Gubat - Review - Quezon City - Manila - The Infatuation

"Gubat translates to “forest” and is appropriately set in a lush open-air garden. The hidden-in-the-woods ambiance sets the mood for rolling up your sleeves and digging into the messy fun of a kamayan meal, or the quintessential Filipino dining experience of eating with your hands. But here, the simple but well-done grilled and fried ulam (main dishes) come on individual banana leaves, served with adobo rice and the fiddlehead fern, tomato, and salted egg salad known as pako. Our top pick is the deep-fried lechon kawali rice meal, packed with that perfect ratio of crunchy skin, tender meat, and juicy fat, and best dipped in vinegar for a welcome hit of acid." - Jasmine Ting