Casual but upscale dining experience with excellent menu list located at F. Torres St., Davao City.





TINY KITCHEN CREATIONS, it's a local favorite Spanish restaurant here in our city. Offering excellent service and adding here Chef Vince preparation of local ingredients provided an exquisite dining experience that was well matched with their desserts by DULCE VIDA.

When entering the patio, you will see the restaurant and from your right the pastry shop.

Dulce Vida

Dulce Vida

Tiny Kitchen

The place is very clean, presentable, and classy. The price is perfect, not bad. The staff was accommodating, the food was very good. All dishes were well prepared by Chef Vince.

ENSALADA DE ATUN Y OLIVA

This dish is a very good appetizer, served with bread. Ensalada de Atun Y Oliva is a full meal for me, with tuna, shredded mangoes, tomatoes and olive on it it really makes you satisfied.

PAULINA'S SALAD

With PESTO DRESSING

A must try salad, a melange of lettuce, bell pepper, chicken bits with their hand made creamy pesto dressing.

SOPA BLANCO

What I like about this soup is, it is very light and the combining of the shells, shrimps, squid and potatoes is just as tasty and refreshing.

And because I'm a soup lover, this is a hands down for me. Very healthy and soothing to my palate.

MECHADO CON PATATAS

Another a must try dish at Tiny Kitchen! This is not your ordinary mechado, I swear you will truly love this menu. A Spanish style stew of beef and potatoes.

AL A BASQUE CON PATATAS

This dish is essentially potatoes cooked in a tomato based sauce with shrimps and shells on it.

PAELLA VERDURA

A vegetable paella recipe, loaded with vegetables,  and savory smoky rice. A Spanish dish vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free!

FIDEUA ROJO

A deliciously comforting food that even kids will love to eat.

Fideua is a traditional Catalan dish, similar to paella but made with a short spaghetti like pasta called 'fideos'.

Here the recipe is given a twist, instead of using only a fish, Chef Vince make it more appealing to the taste of the Dabawenyos, that's why he brings together the prawns, tomatoes, and added some eggs and shells on it.

All recipes are good for sharing. TINY KITCHEN CREATIONS is a place for family gathering or companies meeting.



DULCE VIDA 

You cannot resist the delicious cakes at Dulce Vida.

BRAZO DE MERCEDEZ CHEESECAKE

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

YOLO Cake

They make attractive cakes & pastries in modern designs and original flavours. Very charming and appetizing, especially their home-made breads, and my one complaint is that I would loved to see more options!

Since Dulce Vida is near the schools and conventions, they offer typical home-made bread fresh from the ovens, which we did eat and we super loved the taste. All are deliciously baked by Chef Vince.

Thank you so much Chef Vincent Rodriguez (owner of Tiny Kitchen & Dulce Vida) From the right: Christian Joy Salas of ten7avenue.com, Chef Vince, Leebai Ambolodto of The Royal Chef Eats and Me (foodiepalonline)

TINY KITCHEN CREATIONS & DULCE VIDA, a must visit place located at F. Torres St., Davao City.

They also have branches at Azuela Cove and soon to open their 3rd branch near Philippine Women's College in Juna Subdivision.   

A secret garden nestled inside a forest, but only few people know where's the garden located.




Salome's Garden by Chippens is an event venue owned by Ms. Salome "Sally" San Jose. The place can cater more than 100+ pax in the pavilion. It was opened 4 years ago (2015), but they formally opened to the public on August 1, 2016. The place is good for a garden wedding, prenup shoot and/or wedding proposal. Very cool & chillax place and well-lighted especially at night.

Aside from the pavilion, they also have CHEZ NOUS BY CHIPPENS headed by Chef Chino San Jose, a restaurant  for an intimate dinner with your family, friends, and love ones, it can cater 30 to 50+ pax. I super love the ambiance here! 😍🥰

Team Chippens: Chef Chino San Jose, Ms. Salome San Jose and the newest team member to lead the Pastries Department, Chef Shara Marie "Chiki" San Jose

Now, for this month of December, as part of their family tradition, they want everybody to feel the "PRESENCE" of Christmas. In the past years, they have Christmas Cafe, this year they build a Chimney house inspired which they called, CHRISTMAS DESSERT HOUSE, with the help of Mr. Doltz Pilar, a renowned Interior Stylist and a Visual Artist in Manila, they come up with a homey & classy place wherein you can dine in for a "turkey" and dessert and have a tea cup party together with your family & friends.

