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CYMA Greek Taverna

CYMA Greek Taverna

One restaurant in Boracay stands out for serving Greek cuisine: CYMA Greek Taverna.

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Boracay April 2017

Shangri-La Plaza

Greek & Mediterranean

Boracay April 2017

London’s Best now in the Philippines: Costa Coffee

London’s Best now in the Philippines: Costa Coffee

The British have arrived! Or, to be more specific, London’s Number One coffee chain: Costa Coffee. COSTA SIGNATURE. Ladies and gents, meet the coffee blend that’s trumped Starbucks in London… and soon, the world: the Mocha Italia. Shown here is their signature drink, the Flat White (P150). Costa Coffee was brought into existence on a gray London day in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. They’ve been the UK’s number one coffee chain for the past three years, beating out Starbucks, Caffè Nero, and Prêt à Manger. Critics in the country have said that their coffee is better (and more affordable) than Starbucks, though there are a few […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Triangulo on Commonwealth Avenue is the newest Mexican place in Q.C.

Triangulo on Commonwealth Avenue is the newest Mexican place in Q.C.

If tacos spice and everything Mexican and American is your thing, then Triangulo on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City is the right place for you! From the brains behind Antipolo’s Eggs for Breakfast, Sam Lim and Kriska Santos, comes another epic food place that’ll spice up your life. Together with their good friend and business partner, Jeff Chan, they bring you a taqueria that will make you love heat. TACOS (P150 – P195). Have you seen tacos this beautiful? Best thing is, they taste as good as they look!! Opened last March, Triangulo has been the go-to restaurant for heat-seekers and taco lovers. Going in, the place is […]

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(CLOSED) The Chocolate Kiss Cafe in Quezon City: Your Favorite Hangout Place in Diliman

(CLOSED) The Chocolate Kiss Cafe in Quezon City: Your Favorite Hangout Place in Diliman

The Chocolate Kiss Café has become a staple place in the University of the Philippines' campus at the Bahay Alumni.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Laruan Atbp. Café

Laruan Atbp. Café

Parents have told their kids for ages not to play whenever they’re eating. This has been a standard for centuries, regardless if it’s your home dinner table or the local diner… that is, until you set foot inside Laruan Atbp. Café in Quezon City. THEY TAKE FOOD AND GAMES seriously at Laruan Atbp. One of the newer restaurants along the city’s famous food crawl destination Maginhawa St., Laruan Atbp. is nothing short of paradise for the young at heart. Board games, card games, comic books… oh, and of course, good food. GAMES AND COMICS GALORE! Where in the city can you find such a wonderful combination? For […]

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Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant in Manila

Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant in Manila

Filipinos have a love affair with food, especially if it’s Filipino, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese. One restaurant has all four cuisines, and it serves it the way most Filipinos love: buffet style! Say hello to Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant. Tong Yang is Chinese for winter sun, which came from the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. The Chinese took this as a sign of better things to come, making it an event to be celebrated. This belief drives Tong Yang. They offer an extensive menu with over a hundred items to choose from. JAPANESE STARTERS. Just a few of Tong Yang’s […]

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Sandaya Yakiniku: Exceptionally Good US Beef Cooked the Japanese Way

Sandaya Yakiniku: Exceptionally Good US Beef Cooked the Japanese Way

Sandaya has built a reputation for selling imported meat handpicked by the Japanese owner.

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Legazpi Village

Little Tokyo Restaurant 2019

Little Tokyo Restaurant 2019

Sambo Kojin

Sambo Kojin

Can’t decide whether you want to go Japanese or Korean this time? Why not go both? See Sambo Kojin’s buffet offerings and feast on their sumptuous dishes. Sambo Kojin’s sushi offerings As you enter the restaurant, you’ll be amazed at how large the entire space is. This eat all you can restaurant offers Japanese and Korean cuisine so if you like Asian cuisine best, it’s one of the restaurants you should try. Choose your Katsu sauce Want some Korean appetizer? Choose your sweet treat! Aside from how big it is, they have a very clean and cozy ambience that will make you want to […]

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King One Rotary Hotpot

King One Rotary Hotpot

We all love all-you-can-eat restaurants. That is why, you should try the first eat all you can rotary hotpot in the Philippines – King One Rotary Hotpot. Shabu shabu restaurants are now becoming popular to many people here in the Philippines, not just the Japanese community. This is because shabu shabu is a really convenient kind of dining, especially when planning to come in groups. With its shareable size, it is easily one of the options people who want to dine in groups would go for. Some of the ingredients you can choose for shabu shabu At King One Rotary Hotpot, they are famous for their […]

