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Capriccio (91)
Silahis Hotel, Roxas Blvd, Tel 57-38-11
Mon-Sat 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:00
Sun, hol 18:30-23:00
the finest Italian restaurant in the tourist belt; Mon-Fri at lunch time good value Italian buffet 160 P ++; dinner a la carte; very elaborate menu, includes Carpaccio in two styles (with walnut oil or truffles and parmesan cheese); several pasta dishes also with truffles; shell dishes with saffron sauce; delicious Italian cheeses such as Gorgonzola; they also serve artichokes, a fine vegetable typical of Italian cuisine

La Taverna (52)
Adriatico St, Tel 521-36-42, 521-37-22
12:30-14:30, 18:30-24:30, Sun no lunch
La Taverna makes its own pasta (among them green spaghetti) and bakes its own very tasty bread; reservations for dinner recommended because the restaurant is very popular

Cafe Vienna (94)
Holiday Inn, Roxas Blvd, Tel 59-79-61
6:00-2:00; Italian dinner buffet Fr 18:00-22:00, 175 P ++; desserts and coffee or tea included

Alda's Pizza Kitchen
1313 Adriatico St; Mon-Thu 11:00-24:00
Fri, Sat 11:00-2:00; Sun, hol 15:00-24:00
great variety of sumptuous pizzas at very reasonable prices; among them unique crea-tions such as Peking Duck Pizza; but not only pizzas, for lunch and dinner complete line of meals; good selection of pasta and salads; bar with international drinks; cozy ambience; very clean place

Prego (72)
Rotary Circle, Malate, Tel 521-66-82
Mon-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri, Sat 11:00-2:00
closed on Sun; kind of ice-cream parlor; fashionable disco (Limelight) and dance club (Tito's) upstairs

MAKATI
La Primavera (144)
Legazpi St; Tel 818-19-42, 818-19-45
11:30-22:30, closed on Sun
fresh bread and fresh pasta prepared twice a day (for lunch and dinner); this res-taurant even grows its own herbs from seeds imported from Europe; lunch salad buffet for 128 P ++; includes many Italian antipasti, 10 to 15 pasta dishes and even desserts; considering that one can eat as much as one wishes, this Italian buffet is excellent value; from 15:00-18:30 snacks, including sandwiches, pizzas, and pasta

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