Where we've
been.
been.
We didn't plan all of this. Every branch opened with a lesson we didn't know we needed — about patience, about systems, about when to push and when to let go. This is where we've been, and what we brought back.
9th Ave, Lane S,
Taguig City
Learning to say no took us six months.
BGC didn't come easy. Six months of figuring out terms, holding our ground, and realizing that saying no isn't weakness — it's how you protect what you're actually building. This branch is proof that the right deal is worth waiting for, and that knowing your value changes every negotiation you'll ever have.
Greenhills, San Juan City
Have your MVP. Prove it works.
Greenhills gave us something we didn't fully have before: confidence. This branch showed us that the business was profitable. That it was scalable. That Candid wasn't just a good idea — it was a working one. Every decision we've made since has been steadier because of what we learned here.
SM Mall of Asia
Pasay City
New place. New purpose. New chapter.
MOA felt different from the start. It wasn't just another location — it was the moment Candid started feeling like a real company with a real future. New energy, new people walking through the door, a new sense of what this could become. MOA is where we stopped asking if this was working and started asking how far it could go.
Shangri-La Plaza
Mandaluyong City
Be a little kulit. Don't take no for an answer.
We walked into leasing and we kept showing up. Kept asking. Kept being persistent in that specific way that sits right on the edge of annoying and earnest. And eventually, it worked. Shangri-La taught us that some doors don't open on the first knock — or the second, or the third. But they do open.
Don Mariano Marcos Ave,
Quezon City
A break from the errands. You deserve it.
Not every branch needs a heavy lesson. Sometimes Candid is just a reason to pause — a little unexpected, a little playful, tucked into the middle of your grocery run. Shopwise is Candid being exactly what coffee should be sometimes: fun, unpretentious, and right when you need it.
397 Tandang Sora Ave,
Quezon City
Know where you came from. Know when to scale.
Candid didn't start with a café. It started with supplying other businesses — quietly, practically, without much fanfare. CTC is a nod to that origin and a reminder that passion without practicality only gets you so far. Knowing when to grow, and how, is its own kind of skill. This branch is where both things live together.
3/F Faura Wing
Ermita, Manila
The value of what no one sees.
There's a lot underneath a good cup of coffee that never makes it to the menu. Processes. Policies. Systems that hold everything together when it gets busy and things get hard. Robinson's Manila reminded us that the coffee will only ever be as good as the structure behind it. Build the foundation right, and everything else follows.
4/F New Wing, Public Eatery
New Manila, Quezon City
Let go and let God.
Not every chapter has a clean strategy. Sometimes you've done the planning, put in the work, and the only thing left is to trust. Magnolia is that branch for us — the one that reminded us that control only gets you so far, and that some of the best outcomes come when you loosen your grip a little.
Learn to pivot. The plan is not always the point.
The pandemic changed everything — for everyone, but especially for small businesses trying to hold their shape. Santol taught us that when the ground shifts, the move isn't to push harder against it. It's to read the moment, adjust, and find the version of the plan that still makes sense. Pivoting isn't giving up. Sometimes it's the smartest thing you can do.
G/F Main Wing
Mandaluyong City
Be a little kulit. Don't take no for an answer.
We walked into leasing and we kept showing up. Kept asking. Kept being persistent in that specific way that sits right on the edge of annoying and earnest. And eventually, it worked. Shangri-La taught us that some doors don't open on the first knock — or the second, or the third. But they do open.
EDSA, QC
Good business starts with a good problem.
The Sunday market had no good coffee. That was the whole problem — and the whole opportunity. So we showed up with a cart, every Sunday, and just started. No grand plan. No perfect setup. Just a real gap and the willingness to fill it. Sidcor is a reminder that the simplest problems often lead somewhere much bigger than you expected.
SM North Edsa, Quezon City
Sometimes, going back is how you move forward.
We wanted to champion Philippine coffee from the very beginning. But some things can't be rushed. It took years of growth—for us and for the local coffee industry—to arrive at this moment. SM North EDSA is a reminder that the best ideas don't always happen first. Sometimes they wait until you're finally ready to do them right.
More branches. More lessons. More coffee worth stopping for.