Would coffee and wine go together? Can you marry cafe and a bar? The answer is quite simple and its yes. Nowadays, food and beverage allow us to be more exploratory and not follow the tradition in a rigid manner. But contrary to this mindset, Mugshots will both give a traditional and unorthodox dining and drinking experience.
Our second pit stop for the Davao Food Crawl’s search for city’s best homegrown resto this month led us to a humble Japanese diner along Juna Avenue in Matina which serves modern fusion Japanese dishes like maki, donburi, ramen, soba and yakitori–Kitsune. During the visit, we were able to try two variations of maki and ramen which are all new in their menu.
Almost three years ago, I discovered this hole-in-the-wall Kebab place near F. Torres Street that serves one of the best kebab in the city (check old blog post here). So much have change just few months after that post–new location and better than ever menu choices but the same rewarding and satisfying feeling.
Social media got us intrigue to try new dishes at Chez Nouz by Chippens. We heard about their Italian guest chef Alfredo Rizzo who was trained by a 2 Michelin star chef in Italy. Just like any foodie by heart, we drag our feet and appetite to try their dishes.
Japanese Cuisine has been gaining popularity to many Davaoenos in the recent months. In just a span of 5 years, the number of Japanese resto and Japanese fusion resto in the city has perhaps doubled.
Adding to the line of coffee shops and cafe in the Davao’s food street in Marfori is Kopi Factory who claims to serve authentic Singaporean coffee (kopi) and tea (teh). I finally had the chance to visit while killing some hours with friends earlier.
Davao Bamboo Sanctuary and Ecological Park is a property made public by a curious accident. On a wonderful Fathers Day celebration, the owners and their friends invited acquaintances for a daddy’s day out treat in the family sanctuary in Calinan, Davao City. With the demands from the friends of friends, the sanctuary opened its door to people who seek respite and new adventure in the city.
The food park made with container vans and food carts boasts Davao’s 30 homegrown entrepreneurs which is set to expand further in the coming weeks. From the VIP and media night, fellow media and blogger friends sampled some of the stores’ specialty items.
If you admire the Japanese way of achieving perfection and for endless perseverance and industry, Taichou Izakaya will reflect the same principle in their humble store in a secret corner in Davao City.
So you might have been to many newly-opened restaurants in the city and I’m sure that you have likewise passed by along the lane of newly-opened restaurants near Palma Gil. If you haven’t, well here is sneak peek in one of the interesting resto that proudly resounds a word that only means “good food”.
