SHP Bibimbap Korean Restaurant/Cafe

Hey ho! I haven't been updating this blog religiously but to make up for it, I have something for you guys. Presenting... SHP Bibimbab Korean Cafe/Restaurant. I know, some of you are probably thinking it's just another plain old Korean restaurant with smoke absorbers and grills placed on the table. Believe me that's what's pictured in my head when my friend told me we were having dinner there. We came across a building right after St. Benilde's and went to its second floor.

Photo grabbed from the internet

I was surprised by their teal colored door. Normally I wouldn't be this excited but when we opened the door, it was like we were literally transported to Korea. I can't keep my eyes on one place. The place is spacious and very cool. There are big stuffed toys lying everywhere. I was instantly embarrassed at how happy I looked. I really love the place.

For those without "dates", they offer this bear (and other plush toys) for company

You can't miss dining in these cute corners. Great for chit chatting with friends <3

Which way to go?

Their counter

We ordered food in their counter. The food choices were a bit limited so you're definitely paying for the ambiance. But in my opinion, that's okay since I wasn't really hungry that time. I ordered their Spam Gimbab (120 php),their peach yogurt smoothie (190 php) and a slice of their Blueberry cheesecake (120 php/slice). My friend had their Beef Bibimbab (around 240 php), their pink lemonade (I forgot to ask the price), and I treated her to a slice of their Choco ecstasy cake (120 php). The taste was OK as well as their serving size.

Our date, Kiko Matsing (monkey)

Isn't he adorable?

 As for their wi-fi, I wasn't really able to surf properly because it was a bit slow but my friend told me she didn't encounter any problems. Anyway, it might just be my phone. Moving on, we took a lot of photos (Sayang din naman kasi yung chance xD). But we did forget to take photos of their rest room. Oh well, more reason to go back and try their other dishes.





SHP Bibimbab Cafe/Restaurant
P.Ocampo Street Mervin terraces bldg 2floor, Taft, Manila near College of St. Benilde’s Design Building
09151421506

Kagura Okonomiyaki Restaurant at Little Tokyo Makati

Another weekend's coming and my boyfriend is missing his closest buddies so he scheduled a dinner date with them at Little Tokyo Makati. We've already been there (read my previous post) and I can say their food is something to crave for everytime I think Japanese. We met up at Gateway Cubao after his work and rode the MRT to get to Magallanes Station. We rode a jeepney passing Makati Cinema Square. Little Tokyo Makati is just beside this establishment. I was haunted by the fact that we didn't get to try Kagura's Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes) that I told my boyfriend to try it out that time. We were a bit worried since we know how crowded the place gets at night and we were crossing our fingers so we can snag 4 seats. We got our prayers answered and was surprised that there were seats inside the store. We settled down in their bar area as soon as we stepped inside the restaurant. We were then handed out their menu. I immediately zeroed in on their okonomiyaki's. My top two choices were octopus and squid. For drinks, I had the usual iced tea while he had calamansi juice. We watched Japanese baseball on their TV and it is apparent that the owner is a big fan of the Hanshin Tigers. About five more minutes, our friends arrived. My boyfriend placed another order of octopus okonomiyaki and they ordered their drinks as well. While waiting for our food, we were approached by a lady asking us if we want to transfer in one of their tatami tables. 

After about 10 minutes or so, our first two batches of squid and octopus okonomiyaki was brought to us. It was still steaming hot and it smelled a bit like takoyaki. I first tried their octopus okonomiyaki. It's really tasty and the sauce on top reminded me of the sauce used in Hana's takoyaki. There were also bits of octopus in every bite and I find the dish really filling. I saw a Japanese guy leave 1/4 of his serving because it was that heavy. I then tasted the squid okonomiyaki and it was equally tasty. Actually, it tasted like its octopus counterpart. I was on my second serving when I started to feel the weight of the dish. I ate another quarter of octopus okonomiyaki and after that, I had to wave the white flag. My boyfriend did the same. Although one of our friends thought that what we were eating were appetizers lol (he really wanted to eat a bento or something with rice). After a bit more chatter, we paid the bill and went to Chotto Stop for some pudding. They were busy talking and catching up so I got what I intended and paid for it. I never really had the chance to examine their products closely because our other friend wanted to eat again somewhere in Glorietta so I had to schedule that next time.

All in all, we paid less than 1000 php for our meal. It was really satisfying and filling. An order can be shared and eaten by two people.This restaurant is definitely a must try. Till our next food adventure!

Japanese expats enjoying their drink while watching a football game

While sitting at the bar

Cool Japanese liquor bottles

Kawaii baseball figures and memorabillias XD

And of course, three orders of this yummy Okonomiyaki (two orders of their octopus version and an order of their squid version