{"id":50932,"date":"2024-04-02T16:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=50932"},"modified":"2024-04-02T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:42:07","slug":"friends-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/friends-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends &amp; Family in BGC: Filipino BBQ, Pugon Specials, and All-Day Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, <strong>Filipino barbecue<\/strong> is a staple in every celebration, especially fiestas, beach parties, and even birthdays! It is one of the key ingredients to a flavorful\u00a0<em>kamayan<\/em> or boodle fight and a lovely <em>merienda<\/em> or snack that you can find along the streets of a Filipino neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Add a Filipino birthday spaghetti with hotdog and marshmallow to the mix, and you just completed a Pinoy traditional celebration!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50944 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Birthday-Spaghetti-with-Hotdog-and-Marshmallow-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Birthday Spaghetti with Hotdog and Marshmallow \/ IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Taguig City, a Filipino all-day dining restaurant proudly serves a range of elevated char-grilled barbecue classics (and even a Birthday Spaghetti) that you won&#8217;t usually see in restaurants around the Metro. This is <strong>Friends &amp; Family at Bonifacio High Street in BGC, Taguig<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50942 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-145x218.jpg 145w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Facade-01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Friends and Family gathers people together to dine over Filipino comfort food favorites. However, aside from classic Pinoy dishes such as<strong><em> sinigang, kare-kare, sisig, bulalo<\/em><\/strong>, and more that are elevated using high-quality ingredients, what makes the Filipino restaurant different from the others is their <strong>barbeque and wood-fired <em>pugon<\/em> specials<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-50948\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/109556290_2758190434469721_7452526066592531007_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Classic Pork Sisig \/ IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example, Friends and Family serves<strong> BBQ Pork Tenga (pig ears), Isaw Bilog, Isaw Manok, and Special Pork BBQ<\/strong> that were char-grilled over hot coals and wood, lending them a smoky flavor. Aside from these streetfood classics, they also serve <strong>Grilled Catfish, Bangus Inasal, Liempo, and Chicken Leg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/273836845_3207510729537687_6551328776997204141_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/273836845_3207510729537687_6551328776997204141_n.jpg 811w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/273836845_3207510729537687_6551328776997204141_n-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/273836845_3207510729537687_6551328776997204141_n-175x218.jpg 175w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/273836845_3207510729537687_6551328776997204141_n-768x959.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><em style=\"font-size: 10pt\">BBQ Pork Tenga, Isaw Bilog, and Isaw Manok \/ IMAGE from Friends and Family&#8217;s Facebook page<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-50950\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/255137715_3139840999637994_3498472343561270624_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Their pugon offerings, on the other hand, are hearty meats cooked over an oven or furnace (pugon). Among Friends and Family&#8217;s pugon specials are <strong>Lechon Baboy (pork)<\/strong> and <strong>Lechon Baka (beef)<\/strong> with a special sauce and atchara (pickled green papaya) on the side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-50947\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/244529432_3113031058985655_2078664091090766689_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Lechon Baboy \/ IMAGE from Friends and Family&#8217;s Facebook page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, if you want something familiar, you can always stick to the classics. What&#8217;s great is that Friends and Family uses premium ingredients such as U.S. beef belly for their bulalo and kare-kare, salmon for their sinigang, and bacon to wrap their embutido with.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy these and more inside their bright and cheerful restaurant that will make your dining experience more enjoyable for you, your friends, and your family!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-50941\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For those who want to share stories over flavorful food, you may also want to sit at the corner tables where various greeneries will help lighten up your mood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50940 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-145x218.jpg 145w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Friends-Family-Dining-02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Friends and Family<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Open from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, Friends and Family might just be the perfect brunch, merienda, and afterwork Filipino diner just for you! Visit them at <span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C3, 7th Ave corner 30th Street Bonifacio High Street Central, Taguig, Metro Manila&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4522,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16768738},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16768738}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16768738}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">C3, 7th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio High Street Central in Taguig City!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Taguig City, a Filipino all-day dining restaurant proudly serves a range of elevated char-grilled barbecue classics (and even a Birthday Spaghetti) that you won&#8217;t usually see in restaurants around the Metro. 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