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2.8 (4 reviews)
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Oh My Gulay - Pancit

Oh My Gulay

3.4(8 reviews)
0.9 km
•₱₱₱

Oh. My. Gulay. What a setting! Tucked away atop the La Azteca building, OMG is the perfect place to…read moreescape from the hustle and bustle of Session Road in Baguio. You have to climb a few flights of stairs and the last flight feels a bit rickety, but it's totally worth it for the ambience. Like a storybook land and art museum turned into a restaurant, OMG offers a wide open and green space, with views of the city. You won't find many vegetarian restaurants in the area (OMG is the only one I know of), so it's a welcome change of pace. The service is good and the food isn't bad, but I'm rating OMG five stars strictly on the ambience of the space. The food is more like three or four stars, but if you're looking for non-meat dishes, this is the place to go. Just be prepared to walk up a bunch of stairs. I tried a few dishes and they were all right; I was hoping to be surprised by the putanesca (which normally uses anchovies), but it was a pretty straightforward pasta. I also got the egg noodles and veggies and they were exactly as written. I'm assuming there's no patis used due to the vegetarian menu, which is a shame because that magical umami could've livened up the dishes I had. Still, I can't rate Oh My Gulay any lower than five stars due to its amazing interior. I'd recommend OMG for a merienda or light lunch so you and your crew can enjoy the spectacular atmosphere. Take your time and enjoy the place for what it is: a unique restaurant with good views and decent eats.

So sad not to give this beautiful place a five star! I have…read moregiven it 3 tries hoping for improvement but it seems to have gotten worse each time I have been. It's at the top floor of the La Azotea Building in the middle of Session Rd. The view and ambiance is worth all the flights of stairs (once you reach it). It's a vegetarian restaurant that serves very good food (if they are not out of it). Sit upstairs at your own risk! because you WILL BE FORGOTTEN! 1st time- 3 items on the menu was not available, we had to go downstairs to get the server to order desserts. 2nd time- 4 items on the menu was not available AND THEY WERE ALSO OUT OF THEIR HOT CHOCOLATE (Baterol) that they boast about. Again, had to go downstairs to get the server. 3rd time- ordered the only thing they seemed to have during our first 2 visits, the Caesar Salad. CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY WERE OUT? we proceeded to order what we didn't get to try (cause they were out of it) the last 2 times... they were out! The place was nice, the food was good ( what they had available), the price was decent. Unfortunately, the service was very slow and they are always out of at least 4 items on their menu.

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Cafe By The Ruins - Black Ink Pasta with Fish Roe Cream Sauce

Cafe By The Ruins

4.1(19 reviews)
1.6 km
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As we rambled down the streets of Baguio, one of the places that was highly recommended was Café by…read morethe Ruins. The eclectic menu was highly satisfying and we gorged on so many dishes. It is an iconic café, restaurant and bakery in Baguio that's long been beloved by both locals and visitors. The ambience has a rustic, artsy vibe and has played an important role in the city's cultural and culinary scene. It's called Café by the Ruins quite literally because it was built beside, and partly within, the ruins of a war-damaged building in downtown Baguio. After World War II, much of Baguio was destroyed during the battle to retake the city. This is why the café became a natural home for artists, writers, activists and thinkers, the space itself tells a story of survival and reinvention.

I thought that I wrote a review for this place years ago. I have been going here for about 30…read moreyears. It is an amazing restaurant with a historical location. All this time I thought the restaurant was located on Chuntug. During my younger days, Baguio was known for the clubs and casinos at a couple of the hotels. Things changed after a major earthquake, and I guess the name of the street for the Cafe By The Ruins also changed to Shuntug. I love all the architectural changes that the restaurant has made after the horrible fire they had. Of course the restaurant would have a wonderful ambiance, since the co-founders were artists and creative minded individuals. This is a location where memories are created with an unforgettable dining experience. They proudly served farm-to-table food before the social movement of using local ingredients in food preparation. In fact, the menu changes due to the seasonal fruits and vegetables. I encourage you to ask your server for their recommendations. They will know what's currently popular, and it is a great way to discover new items you might not have considered otherwise. I say that only because I would not have tried the duck pinikpikan, since I remembered how chicken pinikpikan was made. I'm glad we ordered it, because it was the perfect match with the rice that was served with it. The black ink pasta with fish rose cream sauce and crispy tapa are dishes that I'll be ordering again. I also asked what the server recommended for a dessert, and I'm hoping that they'll always have the strawberry pavlova on their menu. I also enjoyed Christine's Crepe. The Ice Ruins Coffee was a wonderful beverage with my desserts. This is a restaurant that I always go to whenever I go to Baguio.

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Farmer's Daughter

Farmer's Daughter

4.0(5 reviews)
4.1 km

This restaurant is famous for serving authentic Cordilleran dishes. It's been featured in different…read moremagazines and TV shows in the Philippines. They've managed to elevate common Cordilleran dishes without compromising its authenticity. The menu is written in Ibaloi but the description is in English. We came here for breakfast. We had the Pak-pako (River-fern salad), the kinuday jen manok , kinuday wrap chicken set and blueberry and ube cheesecake for dessert. The pakpako salad or fern salad is probably the best salad we've tasted in Baguio. The dressing is vinaigrette based I think and it is very refreshing. I was honestly surprised at how good the salad was. It can compete with the Japanese salads I so love here in Vancouver. The stir-fried chicken was very tasty, seasoned just right with a hint of smoky flavour which I loved. It comes with rice and beef soup. The beef soup is very rich reminding me of my grandma's beef soup. The chicken wrap was so good, I enjoyed making flavourful wrap with the fresh salad, chipotle sauce and stir-fry chicken. Then the desserts- ube cake was delicious but the blueberry was another surprise for us. I didn't expect to find this heavenly blueberry cheesecake in this Cordilleran resto. The blueberry is obviously not fresh since we don't grow blueberries in the Philippines but it surprisingly tasted really good. The cheesecake is a mix between the western and Japanese cheesecake in terms of texture. It was just right, not too fluffy, not too dense either. It was very cheesy with just the right amount of sweetness. We liked it so much we ordered a whole cake. Unfortunately I only tried these dishes but if you guys ever end up in Baguio, check out this resto representing my roots.

This is Baguio local fare, a must try…read more All the food we ordered was good. And there are several items in their menu that we would like to come back and try next time. Service was courteous and quick. And their prices encourages you to come back and make this part of your Baguio visits. So easy on the pocket. Oh and they have free wifi.

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