A Baguio institution is closing its doors after a fire on April 30. It was on a Sunday during a long weekend. Fortunately, the cafe was safely evacuated. For 29 years, Cafe by Ruins on Chuntug Street at the foot of the Baguio City Hall was a mecca for artists, a meeting place for city hall workers, and comfort food stop for locals and tourists alike. Many friendships were forged over breakfast, lunch and dinner. If only those walls could talk.
To give it a proper send-off a closing and farewell ceremony was held last on July 20. Below is a short video of that event.
Goodbye for now. Its founders and their children, who are now actively managing Cafe by The Ruins and Cafe by the Ruins Dua, will hopefully be able to identify a suitable location for its reincarnation.
All is not completely lost. Its sister cafe, Cafe by The Ruins DUA, on Upper Session Road (near Military Cut-Off Road) will gladly welcome you with open arms.
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