the survivors (minus 1) at ninyo (formerly in-yo)

ninyo (formerly in-yo) fusion cuisine (located in loyola heights, at the back of katipunan avenue) is labeled as one of manila's best kept secrets. but not anymore, as the survivors invaded it last night and went home mighty satisfied. :)

we ordered the shitake confit salad and raspberry vinaigrette.



DSK and SM were waiting to dig in...



and so was SCJ and moi!



checking out the fish and chips...



which was covered in nori and wasabi (check out the chips in that martini glass. the greenish ones at the bottom were wasabi-flavored, too!).



next came the main entrees.

pesto cream pasta



beef salpicao



broiled coconut lime chicken



delicioso! we couldn't wait to try them!



and, of course, we always save room for dessert!

heaven & earth (a divine sandwich of moist and chewy date bars filled with walnuts, glazed with apricot). it was soooo good!



macha cream cheese (a rare japanese green tea macha cream cheese with graham crust). i should have eaten this first, as it was not as sweet as the others. it was OK for me, scj says it was good.



strawberry surprise (a delicious layer of meringue, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries with graham cracker crust). so yummy!



this mango pavlova, my friend, was the clear winner. a meringue dessert, it was crispy on the outside but light and fluffy in the inside, topped with vanilla ice cream and fresh mango. it was love at first bite!



we are dessert enthusiasts, can't you tell!? :)



but wait, why the sad faces?! what happened??



aaaahhhh. dessert went missing!!!



oh yes, we ate them all. now these are grumpy (but very happy!) survivors haha!



we had their drip coffee (with special vietnamese ground coffee) to cap the evening. it was good, too. woke us up a little after all that eating. :)

a few photo ops before heading home.










we love ninyo! i look forward to bringing k here sometime. :)



Ninyo Fusion Cuisine, Katipunan
66 E. Abada St., Loyola Heights
Quezon City, Metro Manila
(02) 426-0301