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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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Cucina in Marco Polo Ortigas

Cucina in Marco Polo Ortigas

Enjoy a wide variety of fresh and high quality fusion cuisine at Cucina, Marco Polo Hotel’s buffet restaurant. Here chefs create their masterpiece dishes at the counter and serve you fresh and hot food straight away. The theme of the menu changes every day offering Filipino, Spanish, Italian and other international cuisines. Sometimes Cucina serves special fare like a whole roasted young pig and a whole tuna that add extra excitement to its diners’ buffet experience. Cucina’s fresh cheese and cured ham are imported from Italy and France making the restaurant a global journey of the palate in many ways. Rich and flavorful options of creative world cuisines are made […]

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Eric Kayser

Eric Kayser

Tradition and Legacy of French Bread Artistry Water, Leaven, Salt, Flour & A lot of Passion! – These five are the key ingredients in bringing you the taste of European pastry all the way to the Philippines and all over the world. Over the years, Eric Kayser has gained the reputation of producing the finest quality of bread driven by his unwavering commitment in enhancing the flavor and prolong the shelf life of his products. Currently operating in Greenhills Promenade in San Juan, the café has been a spot for revisiting Europe through its breads and pastries. A look inside the café. Eric Kayser in Greenhills Promenade San Juan Eric […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Kool Kids

Kool Kids

Fun ice cream that tastes really cool, no wonder kids love them. Kool Kids makes ice cream frozen in seconds using liquid nitrogen. Enjoy a wide variety of ice cream desserts, like the warm doughnuts ice cream sandwich FroDough. Other bestsellers are their Black Forest Churro Buns and their Frozen S’Mores which are homemade marshmallows with a vanilla ice cream and chocolate center.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Uncle Tetsu Sweets Shop

Uncle Tetsu Sweets Shop

Treat yourself with Uncle Tetsu’s world-famous Japanese cheesecakes. Their specialty cheesecakes have soft and moist texture and come in a variety of delightful flavors. A whole cake is priced at P299. You may also their new product the Pastry Puff that recently came out. Handmade using the finest and freshest ingredients, each piece will make you ask for more. Visit their branches at SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, and SM North Edsa.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Hattendo

Hattendo

Have a taste of heaven in your mouth with Hattendo from Japan. These excellent fluffy, pillowy cream buns with melting smooth texture have reached the Philippines and have been delighting Filipinos with its branches in SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall Mega Fashion Hall, and Power Plant Mall at Baker’s Dozen Rockwell Center. These sweet treats with melt-in-your-mouth goodness come from Hiroshima, from the dough and cream to the wrapping, each item is handmade and delivered straight to the shop. Choose from among its seven flavors including custard and whipped cream.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Picked Cafe—Handpicked coffee beans and more

Picked Cafe—Handpicked coffee beans and more

The café for coffee devotees and connoisseurs, Picked Café satisfies even the picky urban coffee drinkers as the people behind it carefully handpick the coffee beans they use in the coffee they serve. Picked Cafe, perhaps the only coffee shop present along Muntinlupa Highway, boasts of its authentic coffee drinks brewed fresh from premium and straight-from-the-farm coffee beans. This new cafe, established July this year, was actually an offshoot of the family’s original business—coffee distribution. Having been to different places, owner Cherry Cruz has tasted many different kinds of coffee and identified the distinctness of each. Picked Cafe, then, was supposed to be only a showroom of the different coffee […]

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Maestro Fedeli Cafe—A Sweet Southern Spot

Maestro Fedeli Cafe—A Sweet Southern Spot

Heading to the south and hoping to find a feel-good café along the way? Maestro Fedeli Café in Binan provides this spot. There are not a lot of cafes in South of Luzon but Maestro Fedeli cafe is one of the few that’s worth checking out. The name of this small but cozy cafe is a combination of two languages: maestro, Italian for “master,” and fedeli, Spanish word for “faithful.” The name, then, translates to “faithful master,” owing to the Christian beliefs of the young owner. MAESTRO FEDELI. In the quiet and laidback streets of Canlalay, Biñan the cafe sign stands out. Young owner Louie Gatdula manages the cafe […]

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Mentore Coffee Bar by UCC in Pasay: Premium Japanese Coffee and Delicacies

Mentore Coffee Bar by UCC in Pasay: Premium Japanese Coffee and Delicacies

They offer many types of coffee using the a variety of brewing methods.

