Shoot First Eat Later

Early Bird Breakfast Club

I love breakfast food but I don’t wake up early enough to indulge in a full breakfast. My usual breakfast is simply Greek yogurt with fresh fruit.

When I was notified that an all breakfast restaurant opened in The Fort Complex I didn’t waste any time to try it out for lunch. I find it comforting to be able to eat breakfast at any time of the day.

We entered through the side of Gourdo’s and walked straight to Early Bird Breakfast Club which was next to Zong.

I really liked the diverse selections on their menu. It catered to rice and bread fans as well to those who choose to eat a sweet breakfast.

menu (click to enlarge)

We weren’t able to try any of the sweet selections so I’m definitely going back for the peanut butter and caramel French toast.

It’s not obvious from this picture but the glass had a nice pink hue.

I’m not an eggs and bacon person but I really enjoyed the full English breakfast which the four of us shared. We ate our food family style so everyone got to try it all.

The Early Bird Full English Breakfast P495

I enjoyed the sausage the most. The toasted bread was surprisingly good too. I just wish they used fresh mushrooms instead of the canned variety.

For a lighter but equally tasty entree the breakfast tart is a good choice. I loved the crisp cheesy base of the tart.

Early Bird breakfast tart P285

The tart was filled with sausage, bacon, mushroom, egg and tomatoes.

My first choice for a full breakfast is garlic rice with tapa or tuyo flakes. Their version of crispy adobo flakes gives me the best of both with it’s salty, crispy shredded meat. It was a very generous portion too with an almost equal ratio of adobo and rice. You can actually order extra rice and this entree will be good enough for two or one really hungry person. This is a must order!

adobo sunrise P315

The longganisa was sweet and garlicky and was quite lean. It was good but nothing special. It was the only dish that we didn’t finish. We ate the rice with the adobo flakes.

viva longganisa P345

I’m sure my friends love bacon but their bacon just looked unappetizing so no one touched it.

I forgot to take pictures of the coffee but it passed my high standards. It was strong and good!

Congratulations to the owners and chefs of Early Bird Breakfast Club! The food was excellent and I can’t wait to go back. Maybe for dinner next. I have my eye on the chorizo mushroom risotto.

I hope you will serve biscuits and gravy and scones too. Oh and apple pancakes and Dutch pancakes too.

Early Bird Breakfast Club
Unit C, Ground Floor, Fort Pointe 2 Bldg.,
The Fort Complex, 28th Street, Bonifacio Global City, 1634 Taguig
Phone (02) 470 8847
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Operating Hours:
Sunday – Thursday, 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday – Saturday, 24 Hours

Lunch at Kichitora

Yes another ramen restaurant has joined the ramen craze in Manila. Even though I’ve often said I’m not a big ramen fan I decided to try Kichitora at SM Megamall just for my dear readers.

Kichitora is located at the 2nd level of the atrium right across Yabu.

This is the first branch of Kichitora outside of Japan.

Kichitora means lucky tiger that’s why their decor features tigers on the walls. That’s the young owner, Larson Chan, in the picture below.

Even their bathroom had tiger stripes tiles. rowr.

Their kitchen is manned by at least 1 of 3 rotating Japanese chefs who come to Manila.

I liked their lightweight acrylic water glass.

Three of us intentionally ordered different kinds of ramen so we could try more varieties. I liked Elisa’s order of the more traditional miso ramen with a touch of spice and a drizzle of ma yu or black garlic oil which added a unique aroma and flavor.

You can request the level of heat for this ramen. The soup was very rich and flavorful. The noodles were really al dente even though we forgot to request if to be katamen (very firm).

special miso chasu ramen with ma oil (ma yu) P395

Kit ordered the tsukumen which he really loved since it was his first time to try ramen with a separate dipping sauce. I tried it and it was good but I liked Mitsuyado Sei-Men’s version better.

spicy ma bo tofu with pork tsukumen P395

Since I had a cold and cough at the time I ordered the chicken soup based ramen. The soup was like concentrated chicken soup and was very soothing for me. It tasted like true comfort food. I just found the soup a tad sweet. I later learned they topped the soup with a dash of sugar. Next time I will request them to skip the sugar. I did love the super tender chicken breast in my ramen. I only eat white meat so it was a treat for me to eat chicken breast cooked perfectly.

Larson, the owner, explained to me the this soup has a shoyu (soy sauce) base that’s why I could taste some sweetness. He told me they will be having paitan shio (salt) soup soon.

