Sunday, May 8, 2011

Whatever Happened to These Old Favorites?

1.    Madrid
2.    Rice Bowl
3.    Mariquina
4.    Canada Cafe (the best P6.75 steak)
5.    Fork & Spoon (my first taste of fast food)
6.    Josephine's Seafood (Dewey Blvd., not Cavite--I'm not that old)
7.    The Plaza
8.    El's (Johnny Midnight fame)
9.    Tia Maria (yes, the Margaritas)
10.  Chicken Benedict (chicken rumps)
11.  Whistlestop (24/7)
12.  Tamarind Grill (smoked salmon)
13.  Panciteria Antigua
14.  Abelardo's (Philippine Plaza)
15.  L' Hirondelle (Manila Mandarin)
16.  Taza de Oro
17.  Selecta
18.  Pier 7 (Philippine Plaza)
19.  Italian Village & Monk's Inn
20.  Dean St. Cafe
21.  Leila's (Rizal Theater)
22.  La Cibeles
23.  Casa Marcos (the best Gambas)
24.  Miyako (Eat All You Can)
25.  Kublai Khan (Mongolian)
26.  Laurel & Hardy's Burger
27.  Coney Island Ice Cream
28.  Silver Bell Ice Cream
29.  New York Pizza (Unimart)
30.  Joni's Bakeshop
31.  Au Bon Vivant
32.  Carnival Frozen Cream
33.  Choco-Vim

2 comments:

anna banana said...

Obviously gone na. i do miss the breadsticks at italian village. and the iced vienna velvet at dean's st.

richric2003 said...

Yes, I remember that! Tata used to order the vienna velvet there quite frequently. At least the restaurant scene continues to evolve, we have a few good ones coming up and I think this makes up for the nostalgia...