Barcino

Regardless of the generation to which you belong – whether you’re fresh from the university mill giving the rat race a try or looking for a night away from the hyperactive laughter of your kids at home – you have probably spent more than a couple hours at Barcino, gulping glasses of wine under the inebriated illusion that they are bottles of crimson water, and munching on slivers of cheese in an attempt to satisfy the salty cravings of your alcohol-doused taste buds. Understandably of course, because wine never goes out of style; remember, even Jesus made sure there was wine at that wedding. It’s comes as no surprise either that even Manila’s younger set has taken a liking to wine, because – let’s face it – ours is a generation that doesn’t mind getting sloshed with five bottles of isopropyl alcohol as long as we look sophisticated and cultured while holding our wine glasses. Having been named the best enoteca at the Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards in 2008, it’s quite clear that Barcino has managed to etch out its niche as the favorite Friday night haunt for the young and young at heart alike.