I noticed that towards the end my noodles were already soft. Larson said in Japan they normally eat a whole bowl of ramen in 5 minutes or less to avoid the noodles getting soft. So remember to eat your ramen faster to enjoy the noodles at their best texture.

paitan chicken ramen P360

The gyouza was just ok. Not bad but nothing fantastic either.

They only had two desserts to choose from and the word matcha literally jumped out of the menu. I simply loved the distinct coconut flavor of the soft, silky tofu. It tasted more like panna cotta than tofu. There wasn’t much matcha flavor but I didn’t mind since the coconut tofu more than made up for it.

coconut tofu with matcha & azuki P150

Kichitora is definitely in the game for the ramen competition of which store will last the longest in Manila. They have a strong product and will be a tough competitor. Try it out and let me know which is your favorite ramen.

Kichitora menu (click to enlarge)

Kichitora
2nd Floor, Mega Atrium, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines
telephone: (02) 451-2218
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Hours:
Mon – Thu: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Fri – Sat: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sun: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Green Tea Cheesecake from Cheesecakes by Guy

I have a food blog because I love to eat and I want to share my experiences with my friends and family. I don’t write to earn money or to get free food. But when I get an email that I will be receiving a green tea cheesecake to sample it makes me realize that I’m a lucky, lucky girl.

I was expecting a small cheesecake instead I received a whole green tea cheesecake. It was sent to my store and usually I’m very patient about not touching food until I can bring it home and take pictures of it properly.

Since it’s not just plain cheesecake but green tea which is my favorite flavor I was only able to take this lone picture with my iPhone before I attacked it with a spoon.

When I took a bite of the cheesecake my first thought was it’s not rich enough. You can’t tell from the picture but the texture was maybe half the density of real New York cheesecake. I also thought that the green tea flavor wasn’t enough.

As I ate more cheesecake I appreciated the smooth texture and the lingering flavor of the matcha powder. The taste stayed on my tongue long after I finished eating.

I can guarantee that this cheesecake will keep fresh for 1 week in the refrigerator because that’s how long I kept it in a air tight glass container. I would eat a small slice almost everyday and I liked it more and more each day. Since the cheesecake wasn’t too heavy it wasn’t nakakasuya. It was perfect for a little after meal dessert.

Gregory Guy’s cheesecake has a well balanced flavor and texture. It’s the kind of cheesecake that will please a wider range of people even those who lean towards a denser type of cheesecake like me. I will definitely order the coffee cheesecake next.

Greg’s only 25 and I can see he will have many years of success in his future with his cheesecakes. Hopefully he’ll branch out with other desserts too soon.

Other Cheesecake varieties:
Classic, Lemon, Coffee, Caramel and Oreo flavor – mini P500 / whole P1,000

Green Tea made with premium Matcha Green Tea Powder and Vanilla made with fresh vanilla beans – mini P600 / whole P1,200

Cheesecakes by Guy
191 Swallow Drive Greenmeadows
telephone: +632 634-4362
cellphone: +63917 898-8396
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Order 2 days in advance for guaranteed freshness.
Pick up points:
Greenmeadows, QC, any time, any day
Jupiter Street, Makati, Monday-Friday except holidays,
Office Hours 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

It’s my blog’s 4th year anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to me!!! I actually have an alarm on my phone to remind me of this date. Time goes by so fast and I can’t believe it’s actually been four years since I started blogging.

My friend Elisa always tells me I have ADHD since I flit from topic to topic when conversing with her and others. You should see how I use my iPad. One minute I’m reading an ebook the next I’m playing Candy Crush Saga only to switch to Zite to read up on news and recipes. This is why I myself am amazed that I continue to update this blog regularly considering my short attention span.

2012 was an excellent year for food and travel although it was also the year that i will never forget since a multitude of non-life threatening health problems cropped up one after the other (is it old age?). I want to thank ALL my doctors who patiently answered my oft repeated question, “when can I travel?”

Despite all these physical obstacles it didn’t slow down my travel even though some days the pain in my knees and feet almost made me give up. Even with 3 different surgeries (eye and knee) the will to travel and eat still conquered. My health is much better now so I foresee more travel in 2013.

I hope all my readers old and new will continue to follow my food and travel adventures. Thanks for being a part of my blog.

Leslie

Dinner at Órale! Taqueria Mexicana

I’ve been wanting to try the food at Órale! for the longest time but somehow it always slips my mind with all the new restaurants popping up here and there. It was a miracle that I finally remembered it a few weeks ago.

