Jose Karlos

But if you want refreshments in a place with a/c, you can head to Jose Karlos, a local cafe offering their own freshly-baked cakes, cookies, brownies, and other sweets. I like their brazos de mercedes best, because in my opinion, it's the best commercial one in Tacloban. It's like eating sweet foam (haha), the best way I can describe the texture to those who don't know what brazos is. The froccinos are good too. The coffee and cakes are only half the price of the other coffeeshops. The pastries are good, the choice of coffee beans not so. JK (as we call the place) is right across the Sto. Niño Church, so churchgoers come for refreshments. Inside is an internet cafe and beside it is a laundrymat (not self-service), so you can do 3 things at the same time, have your laundry done (P40+ per kilo), reply to your emails, and have your coffee served to you. If you're there to hangout, try the upstairs tables if you can find a vacant one. The place becomes noisy when high school and college kids start coming in, so don't say I didn't warn you. If you want quiet, this is not the place to go.. maybe the one across the street :-)

The photo is their logo sign which I took from the second floor of the cafe.

Jose Karlos
Juan Luna St