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LIST: 6 Cafés in BGC for the Coffee Adventurers

LIST: 6 Cafés in BGC for the Coffee Adventurers

Here are six coffee shops in BGC that will leave you in awe of their unique offerings and will make you feel extra special.

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Bonifacio Global City

Get the best Japanese sandwiches and coffee this side of town at EST Japanese Bakery & Cafe

Get the best Japanese sandwiches and coffee this side of town at EST Japanese Bakery & Cafe

EST Bakery Cafe in SM Aura offers one of the best sando and Japanese pastries on this side of town.

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Nha Em Vietnamese Cuisine in SM Aura: Bringing the Best of Vietnam to Manila

Nha Em Vietnamese Cuisine in SM Aura: Bringing the Best of Vietnam to Manila

While most restaurants claim authenticity on its name, one cannot deny the fact that some have adjusted their dishes to the Filipino palate---but not Nha Em Vietnamese Cuisine in SM Aura, Taguig, City.

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Paradise Dynasty in SM Aura: The Home of the Legendary 8 Flavored Xiao Long Bao

Paradise Dynasty in SM Aura: The Home of the Legendary 8 Flavored Xiao Long Bao

Dine in at one of the most luxurious fine Chinese restaurants in Metro Manila that offers legendary Xiao Long Bao—Paradise Dynasty. Embodying opulence and grace, Paradise Dynasty restaurants take you to imperial China with their legendary dishes.

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Honolulu HK Cafe in SM Aura: Home of Flaky Egg Tarts

Honolulu HK Cafe in SM Aura: Home of Flaky Egg Tarts

Honolulu HK Cafe may just be your next favorite hub if you're craving for Hong Kong food.

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Prego Trattoria and Cicchetteria in SM Aura Skypark: A Cozy Italian Dining Experience

Prego Trattoria and Cicchetteria in SM Aura Skypark: A Cozy Italian Dining Experience

Prego Trattoria is as simple as its name—a casual Italian restaurant. And yes, we finally found an Italian restaurant that's not an intimidating one—it's more of a homey and casual Italian dining experience.

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Bonifacio Global City

Nanyang in SM Aura Premier Brings All-Time Singaporean Classic Comfort Food

Nanyang in SM Aura Premier Brings All-Time Singaporean Classic Comfort Food

The next time you crave for Singaporean dishes, head on to Nanyang and experience their brunch to dinner meals. They are located at the Lower Ground Floor of SM Aura, Taguig, City. Other branches of Nanyang are in SM City Pampanga and Greenbelt 5 in Makati City. They are open every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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New Must-Try Restaurant 2018

New Must-Try Restaurant 2018

Apéritif in BGC Offers Desserts That Are Outside the (Graze) Box

Apéritif in BGC Offers Desserts That Are Outside the (Graze) Box

Apéritif, meaning appetizer in French, pioneered the concept of food grazing in the Philippines. Its operations began in 2016 as a catering and online store under the management of sisters Kim and Karla Zulueta. The store aims to serve as a one-stop shop for everything needed in a celebration.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bonifacio Global City

Bakery and Sweets

Baker Brothers in SM Aura Recreates Filipino Favorites in a Unique Way

Baker Brothers in SM Aura Recreates Filipino Favorites in a Unique Way

Seeing how the Filipino taste and Manila restaurants are evolving fast, Swedish Chef Robert Lilja of the Makati Garden Club opened Baker Brothers to serve favorite Filipino comfort food, upgraded pastries, and coffee.

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TuanTuan in BGC: Hong Kong comfort food, French ambiance

TuanTuan in BGC: Hong Kong comfort food, French ambiance

Modeled like a French brasserie, TuanTuan gives you a feel of true European elegance as you indulge in authentic Hong Kong comfort food.

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La Mère Poulard in BGC: Molded by History and Fond Recipes

La Mère Poulard in BGC: Molded by History and Fond Recipes

Experience authentic French dining at La Mere Poulard and witness dining like no other!

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BGC Restaurant 2019

Bonifacio Global City

New Must-Try Restaurant 2018

BGC Restaurant 2019

New Must-Try Restaurant 2018

Ping Pong Diplomacy: Chinese and American Fanfare

Ping Pong Diplomacy: Chinese and American Fanfare

From the name of the restaurant, other than serving great Chinese-American food, they aim to create relationships and strengthen bonds.

