote until you realize that's exactly the kind of address that filters out anyone not genuinely looking for it. legaspi village has enough foot traffic and enough office workers cutting through that the location makes a certain practical sense, but the crowd here tends to be people who sought it out rather than stumbled in. you don't end up at 1 dela rosa by accident. the roasting side of the operation is the point, which puts it in a different category from cafes that simply pull shots. stop by mid-morning before the lunch wave hits dela rosa street.