House cleaner turned restauranteur Bong Manganti is the proud owner of Place de Manille, a family-run restaurant in Paris that serves familiar yet comforting favorites like kare-kare, sisig, and lechon kawali. (Photos by JP Soriano, GMA Integrated News)
PARIS — One drizzling and chilly night in Paris, while walking along the trendy Boulevard du Montparnasse, I caught a familiar, appetizing scent — that unmistakable aroma of Filipino food. I followed it like a homesick compass until one quick turn brought me to Place de Manille, a cozy, family-run Filipino restaurant in the heart of Paris serving traditional Filipino dishes.
The moment I stepped inside, I was greeted with that unmistakably Filipino warmth: “Kamusta kabayan?”
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