Gotta eat them all!
Much attention has been given to a few in the BF Homes area, particularly the OGs Sensei Sushi, Magnum Opus Fine Coffees, and more. But what about the other amazing food just along Aguirre and the little streets around it that house the most authentic ramen or the juiciest roast beef?
Update: Check out the Top 10 Most Loved Restaurants in the South this month!
On your next visit to the beautiful South, we challenge you to try these restaurants and tell us what you think. Find these 20 must-try restaurants on the app and use the ‘Navigate’ button to easily find them. Enjoy your food crawl.
Mama Lou’s Italian Kitchen – Tropical Ave.
Mama Lou’s Italian Kitchen serves up authentic Italian cuisine with dishes like pizzas (which you can order two flavors of in one pizza), pasta, risotto, and more. Recommended dishes include Risotto Tartufo Funghi, Spaghetti Seafood Olio, and Truffle Mac & Cheese.
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B1 L36 Tropical Ave cor Palace St. BF International Village
(02) 519-1977
Trattoria Altrove – Tropical Ave.
Trattoria Altrove offers authentic Italian dishes, with the signature brick oven wood fired pizza. They also serve Antipasti, Pasta, Risotto, Lasagna, several meaty dishes, home-made desserts. To round up a delicious meal, they offer several kinds of wines & liquors.
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858 Tropical Ave, B.F. Homes, Parañaque
(02) 776 4388
Spoon Eat + Drink – Aguirre Ave.
Spoon Eat + Drink is a Pinterest-worthy cafe serving American, Italian and Mediterranean eats perfect for your feel-good weekends.
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Unit 1A, 319 Aguirre Ave,BF Homes,Parañaque
+63 738-0085
Uncle Moe’s Shawarma Hub – Aguirre Ave.
Uncle Moe’s is famous for their affordable kebab and shawarmas! We’re definitely digging the Beef Kebab served with buttered rice. Other must-tries include the Moussaka Melt, Kofta Balls, Keema and All-Beef Shawarma.
Insider tip: Enjoy Buy 1 Get 1 Cheesy Keema Shawarma at Moe's Express by Uncle Moe's in Recess Food Alley, San Juan!
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98 Aguirre Ave, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 519-5162
La Chinesca – Aguirre Ave.
La Chinesca is a Mexican concept by Chef Bruce Ricketts located in the same street in BF Homes where he first made his mark on the local culinary scene with his intimate degustation nook, Sensei Sushi. Enjoy fresh tacos like Tripitas made with beef intestines & Guisada de Res made with beef shoulder & lengua.
Booky tip: Ask for their secret menu and see their guacamole dish and other tacos.
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248C Aguirre St, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 738 0724
Meat Depot – Aguirre Ave.
Meat Depot is a wholesale and retail supplier of various high quality local and imported meat at competitive prices. They also offer cooking services for only ₱100 additional fee and other side dishes.
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283 Aguirre Ave., BF Homes, Sucat, Parañaque
+63 2 501-0845
Rue Bourbon – Aguirre Ave.
Rue Bourbon is popular for their drinks menu ranging from plain beer to mixed drinks. This New Orleans-themed restaurant also has food menu ranging from bar grubs to full heavy meals. It’s a place easily filled up by yuppies around its area. It’s for the couple down for a beer at any hour with their different flavored beers and other drinks. It’s not for those who prefer to call it an early night.
Booky Tip: Get up to ₱150 off of your bill in their branch at Salcedo.
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196 Aguirre Street, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 815 7572
Fat Butchik’s Roofdeck & Resto – BF Homes
Fat Butchik’s is a minimalist rooftop bar and smoker grill restaurant with a killer sunset view. With multiple stalls like the Filipino favorite Bagwings, fusion Italian CiaoBelly, Japanese Katsuro, burgers and wings place Son of a Beef, Kuki + Kremery desserts and F/B Craft Cocktails, they make it convenient for you by having all options in one menu.
Fun fact: Before opening as a roofdeck, Fat Butchik's was a standalone restaurant with literally the best slow-cooked pork belly in miles. After a long time, he's finally opened his grill once again.
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364 El Grande Street, BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 917 569-9244
Rodrigo’s Roast Beef – El Grande Ave.
Rodrigo’s Roast Beef specializes in slow roasted, charcoal-fired USDA Angus Beef Belly and is a graduate of the Mercato Centrale markets. Aside from their BF branch, you can find them every Sunday at the Legaspi Sunday market in Makati.
Insider tip: They moved from Aguirre Ave. to their new home in El Grande, now serving even more chicken and roast beef plates!
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324 El Grande Ave, BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 917 391-1194
Drive by Taco Shop – Aguirre Ave.
Drive-By Taco Shop is a carwash diner concept serving street tacos, burritos, and nachos. Don’t leave without trying their succulent chicken thigh burritos!
