LIST: New cafes and restaurants in Parañaque you can visit for a hangout
When meeting up with friends, the age-old question of "saan tayo kakain?" comes up.
There's no shortage of food spots in Parañaque. Resident southies and visitors are spoilt for choice when they drop by gastronomic havens like BF Homes and Aseana City, which are filled with Instagram-worthy restaurants and cafes—perfect hangout places for friends catching up or even a first date.
Planning to try something new on your next outing to Parañaque? Here are some new coffee shops and eateries to try out.
816 Coffee & Co.
The new 816 Coffee & Co. branch is not just a place to work but a place to take a breather and chow down.
If you're planning a work sesh with your buddies, you can type away in peace thanks to the spacious café's cozy and warm ambiance and free WiFi. While you're on the grind, you can sip on classic coffee drinks (P89-P164) like iced americano, latte, caramel macchiato, salted caramel, Spanish latte, hazelnut latte, and okinawa late. They also serve frappes and milk tea if coffee isn't for you.
There's no need to look for another restaurant for a food trip as this café serves a variety of dishes from bagnet dinakdakan (P189) to boneless chicken with rice (P175), crispy chicken burger (P177), and their best-selling truffle cheese pasta (P215).
816 Coffee & Co. is located at 2-F, Amvel East Arcade, C5 Extension road, Parañaque. It's open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Good Pastry Cafe
If you're looking for a coffee shop with a different kind of aesthetic, add Good Pastry Café to your list. When you enter this cozy cafe, you'll be greeted with an eclectic retro vibe with vintage lights and tables, sophisticated chandeliers, and a patterned floor.
But what takes the cake is the immersive projection room which displays colorful imagery like flowers or waves to make the space more vibrant.
This cafe's specialty is its pastries including pandoro, egg tarts, kouign amann, pound cakes, cookies, and cheese tarts. They keep up with trends, too—in December, they started offering a croissant inspired by viral Dubai chocolates.
Good Pastry Cafe is located at 251 Aguirre Ave., BF Homes in Parañaque. It's open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Calle at 9465
Here's a date night idea: a dinner at Calle at 9465. At this restaurant, guests can expect artistically presented dishes where "every bite is infused with a symphony of flavors."
This hidden gem in the south reimagines Filipino food and takes influence from foreign cuisines. You can order classic pasta dishes, Filipino faves like kinilaw, gambas, chicken inasal, kare-kare, sisig, and more.
One thing to try is their changing tasting menus, which feature experimental dishes like inasal taco, crab ensalada, pinausukang baka, seafood binakol, escabeche, fried itik, and different takes on beef pares and halo-halo.
The interiors of the space ooze sophistication with its high ceiling, contemporary paintings, and modern lighting. They have an open kitchen setup so you can see how the chef prepares the beautiful plates. There are also VIP rooms for those who want a more intimate hangout.
Calle at 9465 is located at 9465 Alejandro St. Brgy. Vitalez in Parañaque. It's open for walk-ins and reservations from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Mita Kitchen + Café
Another date spot that opened recently in Parañaque is Mita Kitchen + Café, which offers "home away from home" dishes, curated wines, and crafted cocktails.
The restaurant blends sophistication with coziness with its relaxing ambiance and warm lighting, making it ideal for intimate get-togethers.
Its menu includes a mix of Spanish dishes like paella (P1,000 to P2,600), pollo croquetas (P300), and gambas al ajillo (P620) as well as Italian pasta (P500 to P750), and classic steak dishes (P800 to P6,000). You can also sink your teeth into seafood like fresh or baked oysters (P50), baked scallops (P350), and char-grilled octopus.
Mita Kitchen + Café is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. It's located at 80 President's Avenue in Parañaque.
Littlehaus Cafe Studio
Want a cozy space to chill with your friends? Littlehaus Cafe Studio is a homey coffee shop where you can enjoy a cup of joe as you chill on a couch, play board games, and enjoy good drinks.
Littlehaus features green walls and cupboards that look just like a kitchen at home. The paintings and the sink add to that snug and intimate ambiance. This spot is also pet-friendly, so you can bring your fur babies along for a hangout with your buddies.
You can order basic coffee like americano (P140), espresso (P100), latte (P160), cappuccino (P140), and flat white (P140) as well as matcha drinks (P180 to P230). They released Wicked-inspired drinks in Elphaba and Glinda's signature green and pink hues.
Additionally, you can get sweet treats like crinkles, flaky ensaymada and cinnamon rolls, cookies, and croissants.
Littlehaus is located at 376 El Grande Ave. BF Homes in Parañaque. It's open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays to Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Fridays, and 1 p.m. to 12 a.m. on weekends.