{"id":24014,"date":"2018-08-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=24014"},"modified":"2019-04-17T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T06:16:28","slug":"taste-of-japan-and-scandinavia-at-yoi-poblacion-makati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/japanese\/taste-of-japan-and-scandinavia-at-yoi-poblacion-makati\/","title":{"rendered":"YOI in Poblacion, Makati: A Taste of Japan and Scandinavia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YOI | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtEudSIQxMU?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>Just when you thought you&#8217;ve tasted everything that restaurants in Poblacion Makati had to offer,\u00a0<strong>Yoi<\/strong>, a restaurant that\u00a0puts the strong flavors of Asian and Scandinavian cuisine together in one plate, will make you think again.<\/p>\n<p>Located just below\u00a0Agimat Foraging Bar and Kitchen, Yoi offers its customers brand new flavors that you may not be able to find anywhere else in Makati.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"501\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24083\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi1.png 677w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi1-290x215.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the restaurant is graffiti art, designed to captivate Yoi&#8217;s customers\u2014from its initial plain design\u00a0(an ode to Scandinavian\u00a0design), various graffiti artists, who are friends with the owner, were invited to design the walls as street art is highly valued in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>What adds to the appetizing appeal of this restaurant is the place where the food is prepared. Yoi&#8217;s chefs prepare the meals being served where it is visible to people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24089\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi2.png 690w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi2-290x215.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A few of Yoi&#8217;s best selling meals are\u00a0<strong>Salmon and sheep&#8217;s liver-mixed shari<\/strong> (Php 560),\u00a0<strong>Fish &amp; Liver<\/strong> (Php 320),\u00a0<strong>Kropkakka<\/strong> (Php 220), and <strong>Kladkakka<\/strong> (Php 360).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi3.png 679w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi3-290x218.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Salmon and sheep&#8217;s liver-mixed shari (Php 560)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi4.png 682w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi4-290x215.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Fish &amp; Liver (Php 320)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi5.png 679w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi5-290x218.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kropkakka (Php 220)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi8.png 681w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi8-290x218.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kladkakka (Php 360)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A minibar can also be seen just a door away from the restaurant. The owner highlights\u00a0Yoi&#8217;s list of sake\u00a0which changes every month, though their\u00a0top stop-selling sake is usually\u00a0<em>Daimon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi10.png 680w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi10-290x218.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Yoi&#8217;s mini bar<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi9.png 680w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Yoi9-290x218.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Yoi has 30 different bottles of sake on its\u00a0menu<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Due to the overflowing number of\u00a0people that flock to Poblacion late\u00a0at night, customers are advised not to bring their cars as the parking\u00a0is limited in Poblacion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Whether you&#8217;re out searching for brand new taste to satisfy your cravings, or just looking for a peaceful night alone, Yoi restaurant in Poblacion is surely a place for you.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s August 2018 issue.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anything better than the dishes of Japan and northern Europe combined? Get your taste buds craving for more here at Yoi restaurant, located in Poblacion, Makati.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,284,112,2125],"tags":[287,230,2147],"class_list":["post-24014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-poblacion-makati","category-makati","category-poblacion-2018","tag-poblacion","tag-restaurant","tag-yoi-restaurant"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24014","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=24014"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31290,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24014\/revisions\/31290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}