EATS

5 out-of-Manila bakeries worth the trip

Whether you’re going on a road trip up north or down south, these patisseries and viennoiseries are worthy destinations

Biscuit Battle: The best biscuits you can buy at grocery stores

The best biscuit is subjective, but boy do we have opinions

Museya Kafé by Margarita Forés is one more reason to go to Ayala Museum

Complete your museum day out with delicious fare at the newly opened museum cafe

You can still have a good time at Key Coffee even if you don’t drink coffee

Go to the modernized kissaten for the hand-drip coffee, stay for the brain chemistry-altering appetizers

At Kodawari’s IRL gyudon shop, the bowls are king(-sized) and the veg plates divine

There’s more to the IG-famous gyudon shop than its Japanese party trays: New chicken, salmon, and steak bowls, small plates with big flavors, merch, prints by local artists, and an immersive toilet experience

Learn pottery basics over a full merienda spread at this heritage house

Provincial kitchen Casa Luisa and Kibo Studios’ Reine So are curating the perfect afternoon filled with hands-on pottery—and of course—a full merienda spread

Spotted Pig is the ‘it’ cafe of the moment, but its menu can take it to go-to status

A few menu items you can’t miss are the tapa, torta Cebuana, kougin amann, and the chai latte

New coffee shops on our radar

Looking for new spots to get your caffeine fix?