Support small businesses and dig into this crowd favorites that we’ve tried and tested!
DRINKS:
BOOCHAMAMA
Boochamama is a Small-Batch, Artisanal, Craft, Kombucha Tea nano brewery based in Manila. The Kombucha Teas are Raw, Alive and Unpasteurized to maximize all the health benefits. Raw Kombucha is a uniquely delicious ancient elixir made from sweetened tea. It contains naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, enzymes and organic acids as well as powerful probiotic, pre-biotic, immune booster and anti-oxidants known to support optimal health and well-being.
The large vat of liquid behind the bottles contained the SCOBY, the mother ingredient for all Kombucha.
Boochamama brought quite a few flavors for us to sample that day, but my clear winner was the French Rose.
Menu:
See Full Menu Here.
BOOCHAMAMA
Email: boochamama.mnl@gmail.com
Facebook: Boochamama
Instagram: @boochamama
Website: http://www.theboochamama.onuniverse.com
ELIAS WICKED ALES AND SPIRITS
‘Raoul Masangcay, a certified Cicerone and BJCP Beer Judge in the Philippines, evoked a love for craft beers and hard ciders like no other. He spent a considerable amount of time in the United States, perfecting his ciders and winning multiple homebrew competitions along the way. When he moved back to the Philippines in December 2017, he decided to focus on imparting Filipino flavors to these brews.’
MENU:
How to Order:
Check their website’s shop.
ELIAS WICKED ALES AND SPIRITS
13 Ubay St. Comfort Dining, Quezon City, Philippines
Facebook: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits
Instagram: @wickedelias</a
LICK ICE TEA
Lick is a relatively young yet capable competitor in the local flavored tea industry. Their quirky variants—Raspberry, Huckleberry, Southern Sweet Peach, Giant Apple Tea, Sicilian Lemon and Sakura Blossom only attest to the creativity of the people behind it. Despite being playful, Lick does not fail to address what’s important. This is why each bottle is naturally sweetened with Stevia Plant Extract.
While Lick has introduced their brand with glass-bottled iced teas, their Lick Island Mango undeniably stood out for me. Lick Island Mango is a sweet attempt to fit all of our islands’ fresh and ripe mangoes in one ready-to-drink bottle!
Menu:
How to Order:
Order your Party Packs today! Slide a dm at @lickicedtea or Viber 09176783191 to order!
South Carolina Beverages Inc. (Lick Iced Tea)
Facebook: Lick Iced Tea
Instagram: @lickicedtea
Visit https://lickicedtea.com/
COOKED & FROZEN MEALS:
THE BROKEN OVEN
‘Two years ago, Marco Olives (my brother) started The Olive Treat (delivery based business) and he was known most for his Slow Roasted Pork Belly. It was a favorite for Christmas meals, office blow-outs, family dinners, or potluck events. During Christmas week, because of a crazy amount of orders we had of the Pork Belly, our oven conked out. My brother had to manually turn the bellies in the baking oven in our house.
It was a lot of work but our clients were still happy! When our friends approached us with a space in Industrie Food Loft, we decided that we wanted to come up with a concept that is approachable but deadly good and a little crazy. Something that makes #thebrokendiet worth it!
We chose the name The Broken Oven because (fingers crossed) years from now, when we are already successful, we want to look back at where we started; plus the name is easy to remember. On another note, since we are not professionally trained chefs, we feel like the idea of going crazy in the kitchen and recreating dishes are perfectly encapsulated in that name.’
Menu:
How to Order:
PM their page for orders. Payments thru bpi or gcash.
Mr speedy and lalamove/ co customer.
The Broken Oven
Facebook: The Broken Oven
Instagram: @thebrokenovenspecials
MAMA V DELICIOUS
Mama V Restaurant has been around for a long time that it has been a Manila staple already. Mama V Delicious, on the other hand, is a fairly young business venture aiming to deliver good food to people’s homes. Their Filipino style carbonara is served with heaping amounts of cheese and bacon while their Beef Lengua Asado’s meaty goodness is an impeccable match to its creaminess. Not lacking in women’s touch as it is led by a mother-daughter duo, this enterprise is surely bound to be received into hundreds and thousands of family homes.
Menu:
How to Order:
Food Panda or please go directly to their website at www.mamavdelicious.com.
They do next-day orders with pre-payment via Bank Deposit, PayPal & GCASH. We deliver to Metro Manila only. If you want your order tomorrow, kindly order and pay today by 5 pm. If you do not get an order confirmation via email, please call them at 09178117580. It means your order did not go through.
