We can’t list down the best Filipino restaurants in Manila without including Caé Adriatico, a beloved landmark for over 40 years at the Remedios Circle in Manila. Now with multiple branches in different cities, Café Adriatico remains the icon that arguably started the café culture in the metro.
Ironically enough, it wasn’t coffee that put the café in the history books but its thick, velvety, tsokolate eh (a rich chocolate drink) prepared with classic tools and served in a signature Rizal demitasse, and created from locally sourced cacao beans. It’s a perfect cap off to a delectable array of comfort food ranging from pasta dishes, classic and modern viands, and especially the all-time favorite, beef salpicao, all made or influenced by its founder, Larry J. Cruz. Café Adriatico is part of LJC Restaurants which also owns other famous Filipino restaurants in the Philippines.
