Mostra Coffee
Curator’s note
Mostra has been bringing specialty-grade Philippine coffee to market since 2015 and calls itself the largest importer of it, which is the reason to be at this counter. The menu here hands flavored lattes two categories of their own, Creme Brulee and Signature, a lot of syrup for a company whose roaster Nick Berardi won the U.S. Roaster Championship.
A latte built on house-made vanilla bean syrup, styled after the classic dessert.
The coffee
Everything is roasted in-house on two San Franciscan machines the company calls Feli and Franny, given a full tear-down once or twice a month, and the espresso bar opened on a Mavam. Retail bags name the farm and the elevation: a Caturra from Fabian Acevedo's family farm in Colombia's Huila at roughly 1,750 meters, a Benguet microlot from Sitio Belis at 1,400 to 1,700.
- Philippines Legacy Microlot
- Dark
- Washed, honey, natural, or experimental
Dark Fudge · Candied Walnuts · Warm Spice Finish
- Colombia Providencia de Geshua
- Light
- Caturra
- Cherries oxidized about 24 hours, fermented 36 hours, dried on raised beds about 15 days
- Fabian Acevedo, Providencia de Geshua
Orange Soda · Pink Lady · Manuka Honey
- Mexico Women Power Zongolica
- Medium
- Pulped with hand-cranked de-pulpers, washed, dried on patios for 15 days
Shortbread · Guava · Milkyway
- Ghost Bear Espresso Blend
- Medium
- Pulped Natural, Washed/Wet
- Sitio Belis Coffee Estate
Dark Chocolate · Stone Fruit · Caramelized Sugar
- Brazil Oberon
- Dark
- Mundo Novo, Catuaí
- Pulped Natural
Chocolate · Caramel · Nutty
- Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga
- Light
- Heirloom
- Pulped, fermented 24-36 hours, washed, dried on cloth drying beds
- Konga Cooperative smallholder farmers
Dried Mango · Sweet Cream · Darjeeling White Tea
The room
Architects Orange took this one as architect of record and design architect, refitting 699 square feet with streamlined casework and a beverage-prep layout built around the bar's own workflow. Natural textures and crisp lines keep it bright, and at that size nothing decorative survives the plan.
The vibe
Photos
People
Been to Mostra Coffee?
Leave a note for the next person: what to order, where to sit.