{"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":"2026-08-18T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:45:52","slug":"half-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/half-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"(CLOSED) Half Saints in BGC: A Culinary Haven Bridging Cultures and Palates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half Saints<\/strong> is preparing for its next chapter in Metro Manila, with a new and larger BGC location on the way<\/strong> and another branch set to open at The Grid Food Market in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati<\/strong> this September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The restaurant served its final weekend at its former<\/strong> ground-floor space at Milestone Building along 5th Avenue, BGC, on August 16<\/strong>, as it prepares to move to a new location just down the block. It opened its BGC branch in May 2025<\/strong>, expanding beyond its original Quezon City location and introducing more diners to its contemporary approach to Filipino flavors, breads, pastries, and desserts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to founder Christine Roque<\/strong>, the move will give Half Saints more room to develop its restaurant, bakery, and overall dining experience<\/strong> as the brand continues to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d like to connect with the community in a new way. It\u2019s about growing in it\u201d,<\/em> Roque said. \u201cOur current home allowed us to become part of this community, meet so many new guests, and understand what Half Saints can become here. Now we have the opportunity to build the next version of it”<\/em>, she added<\/p>\n

While construction on its new BGC home is underway<\/strong>, guests can continue visiting the Half Saints Quezon City branch<\/strong> for restaurant dining, bakery offerings, and private dining. The exact address and opening date of the new Half Saints BGC location<\/strong> will be announced soon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The brand is also expanding further across Metro Manila with an upcoming branch at The Grid Food Market, Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati<\/strong>, scheduled to open on September 16, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

\"\"IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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":15,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68874,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59550\/revisions\/68874"}],"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}]}}