Pan de Amerikana, Marikina City

WHERE: Pan de Amerikana, Marikina City

DATE OF TRAVEL: August 28, 2010

WHY YOU SHOULD GO:

1. Even if you're not addicted to chess, this is such a cool idea! A cafe and chess place rolled into one! They have large chess pieces as well as small ones that you can admire and play with!

2. Their pandesal (bread of salt) is good!

DESCRIPTION:

The owner of Pan de Amerikana is Dionisio Salvador Jr. and his yummy pandesals were taken after his father's recipe! His father was a baker in the 1950's and the size of the pandesals now are huge because that was supposedly the size of the pandesals back then! Obviously owner by a chess lover, the cafe is filled with chess tables and chess pieces may be borrowed from the counter. A collection of the different kinds of chess boards are on display, too! Moreover, Pan de Amerikana is also famouo for its huge chess pieces that both children and adults love playing with. It is also a cafe that is built by someone with love for the arts. Things like broken plates and glasses serve as part of the floor's decoration, the order numbers are put on colorful fans, children's artworks are on display, Mr. Salvador's son's photography works are on display and other arts and cultural stuff such as small trinkets, souvenirs, collections and pictures of the "old" Philippines may be seen all over the restaurant. Free Taichi and Art Lessons are held here as well as photography meetings and sessions. Events like baptism and weddings may be held here, too.

ADDRESS:

92 Ordonez Conception Dos, Marikina City

CONTACTS:

Pan de Amerikana - +632 4752398/ +632 5021361/ +63922 8418824/ +63917 5308824

SCHEDULE:

Restaurant
Mondays to Saturdays: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sundays 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bakery
Mondays to Saturdays: 6:00 am- 8:00 pm or until supplies last
Sundays: 5:00 am - 3:00 pm or until supplies last

VEGETARIAN EXPERIENCE:

There's not much to eat here if you're vegetarian, but it's still a cool place to hang out. We just ordered their famous Pan de Sal (bread of salt) and Sago Con Yelo (banana with milk and ice). You can also order omelet but they only serve it during breakfast hours. The prices are very affordable.

PRICES OF OUR ORDER:
Pan de Sal - P5.50 each
Iced Tea - P15.00
Sago Con Yelo - P20.00
Mango Shake - P25.00