Quezon City has already earned a lot of monicker. Back in 1939, it has been referred to as the President’s “dream city”. For 28 years, it has also served as the country’s capital. Right now, Quezon City is now known as “The City of Stars” as it is home to the country’s biggest networks, studios, as well as many celebrities.
But that’s not all there is in this popular city. Along with its colorful history are the food stops that dot the most populous city in the Metro. So wherever you are headed in this part of the metropolis, you can find restaurants to wow your gastronomic senses and satisfy your cravings.
Are you ready to go on a food trip? Here we’ve listed 30 of the best restaurants to visit when in ‘kyusi’ that offers the type of foods you want and even the food and bar joints that offer good sounds and live performances for added dining pleasure.
The Best Restaurants in Q. C.
Filipino Restaurants in Quezon City
Filipino Restaurant and Bar
Address: 39 Malingap Street, UP Teacher’s Village, Quezon City
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A restaurant with a cause is how you can describe Pino Resto bar. Aside from its spacious venue that exudes a warm and artsy feel, on its walls are art creations up for sale–with its proceeds to be given to charity which is Mio Fights Cancer. The resto bar also offers a garden area which is a nice place to hangout especially at night. If you want to visit its sister restaurant and kitchen studio, you can take the stairs to be led to the place.
2. Romulo Café
Filipino Restaurant
Address: 32 Scout Tuazon Street, corner Scout Lazcano Quezon City
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Get a dose of nostalgia in a restaurant that offers comfort foods and honors the legacy of Carlos P. Romulo–a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. Romulo Cafe boasts of heirloom dishes in a setting that will give you a glimpse of the good old days. Savor the rich taste of their famous dishes, including Lola’s Chicken Relleno, Tito Greg’s Kare-Kare, and many more.
3. Limbaga 77 Cafe Restaurant
Casual Dining Restaurant
Address: 77 Sct. Limbaga St, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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Sticking to the idea of creating real home-cooked experience, Limbaga 77 is a home turned restaurant serves classic Filipino dishes that will bring back memories of your childhood and family gatherings. Adding to that is a setting that offers nothing short of a sense of home and comfort which will make you want to come back to the restaurant whenever you can.
Filipino Restaurant
Address: Robinsons Magnolia, Aurora Blvd., Corner Doña M. Hemady Ave, Quezon City
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Unlike the typical Filipino restaurant, Mesa has took a step from traditional to modern cuisine specializing in “innovative Filipino modern dishes”. It is popular for its unique take on comfort Filipino dishes without taking away their familiar look and taste. Furthermore, Mesa offers on-the-spot grilling–ensuring that you’ll be offered fresh foods while making your dining experience more pleasurable.
Fine Dining Filipino Restaurant
Address: 11th Jamboree, Diliman, Quezon City
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If you love old fashioned Filipino home interiors complete with Ilocano-Filipino comfort dishes, Victorino’s is the place to dine. Owned by DV Savellano, the restaurant is popular for its heirloom recipes that are perfectly complemented with sweet cakes and pastries from its pastry chef and partner, Chef Heny Sison.
6. Rolando’s Farm to Table Restaurant
Authentic Filipino Cuisine
Address: 88 Road 1 Corner Alley 33, Project 6, Quezon City
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The restaurant’s concept is based on the owners’ love for authentic Filipino cuisine. Unlike other restaurants, Farm to Table source main ingredients from their own livestock and plants produced from their farms in Bulacan. By doing so, they are able to help preserve the environment and boost interest in agricultural production and entrepreneurship.
Filipino Restaurant and Deli
Address: 5 Sgt. Esguerra Ave, Diliman, Quezon City
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Owned by Chef Allen Qua, this restaurant is famous for its bagnet and other belly dishes cooked in a range of ways–including pork belly, salmon belly, tuna belly, and bangus belly. Whether you’re out on a breakfast, lunch or dinner date, you won’t be disappointed in the foods served in this part of Quezon City.
International Restaurants in Quezon City
Continental Restaurant
Address: 191 Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Scout Gandia Quezon City
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Established in 1974, Mario’s has been home to many celebrations and gastronomic masterpieces. Through the years, it has become the talk of the town because of the experience and memories it creates. Its specialties include baby back ribs, rack of lamb, seafood, beef, salad, and pasta dishes.
American Restaurant
Address: 64 Scout Rallos, Brgy Sacred Heart Quezon City
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To get your fix of famous American grubs, RUB Ribs & BBQ offers nothing short of your cravings, especially if you’re in for some tasty ribs and steak. This resto is most popular for its BBQ ribs complete with their signature sauce. It also offers side dishes, wings, fish and chips and a range of comfort dishes including tacos, burritos, soups, salads, and sandwiches.
