{"id":8984,"date":"2015-06-04T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T06:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/restaurant\/?p=8984"},"modified":"2019-09-20T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:03:07","slug":"zaan-japanese-tea-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/quezon-city\/zaan-japanese-tea-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaan Japanese Tea House in QC: A Japanese Home Cooking Bistro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While most Japanese restaurants offer fine dining, you can find solace at <\/span><b>Zaan Japanese Tea House<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as it reflects comfort and style in both the interior and food. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34818\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Its concept is a Japanese home-cooking bistro conceived by <strong>Non Iwamoto,<\/strong>\u00a0continually being given life by a dedicated Filipino team.<\/p>\n<p>One of their best-sellers\u00a0is the <b>Zaru Soba (Plain Soba- Php 220),<\/b>\u00a0made with chilled buckwheat soba noodles and served with nori, soy sauce, plum, wasabi, and spring onions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/09\/07\/quezon-city-one-day-guide-the-dream-city-of-the-north\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quezon City One-Day Guide: The Dream City of the North<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34819\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-4-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Zaru Soba (Plain Soba- Php 220)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>Classic Onigiri<\/strong>, on the other hand, is comprised of three pieces of Japanese rice balls\u00a0with three flavors. <strong>Tamago (Php 180), Salmon (Php 220),<\/strong> and <strong>Tuna (Php 220)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They also serve a mix of all three <strong>(Php 200)<\/strong> for those who want to try everything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34820\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-5-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-5-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Tamago (Php 180), Salmon (Php 220), Tuna (Php 220) and a\u00a0mix of all three\u00a0(Php 200)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The savory Japanese pancake <strong>Okonomiyaki<\/strong> also comes in three flavors. You can choose from either pork<strong> (Php 250)<\/strong>, squid <strong>(Php 260),<\/strong> or both <strong>(Php 290)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34821\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-8-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Pork\u00a0(Php 250), Squid\u00a0(Php 260)\u00a0or both\u00a0(Php 290).\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After a filling meal, make sure to try their\u00a0<strong>Warabimochi<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(Php 100)<\/strong>, a jelly-like confection typically eaten during tea time. It is made from bracken starch and covered or dipped in soybean flour.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8985\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-3_web-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zaan (3)_web\" width=\"704\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-3_web-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-3_web-181x218.jpg 181w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-3_web-497x600.jpg 497w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-3_web.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>WATASHI WAGASHI. Usually, types made of mocha, wagashi refers to Japanese sweets often served with tea. Warabimochi is one type of wagashi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Aside from the snacks their menu offers, they also sell <strong>TsokoFino<\/strong>, boxed chocolates with <em>pili<\/em> nuts that you\u00a0can opt to have in boxes <strong>(Large &#8211; Php 650 \/ Medium &#8211; Php 280 \/ Small &#8211; Php 190).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8988\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-2_-resized-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Zaan (2)_ resized\" width=\"850\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What&#8217;s more to love about Zaan Japanese Tea House is that you get to experience authentic Japanese culture through their tea ceremonies and cooking lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They also have Nihongo chit-chat nights, a perfect time for their best-selling favorites such as Japanese rice and noodle dishes, desserts, and beverages like beer and sake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34822\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-1-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/06\/Zaan-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get here<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By car: From Quezon Memorial Circle, take the Quezon Ave onto Timog Ave. Turn right to Mother Ignacia. Zaan is on the left side, ground floor of Norfil Building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer\u2019s Japanese and English Magazine September 2019 issue.<br \/>\nUpdated as of September 12, 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find solace at Zaan Japanese Tea House as it reflects comfort and style in both the interior and food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,9,4249],"tags":[4074,4136,3834,4141,4144,4143,4145,4142],"class_list":["post-8984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-quezon-city","category-quezon-city-restaurant-2019","tag-quezon-city-eats","tag-quezon-city-restaurant","tag-quezon-city-restaurants","tag-zaan-japanese-tea-house","tag-zaan-japanese-tea-house-menu","tag-zaan-japanese-tea-house-philippines","tag-zaan-japanese-tea-house-qc","tag-zaan-japanese-tea-house-quezon-city"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8984","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=8984"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34846,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8984\/revisions\/34846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}