Great tasting food you have not tasted before can found here. Good way to experiment. Bring with you about 150 pesos or even less.

Sadly, it is only open on Saturday and Sundays from 6 A.M. to 2 P.M.

They are on the corner of 30th street and 9th avenue (in front of The Spa at Bonifacio High Street)

In their website:

Inspired by the outdoor markets of Mercato Centrale in Florence and the Boroughs Market in London, Mercato Centrale at Bonifacio Global City is an innovative weekend lifestyle market with unique, great tasting food finds that you won’t find anywhere around the metro! Mercato also has an extensive selection of healthy and organic fruits, vegetables and livestock, all located in a clean, comfortable, well-ventilated and organized setting.

Visit their website: http://www.mercatocentrale.ph/

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I’m not really a fan of Chowking. The best Chinese foods are found in Chinatown or in Binondo. Frankly, Chowking’s taste is nowhere near to the best tasting authentic Chinese cuisine.

But when I want a quick, affordable and decent meal whenever I’m out roaming around Metro Manila. For less than 100 pesos, it adds another day of my life.

Chowking is one of the fast food restaurants that first get into my mind and my sight. Thanks to their aggressive advertisement and outlet location.

Telephone number:
(02) 988-88
(02) 702-8888

Website:
http://www.chowking.com/

Here are the Chowking branches in Metro Manila:

1. Angora Parking Complex
   Pasig City, Metro Manila
2. Araneta Square
   Caloocan City, Metro Manila
3. Airport Citimall Dr. A. Santos Ave.
   Parañaque City, Metro Manila
4. Aurora Arcade
   Aurora Arcade, Alabang-Zapote Rd.
   Las Piñas City, Metro Manila
5. Banawe Fortune Center
   Banawe St.
   Quezon City, Metro Manila
6. Berma Center
   Parañaque City, Metro Manila
7. Blumentritt
   1633 – 1635 Blumentritt
   Manila, Metro Manila
8. Boni Ave. cor. Sto. Rosario St.
   Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
9. Carriedo – Quiapo
   668 Carriedo St., Quiapo
   Manila, Metro Manila
10. Chinabank Branch
    8745 Paseo de Roxas, Bel-Air
    Makati City, Metro Manila
11. Dapitan
    Dapitan St., Sampaloc
    Manila, Metro Manila
12. Divisoria
    832 Gopoco Bldg, Juan Luna St., Divisoria
    Manila, Metro Manila
13. Duty Free
    Duty Free Shopping Center, NAIA
    Parañaque City, Metro Manila
14. EDSA Central
    EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd.
    Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
15. E. Rodriguez
    1054 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
16. Escolta
    E. Rodriguez St., Escolta
    Manila, Metro Manila
17. Evacom
    8188 Dr. A. Santos
    Parañaque City, Metro Manila
18. Ever Gotesco Commonwealth
    LG/F Ever Gotesco Commonwealth, Commonwealth Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
19. Ever Gotesco Ortigas
    2/F Ever Gotesco Ortigas, Ortigas Ave. Ext.
    Pasig City, Metro Manila
20. Festival Supermall
    1/F Festival Supermall, Filinvest Corporate, Alabang
    Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila
21. Giselle’s Park Plaza
    101 Giselle’s Park Plaza, EDSA cor. Taft Ave.
    Pasay City, Metro Manila
22. Glorietta 5
    2/Lvl. Glorietta 5, Ayala Center
    Makati City, Metro Manila
23. Greenhills Shopping Center
    Annapolis Carpark Arcade, Annapolis St., Greenhills
    San Juan, Metro Manila
24. Guadalupe Commercial Center
    Guadalupe Commercial Center, EDSA Ave.
    Makati City, Metro Manila
25. Harrison Plaza
    1/F Harrison Plaza, A. Mabini St. cor. M. Adriatico St.
    Manila, Metro Manila
26. Hidalgo – Quiapo
    809 R. Hidalgo St.
    Manila, Metro Manila
27. Isetann
    3/F Isetann Recto, C.M. Recto
    Manila, Metro Manila
28. Kamuning
    Centrum Bldg., Kamuning
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
29. Malate
    Ma. Orosa
    Manila, Metro Manila
30. Market! Market!
    Market! Market!, Bonifacio Global City
    Taguig City, Metro Manila
31. Munoz
    354 Roosevelt Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
32. Pacific Star Building
    G/F Pacific Star Bldg. Makati Ave.
    Makati City, Metro Manila
33. Padre Faura
    Padre Faura St., Ermita
    Manila, Metro Manila
34. Pasay City
    309 Sen Gil Puyat Ave.
    Pasay City, Metro Manila
35. Pasong Tamo (Chino Roces Ave.)
    Potenciana Bldg. Pasong Tamo St.
    Makati City, Metro Manila
36. Pedro Gil
    1580 Taft Ave. cor. Pedro Gil
    Manila, Metro Manila
37. Philcoa
    Commonwealth Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
38. Robinsons Galeria
    Robinson’s Galleria Mall
    EDSA cor. Ortigas Ave.
39. San Bartolome
    Nova Square, Quirino Highway, Novaliches
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
40. Sangandaan
    Gen. San Miguel Ave.
    Caloocan City, Metro Manila
41. SM Centerpoint
    SM Centerpoint, Ramon Magsaysay Blvd. cor. Araneta Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila
42. SM City Manila
    4/F SM City Manila, Concepcion cor. Arroceros and San Marcelino St.
    Manila, Metro Manila
43. SM Southmall
    Almanza Alabang-Zapote
    Las Piñas City, Metro Manila
44. Star Mall Edsa
    Starmall Manuela Complex, EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd.
    Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
45. St. Francis Square (at the back of SM Mega Mall)
    G/F St. Francis Square, Bank Drive Wack-Wack
    Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
46. Welcome Rotonda
    Welcome Rotonda, E. Rodriguez Ave.
    Quezon City, Metro Manila

I like their food, though not that super spectacular, but decent enough for another visit.

