A year ago, Visayas Avenue witnessed the birth of a Pinoy gastronomic wonder— Ka Tunying’s Café. The hard-hitting Kapamilya News Anchor, Anthony “Ka Tunying” Taberna Jr., owns the restaurant.
Built by the Taberna family’s love for Filipino cuisine, KTC gained its popularity. Cravings for Filipino dishes with a twist made the number of regulars grow. Their fascination for KTC’s food reaches Filipinos overseas, that’s why they make sure KTC is their first resto-stop when they arrive home.
Their official page on Facebook and Instagram namely Ka Tunying’s Café, is a proof that kababayans worldwide surely want to satisfy their KTC cravings. There are even some netizens who tagged KTC as one in their bucket list. With this growing number of requests, the Taberna power couple, Mr. and Mrs. T, did all they could to put up another branch to accommodate the public’s demand and to give home to a larger number of patrons, hence, the birth of Ka Tunying’s Café—Timog.
Ka Tunying Cafe's savory Tasty Lechon Sandwich
Ka Tunying’s Café in Timog had a soft opening on July 27. This second branch is a proof that KTC continuously upholds their ideals of serving food that Pinoys love; food that makes you reminisce your childhood and food that makes you miss luto ni nanay. That’s why the team makes constant effort to recreate classic Pinoy cuisine with a twist.
Ensaladang Lato is a fresh Pinoy salad
During the grand opening, KTC gave a teaser of their upgraded menu: they have new ulam (viand), miryenda (snack) and palamig (drinks) that will tickle your taste buds from breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner or even miryen-dinner (mid snack mid dinner). You can tell the Pinoy twist just by reading the names of their new dishes; “May Asim Pa Ako” –Bulalo (Kansi), Pusit Bicolano (Squid Stuffed Bicol Express), Sinigang na Ulo ng Salmon sa Kamias, Grilled Pork Chop Sinigang and Kalma Lang Mare, Calamares! and other creatively named Pinoy food that will be officially available on their menu this September. Their Palamig series will also tickle your curiosity; Pag-Ibig, Ligaya, Paraiso, Sinag and other interesting names.
Satisfy your sweet craving with KTCís Fruit Sweet'art
With this new branch sparks the rumor that Ka Tunying could be transferring to another network though rejected by Ka Tunying himself. Placing the café across the GMA Network complex just proves that when it comes to food, network rivalry is non-existent. In fact, the grand opening of the café was attended by different personalities from different TV Networks. What is the one thing that can unite them? Pinoy comfort food of Ka Tunying’s Café.
Ka Tunying’s team takes pride of their Filipino touch and as proof, all of their ingredients are locally sourced; to support the local products and promote the goodness of our own cuisine. Also, as a very Pinoy custom, they gave away Tinapay Take Home or pabalot to all the guests of the Grand Opening of the new branch; a very hospitable pinoy trait of saying “Salamat po” to the guests.
Check out the Timog branch on the Upper Ground floor of Caswynn Building #134 Timog Avenue, Quezon City.