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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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Locavore Kitchen & Drinks in Pasig: Contemporary Filipino Flare with a Trendy Twist

Locavore Kitchen & Drinks in Pasig: Contemporary Filipino Flare with a Trendy Twist

Locavore Kitchen & Drinks is undoubtedly one of Manila’s hottest and hippest local restaurants serving exquisite and contemporary Filipino fare with a trendy twist.

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Filipino Food & Restaurant Guide 2020

Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019

Filipino Food & Restaurant Guide 2020

Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019

Sprout

Sprout

Eating healthy is in and what’s supposed to be a trendy fad is turning out to be a lifestyle that’s here to stay. Eating in Salcedo is no different. Along the streets of Rufino and Valero is Sprout, with an image of young leaves sprouting out right above the store name. Opened in 2015, Sprout sells fresh organic food that can be eaten soon after it has been purchased. For those who are on the run, paninis and sandwiches made of fresh organic ingredients are available. Premium coffee and other special beverages such as Bright Eyes (to boost energy) and Ginger Jab (to warm the body) They also have rice […]

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Salcedo Village

Healthy/Organic

Healthy/Organic

Chelsea Grand Cafe in Serendra, BGC: Comfy Gourmet Fare

Chelsea Grand Cafe in Serendra, BGC: Comfy Gourmet Fare

Inspired by the iconic Chelsea Market (an enclosed food hall, shopping mall, office building and television production facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan NYC), Chelsea Grand Café has been known for its signature gourmet comfort food made from only the freshest ingredients. Chelsea is another innovative concept under the Raintree Restaurants Group. Refreshing and homey. Chelsea Grand Café is all these and more with its inviting ambiance and menu. This café is a perfect place for romantic dates, social and business gatherings and the like. Once seated inside, you will be greeted by the scent and sight of their homemade freshly baked products, displayed fresh fruits and vegetables […]

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Go Bento

Go Bento

“All our food are cooked and made fresh! Everyone deserves a fresh meal!” Backing their words, Go Bento is the newest grab-and-go stop in town that serves delicious, freshly-cooked modern Japanese food for quick take-outs. This concept is all about customizing your bento and enjoying a speedy but healthy meal in-store or to-go. Food is displayed on shelves on either warm or cold display. Customers can create their personalized bento by picking and filling their tray with a starter, a bento rice meal, and add-ons. Payment is made after and the meal is yours to take! You can get your fill of your Japanese favourites for 200-250 pesos in this […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Healthy/Organic

Healthy/Organic

Adaäm and Yves Organic Bistro (CLOSED)

Adaäm and Yves Organic Bistro (CLOSED)

UPDATE: Adaäm and Yves Organic Bistro is closed Adaäm & Yves is an all-day brunch bistro that serves a cleverly curated selection of local and international breakfast favorites, made entirely from fresh, premium, and sustainably-sourced produce. It’s comfort food without the guilt! The name’s reference to Adam and Eve aptly gives us pictures of this bistro that recently opened in Bonifacio Global City – Garden of Eden, natural, pure, organic, fresh greens. And yes, its menu brings these on the table as the owners partnered up with several local farms and suppliers in sourcing out the cleanest and freshest ingredients for the menu. Ensuring that the dishes are the healthier kind […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Healthy/Organic

Healthy/Organic

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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Z Hostel Café + Bar Now Open

Z Hostel Café + Bar Now Open

The chic and sleek Z Hostel in Poblacion Makati finally extends its door to hungry hippies as it opens the Z Café + Bar. The café offers classic Filipino dishes such as Sinigang na Baka and Bagnet. If that’s not enough to satisfy a hungry stomach then better opt for the guilty pleasure Crispy Pata or Sizzling Sisig. After a good time eating, what better way to relax but with an iced cold beer which is enjoyed best at the roof deck of Z Hostel. There are a lot of things happening at the roof deck whether that be beer pong competitions, live bands, or anything in between. More than […]

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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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Mabuhay Restop: Travel + Cafe + Museum

Mabuhay Restop: Travel + Cafe + Museum

Mabuhay Restop is not your typical everyday café or restaurant. Yes it offers hearty food and good ambience but everything there is done in the context of the Filipino culture, highlighting the best of it and letting people engage in it in fun and memorable ways. It is a restaurant that has more than just food to offer, but a beautiful spectrum of what Philippine culture is about with a focus on nation building. Upon entering, one will instantly notice the vibrant, distinctly Filipino interiors and the warm hospitality of the staff. A social enterprise inspired by Gawad Kalinga (GK), it is an establishment with the heart to showcase the […]

