Warning: this post contains lots and lots of strawberries and may cause uncontrollable cravings. Not all of us can make it up to La Trinidad, Benguet’s Strawberry Festival this month but we’ll celebrate anyway with these sweet strawberry dishes and a drink from some of Metro Manila’s favorite restaurants. Use Booky on Android or iPhone to look them up and add them to your must try list. Bring your friends along!
Lorenzo’s Way – Greenbelt 5
Keep it simple and sweet with strawberry shortcake from Lorenzo’s Way.
Reservations are recommended View the full menu G/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St, Legazpi Village, Makati (02) 749-0047 Additional branch in Fort Bonifacio
IHOP – Fort Bonifacio
Have a fantastic start to your day with these strawberry pancakes from IHOP.
Reservations are recommended View the full menu View their Instagram W Global Center, 30th St cor 9th Ave, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig (02) 8089589 Additional branches in SM Mall of Asia, Filinvest, Century City Mall, UP Town Center, and Araneta Center
Banapple – Katipunan Avenue
A little more than your usual slice of strawberry cheesecake with Banapple’s Strawberry Cheese Cake Crunch, topped off with brown sugar.
Reservations are recommended View the full menu View their Instagram 225 Katipunan Ave., Blue Ridge, Quezon City (02) 4392675 Additional branches in Ayala Triangle Gardens, SM North Edsa, Greenhills, and more.
Cupcakes by Sonja – Serendra
Have a Strawberry Cake Cup wherever you are, or on the go!
Reservations not accepted View the full menu View their Instagram G/F Serendra, 26th St, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig (02) 9152936 With branches in Makati, Pasig, Quezon City, and more.
Rita’s Italian Ice – Greenhills
Have a rich and creamy strawberry custard, a chilled strawberry ice, or both, to help beat the scorching summer heat.
Reservations not accepted View the full menu View their Instagram G/F VMall, San Juan (02) 6505859
St. Marc Cafe – SM Megamall
St. Marc’s is best known for their chococro, but they also have parfaits with generous amounts of toppings that will make anyone’s day. Here’s their Strawberry Milk Parfait – yum!
Reservations not accepted View the full menu View their Instagram G/F Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong (02) 5318062 Branches in Greenbelt 3 and UP Town Center
Chihuahua Mexican Grill and Margarita Bar – Makati Avenue
Kick back, raise your glass, and let’s toast the sweet life with a strawberry margarita.
Reservations recommended View the full menu View their Instagram 7838 Makati Ave, Poblacion, Makati (02) 8903192 Additional Branch in Greenbelt 2 and a brand new branch at Bonifacio High Street
If you’ve read this far and find yourself craving, you can look up the restaurants above and more on the Booky app. Download it from Google Play or the App Store. We’d normally leave you with a gif, but in this case, we’d like to give a shout-out to the best kind of strawberry — the fresh ones from our own backyard. Happy Strawberry Festival, La Trinidad!
