UP Town Center's Best Restaurants Right Now

A beautiful fusion of the Japanese, Italian, American and Filipino cuisines, Torch will exceed your expectations when it comes to the dishes that they offer. Must-tries are the Soft-Shell Crab Salad, Philly Cheese Steak Pizza, Gambas Pizza, Salpicao Medallion and the cheesiest maki roll we’ve ever seen, the Volcano Roll.

It started as a humble home in Las Pinas, Mama Lou’s serves home-cooked style Italian comfort dishes. Order their Escargot, Spaghetti Seafood Olio and Vesuvio.

Lucky Chick promises us the classic, fried to golden crisp chicken that we all love. Better try the Chicken Skin, Fried Chicken, Hush Puppies, Hot Chicken Sandwich and finish off with a Banana Pudding.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchise most famous for their sinful Caramel Apples! Other note-worthy desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings are the Barks (comes in Almond or Peppermint flavour), chocolate-covered potato chips, and their newest Frozen treats!

Alab is a modern Filipino restaurant that specializes in reinvented Filipino dishes. The Kalderetang Kambing with quezo de bola is a total winner, with other must-tries like the Dinuguan Sausage, Roasted Crispy Pata, Sugpo sa Palapa and Honey Lechon. Save room for dessert because the New York Cubao Bibingka Cheesecake and Tsoknut Cake are definite must-tries too!

A popular small town pizza parlor in Steveston Village, Richmond, B.C. known for its overloaded toppings. They only serve pizza in 1 size (12 inches), with around 28 flavors to choose from! We definitely love the Cheese, Blue, Green. Caveman and Canadian pizza. INSTAGRAM

With its first successful branch in Kapitolyo, there’s no surprise here that Silantro at UP Town Center is as successful and popular. Best-sellers are the Beef Nachos, Silantro’s Quesadillas, Macho Lucha Steak and Silantro’s Burrito,

After years of waiting, this Cebu-hailed restaurant finally arrives to Manila bringing their bestselling Brian’s Ribs, tallest Milkyway milkshake and big-ass 12-inch Mighty Ton Burger.

Café Shibuya was actually named after the ‘Shibuya way’ of preparing French toasts. Best-sellers include the Original Shibuya Honey Toast, Shibuya Benedict, Sticky Toffee and Mentaiko Pasta. You should also try their newest halo-halo and sansrival toasts

Pinac by Angel Pelayo-Ty features their family’s home-grown Capampangan dishes that has been passed down from her grandmother up to her. Some of their must-tries are the Crispy Hito Balls, Baked Oysters with Crispy Kangkong, Smoked Tadyang with Yellow Mango Chutney, Pinac’s Crispy Pata and for dessert, the Suman, Mangga at Tsokolate.

Owned by Chef Edward Bugia, Backyard Kitchen + Brew is the perfect to restaurant to go to when you want a gastronomic experience to pair with your drinks. They put a modern twist on the traditional Filipino dishes, making it extra perfect when paired with their locally-brewed craft beers. Must-tries are the Salted Egg Fried Chicken Skin, Braised Beef Belly, Waffle Breaded Chicken, Uni Carbonara and Nose to Tail Fettuccine.

Crazy for wings? Wingman got you covered with their tasty and delightful flavors! We can’t get enough of their Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Asian Invasion, Mango Barbeque, Satay Peanut and Seoul Train! Read more about Erik Waldie of Wingman’s tips on the do’s and don’ts when it comes to perfecting a chicken wing.

Kos Greek Ouzeri is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant that serves delicious Moussaka, Tono Salata, Psari Plaki, Grilled Lambchops, Pork Souvlaki and Greek Pasta.