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8 Student Budget Friendly Places to Eat at Taft Avenue

  • Posted on Mar 22, 2017Jun 16, 2021
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8 Student Budget Friendly Places to Eat at Taft Avenue

Mar 22, 2017   •   Nicole Ganglani

Benildeans and Lasallians are often stereotyped as the “rich” and “extraordinary.” However, little do people know that a lot of these students go through the student-budget crisis daily. Well, if you’re one of them, or you simply just want to save a hundred or three from your weekly allowance, here are eight “sulit” yet savory places you can spend your allowances on.

 

1. Topside Diner

Wings all day everyday indeed. Topside diner is known for its affordable yet delicious garlic parma cheese wings. Despite the long lines every lunch time, the food combinations and the diner’s environment does not disappoint. The price for this must try wings ranges from 79 to 109 pesos.

Via Facebook: Topside Diner

Location: 2589 Leon Guinto Street Vito Cruz Taft Manila (infront of St. Scholastica’s College Manila and Backgate of DLS-CSB)
Open every Monday-Friday, 10:30AM-8:30PM
Saturday 10:30AM-5:00PM

 

2. Robs Asian Diner

“Tara Robs!” is probably what you hear upperclassmen say when you encounter them around school. Robs Diner offers Asian cuisine rice meals ranging from 65 to 85 pesos. Some meals offered are the famous sizzling pork sisig, beef bulgogi and curry katsu. Robs also offers pasta and noodles such as Japanese carbonara, curry laksa and many more, plus a variety of sodas and juices.

Via Nicole Ganglani

Location: Leon Guinto Street Vito Cruz Taft Manila
Open every Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-9:00PM and Saturdays, 7:30AM-4:00PM

 

3. Omelette

If you don’t mind eating breakfast food for lunch, merienda, or even for dinner, then Omelette is the place to be. The restaurant is located in the tunnel area along Benilde and in front of St Scho, offering authentic Filipino breakfast food wrapped in an omelet for just 65 pesos. The diner is also known for its appetizing fried rice meals that can be mixed with corned beef, tocino and etc, for less than a 100 pesos.

Via Nicole Ganglani

Location: Leon Guinto Street, Vito Cruz Taft Manila
Open every Monday-Friday, 8AM-8PM

 

4. Gokain Bistro

These days, KPOP has not only garnered the hearts of the Filipino, but so did Korean cuisine and telenovelas. Gokain Bistro is a newly opened restaurant at the University Mall that offers low-priced Korean food and the Instagram-worthy Korean vibe inside the restaurant. The long lines outside the restaurant indicate the craze as the place is known for its 99 pesos Ramyeon with unlimited Kimchi and Korean pickles. Gokain also offers a number of Korean meals such as the famous bulgogi and bibimbap.

Via MB Life

Location: Second floor, University Mall, Taft Avenue, Manila
Open every Monday-Sunday, 10AM-9PM.

5. Sinangag express

Tapsilog, bacsilog, bangusilog, longsilog, you name it, all for just 60 pesos each. Sinangag Express, otherwise known as sex, is one of the most prominent and affordable breakfast restaurant open 24 hours in Taft. If you’re a big fan of the silog crew, then the vast array of choices will leave your stomach and wallet happy.

Via Notey

Location: Pedro Gil Street Corner Lm Guerrero Street Ermita, Metro Manila
Open every day, 24 hours.

 

6. Tazzlers Food Stop

Tazzlers is best known for their chicken and T-Bone Steak that’s as low as 150 pesos. The restaurant also offers seafood, tenderloin and sizzling hotdog at more or less the same price. The location is not so bad either especially if you want to avoid that fast food craving and settle for a somewhat home cooked kind of meal.

Via Nicole Ganglani

Location: Leon Guinto Street Vito Cruz Taft Manila
Open every Monday-Thursday, 9:00AM-9:00PM, Fridays, 9:00AM-7:00PM, and Saturdays, 9:00AM-3:00PM.

 

7. Ababu

Persian cuisine anyone? Ababu is one of the few persian restaurants around Taft. If you’re a big beef kebab fan, then Ababu’s beef kebab value meal will fill in those cravings. Not to mention, these value meals also come with corn and unlimited iced tea, so your meal and drink is covered in 109 pesos.

Via A Not So Popular Kid

Location: 931 Estrada St, Malate, Metro Manila
Open every day, 9AM-2AM

 

8. MINISTOP meals

As always, if all fails, head to MINISTOP for that fried chicken  craving for as low as 75 pesos. The convenient store also offers toppers (burger steak and chicken topper) for 50 pesos and is also known for its low-priced value meals and snacks that will get you burping after. The best part is that MINISTOP is open 24 hours as this is where students love to go to after a few drinks or so to get that chicken meal.

Via Ministop

Open every day, 24 hours.
Location: Taft Avenue branches

 

 

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