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What I generally hate about going to big coffee chains like Starbucks and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is how you have to pay over a hundred pesos for a small cup of their coffee, and then shell out thirty to fifty pesos more for something to eat. If you’re anything like me, you probably like having something sweet to chew on with your coffee but are too cheap to pay anything more than you already gave for overpriced coffee. This is why Singaporean coffee franchise KopiRoti is one of my favorite coffee shops of all time.

Not only does a cup of their brewed coffee only cost around 45 pesos; they also have these value-meal types where you can choose your beverage (coffee, tea, or hot chocolate) and along with something to eat. My favorite combination is Set E, a cup of coffee with condensed milk and a large coffee bun. The coffee bun is served to you warm, with a semi-sweet, crispy outer shell. Inside the bun is soft white bread with a pat of melted butter in the middle. The whole meal costs only 75 pesos and is more than worth the money you pay for. I wish KopiRoti had more branches though; the only one I know is in Blue Ridge, Katipunan, which is slightly inaccessible to public transportation.