A typical Binondo street scene.
On a trip to Binondo, there are a number of things you will notice immediately including the traffic, the very narrow streets, how people seem to be everywhere, and poverty.
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Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Binondo Street Photography
On February - 4 - 2010
Dong Bei Dumpling’s Fantastic Dumplings
On February - 2 - 2010
One of the places we checked out during the Binondo food trip was the Dong Bei Dumpling restaurant.
Located at Yuchengco street (formerly Nueva) in Binondo, Manila, the restaurant an unassuming place that belies the fantastic dumplings one could sample there.
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Taste Driving Binondo without the Big Binondo Food Wok Map
On January - 26 - 2010
Ang Tunay Beef House’s Beef Noodle Soup.
When traveling to a place for the first time, it’s always recommended that you do your research on that place first. It saves you the hassle of getting lost and ultimately spoiling your travel experience.
But there are exceptions. Just like my experience during a trip to Binondo.
I was originally going to meet wanderboy and lantaw to ‘taste drive’ Binondo (as per lagalog) using Ivan Man Dy’s Big Binondo Food Wok Map. Unfortunately, both wanderboy and lantaw had to cancel at the last minute, meaning I had to do the taste driving blind. Good thing, though, I was able to tag my friend Trish along. So we went together to explore the narrow and crowded streets of Binondo and see what they have to offer.