The menu was your typical Mexican fast food menu but they had a lot more choices for fillings.

Orale! Taqueria Mexicana menu (click to enlarge)

There was limited seating inside but they had more tables outside.

We first tried two Margaritas, one traditional and one frozen. We all liked the frozen one better although the other one had more kick to it.

traditional Margarita on the rocks P175 frozen mango Margarita P195

We intentionally ordered different fillings for each one.

grande burrito barbacoa P385

I really liked the burrito. It was very flavorful specially the barbacoa or roast beef. The best part was the ratio of meat, beans and sauce was just perfect with the rice. I also appreciated the filling was not wet and soggy like in other Mexican restaurants in Manila.

Deb’s favorite was the enchilada with carnita or pulled pork. The sauce, cheese and sour cream on top of the stuffed tortilla was the perfect blend of salty and creamy.

enchilada carnita P315

For the quesadilla we chose grilled beef for it’s filling. It was good too! So far everything was good to this point.

quesadilla carne asada P285

We asked that the toppings of the tacos be put on the side so this is what our order of lengua tacos looked like. At this point good became GREAT.

dos tacos lengua P255

I’ve never had Mexican style lengua before and let me tell you it was fantabulous!!! I ate my taco bare just like what you see in the picture below. The ox tongue was so tender and seasoned just right. This was my favorite of all. I can’t wait to try the lengua in an enchilada or burrito next time.

People of Manila let me introduce you to the best nachos I’ve eaten so far. It was simple with just pieces of grilled beef, salsa, refried beans, cheese and sour cream but the taste was out of this world. The whole plate was warmed up in the salamander until the cheese melted. If I didn’t eat anything else I could finish an order just by myself since I LOVE nachos. I wonder if I could persuade them to put lengua on my nachos?

carne asada nachos regular P275

I don’t really know what this sauce was and which dish it came with but we used it as a dip for the tortilla chips and it was a pleasant surprise. It tasted like sun dried tomatoes and lots of spices.

I can’t believe Deb’s baby girl is all grown up and can drink her Margarita faster than mama and the silly aunties.

For dessert we had strawberries. Yummmmmmm!!!!

frozen strawberry Margarita P195

For days after I couldn’t stop thinking about our meal. I kept finding opportunities to go back since I loved the food so much. I may be late in the discovering Órale! but I’m glad I did. I will most definitely be back. Again and again and again.

Órale! Taqueria Mexicana
G/F, The Fort Strip cor 7th & 28th St.
Bonifacio Global City, Philippines.
telephone: +632 552-2660
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Pinoy Potluck Party

My high school classmate Lorraine (Onie) came home to Manila for a vacation. She left at the beginning of high school to move to San Francisco. Most of my friends haven’t seen her since then. We threw her a little get together and chose Filipino food for our party’s theme.

So these are the food my friends brought to the party. A lesson learned was not to bring food for the number of guests instead bring half of that. We estimated an attendance of 20 people so everyone brought food for 20 people. All our food could have fed 50 people!! Jenny was right. Next time just order food for 10 people.

pancit malabon

Pixie’s Sinugba rellenong bangus

Heaven’s pork barbeque

Heaven’s boneless chicken barbeque

Deb’s cook made the next two dishes which I loved. Home cooking is always the best.

kare kare

I’ve never ever had alamang rice before and it was super duper good. The rice was mixed with pechay tagalog and topped with fresh alamang (tiny shrimp) fried to a crisp.

crispy alamang rice

Everyone who ate the dinuguan raved about it specially with the crunchy intestine topping which I forgot to photograph. It was ordered from Deli de San Honore.

deli de san honore’s dinuguan

My contribution was the lechon kawali.

lechon kawali

Mary Ann brought two kinds of paella from Tai’s Best a restaurant in Alabang.

Tai’s Best paella

Can you guess which one is Lorraine? Naturally she’s the only one not wearing black. I noticed that friends who have lived in the US for many years seldom wear black unlike their Manila counterparts.

The Meteors

This is my only shot of Lorraine with her precious daughter Shayla and hubby Seamus.

Deb always orders Dessert du Jour’s crepe cake but this time she got their new salted caramel chocolate torte and walnut date bars. I like salted caramel but the caramel layer for this torte was ultra salty. It was like they made a mistake with the quantity of salt. Even when eaten with the chocolate layer all I could taste was the salty topping. We were quite disappointed with this.

