Protein-Packed Guide To Araneta City’s Meatiest Choices
Bon jour! Let the games begin!
From being a venue for sports and other events to becoming an avenue for diners, Araneta City has proven once again to be a friend to every stomach, especially those facing everyday hustles that need protein in their diet for recharging to the game of life.
Athletes, for example, have been regular protein consumers for their training, as they need nutrients like iodine, iron, zinc, vitamins (especially B12), and essential fatty acids. That’s why meats and seafood have always been the mightiest go-to foods for protein sources complemented with a balanced diet and exercise.
Let’s go down to the exciting, mightiest, and meatiest protein-powered choices that will bring you home bacon:
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse
Upper Ground Floor A, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
Are you craving for something juicy? Let Wolfgang get you covered so your protein would be better.
Known for its wide range of New York’s finest platters for everyone, this Western gastropub offers distinctive steaks made from high-grade meat choices that would make you feel like a winner of all the challenges you had in a week. Wines and spirits, seafood, salads, and desserts are also available and suitable for fine dining experiences with teammates, colleagues, friends, or loved ones.
Malt and Cues Sports Bar
Manhattan Parkways, along Manhattan Gardens, Araneta City, Quezon City
Yes, there’s a Sports Bar within the City of Firsts!
Malt and Cues Sports Bar will make you an instant billiard star with their billiard pools and enjoy their Filipino favorites like Silogs, Sisig, Chicharong Bulaklak, Crispy Pata, together with their Sizzling choices (Porter, T-bone, Pork Chop), Appetizers, Pizzas, Pastas, and Sandwiches. Most of all, a sports bar like Malt and Cues will never be complete without a celebratory list of whiskeys, liqueurs, tequila, cocktails, and other wholesome drinks you can choose from. It also offers regular and VIP rates, too.
Malt and Cues Sports Bar operates from 03:00 PM to 03:00 AM, so you don’t miss the chance to play and have fun after working hours, particularly on weekends.
The French Baker
Upper Ground Floor A, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
Of course, this well-loved pastries brand has its share of meaty choices!
The French Baker has always been one of the homegrown winners for pastries and is known for their half-price delights every night. More than that, their delectable platters and dishes like Pork Chop Au Poivre, Chicken Teriyaki, Beef in Red Wine Sauce, and Steak Sandwich are something people would fall in love with this brand.
On top of that, their one-of-a-kind Soup on a Bread Bowl is an exceptional treat for those looking for something to sip about after games inside the Big Dome, aside from this restaurant’s proximity right near the Red Gate entrance inside the Gateway Mall 2.
Feel free to drop by and relax at the French Baker before or after the game!
Grace Park by Margarita Fores
Ground Floor, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
From farm to table. From seed to table. This concept restaurant by Asia’s Best Female Chef of 2016 continues winning Filipino cuisine to an extraordinary level.
Grace Park is one of the brainchilds of renowned Filipina chef Margarita Araneta Fores, the same culinary master behind Cibo and seven other restaurant brands under her wing. A marriage between product and emotion, the menu in this resto is inspired by meals served at Chef Margarita’s ancestral home. Their dishes epitomize a feast of all seasons worth celebrating or remembering – a medal victory, a defeat, or a thanksgiving.
Grace Park takes pride in their very own Negros Organic Lechon, together with Yellow Camote, Kalinga Etag soup, Australian T-bone Shortloin with Marble Potatoes, Smoked Kesong Puti Sauce Dark Chocolate Eton Mess, and other dishes that comprise the best fine cuisine that this restaurant stands out.
The victory made by Chef Margarita by becoming the 2016 Asia’s Best Female Chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants (William Reed) is one of the ingredients behind the dishes of Grace Park that will make you feel like a gold medalist.
Subway
Upper Ground Floor B, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
Skywalk at the Ali Mall, Araneta City, Quezon City
This well-loved sandwich chain is one of the world’s best sports buddies.
Subway has been a household name among sports fans worldwide for its protein-packed sandwiches, giving every sports fan a taste of an athlete’s diet combined with bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes – the BLT. Of course, their Veggie Delite fits well with vegans out there, ensuring that everybody would enjoy the variety of sandwich spreads of Subway ranging from hams to chicken to steaks to tuna and eggs.
Subway’s location at the Upper Ground Floor of Gateway 2 suggests a suitable spot for sports fans heading over or after the games at the Big Dome. Shoppers won’t also miss their sandwiches with their Ali Mall branch.
Kenny Roger’s Roasters
Upper Ground Floor B, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
Through the years, Kenny Rogers never let Filipinos down with their appetite.
A restaurant chain born out of the collaboration between John Y. Brown, Jr. and the late country musician, their brand of chicken and steak has found its way home to Southeast Asian tastebuds, including the Philippines. For every bite of their Flamin’ Hot Pepper Roast and Pork Baby Back Ribs, imagine how this collaborative brand decorated the lives of every patron’s desire for an all-American cuisine.
Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken and Sauce Bar
Level 2, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
One of the newest additions to the sprawling colony of food havens at the Gateway Mall 2, Peri-Peri always carries the tradition of grilling protein goodies to its fire-burning charcoal, just like how athletes play their sports with a burning desire for glory.
Folks can enjoy their prized charcoal-grilled chicken to BBQ Back Ribs partnered with their wide range of signature bottled sauces, from the sweetest to the spiciest.
Tung-Lok Seafood
Upper Ground Floor B, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City
Bringing the taste of Singapore to the tables of Araneta City has never been this first.
A great alternative to protein champs like chicken and meats, this resto will bring everyone into a gastronomic seafood experience with their all-time favorites such as their signature Chili Crab with a side of mantou, Crispy Fish Skin with Salted Egg, Stir-Fried Beef with Broccoli, Salt and Pepper Spareribs, Collagen Fish Soup, Crispy Fried Egg Noodles with Seafood, and Pork Siu Mai.
This branch of Tung Lok also offers a Buy One-Get One promo on some of their selected dishes while they last.
Is your protein level enough or running out? Head over to Araneta City and bring out the A-game in the race for the mightiest of surprises to the podium of the City of Firsts!
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Let’s transform your bon jour to bon appetit!
