Move over BF Homes and Tomas Morato-Timog area! Kapitolyo is aggressively becoming a hotspot for foodies especially with new restaurants sprouting in the area. In the last month or so, we’ve seen at least 6 new eating destinations launched there, and at least 6 others in a 3-4 month period. What does that mean for us hungry hounds? The habit of eating (and eating more) is truly unbreakable.
Between Bites has rounded up all the new ones to target.
Between Bites TOP TEN NEW Kapitolyo Restaurants 2014
10. Tomahawk Chops Grill
Menu is very limited with five options for starters, which are onion rings, nachos, French fries, chicken fingers and squid rings, but they know to name the restaurant their strongest suit.
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What to Order:
Tomahawk Chop P295
Grilled or fried chops served with rice and one extra side. “Go dirty” rice option is available for P25. The Tomahawk Chop was fairly sized and at least an inch in thickness.
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It arrived with beautiful grilled marks and a glaze of barbecue sauce that had sweet and smoky notes
Tomahawk Chops and Grill
56-A East Capitol Drive, Kapitolyo
Pasig City, Philippines
0917 840 9876
Operation Hours: 6pm to 11pm (but lunch hours start soon)
Tomahawk Chops and Grill Flickr Set
9. Red Panda
Red Panda Bistro in Kapitolyo is a two-storey restaurant that offers Chinese and French cuisine. The dining area’s interior design is simple, modern, yet impressive. They have an open kitchen where you can see cooks hard at work in their huge stage.
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Red Panda Bistro Kapitolyo Pasig
What to Order:
Crispy Chicken Mango Salad P217
Deep fried breaded chicken strips, romaine, green lettuce, ripe mango, and grape tidbits in mango dressing
Tri Color Ravioli P315
Freshly made tri-colored raviolis stuffed with truffled roasted duck meat, served in truffle cream sauce, with fresh basil leaves, and grated 18th month Parmesan cheese.
Red Panda Bistro
East Capitol Drive,
Kapitolyo, Pasig City
Operation Hours: 12nn to 12mn
(02) 475 0877
8. Avi Bistro
Avi Bistro has simple but charming homey interiors with spots of interesting chic trimmings. The right wall is a two-toned brick wall with the upper half oyster-colored and the bottom, red-painted.
Written on the wall are the words, “Home brought closer to you,” which is an indication of what the kitchen repertoire is. Avi Bistro aims to make you feel right at home, relaxed and enjoying their comfort dishes
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What to Order:
Papa Jack’s Crispy Chicken Adobo Overload P210
With choice of rice or mashed potato, 3 hours slow cooked chicken legs in Avi Bistro’s rich adobo sauce infused with dark chocolate and gravy
Seaside Samba Diablo Pasta P250
Sautéed seafood in rich and spicy marinara
Amigo Crisanto’s Chili Con Carne P155
Choice of rice or nacho chips, sautéed ground beef infused with spices and topped with sour cream
Price points at Avi Bistro are very affordable. Their Chili Con Carne as an appetizer can likely serve 2-3 people while waiting for their mains. The sautéed ground beef is mixed with smashed refried beans and brown pinto beans then garnished with chopped green chilies, cheese, and sour cream.
Avi Bistro
D-Strip, 20 United Street,
Kapitolyo, Pasig City
(63) 926 6485637
Operation Hours: Daily: 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 11pm
7. Greeka Kouzina
Greeka Kouzina is a modern Greek Taverna that offers salads, pasta and classic Greek favorites. The restaurant’s interiors provide a cozy dining ambiance with upholstered areas with geometric patterns, white walls, beautiful blue chairs and colorful lantern-looking droplights
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What to Order:
Htipiti (Feta Roast Pepper Dip) P215
I love htipiti since I love feta cheese. Greeka Kouzina’s version has chopped spicy roasted peppers and onions combined with generous serving of feta cheese, finished with olive oil. The brined curd white cheese was slightly sweet, sharp and tangy similar to goat cheese.
Striploin P540
I love Paidakia but decided to go Striploin on this venture. I wanted to add a side of Halloumi cheese but it wasn’t available that evening. Greeka Kouzina’s striploin weighs 300g according to the wait staff. the dry rub on the beef had good flavors going for it.
Arni Keftedes Pasta P195
We ordered another side dish which is the lamb meatballs pasta.
