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Halfsaints private dining. HS/ SOCIALS
Half Saints launches private dining and studio

The versatile new space is located on the second floor of the QC restaurant

Virtue & Vice
Indulgent or intimate? This Poblacion speakeasy offers both sides

Virtue & Vice is a bar split in two—a speakeasy for intimate conversations over drinks, and a hangout for nights you won’t remember

cafe siriusdan
A Mandaluyong cafe built by a love for travel and craft

Tucked within the streets of Mandaluyong is a paradise for wanderlusts and café aficionados alike

banana chips savory flavor sour cream barbecue roasted garlic
Savory banana chips exist! I may never go back to sweet ones

Move over, original sweet banana chips! These barbecue-, sour cream-, and garlic-flavored variants are now my go-tos

rebel bakehouse and coffee shop maginhawa quezon city
Baguio’s famed bakehouse and cafe Rebel is now open in Maginhawa, QC

No need to hike up north to taste their laminated pastries. Best of all, you can preorder to secure your croissants and danishes before they run out

del union
Surftown’s favorite cafe finally makes it to Manila with Del Union

Same but different: Del Union brings the quality coffee of surftown down to the city, but with a different vibe

Silog, steak, and everything we love about Brunch Bureau’s menu

Whether you’re an early bird or a late riser, Brunch Bureau’s all-day brunch menu will be there for you when you’re ready

lj almendras holding two sweet rice cake with coconut caramel and chamoy
How a Filipino chef pulled off an artsy dinner with binakol, pandesal, and kakanin in NYC

Lj Almendras’ six-course menu for Nicole Coson’s exhibit opening at Silverlens New York is an extension of the show’s literal and metaphorical theme of vessels and a response to America’s past attempts to erase our culinary identity

matcha cafe
These matcha cafes might change your mind about tea

Aside from lattes, you can also enjoy matcha as ice cream, cake, and even mixed with your other favorite drinks

half saints brunch
Half Saints’ new menu turned me into a brunch person

Featuring a special pie from the Tokyo outpost, a brioche that induced happy tears, and bread pudding that ends the meal on a warm, sweet note