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(CLOSED) Westwood in Quezon City: An American and Asian Fusion Restaurant

(CLOSED) Westwood in Quezon City: An American and Asian Fusion Restaurant

Westwood is owned by Russell Mae Canlapan, the brains behind Magpie Café at StrEAT Maginhawa Food Park.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

From Cheesecakes to Milkshakes: Café Kumori

From Cheesecakes to Milkshakes: Café Kumori

Kumori Japanese Bakery has been known to dish out some of the best cheesecakes in the Metro. People line up for these tasty treats, yet some of them have always wanted to just sit down and enjoy their cheesecakes (along with their other cakes and pastries). And thus, Café Kumori was born. FROM BAKERY TO CAFÉ. Café Kumori Kumori’s first café promised to be a hit, and as of today, it still is. People are still raving about it on social media, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Their cheesecakes are still good, regardless if you go for the original or their chocolate-flavoured variety. CHEESECAKES, […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Book and Borders Café

Book and Borders Café

Read, Sip, and Dine at Book and Borders Café! Every bibliophile knows that there’s nothing like sitting in their favourite spot while sipping a cup of joe or tea and just getting lost in the book they’re reading. Why not bring a friend along and play board games or have a book date? Whatever it may be, Books and Borders is the perfect place to do so. First opened in July 2015, Book and Borders now has 2 branches and both are equally amazing as they offer coffee and food if you’re going there for brunch. YUM. Fried Tuyo Pasta with Kesong Puti (white cheese) Books […]

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Bonifacio Global City

RBy’s Steak and Shake

RBy’s Steak and Shake

Ask any Filipino who’s eaten at Subway about Philly cheese steak, and they’ll point you towards their Steak and Cheese (it’s technically a hoagie, but more on that later). Authentic cheese steak shops in the Philippines are so rare, it’s no wonder Filipinos are almost oblivious to its existence. Enter RBy’s Steak and Shake, located at the famous Maginhawa Street in Quezon City. RBY’S. Philly Cheesesteaks are their game. RBy’s Steak and Shake is an honest-to-goodness Philly cheese steak shop in Quezon City. Owned by Bernadette Acuña and Rowena Vera, it started out as a 20-square-meter stall in Sikatuna Village last 2014. Two years on and they’ve moved […]

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Chibi’s Karaage

Chibi’s Karaage

Affordable. Delectable. Satisfying. That’s Chibi Karaage for you. GRAB AND GO. Who says you can’t eat your food while you shop? Chibi’s lets you enjoy your food in a cup for only P90 (regular) or P120 (large) drizzled with your choice of 2 flavorful sauces. Located at a quaint nook in SM North Edsa’s Sky Garden, Chibi’s Karaage offers you bento boxes and more for a quick Japanese food fix. DINE IN. See the interior of Chibi’s Karaage’s nook in SM North EDSA. This Japanese fast food will let you in on a delightful Japanese cuisine experience without having to spend too much, especially that most […]

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Rock and Seoul

Rock and Seoul

They say that if you want something done right, do it yourself. Have the liberty to create your style of Bibimbap dish at Rock and Seoul in Manila! SIGNATURE SEOUL. Rock and Seoul’s Bibimbaps are all served with egg, spicy kimchi butter, and house sauce. If you’re a fan of Korean cuisine, Rock and Seoul should be one of the restaurants you go to. This restaurant is being operated by the Relish Group, which is also the same group behind popular establishments such as Wee Nam Kee, Osaka Ohsho, and Kumori Japanese Bakery. Signature Korean dish Bibimbap is the Rock and Seoul’s main concept. What makes them different among […]

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The Beef Barn

The Beef Barn

The Beef Barn at Eastwood Citywalk 2 offers delicious, melts-in-your-mouth Angus Beef from US and thick cut bacon at an affordable price. The Beef Barn started as a stall in Mercato in 2013 where they gained most of their loyal consumers. Because of its popularity, they were able to put up their first branch in Eastwood on Dec 30, 2015. By investing hours of hard work and experimentation, co-owner and head Chef Ivory Yat found the right formula for her famous meats that clicks. Chef Yat was determined to share this to the people to provide them another perspective about beef— that it’s fine to be an everyday food. BEST-SELLER. […]

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Caution Hot! Spicy Noodle House