MAMA V DELICIOUS
Tina Vitas at mobile, Viber or WhatsApp 09178117580.
Facebook: mamavdelicious
visit: https://www.mamavdelicious.com
BAKMI NYONYA
Bakmi Nyonya by Gerswhin and Lucy Garcia serves one of the best authentic Indonesian Food in Manila! They won as the overall winner of The Next Big Food Entrepreneur 2014 and Ultimate Taste Test 2015 with their Bakmi Ayam and Sate Babi.
Lucy is proud to share her Indonesian heritage with the Filipino crowd by serving generous portions of Beef Rendang Java and Sate Ayam with a sprinkle of her happy vibes.
Menu:
How to Order:
Bakmi Nyonya
Instagram: @bakmi_nyonya
Facebook: bakminyonya
8 EASY HOME COOKING KITS
About
Don’t want the hassle of thinking and preparing a home cooked meal?
Order one of our home cooking kits which will include everything you’ll need to prepare a home cooked meal. You can store them and cook them when needed – easy!
How to Order:
Menu: Check the full menu here : EasyHomeCookingKits
Email: easyhomecookingkits@gmail.com
Viber: 0998 869 8459
Facbook: www.facebook.com/EasyHomeCookingKits/
AFFORDABLE GOURMET
Operating by the mantra “scrumptious food, anytime and anywhere,” Affordable Gourmet remains faithful to its dogma as it distributed bite-sized baked salmon covered in three different types of cheese. With its oven-baked glory, who says a gastronomic experience always has to come at a price?
MENU:
See full menu here.
How to Order:
lalamove/HappyMove rate applies c/o client..
Gor BFRV clients, we deliver for free once a week (schedule varies).
To observe non-contact delivery STRICTLY NO CASH PAYMENTS po..payments are done online via BPI/BDO/Metrobank or GCASH
Affordable Gourmet
Scrumptious food within your reach… anytime, anywhere.
Hours: Thursday – Tuesday 11pm – 2pm | 5pm to 9pm
Telephone: +63(917) 623-1136
Instagram: @affordablegourmetbyria
Facebook: Affordable Gourmet
BAO ASIAN TREASURES
About Bao Asian Treasures
Are you a SIOMAI LOVER that’s always in search for the BEST SIOMAI IN TOWN?
The search is definitely over! BAO ASIAN TREASURES is here! We GUARANTEE that our products are not just YUMMY, but more importantly, these are HEALTHY!
Menu:
Now available:
Bao Asian Treasures’ The Healthy Siomai made of LEAN REGULAR PORK in 3 variants:
– Shrimp & Mushroom (SMS)
– Mushroom (MS)
– Black Truffle & Mushroom (BTMS)
Our guarantee:
Made of FRESH LEAN PORK.
Not fatty/oily.
No artificial extenders.
No red-orange food coloring dot on top.
Just REAL SHIITAKE MUSHROOM 
, WILD-CAUGHT SHRIMP 
and fragrant ITALIAN BLACK SUMMER TRUFFLE.
No MSG.
No chicken powder.
No preservatives.
We PROMISE that this is AN HONEST TO GOODNESS SIOMAI, just like what you will make yourself and serve to your family. DEFINITELY THE BEST!
Also available:
Bao Asian Treasures’ The Organic Siomai made of LEAN ORGANIC PORK.
How to Order and Pay:
Our own delivery crew can deliver to the entire Metro Manila. Please place your order thru Facebook: Bao Asian Treasures
m.me/bao.asian.treasures or Viber 09437386888
Bao Asian Treasures
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bao.asian.treasures
Instagram @bao.asian.treasures
BRATD PIT’S RIBSHACK
‘Brad and Pit’s Ribshack currently has 3 branches in operation. Our first one is in 116 Lilac St., Marikina City, which is in operation since April 18, 2015, and another branch in 35 East Capitol Drive, Kapitolyo, Pasig City, which opened last May 21, 2016. Our latest branch started operations in the Food Choices section of Ayala Malls Feliz along Marcos Highway, Pasig City last Dec 21, 2017.
We first opened with the intention of serving delicious food at affordable prices. Our chosen specialty, Ribs, is something that is usually thought of as expensive. However, we have found a way to offer it to a wide array of customers for a very low price. It’s so affordable that we have customers ranging from office workers to security guards!
We have been featured in Spot.ph, Booky, Zomato, in several online blogs and on TV (Good News on GMA News TV, POP Talk on GMA News TV and Happy Wife Happy Life on TV5).’
