A summary of all the new restaurants that opened this past week, featuring: a Legaspi Sunday market graduate that serves Portugese-style chicken, saucy ribs and legos and wickedly good hotdogs in the South, plus the latest buzz on what’s opening soon.
RECENTLY OPENED:
Frangos – Kamagong
Frangos, which used to be a stall at the Legaspi Sunday market, has finally opened a dine-in outlet serving their popular grilled Portugese-style peri-peri chicken.
No reservations accepted
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9595 Buma Building, Kamagong Street, Makati
+63 917 800-7777
Nommu Restobar – Metrowalk
Nommu offers Japanese fusion pica-picas, a selection of beer, wines and signature cocktails. This is their 2nd branch in the metro, find them in Tomas Morato as well.
Reservations are accepted
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Metrowalk, Meralco Ave., Ugong, Pasig
RB Cty / Rib City – Maginhawa
A fun and hip restaurant in the Maginhawa area specializing in ribs. It also offers open sandwiches, salads and other snacks like potato skin and quesadilla. In line with their restaurant concept, they encourage guests to play and build legos while waiting for orders.
Reservations are accepted
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63 Maginhawa st., UP Village, Quezon City
+63 917 871-4681
Wicked Dogs – Aguirre Ave.
Watch out burger joints, gourmet hotdogs might just be the next big thing. Wicked Dogs is all about specialty hotdog sandwiches, fries, sundaes, floats and ice cream.
No reservations accepted
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40 Aguirre Ave. cor. E. Ortigas St., BF Homes, Paranaque
+63 917 542-7399
Eighteen Bistro – Tomas Morato
Eighteen Bistro is a French and Italian restaurant that strives to prepare and serve honest to goodness food and handcrafted classic and signature drinks.
Reservations are accepted
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51B Scout Rallos St., Laging Handa, Quezon City
+63 917 595-0018
The Breadery – Ortigas Ave.
A unique bakery of globally inspired handcrafted artisan breads and pastries with premium ingredients and flavors freshly made by hand each and everyday.
No reservations accepted
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G/F, Emerald Mansion, Emerald Ave. Ortigas Center, Pasig
+63 2 656-7768
Florabel – Estancia Mall
A fine dining restaurant that offers an excellent spread of Filipino and continental dishes. Florabel has moved from their first home in Podium to Estancia Mall.
Reservations are accepted
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Capitol Commons, Meralco Ave. cor. Shaw Blvd., Kapitolyo, Pasig
+63 2 667-3220
Wingstop – Estancia Mall
Wingstop serves buffalo-style chicken wings that are cooked-to-order and served piping hot with one of their 9 savory flavors.
No reservations accepted
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Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Pasig
+63 2 706-3106
OPENING SOON:
Maisen – SM Megamall / Greenbelt / SM North
Another addition to Suyen Corporation (Bench group), Maisen is one of Japan’s most popular joints featuring their perfectly fried Tonkatsu using Kurobuta black pig and served with their signature sauce. It is expected to open its first branch in mid-2015.
Marugame Seimen – TBA
Also from Bench group, Marugame Seimen features 2 of everyone’s favorite Japanese dishes–udon and tempura. Since its inception in 2005, it has grown to over 300 outlets. Move over ramen, thick fatty udon is landing in Manila soon.
Pablo – Robinsons Manila
One of Tokyo’s most popular cake and cheese tart specialty shops. It is expected to open in July.
Crisostomo – Blue Bay Walk
A casual restaurant from celebrity chef, Florabel Co-Yatco. Aptly named after the protagonist in national hero Jose Rizal’s acclaimed novel, Noli Me Tangere, it serves classic Filipino dishes with a twist.
Mister Kabab – Mezza Residences
One of the country’s most popular and go-to restaurants for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes. Their bestsellers include: kabab, keema and the ox brain.
Moonleaf + Bunnies Cafe – Binondo
A new board game cafe in the heart of Binondo that will be serving you milk tea from Moonleaf, fresh coffee, comfort food such as rice meals, fries and pasta, and desserts. Their soft opening is on March 18. Now wouldn’t it be great if there were actual bunnies in the place? Look for this logo for now.
Chelsea Kitchen – Eastwood
Chelsea Kitchen is part of the Raintree Restaurants group, the same group that manages Saboten, Stella, Rocket Room and more. It offers a big selection of ‘Feel Good Food’ including pastas, pizzas, salads, burgers, desserts and more.
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