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Makati City, Quezon City
We love to eat—A LOT! Here's Lemi's breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, dinner, sit-down, takeaway, and delivery favorites. 🍗🍕🍟🍦🥡🍰🍡🍱🥪🌮🥨
Updated 4 years ago
Double deep-fried pork belly! You get a whole styrofoam container that's good for about three people (or two very hungry officemates) for only PHP100 (around USD2)! Best eaten with Mang Tomas (pork liver sauce) and Coke!
Don Carlos Palanca Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
I'm mostly here for their Pita Fries (which @pam always shares with me; thank you 💚), but the falafels are also pretty darn good! 😋
- +63 917 622 7258
Level 4 Greenbelt 3 Cinemas, Ayala Center, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.falafelyo.com/
"I only like milk tea if it's from CoCo." -@pam 😝 We're still waiting for GrabFood to make this available for delivery again! We've been Panda Milk Tea deprived for weeks 😢
Ground Floor, Century City Mall, Kalayaan Avenue, Poblacion, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.coco-tea.ph/
Our go-to lunch place. It has more than ten food kiosks, each hawking a different type of fares! My favorites include the Old Fashioned Tapa for spicy tapa, Chang Thai for pad thai, and Suki-Gyouza for gyoza. (Special mention: Komoro Bento's Niku Udon) 🐂🍜🥟
JSCO Building, 119 Dela Rosa Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/thepantreeph/
Char Kway Teow + Roti Canai foreverrr 😋
- +63027293333
Second Floor Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- http://www.bananaleaf.com.ph
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I'm not really fond of burgers, but I'll keep coming back here for the onion rings 😛
- +63 2 8400 4453
Level 1, Greenbelt 2, Ayala Center, Greenbelt, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- http://momentgroup.ph/8cuts-burger-blends/
I will always (okay, most of the time) say yes to Chatime! They have the most pearls from all of the milk tea chains, which is why they're currently at the top of my list. 😋
Level 3, The Enterprise Center, Ayala Avenue, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Not exceptional, but pretty good Italian food. Pasta is al dente, and servings are filling (although they look small). 🍝
- +63 925 555 3281
Ground Floor Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Legazpi Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.bistroravioli.com/
Very affordable (it's even cheaper than Chiang Thai in Pantree)! Food's a hit and miss, but even the hits aren't too remarkable. Got the Pad See Yu, which was super salty. They're still new so I hope they can still improve!
- +6325533482
F&M Lopez II Building, 109 C. Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Korean Fried Chicken! 🇰🇷🍗 The Chicken Chops are the best!!! I also love their Chap Chae but sometimes its too sweet 🤔
- +6326598080
Greenbelt 1, 139 Paseo De Roxas Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- http://www.bonchon.com.ph
2
Our new favorite milk tea place! Great variety of choices, super affordable, and near the office. Plus plus plus points for tea that's freshly brewed!!! 🍵
- +63 966 351 8977
Ground Floor LPL Towers, 107 Gallardo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.ersao.com.ph/
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Malaysian fusion food! Recommended (and very hyped up) by @theoneandonlytrish. Exceeded expectations! I got the Wanton Mee (Dry) which came with a side of wonton soup and a delish serving of char siew. 😋 The clear winner, though, was @pam and @mela's Curry Pan Mee! 🏆 Extra points for the friendly staff and swift service!
- +63028246527
Ground Floor Victoria De Makati, De La Rosa Street, Pio del Pilar, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/pg/CCFJDelight
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Had our Lemi holiday lunch here! 💚 My personal favorites include the Squid Ink Mafaldine, Casarecce Caccio E Pepe, the Stracciatella, and the vanilla ice cream x Cereal Polvoron combo! 😋 The Kimchi Fried Rice and the Chicken and Biscuits were also good, though!
- +6328339799
Ground Floor, Frabelle Business Center, 108 Rada Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- http://www.wildflour.com.ph
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Food lab of Gallery by Chele, where the chefs test their latest creations! Had the six course tasting menu, of which the stand-outs (for me, at least) were the 8-10 (Octopus-Pinakbet-Shallots), the Heritage (Kare-Kare-Banana Heart-Jamon Iberico), and the Turf (Wagyu-Laing-Smoked Roselle). Special shoutout to the Snap (Red Snapper-Cacao-Eggplant, @cheryl's favorite) and the Torrija (Coconut-Rum-Brioche)!
Fifth Floor, Clipp Center, 11th Avenue corner 39th Street Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.stvdiolab.com/
First discovered this tapa place in Legazpi Sunday Market; and I was thrilled to know they have a regular spot right across the office! 😋 I always get it spicy 🔥
119 Dela Rosa Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines
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One of @mela's coffee spots! ☕️ We're gonna have to try their Taco Tuesdays one of these days—unlimited tacos for PHP 680!
- +63 917 164 6655
Cojuanco and Sons Building, C Palanca corner Dela Rosa Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/pg/Tacovengo
Huge pizzas for cheap (when you have the loyalty card)! The Mac & Cheese is surprisingly good. One of our favorite deliveries, no question 😋
- +6328958888
#1 Constellation Street, Barangay Bel-air, Makati Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.angelspizza.com.ph/store-branches
Go-to Japanese fast food lunch place! A Tonkatsu Bento, which comes with cabbage, rice, and miso soup at PHP 169? Score! 💪🏼 The soba's pretty decent too.
- +63 945 571 3722
The Pantree Food Hall, JCSO Building, Dela Rosa Corner Castro Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.komoro.co/
Cold tea that comes in cute reusable tumblers! They have some pretty awesome merch in the space beside their tiny "kitchen" ✊🏼 New favorite: Oolong Slayer, their rendition of milk tea—complete with pearls!
- +63027753822
Ground Floor Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/upyourante/
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New wave Japanese food that's absolutely heavenly! 👅 In photos: Aburi Maki sampler (salmon skin, truffled steak, scallop and tuna, kimchi prawn and enoki) and Hangar Steak. Not in photos (but my favorite): Uni Udon!!! 🥢
- +63025768446
Second Floor Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.facebook.com/oomaph/
The cheapest meal to be awarded a Michelin star is now in Manila! I didn't order the Soya Chicken—the hawker's claim to fame—but the Roasted Pork, Char Siew, and Noodles with Sambal were all delicious (and super cheap!). 😋 The Fried Dumplings were also really good. 🍤
3 West St, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Build your own pasta shop 5 minutes away from the office. Choose your own sauce, type of pasta (whole wheat options available), and toppings. They didn't have the dough to make their pizzas while we visited, which only gives us an excuse to come back another time! 🍝
- +63027712581
Ground Floor Planters Buillding, 109 Esteban Street, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://www.trufa.ph/
@mela and I found this gem in a bazaar (Medicard's VegFest) in Legazpi Active Park. It's a meat-free, dairy-free snack made of fruits, oats, nuts, seeds, flaxseed meal, and dates. They have three flavors: Mango Bango, Choco Coco (my personal favorite), and Banana Oats. Best eaten when chilled! 😋
- +63 926 751 7177
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- https://instagram.com/orbites_wellnest
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