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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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Crunchy Crab

Crunchy Crab

Kapitolyo has a new kid on the block, Crunchy Crab. It takes pride in its soft shell crab burger that you won’t be able to find anywhere else in the metro. Soft Shell Crab Burger w/ Mango Cilantro (P165) There’s no question on what to order. The crab burger consists of homegrown deep-fried crab with a choice of two specialties: creamy tartar or mango cilantro. Not only do they serve burgers but they also offer Soft Shell Crab Tacos. And as a seafood shack— their quintessential Fish n’ Chips cannot be missed. Visit Crunchy Crab now and be among the first to try its unique offers that’s sure to satisfy […]

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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

A Flavorful Adventure with Baskin-Robbins

A Flavorful Adventure with Baskin-Robbins

Enjoy a world-class ice cream experience with Baskin-Robbins as the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops brings Filipinos its famous signature offerings. Baskin-Robbins flavors are worth raving about since each tastes like a sweet adventure anyone can enjoy. Never miss a time to get a scoop as the global brand also offers seasonal flavors that you don’t want to miss. For one, the delightful Caramel Turtle Truffle is a definite sweet satisfaction. Aside from their signature ice cream selections, Baskin-Robbins offers some equally awesome refreshments like Milkshakes and Coffee-based beverages. You can also celebrate with or without an occasion each time you get yourself one of their heavenly […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Piggy Wiggy: A chill spot for 9 to 5ers

Piggy Wiggy: A chill spot for 9 to 5ers

Hidden past the cupcake and deli shop is Piggy Wiggy, a tiny but laidback place where stressed 9 to 5ers usually converge and relax over a bottle of ice-cold beer and a sizzling plate of sisig (a famous Filipino beer pair dish). Hot and filling Filipino fare plus ice-cold beer is the usual top choice among Piggy Wiggy patrons Located near the corner of Dela Rosa and Perea Streets, the restaurant is an unassuming spot, easy to miss if not for the usual chatter of Makati work denizens who usually head to the resto for a quick cold one and choice Filipino fare. Parts of pig’s head like ears and […]

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Caffe Ti-Amo: Coffee and Gelato to Fall For

Caffe Ti-Amo: Coffee and Gelato to Fall For

Caffe Ti-Amo is an international coffee and gelato chain that revolutionized the café landscape worldwide with its offering of first-rate coffee and authentic Italian gelato. A match that proved to be made in heaven. Its flagship branch in the Philippines is located at Greenbelt 5 in Makati City. The café maintains a fine and elegant design with an Italian outdoor ambience. One of Caffe Ti-Amo’s most-loved offerings is the Waffle Gelato (P389). This world-famous Italian gelato creation features gelato, fruits and cream atop the delightful waffle and is best for sharing up to four persons. And there’s the popular coffee-based dessert Affogato (P120). The vanilla or tiramisu gelato is lusciously […]

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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

Park Avenue Desserts in Makati: Discover How Sweet Life Can Be

Park Avenue Desserts in Makati: Discover How Sweet Life Can Be

Park Avenue Desserts is one of Manila’s finest when it comes to desserts and pastries. The shop is strategically located in the bustling district of Magallanes, as well as at Glorietta 2 and Rustan’s Supermarket in Makati City. It also has a branch in Quezon City, making sure that the Metro would experience the sweet life at Park Avenue Desserts! IMAGE from Adrian Pempena At the helm of the operations are Pastry Chef Buddy Trinidad and his wife Rita. Chef Buddy spent 15 years of culinary and pastry expertise in some of the most respected food establishments in the US and is known for his glorious dessert creations for the […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

Coco Bango Café

Coco Bango Café

Located inside White Knight, a boutique hotel located in Intramuros, is Coco Bango Café—a personal favorite of the locals that has garnered regular patrons. The café serves no-nonsense comfort food ranging from Filipino to Italian, Japanese, Chinese, European, and Spanish cuisine. It may be too many of a choice for a restaurant but Coco Bango is able to deliver high quality dishes. A favorite amongst its patrons is the classic Beef ala Bulalo, a guilty pleasure dish perfect for the cold and rainy days, the fat from the Bulalo is considered the best part so don’t leave it out. Beef ala Bulalo (P305) Those looking for the crispier side […]

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Intramuros 2018

Intramuros 2018