{"id":22953,"date":"2024-05-06T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=22953"},"modified":"2024-05-06T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T09:40:29","slug":"no-frills-japanese-food-at-shinomya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/muntinlupa\/no-frills-japanese-food-at-shinomya\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinomiya in Alabang: No-frills Japanese Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shinomiya | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R00JNrGrdYE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hidden in a little corner in Westgate, it\u2019s easy to brush off <strong>Shinomiya<\/strong> as just another Japanese restaurant wannabe that\u2019s trying too hard to look authentic. There\u2019s more to the place than meets the eye, though, so don\u2019t let appearances fool you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22958\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/2-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/2-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/2-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/2-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/2-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One would be forgiven for thinking that the inside is unassuming. There\u2019s nothing fancy about the place. It\u2019s more like your casual neighborhood eatery than a typical Japanese restaurant you can find in other parts of Metro Manila. Don&#8217;t let this deceive you; they offer dishes that will more than make up for their seemingly simple interiors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22964\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/3-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/3-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/3-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/3-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/3-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22967\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/4-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/4-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/4-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/4-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/4-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the spice fiends, Shinomiya has just the perfect dish to tickle the taste buds. Customers can choose from levels zero to five, depending on how spicy they want the <em>tantanmen<\/em> to be. Made with chili oil, Japanese chili powder, and garnished with chopped fresh chilies, their tantanmen (especially at level 5), is definitely not for the faint of heart or those suffering from hyperacidity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22966\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/5-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/5-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/5-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/5-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/5-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Fried Egg Curry (Php 330)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not feeling particularly adventurous? Worry not because the restaurant boasts a menu full of familiar Japanese staples. Go for their sushi and sashimi. If there\u2019s one thing any diner can agree on, it\u2019s that their seafood always tastes fresh. Shinomiya also offers ramen that comes in reasonable serving sizes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22959\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/6-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/6-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/6-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/6-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/6-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Shinomiya Hot Pot (Php 480)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22965\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/7-shinomiya-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/7-shinomiya.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/7-shinomiya-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/7-shinomiya-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/7-shinomiya-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Okonomiyaki (Php 320)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It&#8217;s also worth noting that if one comes here for lunch, they&#8217;ll also be served a carton of milk, salad, and miso soup with their main meal.<\/p>\n<p>The thing about Shinomiya is that there\u2019s no flair at all. From the restaurant\u2019s design to the plating of the food, it creates a homey vibe. It doesn\u2019t try to impress diners\u2019 Instagram feeds;\u00a0it focuses instead on the flavors they impart in their food.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese magazine&#8217;s June 2018 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For authentic, no-frills Japanese food, Shinomiya&#8217;s got you covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,32,1982],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-muntinlupa","category-curry-2018"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22953"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51549,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22953\/revisions\/51549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}