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I got these photos from a group in Facebook.

Lighthouse Anda Monument Intramuros

Market in Ermita

More photos:

Malacanang Entrance

Escolta bridge

Escolta street, this used to be Manila’s affluent business center.

Escolta 1884

Escolta 1920s

Escolta Street.

Calle Nozaleda Ermita

Malacanang 1926

Manila Cathedral 1900s

Manila Cathedral 1900s

Pasig River 1900s

Plaza Miranda Quiapo 1930s

Puente de Espana 1900s

Quiapo Church 1930s

Quiapo Church

Sto Domingo Gate, the Western Entrance of Intramuros.

Quiapo Church 1930s

Sampaloc Street 1900s

Tutuban Railway 1900s

I went home overly satisfied. Will surely go back there.

Here is the Singing Cooks and Waiters Address and contact information:
Ongpauco Building
Sta Monica Street Corner Roxas Boulevard
1300 Pasay Metro Manila
Phone: +63(2)8315015

The Singing Cooks and Waiters facade.

The singing Waiters and Waitresses

Our food.

Fried Chicken, so yummy.

The waiter jotting down our order. On the mirror’s reflection is me.

The effeminate waiter confidently poses before my Nikon D40. Hahaha..

Here he is again.

I was in my adventurous self again. I went out walking along C. Raymundo in Pasig City to look for a new place to eat. It was just near from where i live though. Then i found an unknown pizza outlet named, 5th Avenue.

I only brought about 130 pesos in my pocket. I thought that amount was enough in this unknown pizza outlet. But when i looked at the prices. Oh, no. Anyway, i chose the food that was below 100 pesos. It was Crispy BBQ Fish Fillet, its a piadinas. Piadinas is an Italian origin flatbread. The appearance is like the Mexican taco. I brought the food home.

When I took my first bite, it was WOW. I really like the taste! The 95 peso price was worth it.

5th Avenue is Filipino owned. It is a New York inspired pizza company, just like the more popular Yellow Cab pizza.

5th Avenue information:
Pasig
C Raymundo Avenue, Pasig City
Tel numbers: 974-1111, 666-6316

Fort Bonifacio
Tel numbers: 974-4444, 856-6699

Map of Pasig City here.

Found this at the Inquirer.net new site.

Although, i’m not exactly a pork lover, i find it dirty in my opinion. Adobo Republic makes it up for me. The dish i ate from was soo tasty, i think it was the Hot and Spicy pork, cost 120 a meal, albeit no drinks included yet. And to add, i only eat half a cup of rice in my every meal, but i ate it all. It was that good.

And yeah, their customer service is good too. I recommend Adobo Republic!

I was at their Claro M. Recto Avenue branch, just few meters from University of the East.

This is Adobo Republic’s contact information:
Adobo Republic
2069 Claro M. Recto Street
Sampaloc 1015 Manila Metro Manila
Phone: +63(2)7338468

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To beat the summer is by spending inside air conditioned malls such as SM. I was roaming around, looking for an unconquered place, thus i found the not so crowded coffee corner named The Tea Republic.

They also offer shakes, coffee, pastries, cakes. I ordered a shake, they called it Republique Red Currant.

When my shake was served, there was no tissue. It was a minus in my opinion. So i just continued reading the magazine that i brought. After more than hour, i decided to go home. I was about ten meters away from the Tea Republic when their male attendant ran after me, and asked me, “Sir, nakapagbayad na po ba kayo?”

I was annoyed, “May receipt do’n sa table.” So i walked back and went to the table and took the receipt. I threw the receipt to him. I got guilty after doing that though, hehe..

I was annoyed not because i was insulted, i did not feel insulted at all, but because of their sloppy customer service i was getting. No tissue provided, and they could not manage their billings well.

And yeah, their 130 peso Republique Red Currant, tasted ordinary. Not distinct. Negligible.

The Tea Republic Contact information:
Pacific Star Building
G/F, Pacific Star Building, Makati Ave.
Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 848-0270

Enterprise Center
3/F, 6766 The Enterprise Center,
Paseo de Roxas corner Ayala Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 856-2298

Finger Lickin’ Good at Bacolod Chicken Inasal. A Bad Experience.

Why finger lickin good?

Please read on why…

Last December 1, after our football team won our third match. We went straight to Greenhills Shopping Center to somehow celebrate that victory.

The group decided that we eat at Bacolod Chicken Inasal. Bacolod Chicken is at located at the G-Strip, right in front of Greenhills Shopping Center, in the parking lot.

My team mates and club mates ordered their own meals, and I myself ordered Lumpia, forgot the exact price, but I believe it was less than 100 pesos. I chose lumpia because it was cheaper.

We waited for more than 20 minutes for the meals to arrive in our table, until I heard something that I find it hard to believe. “Sir, sorry po, wala na pong lumpia.” (Sorry sir, there are no more lumpia). I tried to control myself, and I did. In my mind I was saying: “What?!! I waited for more than 20 minutes for my food, only to be told that there are no more lumpia!”

I thought that the lumpia was given to another customer, perhaps a friend of theirs or a celebrity that happened to eat at Bacolod Chicken Inasal.

I just asked their manager if he could allow to bring in food from outside. He nodded and apologized. So I ran to Kentucky Fried Chicken and bought a Box Snack Meal or something like that.

Some food establishments give freebies to their customers if the former mess up their service. I was not given, even a free drink. I even paid for their cold coffee with a bland flavor.

Have you experienced something similar that I’ve had with Bacolod Chicken Inasal?