Hawker Food in Manila

I’ve always loved Singaporean hawker food. So when Erick and I discovered that there is foodie place near Columns that serves Singaporean and other Asian dishes, we made a recent trip to the place one rainy Saturday noon.

Hawking in Manila

101 Hawker Food House is not hard to find. It’s just at the back of Mercury Drugstore fronting Makati Central Post Office along Buendia. The food house is opposite a vacant lot which is being developed by Greenfield into a condominium/commercial building. The place doesn’t look like a hawker food court at all. But that was okay since we wanted to eat comfortably.

Upon checking their menu, we were delighted to see our Singaporean favorites at such affordable prices (Php 100 – 150).

We ordered Hainanese chicken, Thai Bagoong rice, and Singaporean Laksa (which I am craving recently). I had teh tarik which Erick tried as well. For dishes little more than a hundred bucks, we enjoyed our Singaporean food fest. The food was good and satisfying.

Let the food fest begin!

The Hainanese chicken was tender and tasted good together with the chili dip. We should have probably ordered plain rice so we can better savor the Hainanese chicken but Erick liked their bagoong rice. My personal favorite is the laksa, a coconut-based curry soup. With its thick texture and creamy and spicy taste, how could I not love it?

My personal fave - laksa

We also loved their teh tarik; it was a good alternative to our Thai iced tea craving which we haven’t satisfied yet.. I told Erick that I could probably make teh tarik at home. Just a tea bag, condensed milk, and some “pulling and pouring” technique,..voila teh tarik in 5 minutes..

Teh tarik, please

Overall, we are happy with our food experience at 101 Hawker Food House. The place was clean, service was quick, food was enough to satisfy our hawker food cravings, prices were pocket-friendly (our total bill is Php450), and yeah it’s just conveniently located in Makati. We will definitely be back soon!

contact information: 

101 Hawker Food House
Unit 102, Campos Rueda Bldg

101 Urban Ave, Makati  Metro Manila
At the back of Mercury Drug Buendia, across Makati CPO
+63.2.886.7329
Accepts delivery