Japanese Restaurant
Address: Trinoma Mall, North Avenue Cor Mindanao Ave. Quezon City
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This Japanese restaurant has been in the industry for over 30 years and is best known for its famous soft rib ramen, Hanamaruken hails from the streets of Osaka, Japan. This time-honored ramen chain serves a variety of signature ramen with quality and flavor that is incomparable. It also offers the popular “Happiness Ramen”. This famous big bowl makes use of a specific cut of soft bone meat in its broth and is topped with narutomaki, negi and a piece of their signature slow-cooked pork rib. Hanamaruken also serves signature ramen varieties that are unmatched in quality and flavor.
11. Mister Kabab
Mediterranean Restaurant
Address: Unit 210, Retail Plaza, U.P. Ayala Land Technohub, Commonwealth Ave, Quezon City
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If you happen to be at the UP Technohub and craving for Iranian or Persian Cuisine, Mister Kabab will satisfy your cravings. Famous for their affordable Persian classics in generous servings, this casual dining restaurant offers Mediterranean cuisine, Halal foods, as well as cakes for dessert. If you’re looking for low-cost but great tasting kebabs on sticks, shawarma, pumpkin soup, or pita bread, this is the place to be.
12. The Vegetarian Kitchen
Vegetarian Restaurant
Address: 62 B Mother Ignacia Avenue, Brgy. Paligsahan, Quezon City
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Right in the heart of the bustling city is an old-fashioned restaurant that has a very calm, homey and relaxing feel. Located along Mother Ignacia Avenue, this resto is hard to miss. Catering mainly for vegetarians who love tasty dishes, you can expect to be served meat-free dishes that are good enough to satisfy your palate.
Spanish Restaurant
Address:Tomas Morato corner Scout Lozano, Quezon City
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Offering traditional Spanish cuisine in Manila since 1952, Alba has already served generations of satisfied foodies who love Castilian cuisine. Aside from their signature dishes, the restaurant boasts of a venue that combines contemporary and cozy ambiance. Complete with furniture that you’ll see in a typical Spanish house, mood lights, and walls adorned with flamenco dancers, expect an upbeat but extraordinary experience from this restaurant.
14. Bugis Singapore Street Food
Singaporean Restaurant
Address: 78 Nicanor Roxas St, Quezon City, 1114 Metro Manila
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If you are familiar with the streets of Singapore, the restaurant’s name would give a takeaway of what it offers. Bugis is actually a popular street in Singapore where shoppers, foodies, and tourists gather. It serves hawker-style street food including Singaporean favorites from fish tofu, curry balls, Hainanese chicken, to steamboat Laksa soup.
15. Bellini’s
Italian Restaurant
Address: Cubao Expo, 3 General Romulo Ave, Cubao, Quezon City
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Right in the heart of Cubao is an Italian fine-dining restaurant that has all the appetizers and pasta selection you love. Located at Cubao Expo, you can treat yourself to some delectable servings of pasta and pizza that are bursting with flavors that will remind you of Italy.
International Cuisine
Address: 78 Scout Gandia cor Scout Tuazon, Quezon City
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Formerly located in Shaw Blvd, The Frazzled Cook offers a homey ambiance that’s perfect to chill or hang out whenever you want. Dine with a friend or come in groups to have a taste of their comfort foods. Their signature truffle pasta, pancake ala mode, and Pinoy pizza are a must-try!
17. Lōla Cafe
Al Fresco Dining
Address: 99 Scout Lozano St, Diliman, Quezon City
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Another ancestral house in the Scout area near Tomas Morato, LŌLA CAFE has been transformed into a cozy hangout place for those who want to relax and enjoy good food. Aside from its homey ambiance, it offers comfort foods and fruit-based cocktail drinks that you’d surely come back for.
Asian Fusion Restaurant and Wine Bar
Address: 66 Esteban Abada St, Loyola Heights Quezon City
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Tucked in the busy streets of Katipunan. Ninyo Fusion Cuisine offers gastronomic satisfaction, especially with its fusion cuisine prepared by trained chefs. It has become a popular venue for those who are celebrating special occasions. As for those who are planning a romantic date, an al fresco setting awaits to make for special moments.
19. Little India Healthy Cuisine
Indian Cuisine
Address: 24-F, 2nd Floor, Malingap St. Teachers Village Diliman, Quezon City
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To get a fix of your cravings for authentic Indian vegetarian foods, this dining spot in Diliman is worth checking out. Famous for the unique foods they prepare using a great blend of natural herbs & spices. Furthermore, they offer foods that don’t make use of any artificial or chemical colors, flavors, preservatives and additives and instead make use of organic vegetables and other food ingredients.
Thai Restaurant
Address: Trinoma Mall, Epifanio de los Santos Ave, Bago Bantay, Quezon City
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Thai cuisine is a world-class, casual fine dining restaurant that creates the most unforgettable experiences for guests. Famous for the impeccable experience they create especially with the freshest Thai ingredients they use, including organic herb and spices, and the hospitality that bring more guests right to their doors.