Caution Hot! Spicy Noodle House

Spicy yet flavorful is the name of the game at Caution Hot! Spicy Noodle House in Quezon City. RED IS A WARNING. (L) Caution Hot! from the outside. (R) The chalkboard-painted wall, decorated by the owner himself, Byron Ong. Caution Hot! is, according to owner Byron Ong, a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that serves “the other side of Chinese noodles”. If you’re used to the Chinese restaurants in Binondo, Manila, be warned: you will be in for an entirely different experience. CHINESE OR NOT? Don’t be fooled. You are inside a Chinese noodle house. The restaurant’s layout perfectly captures the Maginhawa experience. It exudes a modern, underground vibe that will have you […]

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Barkin’ Blends Dog Café

Barkin’ Blends Dog Café

Manila’s pioneering Dog Cafe Barkin’ Blends Dog Café is Manila’s first Dog Café with a unique concept to a café experience among domesticated dog lovers. Located at Katipunan Avenue, the café also serves heartwarming meals and beverages on the side. The café is separated into two different units; Human and Dog zones. Human zone is the place for payment, registration, and guidelines for safety. There’s a single entry Entrance Fee of P190 inclusive of any drinks. A single entry purchased is non-transferrable and each guest is allowed to stay for 2 hours only inside the dog zone. The dog zone on the other hand houses its own group of dogs […]

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Highway Ribbery Grille

Highway Ribbery Grille

All you ribs-lovers, raise your hands! Check out Highway Ribbery Grille at La Loma, Quezon City and indulge on their generous servings of flavorful ribs and wings. READY FOR RIBS. Check out this scrumptious ribs meal by Highway Ribbery Grille This open type restaurant serves the most delectable ribs in the place. Aside from ribs, the restaurant also offers other dishes such as sandwiches, burgers, salads, and chicken. These delectable dishes are served in hefty servings, perfect if you would like to devour on these scrumptious delights. This restaurant uses a flavorful barbecue sauce loved by many of its customers. Their famous Baby Back Ribs served with rice, corn and […]

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Chelsea Kitchen in SM Megamall

Chelsea Kitchen in SM Megamall

Chelsea Kitchen is another Raintree Group offering that is the more casual version of its Chelsea Grand Café. The concept for it, according to the company’s Corporate Chef Kalel Chan, is like ‘extension of the kitchen’ – open, casual, engaging. Its flagship branch occupies an inviting space at the ground floor near the main entrance of SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong City while its 2nd branch is located in Eastwood Mall Libis, Quezon City. Chelsea Kitchen has a funky and friendly vibe with its no-walls design, stylishly put together modern pieces, and breezy set-up. There’s an open kitchen where diners can have a snap of the dishes to be […]

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Potts Point Café: Manila’s Aussie-Inspired Organic Food Haven

Potts Point Café: Manila’s Aussie-Inspired Organic Food Haven

Potts Point Café is an Australian-themed restaurant that serves healthy dishes with ingredients sourced from 100% organic produce from its local partner communities. The café’s name is inspired by Potts Point, an affluent suburb in Sydney considered as the region’s center of history, culture and sophisticated living. Potts Point Cafe is located at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The restaurant is managed by the same company behind the successful The Old Spaghetti House and Grilla chain of restaurants. Its main branch is located in Eastwood Mall in Libis, Quezon City. The restaurant exudes a casual and relaxing atmosphere with its modern industrial interiors and lighting. This neat and […]

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Four Seasons Hotpot City: Where Dining Dreams Are Fulfilled

Four Seasons Hotpot City: Where Dining Dreams Are Fulfilled

Four Seasons Hotpot City is another venture of the Vikings Group (the same company behind the successful Vikings Luxury Buffet and NIU by Vikings). The pioneering brand Four Seasons Hotpot City recently opened its 2nd branch in Manhattan Parkview in Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City that features 60% menu from Vikings Luxury Buffet (which includes a pasta station, carving station and Japanese Station) and 40% menu from Four Seasons Hotpot City. Its maiden branch is located in the seaside area of Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Four Seasons Buffet and Hotpot’s design has a lavish and modern market concept that exudes sophistication and fineness. The understated color scheme with […]

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Kokoro Ramenya

Kokoro Ramenya

Looking for a place to eat to your heart’s content? Worry no more! From wonderful service to tasty servings, Kokoro Ramenya has got the seat for you. ‘Kokoro’ means heart in Japanese, this means a lot of things beyond the crew and the restaurant. From hospitality and warmth towards customers to their love for giving the best and authentic Ramen, everything is done from the heart. Each of its growing branches is considered a place of ramen goodness. Authenticity This ramen joint is led by the Japanese chef and Ramen connoisseur from Shinjuku, Susumo Murata, offering a wide variety of selections using fresh ingredients that burst with flavor and big […]

