Abe: Charmingly familiar

Entering Abe invokes the same excitement and comfort that we 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 ambiance of this iniviting 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 impassioned man with whom friends and protégés liked to surround themselves. And very aptly too, as the word abe means “friendâ€