I have long believed that good food, good eating is all about risk. Food, for me, has always been an adventure. — Anthony Bourdain.
Having considered myself as a Baguio local (having lived in Baguio for more than 15 years), friends and acquaintances outside the City of Pine would often ask me of the best places to eat other than SM’s food court or those restos and fast-food chain along Session Road. I would often mention my 5 favorite restos/cafe to them. One of which is Canto.
Canto is a well loved restaurant among the 5 restaurants within the now defunct Ketchup Food Community. Its popularity is due to their pork oh-so-soft-and-sumptuous barbecue lomo ribs.
As I have mentioned, most people would come to Canto to have a taste of their lomo ribs. This famed ribs is the fall off the bone type, that is perfectly seasoned. You surely would get your money’s worth. I also like their pizza and red velvet cheesecake. All these stuff perfectly go with their almond – lychee drinks.
Here is Canto’s menu for your reference.
| Lomo Ribs – Grilled homemade barbecue ribs served with Cascade Salad, rice or mashed potato. Whole Slab (Php350); Half-slab (190)
Cascade Salad – Mixed organic Baguio greens, arugula or alfalfa sprouts, candied nuts and cheese, drizzled with home-made vinaigrette with tomatoes, strawberries or watermelon. Php75 Fishy Pizza – Plate-sized thin crust pizza topped with tuna chunks cooked in white cream sauce with basil and mozzarella. Php150 Veggy Pizza – Plate-sized thin crust pizza topped with mozzarella, arugula or alfalfa sprouts, basil, tomatoes and garlic. Php150 Canto Burger – Grilled home-made ¼ kilo all beef classic burger served with fries. P135 Beef Kebab – Stir fried beef kebab served with vegetable salad, nori rice topped with egg vinaigrette. P135 Lomo Sandwich – Pulled pork sandwich that comes with coleslaw and wasabi fries. Php150 Chili Burger – ¼ kilo all beef grilled patty topped with home-made chilli con carne, cheese and served with fries. Php190 Taco Salad – Corn tortillas topped with chilli con carne, chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese and sour cream. Php110 Chili Fries – Fries topped with chilli con carne, cheese and chopped onions. |
DRINKS:
Almond – lychee gulaman. Php20 Kool-Aid Tropical Punch. Php35 Juice. Php35 Brewed Coffee. Php50 Hot Choco. Php50 Beer. Php60 Dr. Pepper. Php55 Soda in Can. Php35 DESSERTS: Panna Cotta – Italian flan topped with fruits and raspberry syrup. Php80 Red Velvet Cheesecake – A layer of red velvet cake and cream cheese in a graham cracker base. Php95/slice; Php800/whole Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Php35/piece or 3 for Php100 **Prices are subject to change without prior notice. |
***UPDATE: The original Canto at the Ketchup Food Community is no longer there. In fact, Ketchup is not there anymore since May 2017. A bit sad because I really like the food community. But don’t fret out because you can still enjoy Canto and it’s sumptuous offerings at its new home.
CANTO Bogchi Joint
25 Kisad Road (near Yna Mansion), Baguio City
Operating Hours: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Don’t be a wated soul, be ‘juna’derlust. Take it easy ebri’juan’.
No Juan Is An Island 
Hoping i could eat here someday. Please read the post I dedicated to you at my blog. Thanks.
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Hi! Im on it! im…… speechless?
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