Good Food in Baguio 2

A lot of local restaurants in Baguio with their bestselling goodies have ceased to exist in the past few years. Some recent ones are Star Cafe and their huge cinammon bread, authentic Chinese food in Mandarin Restaurant ( i love their almond lychee dessert) and the famous streamline cake by Session's Delight. Much to the dismay of Baguio residents, these restaurants which we have grown to love have closed for different reasons. There are still some which remain and two of which we just recently discovered.

Let's start within the city center going out to the borders of the city limits.

1. Ebai's Cafe and Pastry

Location: Upper Session Road, beside Zola and Cathedral
Personally, I love their apple walnut cake. This is best matched with a cup of hot steaming brewed coffee. This probably is one of the best ways to start the a cold day in Baguio. Aside from the pastries, they also serve breakfast and meryenda.

2. Solibao Restaurant

Location: Upper Session Road and in Burnham Park
One of the best place to get puto bumbong all year round. Its mostly served as a dessert and is most delectable when eaten hot with melted butter and muscovado to add sweetness. They have other delicious meals like sinigang, liempo, gising-gising and other Filipino food. Solibao is a constant favorite because of the convenient location and of course, their good food.

Solibao's famous puto bumbong

Liempo

Spicy gising-gising

fish sinigang

pinakbet

 3. Uncle & Auntie Half-Half Eatery

Location: Along Marcos Highway, besides Mamita's Restaurant

Moving outward the city center, this place is not exactly a restaurant but a lot of people eat here because of their half-half viand. Its made up of half pork and half beef in a bowl of pinapaitan soup. Its quite affordable ranging from 90 to 120, with rice and free bulalo soup included.

Pinakbet, beefereta and their famous half-half

4. Marosan's Restaurant

Location: Long-long beside the Puguis Communal Forest

Marosan's is a common name both in Baguio and in La Trinidad. We found this place by accident when we were taking the circumferential road from La Trinidad to Baguio. The place at the time was still having some renovations but just like the other Marosan's they also serve alcohol aside from food. We were there around 4pm and there was a live band playing. We also had a chance to talk to the owner, Sir Johnny and he gave us a free tour of the place. They had a view deck where you can see a large area of La Trinidad. Beneath the restaurant was "resort-like" structures complete with a pool and cottages. It is still under renovation but it is a great place to relax and have some peace and quiet under the pine trees where birds and butterflies abound.

This is the second part of my Good Food blog in Baguio. Here's the first in case you missed it. :)

Foodtrip in UPLB 2

The semester has just ended and finally got some time to write again. Here's another round of UPLB good eats in and out of the campus.

1. Dalcielo

Location: Beside Searca Dorm and Hotel inside UPLB Campus and in Lopez Avenue, beside Vanity Lounge, Los Banos

 In terms of flavor, Dalcielo has it spot on. Every food they serve have a distinct taste, all of them delicious! Their grilled fish was cooked to perfection with the right herbs especially with the vegetables. The crispy dinuguan was also very tasty, the first time I tasted dinuguan with chicharon. Binagoongang Liempo was amazing, tender and juicy covered with just the right amount of bagoong. The salmon had a bit of a tangy taste, but it was also very soft. It added a good mix to all of the salty viands we had. And don't ever leave without having dessert. Their pistachio sansrival is an instant favorite.  

2. Eat-sumo Terihaus

Location: Lopez Avenue, above Serendipitea.

Craving for some Japanese food, Eat-sumo has some to offer. I really like their salad mixture of cucumber, mango, apple and mayo. 

3. Faustina's (2)

I mentioned Faustina's in the first UPLB Foodtrip post, but I had to try some of their dishes again. And it didn't disappoint.

4. Cafe San Antonio

Location: Brgy. Maahas, Los Banos

It was one of the cafe's I have heard so much about. I wanted to try their famed coffee and unfortunately, it was too hot to get hot coffee so I tried their cold capuccino instead. I couldn't appreciate the coffee since I can taste better when hot without the ice. I still have lots to discover about their cuisine but their pasta wasn't so bad. 

5. University Cafeteria

Location: Beside UPLB Post office, behind the Phy-Sci building

It has a great location and they have everyday specials which they change everyday. I particularly like their salad dressing and their quesadillas are quite different. They even have adobo flavored quesadillas which I will have to try on my next visit.

6. Coffee Blends

Location: Lopez Avenue, Los Banos

This is a place to hangout at night since they open at 6pm and close at 12 midnight. They offer the usual hot and cold coffee and pasta too. They also have the cheapest cheesecake I have seen so far. 

That's only part two. There are new places to still discover and only less than a year to explore. :)