Inside Our Ciudad
Barrio Chino is a new offshot concept of Company Kain, the ream that brought you Cebu's Draft Punk Craft cafe
Chinese Influenced Latino Cuisine Lands in Cebu's Ayala Malls
It is our intent to be located in the largest malls in the Philippines and Barrio Chino. Slow Roasted & Braised, intends to connect two cultures—Latin American and Chinese—in a fusion of comfort cuisine known as Chino Latino cuisine or Chifa, in Cebu’s Ayala locations. Here, the spices and stories of two continents meet harmoniously. Every ingredient is a nod to its vibrant heritage, with time-honored cooking traditions intriguing with new ways to elevate the Philippines’ bounty of fresh and seasonally sourced produce. Welcome to our barrio.
The Creative Voyage Started in San Francisco’s Bay Area.
The Bay is a melting pot of cultures with enclaves like Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon, and Daly City. It is where Filipino-American friends Chef Michael Thio, Farley David, & Rachelle Luy met and spent many formative years exploring the Bay Area’s culinary playground every weekend. Their excursions brought them to New York City, where Michael and Farley were introduced to chifa, Chino Latino cuisine, the South American subculture with an oriental twist they now bring to Barrio Chino in the Philippines.
But what is Chifa Cuisine, really?
Chifa is cuisine for the people. This Peruvian Chinese fusion arose from the Asian Diaspora in Latin America. Chinese immigrants worked for wealthy Peruvians with the challenge of using locally available ingredients with their Cantonese cooking techniques. With that, Chifa was born, spreading to other immigrant districts in South America and the United States. Barrio Chino’s take on chifa offers familiar Chinese and Latino elements you thought you already knew. Picture individually-braised Peking pig with a sriracha glaze, sautéed prawns topped with ají and chili garlic. These are classic heirloom dishes refreshed with new ways of combining. Barrio Chino is fast casual comfort food for the modern Filipino. It’s an attempt to find that hybrid identity on a plate, to celebrate the flavors of a bygone homeland through the lens of evolved ingredients.
Baos
It's a-bao time the Chinese soft bao buns had the spotlight. The soft pillowy baos are ideal transports to our savory carnes
Bowls
But to a Filipino what's meat without rice? You can order all our barbecued and brazed goodness as toppings too.
Specials
Specials are special for a good reason Complement your experience at the Barrio with these tasty dishes
Baos
It's a-bao time the Chinese soft bao buns had the spotlight. The soft pillowy baos are ideal transports to our savory carnes
Bowls
But to a Filipino what's meat without rice? You can order all our barbecued and brazed goodness as toppings too.
Specials
Specials are special for a good reason Complement your experience at the Barrio with these tasty dishes