Dining the Diliman way
http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/education/ [2008-6-26]
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MANILA, PhilippinesContrary to what most outsiders think, food inthe University of the Philippines Diliman campus is not limited tofishball and isaw.
While most of the food you will find in UP is primarily forstudents on a budget, you will find the occasional restaurant thatactually has china and cloth napkins for customers.
However, these places are usually frequented by outsiders, facultymembers, and students celebrating special occasions (like havingtheir final thesis accepted, landing a coveted spot in ahard-to-get-into class, or a date with a special someone).
If you are a freshman, the number of food places can be quitedauntingalmost every building in UP has its own canteen, and thereare dozens of roadside stalls selling hotdogs and siomai forstudents on the go. Plus, the quality of food in some stalls is notconsistent. So if you are looking for good, cheap food, you willhave to move around the campus quite a bit.
Here is a list of some of the best-known eating places in UP. Whilethere are other possibilities (like the gym food stalls frequentedby athletes and library eateries where mountaineers hang out),these are the places you must not miss while you are in UP:
Home of one of the most famous tapsilog in the country is Rodicsat the shopping center. The rice meals are not cheap by UPstandards (tapsilog and similar dishes go from P65 up) but nothingbeats a mouthful of sweet, crunchy shredded tapa with rice and aglistening fried egg. Students on a budget can choose the breakfastpromo meala heaping serving of rice, a viand, and a fried egg forP35.
Khas Food House, located beside the university swimming pool, isone of UPs better-kept secrets (unlike Rodics, few outsiders knowabout this place). It offers Middle Eastern dishes spiked withPinoy flavor. Rice meals go for about P55, lamb chops can be hadfor P175. The most expensive dish on the menu is Prawns Massala forP400.
When you are broke and hungry, go to the UP Coop. One of the placesthat accept half-orders of viands (and two orders of rice), theCoop is frequented by UP staff and students who do not mind thehumidity and the crowd. But the food makes up for the lack ofambience.
There is a good reason there are long lines at the Beach House (atthe Sunken Garden) during lunch time: The barbecue is excellent.Sweet and peppery, it goes well with eggplant and salted egg. Youcan also try other home-style dishes, like fried fish and adobo.
At Katag the food is not great, but you can easily get a quick ricemeal or a serving of pancit. Located on the ground floor of theFaculty Center, it is almost always full of faculty members orstudents from the College of Arts and Letters, so grab a chairearly.
Located between Palma Hall (College of Arts and Sciences) and PalmaHall Annex (PHAn), Casaa is where most students converge for lunch.As with most eateries in UP, the food is so-so but cheap andplentiful. Rice meals go for as low as P40. Banana cue and monayvendors hang around outside. And, for some reason, there is alwaysa group of students (one of them with a guitar) lounging on thesteps.
The schools resident hippie haunt, Likha Diwa, serves vegetarianfare with the occasional seafood dish. You will find dishes madewith meat substitutes (that can taste like the real thing) at lowprices, like rice meals for about P80. The place has a laid-backvibe, so it is great for freshmen who want to catch up with highschool friends in a quiet, relaxed place.
A quiet restaurant in the College of Home Economics, Tearoom, usesreal china and cloth napkins. Customers are mostly from the collegeitself. Great if you want to hold a lunch meeting away from noisycrowds.
MANILA, PhilippinesContrary to what most outsiders think, food inthe University of the Philippines Diliman campus is not limited tofishball and isaw.
While most of the food you will find in UP is primarily forstudents on a budget, you will find the occasional restaurant thatactually has china and cloth napkins for customers.
However, these places are usually frequented by outsiders, facultymembers, and students celebrating special occasions (like havingtheir final thesis accepted, landing a coveted spot in ahard-to-get-into class, or a date with a special someone).
If you are a freshman, the number of food places can be quitedauntingalmost every building in UP has its own canteen, and thereare dozens of roadside stalls selling hotdogs and siomai forstudents on the go. Plus, the quality of food in some stalls is notconsistent. So if you are looking for good, cheap food, you willhave to move around the campus quite a bit.
Here is a list of some of the best-known eating places in UP. Whilethere are other possibilities (like the gym food stalls frequentedby athletes and library eateries where mountaineers hang out),these are the places you must not miss while you are in UP:
Home of one of the most famous tapsilog in the country is Rodicsat the shopping center. The rice meals are not cheap by UPstandards (tapsilog and similar dishes go from P65 up) but nothingbeats a mouthful of sweet, crunchy shredded tapa with rice and aglistening fried egg. Students on a budget can choose the breakfastpromo meala heaping serving of rice, a viand, and a fried egg forP35.
Khas Food House, located beside the university swimming pool, isone of UPs better-kept secrets (unlike Rodics, few outsiders knowabout this place). It offers Middle Eastern dishes spiked withPinoy flavor. Rice meals go for about P55, lamb chops can be hadfor P175. The most expensive dish on the menu is Prawns Massala forP400.
When you are broke and hungry, go to the UP Coop. One of the placesthat accept half-orders of viands (and two orders of rice), theCoop is frequented by UP staff and students who do not mind thehumidity and the crowd. But the food makes up for the lack ofambience.
There is a good reason there are long lines at the Beach House (atthe Sunken Garden) during lunch time: The barbecue is excellent.Sweet and peppery, it goes well with eggplant and salted egg. Youcan also try other home-style dishes, like fried fish and adobo.
At Katag the food is not great, but you can easily get a quick ricemeal or a serving of pancit. Located on the ground floor of theFaculty Center, it is almost always full of faculty members orstudents from the College of Arts and Letters, so grab a chairearly.
Located between Palma Hall (College of Arts and Sciences) and PalmaHall Annex (PHAn), Casaa is where most students converge for lunch.As with most eateries in UP, the food is so-so but cheap andplentiful. Rice meals go for as low as P40. Banana cue and monayvendors hang around outside. And, for some reason, there is alwaysa group of students (one of them with a guitar) lounging on thesteps.
The schools resident hippie haunt, Likha Diwa, serves vegetarianfare with the occasional seafood dish. You will find dishes madewith meat substitutes (that can taste like the real thing) at lowprices, like rice meals for about P80. The place has a laid-backvibe, so it is great for freshmen who want to catch up with highschool friends in a quiet, relaxed place.
A quiet restaurant in the College of Home Economics, Tearoom, usesreal china and cloth napkins. Customers are mostly from the collegeitself. Great if you want to hold a lunch meeting away from noisycrowds.
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