Ms. Salome San Jose (owner), Mr. Doltz Pilar (Interior Stylist & Visual Artist), and Chef Chiki San Jose (Daughter of Ma'am Salome)

Though the place is not yet finished, but you can visit it starting Monday, Dec. 16 at 5pm. And try their Bread, Pastries, and Cakes, and get a taste of some of their heirloom desserts recipes baked by Chef Shara Marie "Chiki" San Jose at the SALOME'S CHRISTMAS DESSERT HOUSE!

Davao Social Media Influencers with Chef Chiki San Jose

Photo credit to Hey Life, Cheers by Noe Petel

Thank you Salome's Garden by Chippens and Davao Food Guide.

Bo's Coffee started as a concept by founder Steve Benitez, who managed the family-run Ric's Barbecue on Ramos Street, Cebu City. Now, there's  a new Bo's Coffee branch, and it is located at The Compound in Davao City.



November 5. New branch opening of the well-loved local chain of coffee shops, an extension of every other Bo's Coffee.



It's distinctive in wood and earth colours. It should not be a surprise that it provides coffee aficionados a place to enjoy unique coffee offerings, as well as the best standard coffees. And take note they have the fastest WiFi connection plus the place is Instagrammable.

DAVAO AND DURIAN INSPIRED CEILING

Located at The Compound, Villa-Abrille St. (Formerly Juna Subd. St.) Davao City, Bo's Coffee blends in well with the corporate nature of its environment,  as well as providing a healthy reminder of the city. When you enter, you are greeted not just by the standard bar and register and the tall chair around the communal table, but also by an impressive ceiling design. This unique feature was influenced by the durian, an iconic fruit the province is famous for.


Added with the impressive wood carving of another Davao icon, the eagle, to heighten the local vibe.



The new branch is owned and managed by Ms. Samantha Liu, a native of Dumaguete City. She has been a Bo's Coffee franchisee for almost 10 years with 2 other branches in her home town. She moved to Davao after marrying a Davaoeño in 2016 and has embraced the city and its people bringing with her the RETURN OF BO'S to the city. She hopes Davao will receive the newest Bo's Coffee branch with the same welcoming arms as it did her when she first relocated to the promise land.


The first Bo's Coffee was opened by Mr. Steve Benitez in June 1996 with a small space in Ayala Centerville Cebu. Within eight months it had expanded to a coffee cart in SM City Cebu. By December 2018, it had 103 stores, including about 30 stores in Cebu and a branch in Doha, Qatar. Within the next two to three years, the coffee shop franchise plans to double its presence to at least 200 stores nationwide, including another 4 branches in Qatar.









This Pinoy atmosphere coffee shop also has a small kitchen where they whip up creative, healthy and well-priced meals. The coffee itself is excellent, and can be ordered to go or if you’d prefer to sit along with the impressive wood carving of Davao icons, the eagle and the famous fruit durian to heighten the local vibe.



Personally, I really love their ceiling (better find out why) and the place as well, both are intagrammable and take note the food & coffee are superb. They served great breakfast options as well, from 7am (and anytime needed by the customers they can still serve breakfast menu till the afternoon).

Open from Monday to Sunday.
Starting from 7am to Midnight.

The quaint coffee shop is located at The Compound, exactly at Unit 1, Bldg. A, The Compound, Carlos, Luis Villa Abrille Rd., formerly Juna Subdivision , Davao City.

You can watch video here: Bo's Coffee - The Compound

After a short hiatus in 2014, Crustasia came back to the limelight in 2018 with it’s well-loved dishes by patrons, together with a new selection of fresh new flavors, and a more vibrant and hip interiors to cater to the ever-changing market.

When travelling, food and drinks goes together. It's like connecting two worlds, travelling for a taste of place to understand the place itself and the people surrounds it.
Aside from learning the art of photography, we were lucky to tour all the beautiful sceneries and visit Mati's best food spot, just perfect for the food enthusiasts like me!