Thank God for old friendships! I messaged a friend of mine that I was going to Manila for a couple of days and he recommended this newly open restaurant - wow, their paella is to die for. Best I've had, quite similar to the one I had in Valencia back in 2010. Their pintxos are good, but I recommend to focus on their paella (negra or chorizo) as it's seriously what you would get in Spain.
p.s. their tarts de chocolate is gooooood
Ate at Hola Bombon with my girlfriend last week and really enjoyed the evening. The staff are extremely welcoming.
Were not big drinkers ;) but I had the beer with calamansi foam and really enjoyed it. My partner in crime had a regular mojito and there was no complaints.
We tried alot of different dishes. My favourites were the tanigue taco, the mollete, the gravalax with crab salad, the bravas (uniquely made) and the paella negra. We have tried paella negra in other restaurants in Manila and this was the best one! They also added a love heart to my dish, little things like that cap off an evening. Recommend to anyone that likes Spanish food, or wants to treat someone.
I went to Hola Bombon on Sunday as I heard they have a promo, called Hola Domingo.
It's a fine-dining eat all you can on pintxos, tapas, one paella and churros - the most beautiful aspect of it is that you feel like entering any nice restaurant in Spain, the pintxos are displayed on the bar and the interiors really show attention to detail.
For the pintxos we had ensaladilla, boquerones, salmon, mollete with pork belly and chupitos de gazpacho.
We also ordered Lope De Vega and Tenerife Sea, their two best-sellers for cocktails, super yummy and, as their supervisor said, very instagrammable :)
Chef is Spanish and the manager is also from Spain, I believe - feels like home.
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