This Farm-to-table Café in Cebu Offers Prime Views of Mountains You’ll Want to Visit Even in A Foggy Weather

Imagine yourself sipping hot coffee in rainy weather while eating fresh-tasting food. Make it real by visiting this eco-tourism, farm-to-table café on top of the lush green hills of Adlaon, Cebu City. People and foodies want to explore fresh-tasting food, and when such are cooked, that would mean that the dishes are sure to be served with rich flavor. If you’re looking for one in Cebu, Chesanyama Café exactly does the job.

Lodged on the majestic hills of Adlaon is this eco-tourism farm café in Cebu, widely known for its famous, mouthwatering food made from farm-fresh ingredients. The dining pleasure is maximized with the fantastic view of the mountains of Mt. Manunggal and an overlooking scenery of the Mactan Island, Cebu.

Chesanyama Café’s primary goal is to serve customers the best mountain view and dining experience. They always succeed in doing so since travelers and food lovers consistently keep coming back for the warm service, great ambiance, and satisfyingly delicious food.

Besides its eccentric name, Chesanyama Café never fails to meet travelers’ expectations regarding the food served and the overwhelming view of nature. The café serves various meals, drinks, snacks, and dessert choices that complement the open-air dining experience up the hills.

For those curious about the unique name of this café shop in Cebu, its name is derived from the Zulu slang word Shisa nyama, which literally means “burned meat.” In Japanese terms, Shisan means “local production” while Yama translates to “mountain.” The people behind the Cebu café named this food dining spot after these foreign terms, as it relates to their concept and how they serve fresh food from the farm.

Chesanyama Café doesn’t want you to miss out on trying their bestselling food and crowd favorites such as the tomato-pesto mozzarella and special lasagna, all cooked upon order with fresh ingredients from the farm-to-table café on a house farm. Local delicacies like the biko, budbud, and puto maya sikwate are best paired with a hot cup of coffee or fresh buko juice.

This café in Cebu also serve all-day breakfast meals, pasta, sandwiches, and fruit shake. Chef’s Specials are also a must-taste, namely the Crispy Pork Cutlet at PhP350, Beef Salpicao de Amparo at PhP410, Chef Roland’s Beef Casserole for PhP395, and Hickory Ribs in Plum Sauce for PhP385. All-day breakfast meals served at Chesanyama Café are at PhP275, and you can choose from your favorite silog meals like corned beef and egg, sausage and beans with egg, bangus and egg, and chorizo de Cebu with egg. If you prefer an American breakfast, they have the Banana Flambee Pancakes at only PhP198.

Chesanyama Café also serves a special barbecue dish or Braii, which means burned meat, a South African term for barbecue. This Special Braai menu includes the Chesan Chicken Barbecue at PhP315 and Grilled Pork Belly at PhP330.

For the dessert, their bestseller is the Panna Cotta at PhP180. This dessert is topped with sweet Cebuano mango bits, perfect for a sweet treat after a heavy, scrumptious meal.

If you think that amazing views and excellent food are the full extents of what Chesanyama Café offers, stop right there. Besides the delicious food, Chesanyama Café wants its customers to experience a glimpse of Cebu’s farm and mountain life. The café provides activities for those seeking adventure in the mountains of Cebu. These mountain activities include trekking, river swimming, green spaces for picnics, camping, horseback riding, getting up close with farm animals, and simply chilling.

Trekking is the highlighted adventure activity that you can try at Chesanyama Café, where they can arrange a guided trek that starts and ends at the café. The trip includes passing the hills of Adlaon and going to the Adlaon River.

This café in Cebu is also a pet-friendly establishment, where you can bring your cute, furry friends and bond with them in nature.

Address: Brgy. Bayabas, Adlaon Cebu City, 6000 Cebu City, Philippines

Contact Number: 0918 8887168

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chesanyamacafe

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