Serenitea

Betty’s Greenhills milk tea source comes closer to home. Enjoy bubble tea and peppery pulutan galore at Serenitea.

Bonheur Café

Betty finds free wifi and cold coffee a short walk from where she gets her car fixed—as well as lots of food options and a place to hang out during extensive repairs.

Café Mary Grace

As the days fly by, Betty enjoys new dishes–and some fast favorites–with the cozy ambiance at free wifi at Café Mary Grace in Town Center.

Aussie Café – A New Personal Favorite

Betty finds new haunts for the new year… such as Sydney’s Aussie Café Resto in Filinvest.

BoNa Coffee in Westgate now Open 24 Hours!

Good news to all nocturnal creatures! BoNa Coffee in Westgate is now open 24 hours, 7 days a week. See the full announcement for their poster and discount details.

Remaking a Classic: McDonald’s ATC

One of the most prominent landmarks and meeting places in Alabang just got a facelift! Betty and Wria visit the new McDonald’s and McCafé on the hill.

D’Palazzo’s Café

Always on the lookout for new small village cafés, Betty and Wria try out D’Palazzo’s Café in Casimiro.

KopiRoti in Pergola, BF Homes

There’s a new café alternative in BF—the first KopiRoti branch in the South opens in Pergola Mall at Phase 1.

Churrito Café—Churros and A Whole Lot More

Betty goes in search of churros and finds a mind-blowing range of options at Churrito Café.

Some Thoughts on Slacking Off (Or, What Total Service Stations are Perfect for—Aside from Gas)

The post title says it all—Betty contemplates the remains of a long weekend over coffee at Café Bonjour in Total.

Hot Food, Free Wifi at CW Lifestyle Café

Betty finds the perfect mobile office in CW Lifestyle Café at SM Southmall.

BoNa Coffee and Bohemian Nation Trading Co. Open Their Doors in Westgate

Betty visits the new branch of BoNa Coffee in Westgate and discovers the delightful treasures of the Bohemian Nation Trading Co. just next door.

Las Paellas Café - The café latte secret

I like my café lattes, nice and iced in the middle of the day, and steaming hot early in the morning and late at night (no, it doesn’t keep me up, but while we’re on the topic, have you tried Nescafé Relax? It’s coffee—decaf, of course—with chamomile extracts, and no matter how oxymoronic it may […]

Fresh From the Farm: Rediscovering Gourmet’s Cafe

Over the last few years, there’s been a huge boom in commercial activity in Tagaytay… lots of new cafés, restaurants, hotels, and spas, giving the weekend warrior more to do there than just sit and contemplate the horizon (though contemplation is one of the best things to do in Tagaytay). There are always places to […]

Steak and Ice Cream - A simple village meal

When we featured Steak Station, the steak place along President’s Avenue that serves steak for only 99 bucks, a lot of people sent in comments to share their own steak secrets. One of our readers directed us to Steak of the Nation, a then-newly opened place along Onelia Jose in BF Resort Village, which serves […]

Figaro - Comfort food cafe

The other day my sister was bewailing the dearth of good caf�s�real caf�s, the kind that serve both coffee drinks and hot food, preferably on breakable plates�in Manila. There are the coffeeshops, to be sure, which are great when you want a quick coffee on the go and perhaps a pastry or two. But caf�s […]

UCC Coffee Cafe Terrace at Westgate

Life is full of strange ironies and funny coincidences. The other day my sister, her husband, and I were eating at UCC Coffee Caf� Terrace in Westgate, and my friend called to ask what that �mahal na coffeeshop in Westgate� was. Without skipping a beat, I answered �UCC. Andito kami ngayon.�

Whenever anyone refers to an […]

Kartini Asia - An oasis in Town

If you close your eyes, or train them away from the large poster overhead featuring Dawn Zulueta�s, er, back, you can almost forget that you�re in Town Center. The garden is quiet and calm, the ceiling fan in the gazebo rotates lazily overhead, and drops of water from the fountain trickle merrily into the landscaped […]

Go Nuts Cupcakes! Yum!

My sister and I have a new addiction: Go Nuts Cupcakes. The other night I was over at their house for dinner and she managed to convince me to make a quick run to Go Nuts in Westgate for a box of six. Nothing to it, really, especially since parking is such a joy in […]

A Bali Blends Vacation

I am the sort of unusual creature who actually likes airline food. I learned to eat Moussaka on a trip to Malaysia (yes, I find it terribly strange that they served Moussaka on a trip to an Asian country; I wish I had been going to Greece instead). More recently, still on a trip […]