{"id":3039,"date":"2024-04-02T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T02:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/eat\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2024-11-13T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T03:19:46","slug":"milky-way-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/filipino\/milky-way-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Milky Way Cafe in Makati: An Ice Cream Shop Turned into a Classic Filipino Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its 40-year history, Milky Way<\/strong> Cafe<\/strong> surely deserves to be one of the restaurants that will\u00a0let you see and taste how authentic Filipino dishes are like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Tokwa’t Baboy \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s Milky Way Cafe, however, came about after one of the tenant restaurants in the A&G Building said they could no longer continue operating. Over the weekend, they took over the restaurant, changed the name, and made it into a small caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

A year after, they were able to properly renovate the restaurant, serving classic Filipino food from Pampanga while retaining 1962 MilkyWay recipes for made-to-order.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Intending to give his customers a blast to the past, Owner-Restaurateur Chef J. Gamboa<\/strong> designed the restaurant by adding in touches from the original Milky Way in the ’60s when he opened it in 2002.<\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong> Business Talk with Chef J Gamboa<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The dishes served here are addictingly delicious, just like how they were prepared by the original chefs back in the day. At present, it offers a variety of Filipino dishes like Baby Crispy Pata<\/strong>, Tokwa\u2019t Baboy<\/strong>, and their specialty Milky Way Kare-kare.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Kare-kare \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Another signature dish from that you should try is the Lechong Kawali<\/strong>, made from crispy lechon de leche and is served with their in-house liver sauce and atchara<\/em> (pickled papaya) for an extra dose of depth and deliciousness.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lechong Kawali \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Their BBQ Pork Spareribs<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a best selling dish that one should not miss. A plate of this serves you with a rack of tender ribs, Java rice, and atchara.<\/p>\n

\"\"BBQ Pork Spareribs \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And since it started out as an ice cream shop, you should not leave without ordering its Milky Way Halo-Halo<\/strong>, which they are most famous for. <\/span>This timeless Filipino dessert is definitely a must-try as its\u00a0best-selling 1962 recipe will make you realize why it has always been an old-time dessert favorite.<\/p>\n

\"\"MilkyWay Halo-Halo \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If Halo-Halo is not enough for you, do not forget to sample the creamy Milky Way Ice Cream<\/strong>. We guarantee you that the ice cream (available in cheese, ube, and avocado flavors) is one-of-a-kind, full-flavored creamy concoction that will surprise and win over your heart and tastebuds.<\/p>\n

\"\"Milky Way Ube Ice Cream \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

At Milkyway, you can also host everything from intimate dinners to grand celebrations in their stylish private rooms and banquet spaces! For a cozy gathering, the Aguado Room or San Rafael Room each hold 10-12 guests with a Php 6,000 consumable (plus 10% service charge) for the first two hours, and just Php 1,000 for every extra hour.<\/p>\n

If you need a bit more space, combine both rooms to accommodate up to 30 people with a Php 12,000 minimum consumable for the first two hours.<\/p>\n

\"\"Combined Aguado and San Rafael Rooms \/ IMAGE from Milky Way Cafe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For mid-sized events, the Mabini Room seats up to 40 guests with a Php 30,000 consumable for the first two hours and Php 2,500 per additional hour.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re planning a bigger event, the Banquet Hall is ideal, accommodating 50-80 people with a Php 55,000 consumable and Php 5,000 for each additional hour.<\/p>\n

For truly grand gatherings, you can combine the Banquet Hall and Mabini Room to host up to 150 guests with an Php 85,000 consumable for the first two hours.<\/p>\n

This restaurant makes its customers feel relaxed and nostalgic through its long presence in the Filipino restaurant scene. Although a lot of Filipino restaurants have been established time and again, Milky Way still stands out to become one of the best when it comes to authentic Filipino flavors.<\/p>\n

Aside from its main branch in Makati, Milky Way Caf\u00e9 also has a branch in Rockwell, Makati.<\/p>\n

Also read: MilkyWay Cafe in Rockwell: Bringing Nostalgic Filipino Favorites to Your Table<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Want to relive the classic Filipino cuisine? Head on now to MilkyWay Caf\u00e9!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Milky Way Caf\u00e9 started as a small ice cream shop in 1962. Now, they have Filipino classics that will remind you of how authentic Filipino dishes should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,81,112,72,6642,6644,6645],"tags":[1140,479,180,1141,1138,1139,1137,5194],"class_list":["post-3039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-paseo-de-roxas","category-makati","category-cafe-resto","category-child-friendly","category-private-room","category-rent-entire-restaurant","tag-chef-gamboa","tag-filipino-cuisine","tag-filipino-restaurant","tag-gamboa-family","tag-halo-halo","tag-ice-cream-shop","tag-milky-way-cafe","tag-milkyway-cafe-makati"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039","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=3039"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56507,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3039\/revisions\/56507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}