Inarawan Café façade and breakfast meal set
This pandemic may have brought out the worst situations people could ever experience but it is definitely not too great to break everyone’s spirit. In fact, it gave many the push they needed to make their dreams a reality.
One example is this humble and quaint coffee shop in Marikina City called Inarawan Café. Led by couple Nicolette Gutierrez and Paul Carsen Torzar, the shop first started as an alfresco café along Marilaque Highway, serving brewed drinks to motorists and bikers on Sundays since October 2020.
Pop-up store at Marilaque Road
“My girlfriend has some basic coffee brewing skills and we tried to sell coffee along the highway. Nothing is impossible and we took the risk,” Paul tells Manila Bulletin Lifestyle. “We had our physical small coffee shop in Concepcion Uno, Marikina City last Dec. 22, 2020. Our inspiration came from a lot of rolling stores selling coffees and pastries.”