Best of New Jersey: Filipino-inspired drinks dazzle customers at Ayala Coffee in Union

Ayala Coffee in Union is the first Filipino-owned coffee shop in the Garden State to be Specialty Coffee Association certified.

Tony Caputo

Mar 28, 2023, 10:31 AM

Updated 417 days ago

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News 12 New Jersey's Tony Caputo and photojournalist Rudy Bode made their way to Union on Tuesday morning where a first-generation Filipino American family dazzles their customers with coffee and specialty drinks at Ayala Coffee.
The family started the coffee shop as a mobile cart before opening the café. They get their beans directly from the Philippines.
This is the first Filipino-owned coffee shop in the Garden State to be Specialty Coffee Association certified. 


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