Breakfast in Manila.

One day, me and my girlfriend Dylan were trying to figure out a place to eat where she brought up this point where for her, breakfast food tastes better when it's eaten at non-breakfast hours. And true enough, we booked it to the nearest all-day breakfast place we could find.

While other parts of the world have their own spins on breakfast, I'll always be more partial to a generous amount of tapa, tocino, or adobo flakes paired up with a steaming serving of garlic rice because whenever I come around to having breakfast, it's either too early to think about things like carbs and counting calories, or it's too late to even care. 

So here are a few places around Manila that I think do breakfast food well. Some old favorites, and some relatively new players too. I won't say anything about how each place fares, because I don't keep a food blog. What I'm delighted to concede is that these places serve all-day (with some going 24 hours), because breakfast is and will always be the most important meal of the day, no matter what time you come around to having it. 

Recovery Food

Sinangag Express

Stacy's At The Fort

Milky and Sunny

Rodic's

Manila Ramen in Pictures.

With so many local and international ramen houses that have set up shop (and more to arrive), Manila's love for ramen has hit an all-time high. However, the sheer amount of places one can get a bowl can leave people spoiled for choice.

I don't keep a food blog, but this series of pictures below is dedicated to both seasoned ramen vets and folks looking to get in on the dish their hip friends keep clogging Instagram feeds with. Below, in no particular order, is a collection of ramen houses as seen by the broth-filled bowls I've had the fortune of eating. No descriptions of taste, just addresses and how to reach them on social media (if possible), because the last thing Manila needs is another ramen expert.

Ukokkei Ramen Ron -  Unit 1-2, Upper G/F, Tesoro Building, 822 A. Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road), Makati City.

Ramen Yushoken - Molito, Madrigal Avenue, Muntinlupa City
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Wrong Ramen - Burgos Circle, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
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Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen - Level 5, East Wing, Shangri-La Mall/2nd floor, SM Aura Premier/Ground floor, Rockwell Powerplant Mall, Makati (soon to open)
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Hokkaido Ramen Santouka - Ground floor, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati.

Mitsuyado Sei Men - #22 Jupiter St, Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City.
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Butao Ramen/Ramen Nagi  - Okay, this picture wasn't technically taken in Manila, but Ramen Nagi will be coming to SM Aura very, very soon.
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Again, I'm no expert, but they're all worth a try for different reasons. There's definitely more out there  , so go ahead, seek each place out, and savor each bowl before ramen goes the way of pearl shakes, frozen yogurt, and milk tea! I sincerely hope not though!