I haven’t visited Mercato Centrale (the day market) since it started, but I was able to check out Midnight Mercato first with other blogger friends last weekend. This is defiintely for night people like me who can’t wake up early on weekend mornings. 🙂
Chilled/Hot Taho by Tahooo!
It was also the launching night of Midnight Mercato at the Bonifacio Global City last Friday so there was a simple opening ceremony, ribbon-cutting, guests, and the likes.
Briefly to the unaware, Midnight Mercato is a weekend late night food bazaar where foodies and barkadas can hanging out and enjoy great food you can’t easily find otherwise. You can feast on a wide array of food choices from gourmet selections to ‘lutong bahay‘ (home cooked) dishes; even sosyal street food and balut included. Add to that acoustic musical performances by Rock Ed – all in an air-conditioned ‘kubol.’ Yes, that is Tagalog for ‘tent’ (as fellow blogger Alex shared).
Here are some food trip photos I’m sharing from:
Buy 1 take 1 Sausages @ P150 and Chips To Go Booth (similar to Potato Loops)
Monster Burger & the Monster Burger Challenge (finish it in 4 minutes and it's FREE!)
Nutsylicious have different kinds of nuts including walnuts and pistachios!
After all the photos, it’s my tummy’s turn. So I got an authentic shawarma (P75) from a Mediterranean-looking guy whose booth I forgot, three Mochiko mochi ice cream, and some Takoyaki balls.
Mochiko Mochi Ice Cream @ P70
Mochiko had a very long line and was out of stock before 12midnight. That speaks for itself. 🙂
I also had a set of Armenian Lavosh Chips with Pesto Mozarella Cheese dip (P145) from the stall with a witty name of ‘5 loaves and 2 Fishes.’
Armenian Lavosh Chips (right); Claypot Chicken Rice (left)
Big Bob's Quarter Pounder Burgers
I also got a bottle of Raw Honey and Organic Gourmet Rice from ‘Fresh Start‘. They’re quite pricey actually but I know mom would love the brown rice while I use the honey as sugar substitute in my morning milk (there goes the revelation). 🙂
Fresh Start Organic Gourmet Rice (Brown Rice P200) & Raw Honey (P300)
There were a number of media outfits and got to spot some celebrities including Mara’s Mom in ‘Mara Clara‘ , Ashlee Gosengfiao, Sarah Meier (I think), Mercato Centrale guy RJ Ledesma, and others. I also spotted Anton Diaz and wife Rachel at the Human Nature booth.
Rachel @ Human Nature booth (right); Mexican Kitchen (left)
Balut (Duck Embryo)
I wanted to try so much more but I can only take in so much having come from a full dinner at Rai-Rai Ken a few minutes before going to Mercato Centrale.
There were also other food finds which caught NomNom’s fancy and instantly became a favorite.
Watch out for that post coming out next week including my predictable Mochiko review. 🙂
It was a haven of grilled food, hamburgers, and suasages outside the Midnight Mercato Tent.
Moreover, I got some tips from foodie friends and is looking forward to try the following in my next visits:
Off Beat Burger‘s Krispy Kreme Burger, Ravioli’s of Natalia, and the Angus Beef Tapa Rice Toppings, among others.
Krispy Kreme Burger
I also got news from Antin Diaz’s blog that Bale Dutung will start tonight @ Midnight Mercato! I’ll have to wait a little longer though as I will be going to Thunderbird’s Resort in Rizal tonight and I’ll be at the Pyromusical competition in SM Mall of Asia tomorrow.
Check out more about Midnight Mercato and Mercato Centrale here.
Midnight Mercato Tent, Tables, and Interiors