Eat
Now Now
MandaluyongGroups
- Address
- Ground floor, 497-C Rosa Building, Calbayog corner L. Esteban St., Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City 1550
- Hours
- Wed to Sun dinner seatings 6pm and 8:15pm; Sat and Sun brunch seatings 11am and 1:15pm; closed Mon and Tue
- Phone
- +63 917 164 6747
Eat · Mandaluyong
Now Now is a fermentation lab and canteen in Mandaluyong run by Bryan and Maxine Kong, with Executive Chef Mateusz Łuczaj and Executive Pastry Chef Lisane Łuczaj. They grow their own koji and make miso, garum, tempeh and lacto ferments, then use them on Asian favourites like machang, dan dan noodles and a tortang talong okonomiyaki. The room is minimal and industrial behind frosted glass on Calbayog Street, with bar seats looking into the kitchen.
Why go
- 01House grown koji and ferments in every dish, which the MICHELIN inspectors call out
- 02Tortang talong okonomiyaki, koji fried chicken and socarrat rice with river prawn
- 03Bar seats over the kitchen and walk ins when tables are free
- 04Weekend brunch seatings as well as dinner
Good to know
- Best time
- Dinner seatings Wednesday to Sunday
- Good for
- Curious eaters, small groups, a casual dinner, weekend brunch
- Reservations
- Online at nownow.ph; walk ins when tables are available
Also worth knowing
- Access
- MICHELIN Guide Selected, 2026 guide (Manila and Environs) · Order: tortang talong okonomiyaki with koji and miso, koji fried chicken with shio koji, socarrat rice with river prawn (restaurant site, checked 17 Oct 2026; the menu changes with the ferments) · Dinner seatings Wed to Sun at 6pm and 8:15pm; brunch Sat and Sun at 11am and 1:15pm · Book free online at nownow.ph; parties of seven or more email reserve@nownow.ph; waitlist +63 917 164 6747 · Closed Mondays and Tuesdays · 25 October 2026: one day kitchen takeover with Chef Steven Chen, Polish and Taiwanese flavours and ferments, four seatings (restaurant site)
- Price
- ₱₱
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