Cafea

I'm a South girl and that means I don't go to Quezon City that much. I'm lost once I cross Robinson's Galleria. I think I could get around Cebu City better than QC. LOL.

So, last night when Sweetie and I were deciding where to go after attending an album launch, I was basically useless in suggesting places to go to and he surprised me by bringing me to a "chocolate cafe" located near ABS-CBN and alongside Esquinita.

Cafea is a quaint little place. Lighting was a bit dim (very roh-mhan-thic!) and the tables were marble inlaid furniture (which I suspect was one of my Mom's projects when we were manufacturing those types of stuff). And since it was a weeknight the place was almost deserted.


It was quite difficult to choose what to drink. The menu had loads of choices for hot and cold drinks. I wanted to try the hot chocolate mint drink, but it was unavailable so I had a tall cookies and cream shake instead. It was so sinful because it had ice cream, candy sprinkles and a champola. Of course, Sweetie had to finish it for me (that's just my little ploy to make him gain weight). Hihihi.


But, I'll surely go back to try out all the other drinks!

Jumbo Kingdom

The last time I was at the floating restaurant - Jumbo Kingdom - was for a friend's wedding reception. That was last year during a typhoon and I could say it was a dizzying experience because the place was rocking like you're in a boat. But the food was great and since it was a Chinese wedding, it came by the hordes... one after another.

Anyway, I had the chance to hang out in the area last night when Sweetie brought me there to see the Manila Bay sunset. So I ended up playing with my camera's settings trying to get a nice photo of the restaurant by the bay -

Dayrit's

I have very happy childhood memories of Dayrit's. My Dad used to bring there there as a child and I would always ooh and aah about how huge their burgers are. I must say they have the biggest burgers in town (that I know of) and I was really, really sad when they had to close their Magallanes branch for a long time because the whole place was bulldozed for new developments. The Buendia branch was just really too far and well, I love the Magallanes branch coz that's where I've been going since I was a kid

It was only last night that I finally managed to finish off one whole cheeseburger. I know I should've measured the diameter of the burger, but I was just really hungry and after taking a photo I just dove in.

What makes Dayrit's burger special is its, well, special sauce. I don't really know what goes in it, but it's been the same burger since I was four years old. It's meaty, juicy and has the right mix of spices and mayonnaise (I looooove mayonnaise!!!). Dayrit's doesn't only have burgers, they have an extensive menu (that I haven't tried because I'm loyal to their burgers) and my Dad, friends and colleagues said that everything is yummy and malasa.


Here's a photo of the roast beef Sweetie had last night:


Dayrit's has been around for decades (I dunno how many) and you just really got to go there and eat! They have a branch in Magallanes and Buendia (QC? not sure).