Eat

Abé (Serendra)

BGC

Groups · Families

Address
G/F Serendra Retail Area, 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Hours
Daily 11am to 10pm (dine in)
Eat · BGC

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

  • 01Kapampangan cooking in BGC, from a family with roots in Pampanga
  • 02Sinuteng baby squid, bamboo rice and binukadkad na pla pla
  • 03Family style plates for a group or a visitor's first Filipino meal
  • 04Two 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

Also worth knowing

Access
Order: sinuteng baby squid, binukadkad na pla pla, bamboo rice, sisig Pampanga, Knockout Knuckles (crispy pata) · Dine in Monday to Sunday 11am to 10pm; pickup and delivery 10am to 9pm (LJC site) · How to book: call (02) 8856 0526, (02) 8856 7696 or 0917 552 2060 · Function rooms: two rooms for 13 each with a ₱15,000 consumable, or both for 28 at ₱30,000 (Philippine Primer, 2024) · Other branches at SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, TriNoma, Solaire and Gateway
Price
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