QC Food Festival 2015: 24 food finds at Maginhawa Street

Vernise Tantuco

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QC Food Festival 2015: 24 food finds at Maginhawa Street

Alecs Ongcal

What is a 'pabebenade'? How about a chocodamia frappe? If you're looking for a place to eat, check out what you can find along Maginhawa Street

MANILA, Philippines – Maginhawa Street is known to be a great destination for foodies everywhere – the organizers of the Quezon City Food Festival, which was held along the street, said that 100 establishments along Maginhawa would be open for the event. (IN PHOTOS: QC Food Festival 2015 at Maginhawa Street)

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Sure enough, from the hidden cafes to the larger restaurants, there was a lot to see and eat along the famous street during the December 12 festival. (READ: Time to eat: 10 delicious finds at Maginhawa, QC food festival)

Have a look at some of the ones we visited below:

Snacks and Ladders

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At Snacks and Ladders, you don’t just eat – you get to play board games and even life-sized chess with your friends. 

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Twistturon con chocolate (P159)

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Nachos (P199)

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Gerry’s Jeepney

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People are attracted to Gerry’s Jeepney because of the huge, colorful jeepneys that you can dine in, but they stay because of their set menus for sharing and sisig.

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Ayala (P780, good for 2-4 people)

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Sizzling pork sisig (P190)

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Kare-Kare (P380)

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Crispy pata (P425)

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Donki Donki fastfood restaurant

Donki Donki is a small, unassuming restaurant that serves us Filipino favorites at affordable prices. The restaurant had already prepared large bowls of dishes that festival guests could try buffet-style, but you can order single servings too.

Bulalo with rice (P100)

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Pork BBQ (P49)

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Kazoku

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Kazoku attracted visitors during the QC Food Festival by setting up shop in the space in front of their building – the restaurant can be found on the second floor. They were grilling takoyaki, a Japanese snack made of flour and bits of octopus.

Takoyaki (P100, P5 for bonito flakes)

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Gastronomeats

Below Kazoku is Gastronomeats, which, as its name suggets, is perfect for meat-lovers. During the festival, the fairly new restaurant was serving their bacon overload, gastro nachos, and mixed sausages for P120 each, and P150 if you want a drink with your meal.

Gastro nachos (P120)

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Mixed sausages (P120)

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Caffera

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You’d have a hard time finding this photography cafe if you didn’t know where to look. To get to Caffera, you’d have to go up a flight of stairs at the back of a building – you’ll find it on the second floor.

Passion fruit smootie (P120) and Chocodamia frappe (P135)

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Red velvet cupcakes (P70)

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Cool Beans

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Cool Beans says it’s a library cafe, and its book-lined walls and cozy chairs make it the perfect place for a quiet read.

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Herb-crusted cream dory (P140)

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Oriental pork belly with bokchoy (P160)

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Jek’s Ku-bo

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Jek’s Kubo is one of the more popular restaurants, if not for its huge space, then for its spcialty – bulalo.

Bulalo (P150)

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Sigs Bar-B-Que

At the QC Food Fest, Sigs looked like a great place for a family lunch, with its outdoor set-up. Kids were running around the gardens, and were even taking turns on a swing tied to a tree.

Pork ribs plate (1/4 slab with 2 sides) (P200)

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Baked Beans (P50)

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9. Egg-it Asian Street Food

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Found inside a compound called Maginhawa Streat Food, Egg-it is small, but popular during the festival, mostly due to their colorful ice-cold drinks and crazy straws.

Yin Yang Eggettes (Hong Kong-style waffles) (P95)

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Cucumber lemonade (P65) and Watermelon berry pabebenade (P75)

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The Lost Bread

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Cotton candy on top of a milkshake? Yes, please! Another Maginhawa Streat Food find, The Lost Bread serves sinful milkshakes and french toast that taste great and look good in photos too.

“The Carnival” milk shake (P120)

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“The Campfire” milk shake (P150)

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'THE CAMPFIRE.' The Lost Bread's milkshake is made of soft-serve ice cream with crushed graham crackers and toasted marshmallows. Photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Which of these restaurants will you be hitting up soon? Tell us in the comments! – Rappler.com

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Vernise Tantuco is on Rappler's Research Team, fact checking suspicious claims, wrangling data, and telling stories that need to be heard.