The Best Little MAMI HOUSE in Baguio

Two a.m. on a frosty night in Baguio,
a steaming bowl of classic old-school mami,
salty broth accented by a squeeze of calamansi,
bright yellow egg noodles with
a generous sprinkling of spring onions,
tender beef brisket and half a hard boiled egg.


A Marlboro Light after the ten-minute meal,
P42.00 for the hot soup and the cool cigarette.



Sometimes,
the simplest, cheapest things are best.

Rica's Kapihan

Cariño corner Abanao,
a block up the road from the old Spirits Disco,
across Sizzling Plate and the Paladin Hotel.