{"id":59550,"date":"2025-12-05T14:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=59550"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:48:53","slug":"half-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/half-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Saints in BGC: A Culinary Haven Bridging Cultures and Palates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exciting news for food enthusiasts! The iconic second branch of Half Saints<\/strong> is now open on the ground floor of Milestone Building on 5th Ave, BGC<\/strong>, ready to make a big splash!<\/p>\n

After the success of its first Philippine branch in Quezon City, this Tokyo-born caf\u00e9 and bakery has quickly won the hearts of many with its unique and elevated takes on comfort food.<\/p>\n

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Upon entering Half Saints, you’re greeted by a stylish and thoughtfully curated space that balances contemporary minimalism with inviting warmth.<\/p>\n

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Known for its thoughtfully crafted dishes that combine international flavors with local influences, the caf\u00e9 offers a dining experience that goes beyond just food\u2014it\u2019s about creating memorable moments with every bite.<\/p>\n

A standout is the Earl Grey Cream Croissant<\/strong>, a beautifully laminated pastry filled with aromatic Earl Grey-infused cream. The croissant strikes an elegant balance: gently sweet, lightly fragrant, and smooth without being overly rich. Its thoughtful restraint makes it a signature item worth returning for.<\/p>\n

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For pastry enthusiasts, you might just get a taste of their Half Saints Tokyo’s signature Cloud Cookie<\/strong>. This treat features a soft and airy cookie dough filled with Asturias blue cheese.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cloud Cookie \/ IMAGE from Half Saints’ Instagram account<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For lovers of Japanese ramen, they also have the Vegan Tantanmen<\/strong> featuring\u00a0plant-based meat, rice noodles, firm tofu, bokchoy, shiitake mushroom, gochujang, miso, sesame, chili oil, and nori.<\/p>\n

\"\"Vegan Tantanmen \/ IMAGE from Half Saints’ Instagram account<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From their breads, signature pastries, to hearty mains, Half Saints continues to captivate a growing community of food lovers in both the Philippines and Japan. Now, with its\u00a0 BGC branch, even more people will have the chance to experience what makes Half Saints a standout in the culinary scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exciting news for food enthusiasts! The iconic second branch of Half Saints is opening on the ground floor of Milestone Building on 5th Ave, BGC, and it\u2019s ready to make a big splash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,74,14],"tags":[5900,7265,4500,4165],"class_list":["post-59550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taguig","category-bakery-and-sweets","category-bonifacio-global-city","tag-artisanal-breads","tag-bakery-and-cafe-in-bgc","tag-bread","tag-half-saints"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59550","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=59550"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63508,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59550\/revisions\/63508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}