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Bonifacio Global City

Rico Rico Paelleria in SM Aura: A plateful of paella

Rico Rico Paelleria in SM Aura: A plateful of paella

Paella lovers, get to customize your own paella in Rico Rico!

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Feature of the Month

Feature of the Month

Poke Poke: When East Meets West

Poke Poke: When East Meets West

Manila’s newest casual dining restaurant is here! Poke Poke is where food lovers can have a taste of Hawaiian and Asian cuisine fusion in a bowl.

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Buta+Wagyu

Buta+Wagyu

Have a taste of Japanese wagyu from the only authorized distributor in the country—Buta+Wagyu—at SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City.

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Korean BBQ fix at SM Aura: Jin Joo Korean Grill

Korean BBQ fix at SM Aura: Jin Joo Korean Grill

There’s a new place for you to get your Korean food fix this 2017, and it’s at SM Aura in BGC: Jin Joo Korean Grill.

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Providore at SM Aura Premier Provides A Classic Filipino-American Feast

Providore at SM Aura Premier Provides A Classic Filipino-American Feast

Providore is everybody's classic throwback to the good ol’ times.

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BGC Restaurant 2019

Bonifacio Global City

Burgers and Sandwiches 2018

BGC Restaurant 2019

Burgers and Sandwiches 2018

Poulet Manille

Poulet Manille

It’s a chicken place for chicken lovers. For those who just can’t get enough of chicken, here’s a place to satisfy your cravings—Poulet Manille in SM Aura serves delectable and healthy chicken options that’s sure to be loved by its customers. Poulet Manille is one of the restaurants that serve healthier options for its health-conscious guests. Poulet means “chicken” in French, while Manille is for Manila. The restaurant uses traditional French-style rotisserie for its oven, where one can see the chickens being roasted because of its open-kitchen setup. Poulet Manille takes pride of their chicken, which they say are “healthy and happy.” For the restaurant, it means that […]

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Healthy/Organic

Healthy/Organic

Honey Creme

Honey Creme

If you’re craving for a different kind of ice cream, then you should definitely try Honey Creme. This Korean-Taiwanese brand offers soft served ice cream levelled up with unique toppings, such as cotton candy, popcorn and honeycombs. Another unique thing is that, aside from the traditional cone, they also serve spiral bread for your ice cream. Honey Creme was first launched in Taipei Zhongxiau on March 20, 2014 with their newly formulated dessert treat using farm fresh milk and cream, and with the rich milk flavour as its base. Their all-time favourite is the “Honeycomb Soft Serve Ice Cream”, a cup of their specially formulated ice cream topped with a […]

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UCC Mentore

UCC Mentore

UCC (Ueshima Coffee Co.) is known as one of Japan’s oldest coffee shops. Here in the Philippines, it is popular for its specialty shops and is known to be the pioneer of Japanese-style coffee making. UCC puts a premium on the beans it uses and the quality of the coffee it makes. Considered as one of the drivers of the Third Wave Coffee movement, UCC offers an exceptional coffee experience that has been well-received by Filipinos. Popular among the older generations, UCC has lately been drawing the young market as well. Since Filipinos are passionate food lovers, all of UCC concept stores have revamped their menu to cater to the […]

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Bono Artisanal Gelato

Bono Artisanal Gelato

Bono Artisanal Gelato is a Filipino brand that boasts of serving authentic, artisanal Italian gelato that taste like no other. As their tagline suggests, all gelato is made from the finest all-natural ingredients, sourced from different parts of the world. They don’t add anything artificial and “unreal.” The process, however, takes days to finish. They use pozzetto cabinets as storage because it can preserve a constant temperature and ensure the least amount of air and light contamination. They make it daily and traditionally, like how it is done in Italy where the gelato originated. Now, there’s no need to go to Italy just to have a scoop of the […]