Menu:
Ribs 1.5kg – P1,200
Ribs 500g – P400
Sisig 200g – P120
Chicken BBQ (6 Chicken Leg Quarter) – P500
How to Order:
Go to bradandpits.com to order Ribs, Wings, Sisig, and so much more! They got combo meals, party trays, and frozen food. Use the code NOWOPEN to get 25% off on your order ‼️ Now delivering to the whole Metro Manila!
BRAD AND PIT’S RIBSHACK
Facebook: bradandpits
BULALAY LAING
Resting on a bed of steamy white rice were taro leaves and pork slices cooked in spicy coconut milk. I am part Bicolana and Bulalay’s offering did not disappoint! Indeed, the makers of Bulalay Laing weren’t lying when they said that they had the best laing in town.
Menu:
Bulalay Laing: 80php for 200 grams & 400php for 1kg
Bulalay Tulingan: PHP 500
Bulalay Express: PHP 500 Bulalay
SAPIN SAPIN PHP 500
How to Oder:
Delivery via grab express on customer expense. (BPI, BDO)
BULAYLAINGMANILA
358 R.S Cristobal Corner Honradez st., Sampaloc, Manila
Instagram: @bulalaylaingmanila
Facebook: Bulalay
GYOZA HOUSE
Gyoza House started as a personal project for Alain Siscar as a way to help his Chef Partner Christian. Through rounds of recipe formulation and testing, they came up with what they believe to be the best-tasting gyoza.
Gyoza House prides itself in not using extenders for its Gyoza. The addition of the mozzarella in its Cheese Gyoza gave the Japanese dumpling a pleasantly surprising creamy texture. Great all-around appetizer.
MENU/ How To Order:
GYOZA HOUSE
Email: gyozabarph@gmail.com
Facebook: Gyoza Bar PH
Instagram: @gyozabarph
KNIGHTS CHICHAROOMS
Providing an alternative to our usual snacks and chips, Knights Chicharooms has offerings in different flavors—spicy chicharooms and my personal favorite, salted egg chicharooms. This puts chowing at different times of the day at maximum enjoyment with minimum guilt.
Knight Chicharooms
#22 Poblacion, Bustos, Bulacan
Facebook: Chicharooms
Instagram: @Chicharooms
SAUCES/SPREADS:
CHEF MIRA’S
Chef Mira has been making spreads since 1999, but a decade in the food business has not made her complacent. This is clearly evident in the new flavors she recently came up with. Being a fan of anything cream cheese, my eyes lit up upon seeing her table. Just as the line of stands was about to end, I saw two small jars staring at me. The jars were labeled “Nori Cream Cheese” and “Bacon Caramel Cream Cheese.” I almost instantly picked up a biscuit glazed with a fair amount of spread on top.
The Bacon Caramel Cream cheese met my expectations; it was sweet and salty, crunchy and creamy. Finding real bacon bits in my mouth was just delightful. The Nori Cream Cheese, on the other hand, was a pleasant surprise. The nori seaweed’s strong yet distinctive flavor complemented the cream cheese’s familiarity. Thanks to Chef Mira’s indulging me; it took me rounds of going back before officially declaring I was in cream cheese heaven!
MENU:
Sundried, Pesto, Nori and Bacon – 80z P250; 4oz P130 Cheese Pimiento – 8oz P200; 4oz P110
HOW TO ORDER:
Please send your Name, Contact number, Address and Order.
Pay thru: BPI, BDO, Chinabank, GCash or Paymaya
Delivery is through Lalamove, Happy Move or any rider service available. Orders will come from Santolan Rd. QC.
Chef Mira Angeles
Facebook: @chefmirahappyeats
Instagram: @chefmirahappyeats
KAIEN BUFFALO SAUCE
Kaien Buffalo Sauce did not hold back as they served 1000 pieces of Buffalo wings marinated in their celebrated Buffalo Sauce. With no intention of stopping, they also threw in some nacho chips with their classic dip. The spicy and tangy nature of their buffalo sauce sat very well with a cold bottle of beer!
MENU:
Homemade Buffalo Sauce
• ₱270 for 250ml good for 1-1.5 kilos of chicken wings (sizes may vary)
• ₱360 for 350ml good for 2-2.5 kilos of chicken wings (sizes may vary)
• ₱500 for 500ml good for 3-4.5 kilos of chicken wings (sizes may vary)
How to Order:
Lalamove/Grab & pick up. Give us a message for inquiries and orders!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaienbuffalosauce/
They are also available in Shopee! https://shopee.ph/kaienbuffalosauce
KAIEN BUFFALO SAUCE
Facebook: Kaien Buffalo Sauce
Instagram: @kaienbuffalosauce
CALABOO
CalaBoo Creamery is a Social Enterprise by GK Enchanted Farm in partnership with the Philippine Carabao Center, who aims to fulfill the Filipino dream of ending poverty for smallholder farmers, by producing proudly Filipino farm fresh milk from grass-fed carabao products that are naturally healthy and yummy!
