Ready for another foodie roadtrip?
Marikina’s always been home to many food haunts and over time, the place has only gotten better.
Also read: Top 10 Most Loved Restaurants in Marikina for January 2019
Here are a handful of new restaurants in the area.
Café Amarela – San Roque
A cozy casual restaurant along Mayor Gil Fernando Ave., Cafe Amarela offers international dishes like Tuscan Buttered Salmon, Lebanese Chicken, and Creamy Garlic Prawn Pasta to name a few.
Reservations are accepted
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69 Mayor Gil Fernando Ave, San Roque, Marikina
(0927) 385-6678
D’Kada – Marikina Heights
D’kada is a cafe and bistro that serves all-day breakfast meals, Filipino rice bowls, baked goods and dessert. This is their first branch in the Metro.
Reservations are accepted
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G/F Ayala Malls Marikina, Liwasang Kalayaan, Marikina Heights, Marikina
Lemons & Grace – Santolan Station
Lemons & Grace offers different variations of lemonade. They have the Classic Honey Lemonade as well as interesting takes like Matcha Honey and Yakult Honey.
No reservations are accepted
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Santolan Station, LRT 2, Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Calumpang, Marikina
Number 1 Barbecues – SM Marikina
Number 1 Barbecues offers an affordable and complete variety of barbecue meals and other grilled favorites which will surely enhance your grilled dining experience. You can choose from four different cuisines – Filipino, American, Japanese and Mediterranean.
No reservations are accepted
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G/F SM Marikina, Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Calumpang, Marikina
Samgyeopmasarap – SM Marikina
Samgyeopmasarap is one of the many new KBBQ concepts taking over the Metro, offering unlimited pork, beef, and chicken BBQ that you can grill the meat yourself, as well as a la carte items like bibimbap and bulgogi.
No reservations are accepted
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3/F SM Marikina, Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Calumpang, Marikina
(0908) 797-8868
SABO – San Roque
Sabo is the perfect place to satisfy your Filipino comfort food cravings. They have the classics like Lechon Kawali, Sisig na Bangus, and Chicken Inasal.
No reservations are accepted
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57 Mayor Gil Fernando Ave, San Roque, Marikina
(0926) 064-1758
Kanzen Sushi Roll – Ayala Malls Marikina
Kanzen Sushi Roll offers a broad selection of freshly rolled sushi and maki rolls. Kanzen Sushi Roll also accepts orders for pick-up and delivery.
No reservations are accepted
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Ayala Malls Marikina, Liwasang Kalayaan, Marikina Heights, Marikina
(0918) 295-9989
In case you missed it, here are other places you can check out!
Breakfast Brothers – Lilac St.
Breakfast Brothers is part of the ‘Brothers’ chain of restaurants, which includes Burrito Brothers, Kebab Brothers and Bun of Brothers. They serve all-day breakfast everyday.
No reservations accepted
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#73 Lilac St, Bennet II, SSS Village, Concepcion II, Marikina
(02) 502-8644
Brad & Pit’s Ribshack – Lilac St.
Brad & Pit’s is a barbecue restaurant specializing in ribs. The name is surely a scheme to catch anyone’s attention. It is one of Marikina’s newest joints to offer ribs, wings, sandwiches and other American comfort food.
No reservations accepted
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116 Lilac St, SSS Village, Concepcion II, Marikina
(02) 503 1656
Mandi’s Grill Grub – Lilac St.
Mandi’s Grill Grub is a casual restaurant serving Asian fusion dishes including grilled barbecue, ribs, blue marlin, sisig, deep fried pork tapa that all come with rice. Boys will particularly enjoy their wall of superhero posters.
Reservations are accepted
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#73 Lilac St, Bennet II, SSS Village, Concepcion II, Marikina
(0925) 321 1999
Happon Ramen House – Cepeda St.
Happon Ramen House is a 10-12 seater ramen joint built to look like the local and authentic ramen houses in Japan. They serve 8 types of ramen bowls, all using rich flavorful Chicken Paitan soup base, which is said to be a “healthier” alternative to your everyday ramen. Aside from ramen, they also offer gyoza and chicken karaage.
No reservations accpeted
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70 Cepeda St cor Colonel Divino St, Concepcion I, Marikina
+63 922 803-7460
Cà Phê Saigon – Red Cedar St.
Ca Phe Saigon is the only Vietnamese restaurant in Marikina. Set inside a homey restaurant, which is a portion of owner Margareth Bonifacio’s house, expect authentic traditional Vietnamese favorites such as pho noodles, fresh spring rolls and Vietnamese coffee. The dishes served are supervised by Margareth’s mom who is actually a Vietnamese that has found home in the Philippines.
No reservations accepted
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14 Red Cedar St, New Marikina, San Roque, Marikina
+63 917 801-6411
Nicandro Lutong Bahay – Lilac St.
Nicandro is a casual Filipino restaurant serving home-cooked style Pinoy specialties such as Vigan bagnet kare-kare, sinuglaw, sinigang, seafood adobo sa gata and many more. Prepare yourselves to eat more rice than usual here.
Reservations are accepted
10 Lilac St, SSS Village, Marikina
(0977) 803-2476
Leon’s Bistro – Lilac St.
Leon’s Bistro is a small restaurant that serves modern comfort food and guilty pleasures. Try their bacon-wrapped croquettes, surf & turf (steak & shrimp) with mashed potato, various pastas, sandwiches and more.
No reservations accepted
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G/F 10 Lilac Bldg, 10 Lilac St, Concepcion II, Marikina
(02) 955-4272
Rodic’s Diner – Marikina
A favorite of the UP community, Rodic’s is a top name in tapa, and has been for many years. While they have since expanded to several other branches around Quezon City and Makati, no one ever forgets the first at UP Diliman’s Shopping Center. And now, Marikina residents have a reason to celebrate because they just opened up a branch near the Marikina City Hall.
No reservations accepted
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4 J. Chanyungco St. cor. Sparrow, New Marikina Subd. (near City Hall), Sta. Elena, Marikina
(02) 218-7167
Shachihoko Ramen – C&B Circle Mall
Shachihoko Ramen is a contemporary Japanese restaurant serving dishes with flavors inspired from the Nagoya province. Their menu includes sushi, donburi bowls, ramen, gyoza and more. Here’s a fun fact: Shachihoko is an animal in Japanese folklore that has a head of a dragon and body of a carp. It is an iconic figure known to bring rain and thus symbolizes protection from fire.
No reservations accepted
Unit 2 C&B Circle Mall, Liwasang Kalayaan, Marikina Heights, Marikina
(02) 656-6515
Steak-Off Grill – Katipunan St.
Steak-Off Grill is a casual and quick-service steakhouse serving afforable ‘local and imported steaks grilled the way you like it’. They offer a small menu including T-bone, Porterhouse and Tenderloin steaks with option of unlimited rice.
No reservations accepted
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No. 1 Marikina Commercial & Market Center, Katipunan St., Sto. Nino, 1800 Marikina City
(02) 881-4231
Fat Daddy’s Smokehouse – Dao St.
Fat Daddy’s Smokehouse is a Southern USA-inspired smokehouse and barbecue restaurant made perfectly to satisfy your comfort food cravings. It is a passion project of four siblings sharing their love for all things smoked and grilled.
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171 Dao Street, East Drive, Marikina Heights, Marikina
(02) 949-4071
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