FOOD: Gong Xi Fa Cai! Foodtrippers in Binondo 2013

   

Manila Chinatown

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all our Chinese friends or Kung Hei Fat Choi! Well last Sunday was the Chinese New Year and for our Chinese brothers and sisters its the year of the water snake. I and my ex-officemates went there for another round of food-tripping.

Well here are some of the highlights of what happened last Sunday.

D' Gang at Sincerity Restaurant

We started our trip during lunch time. We never thought that it will be the same as last year. The number of people is not as many as last year since we enter the arch of Chinatown in front of Sta. Cruz Church. However, all the famous restaurants are packed with people so we opted out to eat at Sincerity Restaurant.

Sincerity Restaurant 
497 E. T. Yuchengco St., Binondo, Manila 
Must Try: Oyster Cake
Macoy's Rating: 3 Plates

Here are some restaurants we went to but we opt out to take-away the food.


Wai Ying Fastfood
927 Benavidez Street, Binondo, Manila
Must Try/s: Dumplings and Milk Tea
Macoy's Rating: 4 Plates

Dong Bei's handmade dumplings. This restaurant will only make your dumplings upon order.

Dong Bei
Yuchengco St.,Binondo, Manila
Must Try: Steamed and Fried dumplings
Macoy's Rating: 4 Plates

The famous Estero Fastfood. The hidden gem of Binondo for  food-trippers

Estero Fastfood
Estero, Ongpin Street, Binondo, Manila
Must Try: Fried Frog Legs 
Macoy's Rating: 3 1/2 Plates

Frog Legs! Yum Yum!

All of my ratings are based on the food quality, efficiency of the staffs and also value for your money.

Binondo after  lunch time

After we ate our hearts out, we stroll around Binondo so that we can glimpse what's happening on the streets.

The crowd during the festivities

Picture taking while strolling!

It was like a huge festival with lion dances in front of the stores, most of them are kids ranging from 9-12 years old. Here you can see ati-atihan meets the lion!

Fire-eating. More Fun in Binondo!

Ati-atihan or Chinese New Year?

Rawr!

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