Dessert du Jour’s salted caramel & chocolate torte

Candy brought the dulce de leche cheesecake which I found overly sweet. Too bad since I liked the texture of the cheesecake.

Forget Me Not’s dulce de leche cheesecake

The walnut date bar turned out to be the best dessert on my plate. It was just the right amount of sweetness and the chewy texture was delightful.

Dessert Du Jour’s walnut date bar

suman from Butuan

Nathaniel’s buko pandan salad

Arny Dading’s peachy peachy

At the end of the night it was Jenny’s contribution that was the most fought over. She brought lots of takeout containers!! All of us brought home so much food and dessert. It was a fun night getting together with classmates we haven’t seen in a long time. See you in SF next time Onie!!!

Pancit Malabon Express
924-D San Lorenzo Arcade, Pasay Rd. Makati City
telephone: 843-2772
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Pixie’s Sinugba (rellenong bangus)
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Heaven’s Barbeque
For Deliveries:
Savanna Commercial Center Vito Cruz cor Pasong Tamo, Makati – 897-2575
7224 Malugay St. cor. Buendia Bel-Air, Makati – 894-3899 or 893-4715
Madison Square Ortigas Ave Greenhills – 726-0250 or 727-3206
C5 cor. Levi Mariano Taguig – 986-0143
Aguirre St. BF Paranaque – 871-8298
Lucky China Town Binondo
El Shaddai – 820-2645
The Fort Strip 7th Ave Bonifacio Global City – 519-2070
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Deli de San Honore c/o Jeremy
telephone: 927-8649
cellphone no.: +63939-4710429

Tai’s Best
Molito Commercial Complex,Madrigal Ave cor. Zapote Road, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Dessert du Jour by Mara de la Rama
Unit 51 Ecology Village, Dasmarinas Village Side, Gate 5 Edsa, Makati City
telephone: +63917-8116272 0r +63917-8036272
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Forget Me Not Specialty Cakes
Makati Cake Shop – 928 Arnaiz Ave (formerly Pasay Road,Behind New World Hotel) Makati telephone: 869-5333
Main Kitchen – 60 Broadway Ave. New Mla,QC. telephone:723-2776
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Nathaniel’s Bakeshop
ITC Commercial Bldg, Timog Avenue, Quezon City
telephone: 921-1959
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Arny ♥ Dading’s Peachy-Peachy
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Dinner at Burger Bar

$loaded Tex-Mex ground beef nachos P360$
Every few months my two blogger friends, Fran and Jin, and I meet up just to eat and chat. Well mostly we just eat and compare restaurants we like and dislike.

Our choice for dinner was Burger Bar at Greenbelt 2 in Makati. It occupied the 2nd floor while the space below was namnam restaurant.

It was a weeknight and the place was full and the turnover was quick. Each time a table is vacated a new group comes in.

me, Jin, Fran and Paul

My first bite of these small fried shrimp was good. It was crispy and it had a nice flavor.

Chinatown rock shrimp poppers P260

But as I chewed I noticed that the shrimp was too soft and soggy. When I dissected it the shrimp wasn’t even firm enough to hold it’s shape. Was it frozen shrimp? I hope they can improve on the quality of the shrimp they use.

I was happy that all my dining mates loved nachos as much as I do. It was pretty good nachos with lots of ground beef, salsa, avocado cubes, cheese sauce and grated cheese. My only gripe was it was cold! Not even warm but cold. I wish they could put this under a salamander for a few minutes to warm it up and melt the cheese.

loaded Tex-Mex ground beef nachos P360

Fran wasn’t impressed with the Arnold Palmer which had neither obvious iced tea or lemonade taste since it was supposed to be a combination of both.

the Arnold Palmer P65

I was hoping somebody would order the lamb burger since I wanted to try it too. Jin ordered it and I’m glad she had it and not me. I tried a small piece of the lamb patty and found it to be totally tasteless. As in no salt or flavor at all. We mentioned it to the server and he asked the kitchen about it. He came back and told us it was supposed to be like that.

Jin doctored her lamb burger with lots of catsup, mustard and the leftover toppings from the nachos before she was able to eat it. This was the most disappointing burger of the night.

lamb burger P385

Fran was quite happy with her hangover burger which she ate with a fork and knife. The burger is described as: Onion-griddled Big Game blend of hangar and brisket, yellow cheddar, crisp prosciutto, fried egg, arugula, caramelized onions, BBQ sauce and house aioli on a sesame seed bun.

hangover burger P370

It looked juicy and messy indeed.

