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Top 6 Destinations for Food Trip around AdU
By Sheila M. Matibag
Adamson University is resided in the heart of Manila which is surrounded by historical places such as Intramuros, Rizal Park, and National Museums. Located in the quiet street of San Marcelino, AdU has near diners serving their own style of dishes that bring Adamsonians to a little trip around the globe. Here are the worthy diners to visit around AdU.
SIT AND ZIP Garden Cafe
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Are you bombarded with school requirements and looking for relaxation? Regain energy with Mexican cuisine and relaxing spring garden ambiance in the Sit & Zip Garden Café. The store opened their store last January and continued to bloom since then as it attract more and more customers. This store adjacent to Adamson University and is managed by an Adamsonian alumni who graduated BS in Psychology in 2018. Adamsonians can’t help themselves to come back for Sit and Zip Cafe’s silog meals, lechon, and other Mexican dishes like burritos and chicken salpicao. Sit & Zip Garden Cafe is also an ideal place to celebrate birthdays as it offers surprises for celebrants through free frappe, mojos and smores.
Ate Rica's Bacsilog
Topside
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Have a smooth sailing meal in Topside! Customers can visit the store for Instagramable shots for its ship-in-a-room theme. Topside is designed like a ship and port because its owners are coastguards. Topside offers their own kind of flavors such as their best-seller for flavored chicken—garlic parmesan and sweet-chili. For as low as ₱39, Adamsonians experience saucy and hunger-satisfying kinds of meals. Topside has two more branches sailing along Vito Cruz and one in Sampaloc, Manila.
Suga's Burger House
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Just meters away from the university is the friendly and nearest burger house in AdU. Suga’s Burger House will certainly make you do one of the hardest decisions in food picking because it offers varieties that will satisfy your cravings for burgers, iced coffee, rice meals and flavored chicken. Since November 2016, it continues to be known to the Adamsonians as it adds more categories or its signature touches. Suga’s Burger House has exceptional ideas in its topping fries, overloaded chili con carne, scrambled egg wrapped around, nacho dog, and pizzahola which are all the best toppings for their footlong that successfully captured the taste of Adamsonians which led to these varieties’ blockbuster. Suga’s Burger House offer meals for as low as ₱35 and iced coffee for as low as ₱15.
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Are you a certified cheese lover? Level up your standard silog with Ate Rica’s Bacsilog. With an affordable price, Ate Rica’s Bacsilog serves combo meals with their creamy twist. Ate Rica’s Bacsilog is located at UN Square for almost two years already. The franchise began in the first store in Vito Cruz, Manila. Adamsonians can’t help but crave for the creamy and authentic style of cheese sauce added to silog which explains why the store is visited by more than a hundred people everyday.
Ayabelle's
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With almost 4 years of being the university’s neighbor, Ayabelle’s is recognized by their one of a kind taste that lingers in one’s mouth. Adamsonians do not need to worry in cooking their breakfast anymore because Ayabelle’s offers morning meals for only ₱10. This canteen offers budget friendly meals and serves almost a thousand Adamsonians each day and is well known for its signature flavors remarkably its mouth-watering Calderetang Tapa, hindi tinipid na toppings and lutong-bahays. They have a term “tumpukan” which happens during 10 o’clock, 12 o’clock and 2 o’clock.
Chef Nif's Fried Chicken
Hands up chicken lovers! Experience Asian buds located at San Marcelino Street coming from unique spices of marination with our co-Asian country, Malaysia through Chef Nif’s Fried Chicken. The diner offers Halal chicken which are freshly-marinated with special mixture imported from Malaysia. Food in Chef Nif’s Fried Chicken are well monitored by the manager who is a Medical Technologist by profession. It is the only high standard chicken diner along San Marcelino which caters 60% Adamsonians each day. Visit and feel Malaysia along San Marcelino with Chef Nif’s Fried Chicken.
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There’s a lot of places to be around AdU when you are feeling hungry or craving for something, what you have read is just a glimpse! What are you waiting for? Ask your friends to join you in conquering worthy food explorations along the streets that surround the home of the mighty Falcons.
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