Aired (January 26, 2025): Try this coffee hangout spot in the heart of Tagaytay City! And with Chef JR Royol, let’s discover why it is named ‘Kapihan ni Gunyong.’
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00:00Wow!
00:04Solid, right?
00:06That's one of the things that you really come back to when you're on a food trip in Tagaytay.
00:13The different offerings that we have here.
00:15But you know, right?
00:16Of course, after you get up,
00:21taste a lot of Putahe,
00:23it's good to have a hot cup of coffee.
00:27This is highly recommended.
00:29Our Kapi Hang Binisita.
00:31In fact, this is one of the homegrown brands of Tagaytay
00:36that is slowly but surely expanding.
00:43Welcome to Kapi Halikunyong.
00:46One of our highly recommended coffee stoves for your next Tagaytay coffee adventure.
00:52Gunyong is my grandfather who is a local coffee farmer here in Tagaytay.
00:56So since what we want is to push for local coffee beans,
01:00I named it after him.
01:02And we are very proud to say that our beans here in Kapi Halikunyong
01:06is from our local coffee farmers from Cordillera in Cavite.
01:10And we'll start off with Gunyong Slate.
01:14Their beans are from Atok Benguet.
01:17But what's unique with this is...
01:21is...
01:24Yes.
01:26It has a chocolatey flavor.
01:28Does it really have chocolate?
01:29I don't think so.
01:30So this is one of their signature drinks
01:33wherein they don't just give you bitter coffee.
01:37They add a more complicated flavor profile by adding in chocolate
01:45and of course, the harmony that balances our drinks
01:52by using our milk.
01:57It's really good.
01:58And the weather here is windy.
02:00You know, the feeling of chocolate when it wraps around your tongue.
02:05Of course, for some people,
02:06for example, they've already had 12 cups of coffee.
02:09They want something different.
02:10Or you just don't really like coffee.
02:12Don't you worry because they also have a hot beverage here.
02:15So when we're here in Kapi Halikunyong,
02:18you can definitely order this.
02:21So our Baterol is actually from Alfonso Cavite,
02:25a nearby municipality here in Tagaytay.
02:27So since we really want to push that our products are from the local.
02:34So while I'm feeling the warmth
02:37of our coffee and chocolate,
02:39I'll just accompany it with their interesting food offerings.
02:43So we have here Land and Sea,
02:45their dish.
02:47We have here our steak,
02:50which is the land component.
02:56And the sea.
03:00The presentation is beautiful.
03:01As is, it's really delicious.
03:03I also like the hint of our peppers there.
03:08Our starch.
03:09Mashed potato.
03:12If you want something massive,
03:14their Gunyong Chicken Burger.
03:17It's just three layers.
03:20I'm pleased to share with everyone
03:22that they also make their own buns.
03:25I don't think you can buy an Ube burger bun elsewhere.
03:33I'll just show you the reveal.
03:36See how juicy their chicken is?
03:40There.
03:41The juice is dripping.
03:48When you eat chicken burgers in other restaurants,
03:51at least in my experience,
03:53the crunch of the chicken is gone.
03:56The bun becomes soggy.
03:58But here,
04:00every bite,
04:01you can still taste the seasoning of the chicken.
04:06So we have here
04:08our Smoky White Truffle Mushroom Pasta.
04:12When you open it,
04:13you'll be amazed by their very impressive presentation
04:16where they used a smoke gun
04:18to infuse their pasta dish with a deep flavor.
04:22And then,
04:23typically,
04:24it really goes well with truffle flavor.
04:28So they're using sliced shiitake mushrooms.
04:33We're having a mushroom overload today.
04:35You can smell the smoky aroma.
04:38When you bite into it,
04:41you can taste the creaminess of the pasta.
04:45And then on your back palate,
04:47you can taste the smoky flavor profile.
04:50There.
04:51Our Passion Fruit Sunrise.
04:54You can see the seeds of the passion fruit.
04:57You can really taste the passion fruit.
05:00It's a winner.
05:02They offer a lot of things here,
05:04but this is really for me.
05:06I really ordered this.
05:07Their Mud Shake.
05:11It's filled with delicious things
05:14and brandy.
05:16Right?
05:17It makes everything better.
05:19No, I can't destroy this.
05:23With that extra shot of brandy,
05:25you'll be alive here.
05:31Why do you take the risk or lose the challenge?
05:33So it's more on reminding us every day
05:36that it is okay to take risks
05:38rather than to have what-ifs.