# Abé (Serendra)

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## Quick facts

- **Category:** Eat
- **Area:** BGC
- **Address:** G/F Serendra Retail Area, 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
- **Hours:** Daily 11am to 10pm (dine in)
- **Phone:** +63 917 552 2060
- **Price:** ₱₱
- **Website:** https://ljcrestaurant.com/restaurants/abes/

Abé is the LJC Group's Filipino restaurant at Serendra in BGC, named after the writer and painter Emilio "Abe" Aguilar Cruz, father of founder Larry Cruz. His paintings hang in the room.

The cooking is mostly Kapampangan, from the family's home province of Pampanga, with dishes from elsewhere in the country. Plates are made for sharing: sinuteng baby squid, binukadkad na pla pla (a whole tilapia butterflied and fried crisp), bamboo rice with shrimp and sisig Pampanga.

## Why go

1. Kapampangan cooking in BGC, from a family with roots in Pampanga
2. Sinuteng baby squid, bamboo rice and binukadkad na pla pla
3. Family style plates for a group or a visitor's first Filipino meal
4. Two function rooms for groups of about 13

## Good to know

- **Best time:** Weekday lunch or an early dinner
- **Good for:** Family meals, hosting visitors, groups
- **Reservations:** Call 0917 552 2060 or (02) 8856 0526
- **Noise:** Can get loud when full