{"id":15005,"date":"2026-07-13T15:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/chef-tatung-opens-his-most-personal-restaurant-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:11:36","slug":"chef-tatung-opens-his-most-personal-restaurant-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/?p=15005","title":{"rendered":"Chef Tatung Opens His Most Personal Restaurant Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a particular kind of hunger that good restaurants try to satisfy, but few ever truly can \u2014 the hunger not just for good food, but for the feeling of being genuinely, warmly, unhurriedly at home. Tatung\u2019s was built for exactly that.<\/p>\n

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Now open at the Upper Ground Floor B of Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City \u2014 in the storied space that once housed the Palenque Food Hall \u2014 Tatung\u2019s is perhaps the most personal restaurant yet from Chef Tatung, one of the Philippines\u2019 most beloved culinary voices.<\/p>\n

Built around the tagline Home, remembered, it is a restaurant rooted not in trend, but in inheritance: the slow-cooked wisdom of lolas\u2019 kitchens, the flavors of the regions, and the conviction that Filipino food, cooked with honesty and served with pride, needs nothing more to be extraordinary.<\/p>\n

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Gambas sa Latik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Calamari Fritto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tapas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Okoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sisig Croquettes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Chef Tatung \u2014 a multiple Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner, author of the SIMPOL cookbook series with over 200,000 copies sold, and founder of the SIMPOL platform with millions of followers across social media \u2014 this restaurant represents the culmination of a lifelong relationship with Filipino food.<\/p>\n

But more than that, it is a homecoming.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting my name on this restaurant is not an act of ego. It is an act of accountability \u2014 and of homecoming. At Tatung\u2019s, I simply wanted to be myself. And it turns out, that is enough.\u201d
\n\u2014 Chef Tatung<\/p>\n

The name Tatung carries deep personal history. Long before the cookbooks, the television appearances, and the platform that reached millions, Chef Tatung ran a small private dining space in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City \u2014 a converted home simply called Tatung, where he cooked for people without pretense or performance.<\/p>\n

That quiet room became the seed of everything that followed. Tatung\u2019s at Gateway Mall 2 is its fullest and most mature expression. The menu is drawn entirely from memory and from love.<\/p>\n

It begins with Kinilaw made fresh to order \u2014 sukang tuba, biasong limes from Mindanao, and tabon-tabon from the Visayas \u2014 a dish that speaks to the breadth and diversity of the archipelago itself.<\/p>\n

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Tuna Kinilaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Whole Pampano Braised in Coconut Milk follows Lola Juanita\u2019s recipe, cooked gently and patiently, carrying her memory with every plate that leaves the kitchen. The Humba, inspired by Lola Natividad, is the southern Filipino answer to the long braise \u2014 two lolas, two recipes, one menu.<\/p>\n

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Pampano sa Gata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pancit Guisado comes with homemade kikiam sausage prepared in-house, while the Santol Wood-Smoked Roast Beef Caldereta, enriched with queso de bola, transforms festive food into something meant to be enjoyed every day.<\/p>\n

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Pancit Guisado with Housemade Kikiam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Santol Wood-Smoked Roast Beef Caldereta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For dessert, the New York-Cubao Bibingka Cheesecake bridges two culinary traditions in a single indulgent plate. The Sizzling Cassava Cake arrives warm and caramelized at the edges. And for the playful, there is Bibingkang Talong \u2014 tortang talong reimagined in the spirit of bibingka, familiar enough to feel like home and surprising enough to make you smile.<\/p>\n

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Bibingkang Talong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tatung\u2019s also carries forward the spirit of its predecessor. A dedicated Tindeli corner, reimagined as a deli and pasalubong center, allows guests to bring a piece of the experience home.<\/p>\n

The restaurant was entirely self-funded by Chef Tatung \u2014 without partners or investors \u2014 a quiet testament to the depth of belief behind it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gap I wanted to fill was not a category on a menu. It was the space between a screen and a shared meal.\u201d
\n\u2014 Chef Tatung<\/p>\n

For the millions who have cooked his recipes at home, watched him speak about the soul of Philippine cuisine, and found parts of their own stories reflected in his work, Tatung\u2019s is where years of connection finally find a table.<\/p>\n

It is warm, unhurried, and designed not to impress, but to welcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt its heart, Tatung\u2019s is about creating the space for special moments. The food is the occasion. The moment is the meal. We just want people to leave happy.\u201d
\n\u2014 Chef Tatung<\/p>\n

Tatung\u2019s is now open. <\/p>\n

The table is set.<\/p>\n

Come home.<\/p>\n

ABOUT TATUNG\u2019S<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Tatung\u2019s is a Filipino restaurant located at the Upper Ground Floor B of Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City. Founded by Chef Tatung and operated by VK Food Concepts, Inc., it is built around the philosophy of simpol \u2014 that the most honest cooking is also the most profound.<\/h6>\n
Every dish on the menu is an act of remembrance: of lolas, of provinces, and of the Filipino table at its most generous and true.<\/h6>\n
Tatung\u2019s is not a restaurant built to impress.<\/h6>\n
It is a restaurant built to welcome.<\/h6>\n
ABOUT CHEF TATUNG<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Chef Tatung is a Filipino cook, author, and cultural advocate. He is the founder of SIMPOL and Vertikal Kreatives Inc., and the author of the SIMPOL cookbook series, which has sold over 200,000 copies.<\/h6>\n
A multiple Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner, he has spent his career at the intersection of everyday Filipino cooking and cultural preservation, helping dismantle the walls between the home kitchen and the wider world.<\/h6>\n
His latest book, KitchiZen: Slow Fire, Steady Heart in a World of Too Much, was released in 2026.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tatung\u2019s is built for diners looking not only for good food, but for a deeper sense of comfort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spotlight"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"631":"very comforting yung idea na home remembered \u2764\ufe0f\r","632":"maganda ang concept pero curious ako sa serving sizes \ud83e\udd14\r","633":"nakaka excite pumunta sa gateway dahil dito \ud83d\ude0d\r","634":"c0nGr4tz cHeF t4tUnG, dEsErV m0 y4n \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc96\r","635":"pAr4nG lUt0 nI l0l4, sUpEr h0mEy \ud83c\udfe1\ud83e\udd79\r"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpful-tan-mule.62-146-234-241.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}