A coffee shop built around the work people actually do.
Cupwork started with a simple observation from Cabantian: a lot of us work or study from home, and home is not always the best place for it. The internet drops, the power goes out, the house is loud. The nearest quiet seat with good Wi-Fi was a long ride away.
So we are opening one here, right in front of cabantian elementary school: a community coffee shop that doubles as your office, with the two things a working day cannot do without, reliable internet and power that stays on.
Anyone who needs a second working place.
- Online professionals and VAs
- Teachers
- Students and reviewers
- Parents
- Gym-goers next door
- Neighbours who just want a good cup
15 seats inside with aircon, 18 outside under the canopy, and 4 focus pods for the days you need to disappear into the work. Open 10 AM to 1 AM.
Vision, mission, goal
- 01 · vision
A neighbourhood where anyone with a laptop or a lesson plan has a place to do their best work.
- 02 · mission
Serve good coffee and honest food in a space with internet and power you can count on, at prices a teacher or a student can afford.
- 03 · goal
Become the place Cabantian meets: to work, to study, to network, to catch up over a cup.
Feel at home. Chill at night.
Nobody hurries you out. Stay for one cup or the whole evening. Share a table with the teacher grading papers and the VA on a night shift. Make a friend, find a study group, meet your next client.
- Bond and chat
- Network
- Study together
- Work together
- Commune
Our way of giving back to the community.
Every drink earns Cup Points. Fill your card and pick gear that makes you more productive. The giveaways are on purpose: things a student, a teacher or a night-shift VA can use the very next day.
- Noise-cancelling headsetsfor deep work and calls
- Keyboardstype the whole shift
- Mouseno more trackpad cramps
- Booksfor the readers and the reviewers
- Study lampsfor the late nights at home
- Water tumblersstay hydrated, stay sharp
Right in front of Cabantian Elementary School, Cabantian, Davao City
Open 10 AM to 1 AM.