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

The Royal Touch

The Royal Touch

The Royal Touch was co-founded by Carolyn Robb, who served as the Executive Chef to The Royal Household of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana for eleven years. So expect only elegance in its interior design and only deliciousness to its treats. One of the most popular cupcakes is the Chocolate Biscuit Cake! It’s the cupcake version of Prince William’s Groom’s cake on his royal wedding. Chocolate Biscuit Cake (Php 120) Red Velvet Empress (Php 95) Mini cupcakes (Php 150/5 pcs; Php 270/10 pcs)

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Bakery and Sweets

Bonifacio Global City

Bakery and Sweets

Todd English Food Hall

Todd English Food Hall

From New York City, Todd English Food Hall opened its first ever branch in Manila on the 5th Floor of SM Aura Premiere just March of this year. However, the queue of customers easily gets long. Not surprising, really. Todd English is the first food hall to ever open in the country. It is a 900 sqm dining area that’s able to fit 9 food stations: Salad & Charcutterie station, Sushi bar station, Raw bar station, Asian station, Flatbread pizza station, Wine & Tapas bar station, dessert & bread bar station. Here are some dishes you can order from their menu: Fig & Prosciutto (Php 530) T.E. Two Way […]

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BGC Restaurant 2019

Bonifacio Global City

BGC Restaurant 2019

NBA Cafe Manila

NBA Cafe Manila

The first ever NBA Cafe is found in SM Aura Premier, Taguig. You might immediately think that this is a sports bar for basketball fanatics. However, when you go inside, the restaurant is very spacious and family-friendly. The interior is, of course, inspired by the prominent men’s basketball league in North America, NBA (or National Basketball Association). The chairs and sofas have the same texture of a basketball. They have installed flat screen TV’s in all corners which air sports events. They do not only display basketball memorabilia and replicas but also sell it to whoever is interested. At the opening of NBA Cafe just April of this year, basketball superstar Gordon Hayward […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Yakitori One

Yakitori One

Yakitori One restaurant is set up in the food court of SM Aura which is at the 4/F. The store is like an open-kitchen style wherein you can see how the yakitori is grilled. They only grill the yakitori once it is ordered. Choose from Takoyaki (Octopus balls Php 88), Arabiki (Sausage grits Php 70), Quail Egg Pork Wrap (Php 60), Karaage (Php 60), Chicken Skin (Php 30), Chicken Thighs (Php 60), Cut Steak (Php 60). They also have a special sauce that is made from Japan. It is usually cooked with the Yakitori rice. You can also add on miso soup (Php 30) or Shouga soup (ginger soup Php […]

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Bonifacio Global City

(CLOSED) Coca in Taguig

(CLOSED) Coca in Taguig

(Update: Coca is permanently closed) Nowadays, a lot of different cuisines from various countries have become in demand in Metro Manila, catching every heart of food lovers. One of Primer’s favourites is COCA, a Thai-Cantonese restaurant located in SM Aura. “COCA” was derived from the Mandarin word “kekou” which means “appetizing.” True enough, Coca has been serving authentic dishes since 1957. They are most famous for their own version of Thai suki which is a hot pot dish similar to shabu-shabu. It was first introduced when they open their first branch in Soi Tantawan, Bangkok. One of the things you need to know about their suki dish is that it […]

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Bonifacio Global City

Paul Boulangerie Café in SM Aura: Serving Fresh Handcrafted Bread Since 1889

Paul Boulangerie Café in SM Aura: Serving Fresh Handcrafted Bread Since 1889

With roots coming all the way from France, Paul Boulangerie has been serving the freshest handcrafted bread for centuries.

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Bakery and Sweets

Bakery and Sweets

YABU, MOA

YABU, MOA

Yabu is a restaurant that offers tonkatsu with very crunchy coating and soft meat. You can eat this without adding any condiments! If you are craving for a bowl of rice, fried pork cutlet and curry, then come and visit Yabu! This restaurant has a Japanese chef that supervises the dishes that are being served, maintaining a high-level quality to its food. Berkshire Pig (Black Pig) Premium Set is a dish with a crispy coating, chewy and soft texture, and rich gravy. This food is certainly like its name suggests. Yabu’s Katsudon will make you feel that you’re in Japan just by eating a grain of its rice. Hiroshima’s Deep Fried Oysters (P450) is […]

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