If you are working on a night shift in Ortigas business center, this weekly event is probably one of the things you look forward to finish off your work week. At around 11pm every Friday until 6am the next day Saturday, half of the road in Emerald Avenue is closed off for a hundred yards of tents of delicious food and drinks.
Banchetto is an Italian word that translates to a big feast or banquet. The name is appropriate as the atmosphere is always festive every Banchetto day. The street is loitered mostly of yuppies working in call centers and BPOs whose Philippine operations are centered in the Ortigas area. The tables are not always enough and the place always packed so most of diners sit on the sidewalks and on the steps in front of the buildings enjoying the food they have chosen from the variety of cuisines available. The cuisines range from
Filipino, Chinese, American, Italian, Japanese, Indian, East Asian, Korean and Mongolian treats. To top it off, they are sold in the most affordable prices. It is one place you should visit at least once when you are in Ortigas area.
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| Banchetto in Emeral Avenue. Food! food! |
| The usual crowds in Banchetto |  |
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| Diners eating at the steps of Strata 200 Building |
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Banchetto nestled in between the buildings of Ortigas,one of the busiest business centers in the Philippines |
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The place looks like a "pasar malam" (or night market) in Malaysia. Intresting.
ReplyDeleteYes, but everything is all about food. It's like a little secret that mostly only the graveyards working only know of, that includes myself.
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