If you’re a regular reader of my blog you know that there’s only one way I order a burger. I want a plain burger with no cheese or toppings. For me the most important part of the burger in the patty and I want to taste it and not get distracted with anything on it. I ordered the simplest burger on their menu which was burger no. 3. No. 3 was what they called their special sauce. I didn’t mind trying a little sauce on my burger.

Paul ordered built his own burger which basically looked like my burger but with the addition of some veggies on top.

burger no. 3

Hello? Sauce no. 3 is a blend of catsup and mayonnaise!!! I quickly scraped it off my burger since I wasn’t fond of the combination on a burger. On fries it was fine. First thing I noticed was the nice even char on the patty.

Inside the beef was cooked a perfect medium well. I liked the taste of the patty. I chose the steak cut blend of beef and it really tasted almost like steak. It was well seasoned with only salt and pepper and no other additives just the way I like my burger. It was not the best burger I’ve eaten but it was quite good.

You probably can’t tell from the picture but it was a small sized burger. Those with heartier appetites can easily eat two burgers or double up on the patty.

All their desserts were ice cream based and stacked in a small jar. The banana split was just your run of the mill sundae.

black & white banana split P135

I liked the bread pudding cubes topped with vanilla ice cream better.

caramel vanilla bread pudding P135

Try it out for yourself and let me know how you like Burger Bar. I was quite satisfied with my burger. I just wish they had a set of 4 sliders featuring each of the different burger blends so I can try the it all and compare the flavors.

Burger Bar menu - appetizers, salads, 'wiches

Burger Bar menu (click to enlarge)

Burger Bar
Greenbelt 2
Esperanza Street corner Greenbelt Drive
Ayala Center, Makati City
telephone: +632 625-2792, +639175399661
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Paris: Poilâne & Secco Patisserie

I had a long list of food I wanted to try in Paris and the sourdough bread of Poilâne was one of them. I thought we weren’t able to try it anymore but luckily it was near the Metro stop where we got off to go to the Segway Tour’s office.

I had this vision of having a picnic in one of Paris’ many beautiful gardens like Jardin des Tuileries or even Champs de Mars. I would bring bread from Poilâne, foie gras pâté, duck rilette, French cheese and lots of pastries.

These huge round loaves with the iconic P stamped on them were what I was there for but there’s no way for the two of us to even make a dent of such a big and heavy loaf of bread.

Thank goodness with some sign language they informed us we can buy just a few slices of bread. These three slices cost €1.23.

bread €4.58 per kilo

They also sold some pastries.

flan & chausson aux pommes

We bought a couple of apple tartelettes.

apple tartelette €2.35

petite brioche

punitions or butter cookies

Since we weren’t prepared for the picnic of my dreams we just went to a small grocery nearby and bought a pack of jamon serrano and a bottle of water and looked for a place where we can eat our bread. We found ourselves at Secco Patisserie Boulangerie.

More bread!!

This is why I want to return to Paris. Every corner there’s an abundance of yummy looking bread and pastries.

This is what our picnic looked like. Rochelle bought a Caprese salad from Secco while I bought the dessert. The bread from Poilâne was good but it didn’t really blow me away. I suspect if I paired it with better toppings and if it were lightly toasted it would taste so much better.

With so many pastries to choose from I chose the tart chocolat and a small pastry similar to mille-feuille.

When I took my first bite of the tart chocolat the diners around me must have heard my loud moan. It was unbelievably delicious. Creamy bittersweet chocolate on a crisp crust was one one of the best pastries I’ve ever eaten.

tart chocolat €3.50

We wanted to take home the apple tartlette but it was very greasy and it seeped through the paper bag already.

Poilâne’s apple tartelette

We both really liked the firm yet flaky crust of the apple tartellete. It was quite hearty and filling. It was a simple lunch but I really enjoyed all the lovely carbs.

Poilâne
49 bld de Grenelle, Paris 75015
telephone: +33 (0) 1 45 79 11 49
Opening hours : From Tuesday to Sunday, 7:15 am to 8:15 pm
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Secco Patisserie Boulangerie
75 Boulevard de Grenelle, 75015 Paris
telephone: +33 01 45 67 17 40

Paris Segway Tour

Hands down our best experience in our European trip last June was the Paris Segway Tour.

I was so happy that Rochelle agreed to take the Segway tour with me otherwise I would have been too chicken to do it myself. The 3 hour tour cost €90 per person and it was worth every Euro.

