Enjoy big servings of easily-prepared Italian food from A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante, located in 5 branches around Metro Manila.

En Route samples Quezon City’s newest Thai restaurant, Basil. Walk through their big doors and usher yourself into a secret sanctuary where the ambience let’s you enjoy their take on Thai cuisine.

The winners of En Route’s Relik Tapas Bar & Lounge GIveaway! 5 winner will each get Php1,000 worth of GCs to Relik!

So En Route is holding a promo to draw five winners who will receive PHP1,000.00 each worth of Lunch Gift Certificates in Relik Tapas Bar and Lounge. And while we did sample some of their wares before, people do wonder: “What does Relik have for lunch?” The only way to know was to go back again and try their lunch specials 😀 Relik Tapas Bar and Lounge had a lunch…

The Metro Manila food scene seems to be bustling lately with more options and cuisines to suit more sophisticated taste buds. What is also great is that these are now more accessible both in location and price, not limiting it only to the more affluent members of the society. This seems more pronounced with the appreciation for wines and tapas in that more restaurants carry a respectable line or wine…

The Newport Mall located near the Resorts World Casino in Manila offers the gambling and non-gambling patrons boutique shops and restaurants to keep you distracted until the wee hours of the morning, or as a breather if you feel you are out of luck in the casino. Given its more discerning market segment, you can expect a plethora of food varieties here. So one lunch break, the boss was feeling…

If you are headed towards the northern part of Luzon like La Union, Baguio or Ilocos area for a vacation, chances are you will be passing by Rosario, La Union. You can’t miss it. It is the very first town past the long bridge after Pangasinan, with landmarks such as the giant Pepsi cans from the Pepsi cola plant and the rows of gasoline stations for that last fill up…

En Route was privileged to be invited to experience a place so quaint and humble, yet in its simplicity and rarity, it transforms itself into something memorable, much like the couple who hosted their wedding reception here. It is also worth mentioning that the groom is a blood relative and that part of our purpose – and gift for the couple – was to mix drinks for this reception, so……

Din Tai Fung, a Michelin star restaurant that specializes on dumplings, is easily accessible for those who are in Hong Kong. They are also found in several countries around the world.

. .   When the commercial center of Eastwood was just this little strip of restaurants where you can park directly beside it back in 2002/2003,  one of the very first restaurants there was Fazoli’s. It was a quick service Italian restaurant that seemed to have catered to the Filipino palate. Fast forward to 10 years later, and Eastwood is now a concrete jungle with pretty much every dining option…

A promise was made a year ago that there would be a second trip back to 2nd’s Restaurant in Fort Bonifacio. However life got in the way, along with other food and travel distractions. But with a good friend visiting home who was looking for some good comfort food for the discerning taste buds, this place was one of the first to come to mind. I mean, it is difficult…

If you’re in La Union and you’re looking for lip-smacking goodness, this is the lechon manok and liempo place for you.

For the Ortigas crowd, you need not go far to shun out the busy streets for a chill way to wind down for the day. The Winebar by the Chateau group is conveniently located in El Pueblo. Get your wine fix along with burgers, steaks, or oysters to name a few!

It has been over a year since the last visit to this place. And back then, it was still a concept being contemplated on. Now it is all ready for the diners of Manila. This post is dedicated with big thanks to the people of Autoindustriya.com, the Philippine’s premier automotive news website. It’s been one of the leaders in bringing autmotive news to the Philippines. Check them out and join…

One fine day, it seemed like a good idea to try some comfort food from Bistro Better, only to find out they changed their menu into something completely different. Looks like market forces have forced it to change its approach. So for now, gone are the cream dory meas and tasty hams in buns. Read here about En Route’s visit to Bistro Better Luckily, pizza is also considered comfort food,…

The Philippines has its own set of unique and special street foods, wether it be your run of the mill fishballs and squid balls, or something refreshing during the summer like dirty ice cream and the very nostalgic scramble. These cheap thrills are nice treats as you go about on the road. So what happens when these street foods were given an upscale and somewhat “haute cuisine” appeal? Lime 88…

In the first Binondo Food Trip, a printed makeshift map marked some of the restaurants that would be interesting to try,however there was just too many to try in one day. Time, money and stomach capacity were limitations imposed on mortal men. Which just means that there’s more reason to go back for a second wave 😀 ! Luckily, this trip was joined by a foodie group with an unofficial…

AS OF JULY 2, 2012, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS CLOSED. There’s something about vintage diner themed restaurants every time you step in. It’s like going back in a time of simpler fun yet trying to break out into something new and trendy. Bright colors and neon signs with chrome and cushioned seats. It is an icon. And what else works well with a classic place than a…

No one is too old for Disneyland. So embrace the kid in you as you walk the streets of Hong Kong Disneyland!

Heading to Binondo at least once a year is starting to become an annual pilgrimage for En Route. No matter how many times you return, there’s always something new to see. So here is a collection of images of the sightings in one visit together with an occasional Gluttony Society (a.k.a. food trippers or foodies).   . . . . . . Just in case anyone is wondering where Ongpin…

There was a time in the history of the Philippines when the whole archipelago was engulfed in a battle for the best shawarma (that war was back in the mid- to late 1990’s. It wasn’t so long ago). That garlicky, meaty, flavorful wrap became a late-afternoon snack staple that caused quite the long lines, similar to the lechon manok (roasted chicken) of the 1980’s and currently in the era of…

Diner meets Ice Cream Shop in the bigger and better Mr. Jones in Greenbelt 5.