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Oodles of Boodles
Philippines
Leave the spoon and fork at home. Where you’re headed lets you eat with your hands as is tradition with Filipino Boodle Fights. Boodle fights are usually large servings of Filipino favorites like grilled pork belly, bbq sticks, and fried seafood like squid served with a mountain of rice. Large groups of friends and family gather around and just start grabbing at any piece they want to stuff their faces with. It’s an awesomely familial Filipino experience that everyone should try at least once in their lives, so we did you the courtesy of where you can get the Filipino version of finger food.
Have the banana leaves and Filipino spread right at your own home with Boodle Fight Manila. They offer free delivery and prep the table for you in select areas in Metro Manila. Take your pick from their set items or you can mix chicken, pork, seafood, and vegetables in any way you like!
- +63 916 296 9555
30 Golden St, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
It doesn’t get more Filipino than having a boodle fight in a jeepney which is exactly what you can do at Gerry’s Jeepney. Their menu leans heavily on the barbecued side like sticks of pork and chicken, or three kinds of fish grilled to charred perfection.
- +6324356824
7B Maginhawa Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Arr, there’s treasure in this boodle fight, and it’s leaves and leaves full of seafood at Blackbeard’s Seafood Island. Their buried treasure of “Blowout Boodle” features 20 different delectable sea creatures, Filipino staples, and seasonal sides.
- +63 2 8889 7321
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Make the boodle your own and maybe even try something new at Dario’s Grill. Like most boodle places, you pick your main dish, but Dario’s offers so many side dishes like stuffed squid, pancit canton, and their signature dinakdakan (Ilocano-style sisig), you'll always end up with a new combo.
1016 Maceda St, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila, Philippines
The independent introvert has often had to squeeze in a group to enjoy a boodle fight, but Will’s Boodle Fight Restaurant will let those solo diners experience the meal all by themselves with a Solo Boodle Fight for only 150PHP.
Taguig, 1630 Metro Manila, Philippines
Aracama offers a nice relaxing bar and lounge for you to bask in the warmth of a full belly after the frenzy feast of a boodle fight. It’s a new experience to sip on house cocktails after the meal instead of the bottle of beer that we usually chug down.
- +63 2 8519 6815
The Fort Strip, 5th Avenue Corner 26th Street, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines
For a fiesta on a budget, dig your hands into a boodle meal authentically wrapped in banana leaves. You can have the meal inside the restaurant or you can wrap it up and have it delivered to your home and family.
- +63 2 8294 1410
325 Quezon Ave, Core Eoolevelt Ave, Sta Cruz, Quezon City, 1104 Metro Manila, Philippines
Boodle was meant to be eaten in the open air by a roaring fire. For the real deal, you can pop by Kubo by Gilid’s for an al fresco dining experience with an emphasis on family, the backbone of Filipino society.
844B Sto Tomas St, corner Blumentritt Rd, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila, Philippines
If you’ve ever asked yourself the specific question of “Where can I find a pet-friendly boodle restaurant where they put me in a cage just like my dog?” First, really? And second, Rosmar’s Cage Restaurant is the answer you’re looking for. You can take your furry friends here for an all you can boodle fight behind pink metal bars.
- +63 977 187 2084
954 S.H.loyola St, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila, Philippines
For a meal that feels just like mommy used to make, try Pia’s Boodle Fight. The bamboo designed restaurant serves up the staple liempo (pork belly), squid, and bangus (milkfish), but they also offer home-cooked meals like kare-kare and mechado. Each bite is filled with love by the couple that owns the boodle bistro.
- +63 943 813 3787
786 M. Naval St, Navotas, Metro Manila, Philippines
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