Abe: Charmingly Familiar
By Chikki Agbayani
Photos by Rikky Arquiza

Entering Abe invokes the same excitement and comfort that one used to feel every time we, as kids, ran up the porch of our lolo’s house in the province. Just by breathing in the ambience of this inviting space at the heart of Serendra Circle, guests automatically feel at ease, curious and nostalgic at the same time.
Larry J. Cruz’s newest addition to his roster of restaurants is a tribute to his extraordinary father, Emilio Aguilar Cruz. Abe, as he was fondly known, was a renowned writer and painter, a recognized intellectual and connoisseur. He was an impassioned man who friends and protégés liked to surround themselves with. And very aptly too, as the word abe means “friendâ€