Bravo For Brava

Whether you're looking to satisfy a sweet tooth (which is the main reason I go here), enjoy an aperitif before chowing down a sumptuous meal, or having a nightcap with your friends, there's no other place I'd recommend than Brava. Owned and started by restaurateur Abba Napa, Brava is one of the hot spots in this side of the metro. Located in the posh strip of The Fort in Taguig, Brava was initially put up to be a dessert bar and a pre- and post dinner place.

Brava At The Fort

Chocolate Truffles

I've discovered this place with one of my friends when we were at The Fort looking for a nice and relaxing place for a nightcap after some serious partying. Brava boasts a long list of cocktails and wines that you can never find anywhere else. A decadent white chocolate martini with rich dark chocolate coating the sides immediately got my attention. Being a chocolate lover, I would never pass out on this especially partnered with Brava's homemade chocolate truffles.

My friend ordered the fruity white wine sangria with cinnamon infused with vodka which tastes equally as good as my chocolate martini (without the chocolate of course.) Having satisfied by the rich flavors and blends of their cocktails, I couldn't resist tasting another- their famous mojito with an unnatural twist, spliced with ginger.

Choco-chili Martini

Most of the liquors served at Brava have been carefully aged according to one of the baristas I talked to. No wonder their wines tastes so good- and almost perfect. The cocktails have all been infused with different ingredients that help bring out the flavor of each concoction. I actually saw jars of fruits and spices soaked in alcohol in almost every nook and cranny of the bar. There's honeycomb drenched luxuriously in vodka or kaffir lime swimming in gin. I've never seen any of these and it all just completely amazes me!  I recognized some cayenne peppers sprinkled in their own alcohol blend ready to be used for the next choco-chilli martini.

For finger foods, Brava has truffle buttered popcorn and crispy parmegiano chips. There's also spicy polpo (that I just love to try if I haven't eaten a whopping dinner before we went out), baby octopus, and gnocchi spinaci which are basically little balls of flavor drenched in truffle cream. I found out that on certain evenings of the week (thanks to Albert Opeña the bar tender), Brava offers a buffet of all you can eat and drink! Wow- that is just so good. Too bad it's the weekend or I would have tried those as well.

Brava truly has everything for a certified socialista; the big surprise here is that the food and drinks don't cost that much at all as you would expect in classy place like this. Between me and my friend, we only spent 750Php for a delectable late night evening at Brava!