They produce some of the best dairy products the Philippines has to offer, ranging from their fresh and aged cheese, high-quality butter and pro-biotic rich yogurts, which uses healthy sweeteners like coco sugar and pure honey.
Finally, we have world-class carabao milk dairy brand proudly made in the Philippines at Gawad Kalinga’s Enchanted Farm! These are the perfect foodie gift this Christmas 🙂
Menu:
Shope here.
CALABOO DAIRY
GK Enchanted Farm
Mobile: +63 997 732-3544
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalaBooDairy/
GARLICIOUS
Filipinos are hooked on garlic that there is hardly any Filipino dish without it; we even use it on our rice! And so it’s only fitting that a delectable dip is borne out of our great love for garlic. The moment I tried to dip a chunk of fried chicken into it, I knew I had to have it. Its taste was strong but not overpowering. In fact, it only brought out the flavor of the chicken even more. I’d be bold enough to say that this dip should be a primary condiment in every Filipino household.
Menu:
HOW TO ORDER:
Shop here.
Garlicious
Mobile: +63 929 735-5222
Facebook: Garlicious by Craveza
Instagram: @garlicious.ph
FIRST HARVEST
‘Tajen Sui, the founder of the Social Enterprise, was a full-time mission worker for Gawad Kalinga. He was based in GK Enchanted Farm and managed the operations of its farm-to-table restaurant. However, he witnessed first hand how such restaurant operations were precarious to the flow of visitors, where as if there were none, there would be no revenue source to provide continuous opportunities and sustainable livelihood for the Gawad Kalinga (GK) beneficiaries.
Working with the mothers, he found out that they were adept in making their own jams, spreads, and preserves, but that they need help from learned people with marketing, branding, operations, quality assurance, supply chain, and finance.
This is also the picture that the rest of the Philippines has–that we are abundant with human talent and natural resources, but there is the missing middle who would be willing to work with them. First Harvest aims to bridge this gap. To date, the team employs 18 individuals, 3 of which are scholars of GK.’
Menu:
Shop Here.
First Harvest
Instagram: @firstharvest
DESSERTS:
SALTA! By Pappare
Gem Tee, owner of SALTA, knew that she wanted to pursue a pasta-based business after graduation given her track record of winning the highest awards in international culinary competitions.
How to Order:
Order via IG.
SALTA
#38 Mayaman St., UP Village, Quezon City
Facebook: Salta: Italian Rotisserie Bar
Instagram: @saltabypappareph
GAVRIE’S
Gavrie’s Grace of Cakes was born out of Mary Grace’s love for baking and eagerness to redefine what desserts are for most. Most people think that desserts are always overly sweet, so she set out to create something decadent but not cloyingly so.
Menu:
How to Order:
Click on this Order Form.
GAVRIE’S
Mobile: 09757301159
Facebook: Gavrie’s Grace of Cakes
Instagram: @gavriesgraceofcakes
Website: http://marygracemrqz.wixsite.com/gavriesgraceofcakes
ANASTASIUS HOMEMADE FLAVORS
Anastasius Homemade Flavors is made with passion by a very loving mom. Her soft and delicate Alfajores, the kind that melts in your mouth, covered in Biscoff’s luscious caramel flavor will absolutely take you on a luxurious snacking experience.
Menu:
How to Order:
ANASTASIUS HOMEMADE FLAVORS
Mobile: +63 917 549-3388
Telephone: +632 296-8810
Instagram: @anastasiusph
Facebook: @anastasiusph
Email: annmerced@yahoo.com
THE CAKE CARTEL
Their products’ names may have given them away but the Cake Cartel aims to give their clients a “legally addicting” high with their baked goods. True to their creed, the Maryjane Bites (Fudgy Brownies) and Pablo Escbobars (Chocolate Revel Bars) were highly intoxicating. Bonnie and Clyde, however, took the cake for me! The sweetness of the Tres Leches and saltiness of the Rock Salt and Cheese was a certified lethal combination.
Menu:
How to Order:
THE CAKE CARTEL
Baked to order | 2-3 days
Instagram: @thecakecartelph
Facebook:The Cake Cartel
Live an Awesome Life,
ABI of Team Our Awesome Planet
Disclosure: I wrote this article with my biases, opinions and insights.
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P.S. Gavrie’s cakes are to die for!