They also offered Flat Tire Bike Tours which were more popular because it lasted much longer and cost much cheaper.

I loved the children’s artwork of the Eiffel Towere that covered the posts of the overhead track.

More bikes inside their office.

Check out the Lance Fan on the wall of their office. I wonder if they’ve taken it down after HIS confession of doping.

Segway

They alloted an hour for the participants to learn how to use the Segway.

Our tour guide, Moko gave each us one on one instruction on how to mount and dismount the Segway. It was easy to go forward and it took longer to teach us how to stop. It was really easy once you get the hang of it.

Just look at my face on the bottom right pic. I was scared to death the first time I got on the Segway. I wonder what those ladies found so funny. Could it be my screaming?

I just loved using the Segway once I got my confidence. It was easy to stop on a dime but my favorite part was speeding on the bike paths in the middle of Paris. The cool wind felt wonderful and I felt so free and fast.

Champ de Mars

Les Invalides

We would ride to each destination and stop while Moko told us about the history of each place. He would also give us time for picture taking.

When you go on this tour just bring your camera, a bottle of water, an umbrella or jacket and your wallet. Leave your big bags behind since the small compartment below the handle is where you have to put all your stuff.

Pont Alexandre III

We had to park our Segways at each stop or it will run away and fall down. There were only 6 of us in the group.

Batobus on the Seine

We ended the tour at the Eiffel Tower. I enjoyed seeing all the beautiful sights of Paris without having to walk or ride the Metro. The best part of the experience was really riding the Segway in a beautiful city like Paris. When we go back to Paris we want to take the night tour. I can only imagine how gorgeous that will be.

Eiffel Tower

I highly recommend you take the Paris Segway tour. You will not regret it. They also have it in other cities. We saw them in Rome too.

City Segway Tours
24, rue Edgar Faure 75015 Paris, France
Please contact us at Paris@CitySegwayTours.com

Telephone
01-56-58-10-54 (calling from within France)
+33-1-56-58-10-54 (calling from outside of France)
1-866-614-6218 (toll-free from North America to our Paris office)
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Angelina Paris

Having the famous hot chocolate at Angelina in Paris is one of the most common touristy things that has to be experienced.

We went to their branch at Galeries Lafayette.

Angelina menu (click to enlarge)

Rochelle was quite excited when she saw all that whipped cream which she ate. All of it. All by herself.

African hot chocolate €7.90

Two people told me that it was too rich and too thick so we had high expectations since that’s exactly the kind of hot chocolate we were looking for. It was a good thing we just ordered one cup to try first because it was a let down.

It wasn’t thick at all. It didn’t taste bad but it wasn’t the heavenly cup of hot chocolate I was hoping for. It tasted better than most hot chocolates but it definitely wasn’t the best I’ve had. I would put it at par with the hot chocolate of Xocolat. Was it just a fluke for this branch?

A friend told us they had the best quiche Lorraine so we shared one order.

quiche lorraine €15.50

I’ve never had a quiche which had more bacon than eggs or cheese. It was really good but the bacon did get to be overwhelming after a few bites. I can’t imagine eating one all by myself. I would have been tempted to order a baguette and stuff the quiche inside and eat it as a sandwich.

When we went to the Palace of Versaille we had lunch at Angelina again. It was located near the Petite Trianon of Marie Antoinette.

They had a very limited menu.

Angelina at Versailles menu (click to enlarge)

We had a quiche and a sandwich which we shared.

I had my doubts with the sandwich since it came from the chiller. To my amazement the baguette was still good though not as crunchy as I wanted. I loved the mayonnaise free chicken filling which was so flavorful. The raw vegetables added a nice texture to the sandwich. The price was a steal too.

chicken & raw vegetables sandwich €5.80

The quiche wasn’t as good since it was filled with mild flavored cheese. Look at the cute bottle of citron vinaigrette for the side salad.

quiche of the day €9.90

Angelina
First floor mode femme, Galerie Lafayette
40 boulevard Haussman, Paris
telephone: +33 (0) 1.73.71.90.50
Open everydays except Sunday from 9:30 a.m to 6:30
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Angelina at Versailles
Cour des princes
Pavillon d’Orléans
Château de Versailles
78000 Versailles
Access reserved to visitors
telephone: +33 (0)1.39.20.08.32
Opening hours: Everyday except on Monday
From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – November 1st to March 31st
From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – April 1st to October 31st
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