Hit pause on the Michelin Philippines project for a ten-day Tokyo bender. Ramen slurped, 15,000 steps burned daily, yakiniku overindulged, omakase after omakase, konbini runs, grocery hauls. Then—blink—and we’re airborne again, jet-lagged, full, and locked back onto the mission, picking up right where we left off: chasing Michelin-recognized restaurants across the Philippines. No rest for the hungry.
Stop number twenty on Project Michelin Philippines takes us upward—six floors up, to Michelin-Selected Osteria Antica at Podium Social.
The room feels masculine: dark wood, brick walls, heavy tables. Less white tablecloth fine dining fantasy , more gentleman’s club energy. Serious, but not stiff.
Starter
We started with seared foie gras , and this is where the meal finds its backbone—rich, indulgent, decadent. saved from excess by the caramelized onion tart and sharp balsamic reduction.
Salad
A goat’s cheese salad follows, bright and fresh, candied walnuts and a lavender dressing that shouldn’t work, but does—especially after the foie gras.
Pasta
The rigatoni carbonara is the high note: al dente pasta gripping a proper, no-nonsense sauce, guanciale doing the heavy lifting.
Main
The roasted chicken? Fine , a little on the dry side & forgettable in the shadow of what came before.
Dessert
We closed with the house-famous tiramisu washed down with hot latte for the handsome husband , ginger -turmeric tea for me , and another Michelin-recognized restaurant ticked off our list. 88 to go 😍
Osteria Antica is located at the 6th floor Podium Social at the Podium Mall Ortigas
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