Mr. Jones

Makati lunch with sis before she went back to Singapore.  I highly recommend Mr. Jones!  It is located at Level 1, Greenbelt 5.   

We ordered Reuben's "Diner" Classic and Melted "Old Bay" Crab and Dory Thermidor. Must try! 

Slow Braised Corned Beef Brisket, Russian Dressing, Melted Gruyere & Emmental Cheese on Toasted Rye with Dijon Mustard and Horseradish (P 380)

Hollandaise & Mornay Sauce, Wilted Spinach, Herb Rice Pilaf & Fresh Lemon (395)

Now I suddenly miss my sister!

Jana

Vigan Food Trip!

8 hours of travel time, 24 hours of good food!

One round of food trip during our overnight stay at Vigan, Ilocos Sur!

Breakfast -- Plaza Burgos

Arrived at around 6AM.  We really wanted to get a feel of Vigan life so we decided to visit the food stalls by the plaza! It is located just right beside St. Paul Cathedral. Locals usually eat here after their morning jog. We had a heavenly yet affordable breakfast! Lomi is a must try!.

Lunch -- Cafe Leona

After dropping off our bags at the hotel, we went straight to Cafe Leona located at Crisologo Street. Of course, we ordered Vigan's very famous bagnet and longganisa!  

Afternoon Merienda -- Hidden Garden

Our calesa driver told us that we could not possibly leave the city without trying Hidden Garden's Empanada! Truly, it was delish! Not the usual empanada that you could buy inside the malls. It's crispy stuffed with egg, vigan longganisa and papaya.

Dinner & Drinks -- Uno Grille

Because we scheduled an early Pagudpud trip the next day, we ended our night by having dinner and drinks at Uno Grille. The restaurant is located at Bonifacio Street.  Great ambiance and exquisite food!

One of the best trips I've had! I would not mind a round 2! Anyone?

Jana

Best Japanese Ramen in the Philippines!!!

We had lunch at Shinjuku Ramen House last week to try its famous ramen!  It is located at Hercules St cor. Makati Ave.

I was totally surprised to see the place jampacked with Japanese people! A good sign that the restaurant serves authentic Jap ramen!

We ordered Shoyu ramen (P 240) and Sapporo ramen (P 245).  Both were good choices!

Best-selling Shoyu Ramen

Shinjuku's best gyoza is really worth a try!  It matches perfectly with your order of ramen!

Shinjuku's Gyoza: 4 pcs (P 175)



Best Japanese ramen in the Philippines I must say!

Jana

Capricciosa Ristorante italiano!

Last week, I was really craving for pizza so I googled all the Italian restaurants in Makati.  I finally saw Capricciosa located at Greenbelt 3.  I suggested this place to my friends for dinner since its pizza list looks really appetizing!

The restaurant has a very soothing ambiance! It will make you enjoy your food more. Capricciosa pizza and seafood spaghetti are worth trying!

This is a house specialty.  Southern Italian Napoleon style pizza topped with salami, bacon, mushroom, and bell peppers

(P 485)

Fresh seafood, peeled shrimp, sliced squid, tuna, mussels and clams in special tomato sauce, served with sauteed garlic

(P 365)

Delicious food! It did serve my pizza craving!
Jana

Yakimix Restaurant!

Hello, February! I finally got a new camera! Thanks to my sister. 

Last Friday, we went to Yakimix, Greenbelt for dinner.  I've been really intrigued about this P 580 worth buffet since they serve Japanese, Cantonese and Korean Cuisine.

The restaurant was jampacked! There was a long queue!  They do reservations but it has to be at least a week earlier.  Good thing is they give complimentary drinks to diners while they are waiting. 

After waiting and bugging the receptionist for almost 2 hours, we finally got a sit!

There were overwhelming choices that you would not know what to get first.

Japanese

Cantonese

Korean

They also serve dessert and ice cream buffet.  And oh, they give candle-lighted cakes to birthday celebrants!

Eating ice cream was a good way to end the meal!

It surely was worth the wait!

Jana

Kanin Club at Ayala Triangle

My sister has been hearing a lot about Kanin Club so she asked me to have lunch there before she head back to Singapore.  We ate at Ayala Triangle but there are two other branches: one at Ayala Technohub and the other one at Paseo de Sta. Rosa, Laguna (their first branch).

We ordered their very famous Crispy Dinuguan and Sinigang na Sinangag!  We also tried Kangkong Adobo on the side. 

Crispy Dinuguan (P 261)

Sinigang na Sinangag (P 224)

Kangkong Adobo (P 97)

The dishes are all good for two. Huge serving! We did not finish everything so we gave our take-outs to my condo's lobby guards for them to try as well!

I must say Kanin Club is one of the best Filipino restaurants in the country! Great Food.  Big Serving.  Reasonable Price.

Jana