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(CLOSED) Gillian Gail Dessert Buffet: Dessert at its Finest

(CLOSED) Gillian Gail Dessert Buffet: Dessert at its Finest

Loyola Heights, Katipunan City – We all need sugar rush and this time you can have it unlimited! For 299php, enjoy three (3) hours of mouthwatering desserts and unlimited drinks from Gillian Gail Dessert Buffet located at 3/F 317 Oracle Hotel & Residences at Katipunan. The Course and Space From candies to cupcakes and everything else saccharine, the dessert buffet offers a variety of sweets that would dare you lose your sugar pumps and raise the bar to overload! With its preppy and artsy type of interiors, it gives off a sweet and dandy vibe especially for girls. This buffet being a dessert kingdom also makes for a sweet date […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Paper Moon Cake Boutique and Cafe of Tokyo

Paper Moon Cake Boutique and Cafe of Tokyo

Where sweet dreams are made – one layer at a time Acclaimed to be among the finest and best desserts in Tokyo, the exquisite cake creations of Tokyo’s Grand Dame of Specialty Cakes, Madame Kazuko Emy Wada, are now served in Manila with the much-awaited opening of Paper Moon Cake Boutique and Cafe. With branches on the first floor of Glorietta 3 and on the 4th floor of TriNoma, dessert lovers from North to South can now get to experience Paper Moon’s signature offering, the Original Mille Crepe, literally meaning “a thousand crepes,” more popularly known as the “Crepe Cake.” Madame Emy’s creation is an exquisite masterpiece of no less […]

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Pay What You Can at The Recession Coffee

Pay What You Can at The Recession Coffee

The Recession Coffee is booming with its pay-what-you-can concept. Eastwood, Libis – Its name ‘Recession’ which means ‘downturn’ may sound negative and discouraging but the irony is, this first ever pay-what-you-can concept cafe in the Philippines fuses tongue-in-cheek humor with loads of empathy, generosity, and rich love for coffee! It believes that great coffee should be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their level of purchasing power. A concept that has made many people smile as they sip their specialty coffee in delight without feeling guilty or worried about the price. Store-ception and Design The Recession Coffee shares space with the funky gadget accessories shop Digital Walker which makes for a […]

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Box Park, the Newest Food Park in Town Opens

Box Park, the Newest Food Park in Town Opens

After Maginhawa, Metro Manila’s northern food scene welcomes another exciting entrant in the food park landscape. Box Park, a cool place where food stalls come in container shacks opened this month in Quezon City and has been drawing crowds with its variety of food offerings. Bring your family and friends for the ultimate food trip at this hip hub for all hungry foodies. Here’s the list of the shops: BoxYard101 (Australian beef burgers and steaks) Porkfolio (pork crackling dishes) The Pie Guys (The Mashinator pie) Thai Food (Bangkok-style street food) Baste & Taste (comfort food – pasta, chicken etc.) Kazam Kebab House (Mediterranean food galore) Plaza de Taqueria Mexicana Cantina […]

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(CLOSED) Milkcow in Quezon City: Serving Premium Organic Ice Cream

(CLOSED) Milkcow in Quezon City: Serving Premium Organic Ice Cream

Screaming for ice cream today? Treat your sweet tooth at Milkcow—an ice cream parlor nestled at the ground floor of Eastwood Mall.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Bunny Baker Café and Cake Studio

Bunny Baker Café and Cake Studio

As December approaches and the weather starts to become chilly, comes the perfect time for a ‘snuggle’ like what we do with the soft furry head of a bunny, whether a pet or a stuffed toy. This warm, cute, and comforting feeling is what inspired the theme for the Bunny Baker Café and Cake Studio at One Hemady Square. THE LOVEBUNNY. The cupcake that started it all. The cutesy café started with the idea of Aila Yonzon, a Bunny Boss in the making, when she first whipped up the Lovebunny cupcake. From there stemmed the creative picture of a café enamored with the words “cute”, “rabbit” and “good food”. A […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

(CLOSED) CaliBurger in Quezon City: California-Style Burgers and Sandwiches Within Reach

(CLOSED) CaliBurger in Quezon City: California-Style Burgers and Sandwiches Within Reach

CaliBurger in Quezon City is an international brand of US burger joints established in California known for its “Cali-inspired” burgers, sandwiches, fries and milkshakes.

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Bakery and Sweets

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