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Kashmir (24)
524 Padre Faura St, Ermita, Tel 59-21-11
11:00-24:00, the best exclusively West Asian restaurant in the tourist belt; many curry dishes with all accompanying condiments; baked lamb, chicken and excellent lapu-lapu prepared in their tan-door (clay) oven; also Arabic specialties including skewered meats and lamb prepared by a Mos-lem in halal fashion (large Arabic clientele); they bake their own selection of Middle East breads; the editor particularly likes the curried mutton, Roghan Josh Kash-miri, with saffron rice and their fresh fruit salad

Al-Shams (42)
1421 Mabini St, Ermita, Tel 58-82-74
11:30-23:00, Pakistani food

Green Park (58)
1688 Adriatico St, Malate, Tel 521-14-13
24 hrs; in the building of the Dakota Mansion (that is heavily frequented by Arabs); Iraqui food, original Arabian bread

MAKATI

Prince of Wales (147)
New Plaza Bldg, Greenbelt, Tel 815-42-74
11:00-24:00; closed on Sun; by far the best place for curries in Makati; every lunch time curry buffet (eat as much as you can) for 110 pesos; includes seafood curry, chicken curry, beef curry, pork curry, and vegetable curry; free choice among 15 condiments including various chutneys; choice of rice, pita bread and papadoms (spiced unleavened bread); also serves a number of very delicious Eastern European specialities such as Turkish Dolmas (stuffed grape leaves), Kofta (spiced ground meat), and an excellent Greek Moussaka (egg plant and ground meat)

Kashmir (111)
7844 Makati Ave, Tel 816-01-03
11:00-23:00
In addition to Indian food the Makati branch of Kashmir offers Malaysian specialties prepared at the customer's table, such as Malaysian style fish, shrimp and crab; they also serve basmati rice cooked in saffron and roasted in a whole lamb; as in its Ermita branch, delicious curries of all kinds including vegetable curry; lamb, chicken and excellent lapu-lapu roasted in a tandoor (clay) oven; various skewered meats

Al Shams (116)
Traveler's Inn Bldg, Makati Ave
Tel 85-93-50; 11:30-22:30
Pakistani food

Fuddruckers' Cafe (106)
4714 Eduque St, Tel 817-22-26
11:00-24:00 (Sun-Thu); 11:00-14:00 (Fri, Sat)

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