Filipino ube desserts, halo-halo, milkshakes, coffee & teas
























"Founded in 2014, Café 86 focuses on ube-flavored drinks and desserts, notably halo-halo, a layered Filipino dessert drink made of crushed ice, milk, jackfruit, and coconut jellies, topped with a scoop of ube ice cream and flan. It also serves a variety of milkshakes, milk teas, iced teas, espresso, and blended drinks, with the option to substitute alternative milks. The Upside Down Halo Halo and the Monster Ube Milkshake (add boba) are best-sellers, as well as its Ube Crack Cheesecake." - Katie Swalm


"At Cafe 86 I discovered a Chinatown restaurant that specializes in ube-themed desserts and drinks; the menu features ube milk tea, ube milkshakes, halo-halo, and an impressive array of ube baked goods, from ube cheesecake to ube bread pudding." - Krista Diamond

"A Pasadena-based tea, coffee and dessert shop from James and Ginger Dimapasok that has expanded to Spring Valley, this cafe brings Filipino flavors to a 2,262-square-foot spot at the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Russell Road in the Spanish Palms plaza near Mr. Mamas. With existing locations in Chino and Artesia, the menu highlights vibrant, purple-hued ube creations including a Halo-Halo bread pudding, ube Pop Tarts, ice cream and pies, while the breakout hit is the leche flan cupcake—large enough to balance a mini flan on top." - Susan Stapleton

"A California import centered on ube (purple yam) is bringing an ube-forward menu to town, featuring items such as Halo‑Halo bread pudding, ube Pop Tarts, ice cream, pies, and a standout leche flan cupcake designed to balance a mini flan on top—offering a visually striking, Instagram-friendly dessert lineup." - Susan Stapleton

"A California-based cafe expanding into Spring Valley that centers on ube-driven sweets and nostalgic Filipino flavors. Occupying a 2,262-square-foot space at Jones Boulevard and Russell Road in the Spanish Palms plaza, the menu features a vibrant Halo-Halo bread pudding, ube Pop Tarts, ice cream, pies, and the breakout leche flan cupcakes (large enough to balance a mini flan on top), alongside sandwiches, milkshakes, slushes, teas, coffees, floats, and an array of baked desserts like crinkles, churrochies, butter bars, and ube crack cheesecake." - Susan Stapleton