Cafe Ysabel Closes San Juan Location After 40 Years
Cafe Ysabel, one of Manila’s oldest restaurants, announced the closure of its San Juan location after more than four decades of operation, with hints of a future reopening. The closure marks the end of a culinary landmark in Metro Manila, affecting food enthusiasts and longtime patrons in Quezon City and nearby areas who valued its historic Filipino-Spanish cuisine. The San Juan restaurant is closing permanently, but the management teased a ‘new chapter’; no specific reopening date or new location has been announced yet.