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167 Aguirre Ave, BF Homes, Parañaque
(0917) 803-3663
TAS Roofdeck – Aguirre Ave.
Tas is a roof deck restaurant and bar in BF Homes. It offers Filipino and international fusion dishes including grilled skewers, street pizzas and wraps. Try the crispy adobo flakes or s’mores. Who doesn’t love a rooftop moment with the cool wind of the South swaying the fairy lights above you? If you can’t kick back and enjoy food on sticks… shame on you!
Insider tip: They're closed on Mondays.
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3/F 31 Aguirre Street, BF Homes, Parañaque
(0917) 719 4840
Atoy’s Porkchop – Aguirre Ave.
Atoy’s is a local fast food restaurant serving fried pork chops and other Filipino favorites such as tapa, longganisa, tocino, sisig, daing na bangus, and fried chicken, all served with fried egg and rice.
Fun fact: BF Homes isn't only filled to the brim with great restaurants: it's also home to many of the best bars in the South. It's almost tradition to eat at Atoy's after night out.
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Aguirre Ave., BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 400-6604
Bamba Bistro – Aguirre Ave.
Bamba Bistro, by Chef Tina Legarda, does comfort food so good. This little bistro is casual and homey but their extensive menu is passable for a more upscale setting.
Reservations are accepted
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55 Aguirre Ave. cor. Arsenio Luz, BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 519-7097
Gourmet’s Palate Charbroiled Burgers – Aguirre Ave.
A cult classic for the locals of BF Homes, Gourmet’s Palate Charbroiled Burgers or simply Charbroiled serves budget-friendly goods ranging from different kinds of burgers, tacos, shawarmas, sizzling plates, takaw rice meals, silogs, and even more!
Fun fact: As much as they're known for their burgers and rice meals, the unspoken must-tries are their spaghetti and chocolate cake!
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319D Aguirre Ave., Phase 1 and 3, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 809-4273
Crab n Crew – Aguirre Ave.
This little seafood shack specializes in serving large crabs for a very reasonable price. It is most popular for its crab-all-you-can promo, which comes with rice and iced tea.
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236 Aguirre Ave, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 275-1768
Ramen Kuroda – Aguirre Ave.
Ramen Kuroda offers 3 ramen flavors: Kyusyu Tonkotsu, Kyusyu Tonkotsu Garlic and Kyusyu Tonkotsu Spicy Garlic flavored soups. Here’s a bonus: every bowl ordered warrants one free noodle refill. Aside from ramen, they also serve sushi, rice bowls, curry and affordable ramen sets.
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96 Aguirre Ave., BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 553-6824
Larcy’s Cupcakery Cafe – Aguirre Ave.
A cute and quaint space serving beyond premium cupcakes! Serving all-day breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, desserts and Larcy’s Frozen Hot Choco Velvet.
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178 Aguirre St, BF Homes, Parañaque
(02) 478 2849
Mensakaba Geishu – Aguirre Ave.
Mensakaba Geishu is a 12-seater ramen house owned by Japanese-Filipina husband and wife team Hirofumi and Alyn Hotta.
Fun fact: You can watch Hirofumi cook the ramen right in front of you! Any seat is the best seat in the room.
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Southland Apartments, Aguirre Avenue,BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 546-9302
Dusadee Thai – Aguirre Ave.
Dusadee Thai is a 24-hour Thai fast food restaurant serving affordable rice meals and Thai iced tea, which are all signature recipes of Dusadee, an expatriate who found home in the Philippines with his brother Vinny after leaving a job at a multinational company.
Fun fact: All meals come with 2 cups of rice. Truly Filipino, don't you think?
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40 Aguirre St., BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 807-7777
Tio Pedro – President’s Ave.
Tio Pedro is a new Mexican cafe and restobar serving the best selection of Mexican dishes such as their 12-inch burrito, enchiladas, quesadillas, nachos, tacos, Mexican coffee and beers. It was opened by couple Anabell Mendoza and Pete (Tio Pedro) Gunn out of their passion for cooking. P.S. They are closed on Wednesdays.
Fun fact: You can always have a little chat with Pete (who insists on being called Tio Pedro) and ask him about his travels, with matching photos of his years on the road decked on the walls.
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27 President’s Ave., BF Homes, Parañaque
+63 2 543-2211
Balai Ilocos – Aguirre
Balai Ilocos is a Filipino restaurant built in an ancestral home setting by the Mendoza family. They serve traditional home-cooked Ilocano dishes such as their ‘Di Malilimutang (Unforgettable) Mechado, Balai Platter and Dinakdakan. After the restaurant closes at 10pm, Balai on the Go, their food truck service serves fresh Mami, Beef Pares, Kilain, White Adobo, and their famous Igado and Paoay Longganisa.
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188 D Aguirre Ave., BF Homes, Paranaque
+63 916 267-6188
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