Pressed
different.

Artisan paninis, hot-pressed to order on our own focaccia — mayo on the outside of the bread, so every sandwich comes off the press crisp, golden, and crackly.

3rd Floor, Regis Center · Katipunan Ave, Quezon City

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Why it's worth the press

Signature technique: Outside-mayo crackle
Ingredients: Imported
Pesto: House-made, daily
Where it's made: Right at the stall
Paninis: From ₱195

01 · Who We Are

Three alumni, one comeback.

Est. 2019 · Reopened 2026

Facebook post from a student missing Mana, with the Mana poster in frame — One of the posts students made when Mana closed.

Mana at JSEC Challenge Phase 2, February 2019 — Red Brick Road — JSEC Challenge Phase 2 · February 2019 · Red Brick Road.

The original Mana crew in front of the JSEC stall, 2019–2020 — The original crew at the JSEC stall, 2019–2020.

The Mana team at a picnic during the first run — Team picnic during the first run.

Mana first ran in 2019–2020, a small stall under JSEC at Ateneo de Manila. Mana was 7 bros who were just having fun and miraculously got into JSEC through the Wild Card. It was 6 months of trial and error, just figuring things out on the fly. But it didn't last long — and it landed hard enough that when it closed, students kept posting and joking about missing it. That's not a compliment you get for food people merely liked.

In 2026, we brought it back — same pressed panini, rebuilt properly this time, out of Regis Center on Katipunan. Real ingredients, our own recipes, and a stall you can watch your sandwich get made at.

We're not trying to be a luxury brand. We're the treat that's actually worth the extra ₱195 over cafeteria food — priced just under the ₱200+ crowd on campus, and made to taste like more than that.