21. King Chef Seafood Restaurant
Cantonese Seafood Restaurant
Address: 987-989 Banawe St., Barangay Manresa, Quezon City
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In the busy street of Banawe is a seafood restaurant that aims to provide food that’s fit for a royalty. This restaurant in Quezon City uses only the freshest ingredients and the finest herbs and spices for the recipes that have been handed down from one generation to another. In addition to the fresh and flavorful seafood they serve, they also take pride of the service they offer that’s fit for a king.
22. Crab N’ Crew
Seafood Restaurant
Address: Land Strong, 77 Visayas Ave, Quezon City
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If you’re okay with getting your hands dirty for good food, Crab N’ Crew is the place to go. Owned by a group of friends, this seafood restaurant is known for the wide array of seafood bags they offer. Not to mention, the ambiance of the resort is so cozy and rustic that you’ll be delighted right the time you step in the resto. Is your appetite big enough for unli crabs? Visit them on weekdays, from 11 am to 10 pm to crack and munch on crabs as much as you can!
Eat-All-You-Can Restaurants in Quezon City
23. El Cangrejo – Crab, Seafood and Steak Bistro
Steaks and Seafood Restaurant
Address: Unit D1 Jardin de Zenaida, 34 Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City
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El Cangrejo is a great place to hang out. Apart from the steaks and seafood that they serve fresh everyday,this rustic surf and turf bistro also offers unlimited promo, available every day of the week. That means you can satisfy your cravings for oysters and wine, as well as all he crabs and steaks you can eat!
24. Vikings
Luxury Buffet
Address: 2nd Level, Phase 2, U.P. Town Center, Ayala Mall,. Katipunan Ave. Central Diliman, Quezon City
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From its first branch that opened in the bay area of the the Mall of Asia, Vikings Luxury Buffet has since then become the go to place of people who are celebrating special occasions. Offering chef prepared specialty dishes, Vikings treats you to unlimited servings of seafood, meat, and vegetarian dishes and desserts so you can embark on a great gastronomical experience–without the limit!
25. O GA NE
Eat-All-You Can Korean Restaurant
Address: 03 Tomas Morato Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, 1103 Metro Manila
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If you are looking for a korean restaurant with great food and affordable princes, O Ga Ne is worth a stop when in the Tomas Morato area. With ample parking space, you can enjoy Korean barbecue and even have the option to go unlimited by adding P365 to upgrade your Samgyupsal. Plus, each serving comes with rice and banchan or side dishes that you can refill. Not in the mood to grill your meat? Their waiter can do it for you!
26. Sambo Kojin
Unlimited Japanese and Korean Buffet
Address: Eastwood Citywalk, Bagumbayan, Quezon City
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Another smokeless grill that you should visit for a hearty buffet is Sambokojin. Treat yourself to a feast with a delicious variety of Japanese favorites including katsu, sushi, and tempura. But that’s not all, this restaurant in Eastwood, Quezon City also have grills per table so you can joy unlimited servings of Korean barbecue and yakiniku.
Eat All You Can Filipino Cuisine
Address: 50 Scout Tobias St. corner Sct Fernandez, Laging Handa, Quezon City
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If your cravings for Filipino dishes can’t be satisfied with small and limited servings, head on to Sitio Verde Restaurant to indulge in their affordable eat-all-you-can buffet and unlimited drinks. Another gem in the scout area, it offers a nice and homey ambiance that will satisfy your appetite. Suit yourself with the most famous Filipino dishes including crispy pork liempo, chicken lollipop, and a lot more. Those with sweet tooth would love their desserts as they serve fresh fruits and your favorite ‘kakanin’.
28. Tong Yang Hot Pot Restaurant
Shabu Shabu & Barbecue Restaurant
Address: Centris Walk, Quezon City
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Enjoy an array of International cuisine including Filipino, Chinese, Japanese and Korean dishes. Tong Yang’s buffet includes savory appetizers plus more than a hundred items to provide you with the best food choices–whether you prefer meat dishes, vegetables, or seafood.
Food and Entertainment
Filipino Restaurant
Address: 7 Scout Albano, Diliman, Quezon City
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For more than 25 years, Sangkalan has been the go-to restaurant of those who are looking for a venue to chill and enjoy great-tasting Filipino dishes. In addition to that, get personalized service as well as quality entertainment, courtesy of the live acoustic band that you get to enjoy nightly.
30. Ka Freddie’s Music Bar & Restaurant
Art and Entertainment Bar and Grill
Address: 120 Tomas Morato Avenue corner Kamuning Road, Quezon City
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If you’re idea of hanging out is enjoying good food and old school music, Ka Freddie is your go-to venue. Named after the Freddie Aguilar, this restaurant offers a laid back and cool ambiance that is complete with the aesthetics of a modern hip bar. Plus, frequenting the place will give you a chance to brush elbows with the veterans in the music scene.
Some people travel far to find the best foods in the world. However, if you don’t have the time and the budget to try Italy’s best tasting pasta or find the best restaurants in Rome, you can start locally! You might be in for a surprise that there are lots of food hubs around you that are just waiting to be explored.
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