Greeka Kouzina’s creamy lamb meatball pasta served with spaghetti and parmesan cheese was a great company to the striploin. I wouldn’t mind ordering it again.
Greeka Kouzina(Kapitolyo Pasig)
G/F D Strip Complex, United Street,
Kapitolyo, Pasig City
Operation Hours: Mon to Sun 11am to 10pm
(02) 218 4859 / (63) 917 859 7953
6. Hiyas Modern Cuisine
Hiyas has simple interiors that crosses modernity but has traditional sentiments. I love the use of space and mason jar droplights. There seems to be a reading area on the right with shelves of books displayed.
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What to Order:
Hiyas Kare Kare P290 (Solo)
Stewed ox-tail, ox-tripe in rich peanut sauce and coconut milk
The Hiyas Kare Kare also satisfied immensely and had me eating spoonfuls of rice with the nutty creamy sauce battling with the saltiness of the shrimp paste. It had enough ox tripe to not leave me wanting and meat and fat on the ox tail to get my meaty desires gratified.
Hiyas Trio Adobo P325
This was a sampler plate of all the variants of adobo Hiyas can dish out. It includes Adobong Pusit sa Gata, Adobong Baboy sa Achuete, Tinuyo na Adobong Manok (spicy).
Hiyas Modern Filipino Comfort Food
20 United St.,
Baranggay Kapitolyo, Pasig City
5. Sentro
I’ve frequented Sentro in their Greenbelt branch many years ago. I was one of those vocal fanatics of their famed Sinigang na Corned Beef, Roast Chicken and Sentro Garlic Steak among others. They have recently opened at the Capitol Commons compound. Try their Keso Flan!
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Championing Breakfast Time at Sentro
4. Edgy Veggy
Vegetarian dishes can be delicious contrary to what you think.
What to Order:
Fried Dumplings P120
5pcs shiitake and leek dumpling hand-wrapped in our home-made dough served with Ponzu sauce. It’s also available steamed.
Korean Rice Meal P240
Pan-seared tofu with applesauce mushroom bulgogi, spicy bibimbap style vegetable rice with a side salad and kimchi
Edgy Veggy
#3 Brixton Street, Pasig City
0917 847 4831
3. St. Patrick’s
St. Patrick’s is a new watering hole in Kapitolyo pegged on an “Irish Pub” concept. They have yummy bar chows and a long list of drinks from local to imported beers and cocktails.
St. Patrick’s
24-D East Capitol Drive,
Kapitolyo, Pasig City
02 6544881 / 63 905 3160816
2. Calderon
Calderon is a Spanish Kitchen and Tapas Bar that serves authentic home-style Spanish food, tapas, sangrias, wine and beers inside a homely, warm-lighted interior.
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What to Order:
Bandeja de Jamon, Chorizo y Quezo Php 800
I particularly liked the one that tasted like Parma ham coated in some sheet of honey. There was a mix of slightly sweet, salty and creamy taste between that and a bite of the cheese, perfectly washed down with the faintly fruity Sangria.
Gambas Al Ajillo Php 280
Calderon’s Gambas Al Ajillo was close to faultless with all that’s savory and garlicky really soaked in the meat of the shrimps. The serving was just right with several pieces on the dish.
Calderon Cocina Tapas Y Bebidas
United St. Brgy Kapitolyo
238-2264 (Landline); 0926-7279465 (Globe); 0919-8060358 (Smart)
Email: calderontapas@yahoo.com
1. Open Kitchen by 48 Concepts
Its restaurant façade with floor length glasses is in white and earth tones. One can see straight through the dining room from the outside whose focal point is the well-lighted open kitchen that gives diners full view of the action.
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What to Order:
Pumpkin Soup with Vanilla Ice Cream P
Just order it. It’s brilliant.
Steamed Bamboo Shells P290
Garlic / White Wine / Chili
I was ecstatic to see bamboo shells on the menu since I missed bamboo shells in tausi sauce at Mann Hann. Open Kitchen serves their bamboo shells sautéed in garlic and white wine. I wanted a little more heat but loved the light, clean taste of the dish with the slithery velvety texture of the seafood that has an inside crunch.
Ribeye Steak P960
I just had this Thurs last week and it was great. I won’t mind returning to Open Kitchen for their rib-eye.
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Open Kitchen by 48 Concepts
71-B East Capitol Drive, Kapitolyo
Pasig City, Philippines
(02) 738 0102 / (0927) 443 9061
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