La Rosa Vino, a premium wine shop in Quezon City, recently held the third run of their annual Wine and Food Hop, a unique food crawl with curated wines and delicious bites in several establishments along Maginhawa Street, QC’s famous food and arts district.

The event, which drew wine enthusiasts and foodies, combines the idea of pub crawls and coffee crawls, but with wine as the main star. Several Maginhawa establishments prepared a selection of appetizers to pair with La Rosa Vino wines to give participants a variety of flavors and tasting experiences. 

I’m more of a beer drinker myself, but in the past few years, I’ve gained a newfound appreciation for wine, cocktails and other craft drinks, like coffee. It’s always exciting to try out the different bars and cafes in other areas, so I couldn’t pass up the invitation to eat, drink, and explore my own foodie neighborhood. 

The unique event featured stops at 7 beloved Maginhawa establishments. Whether you’re in the mood for wine, beer, cocktails, coffee or craft soda, here’s where you can drink in Maginhawa.

La Rosa Vino

The first stop was La Rosa Vino, an intimate wine bar and shop that sells over 100+ wines sourced from all over the world. Guests enjoyed free-flowing Ichanka Torrontes white wine from Argentina (2022) and snacks from the pulutan corner. 

If you’re looking for personalized wines, gift sets, and giveaways, this is the place to go. Aside from being a great space for wine enthusiasts to drink or buy bottles for gifts, La Rosa Vino can also serve as a lovely venue for small events. They’ve done book launches, Wine appreciation classes, a Wine and Yoga event, and a pop-up Vino and Vegan dinner.

If you’re looking for a unique night out with friends, they serve finger food here that you can pair with wines and have fun tabletop party games to level up your meetups and dates. They also do Wines on Wheels booths for private events like weddings and corporate events.

Not really a wine drinker? La Rosa Vino also serves coffee, making it perfect for breaks while doing errands. They also sell canned beers, frozen deli meats, cheese, chocolates, and packaged food items.

You can find La Rosa Vino on the 2/F of the Metrobank Building, one of the few buildings with a dedicated parking area. Check out my guide: Where to park in Maginhawa.

La Rosa Vino, 96 Maginhawa Street, Diliman, Quezon City. Open from Tue-Thu from 2pm-10pm and Fri-Sun: 3pm-11pm.

Daily Habit

The second stop was Daily Habit, a cafe on the ground floor of the same building as La Rosa Vino. The cheeseburger sliders, parmesan truffle fries and chicken wings paired nicely with the Cuesta del Madero Malbec red wine from Argentina (2023). 

Half of the cafe was closed off for the event, so as not to disturb the cafe’s regular customers. On weekdays, Daily Habit is popular with the coworking crowd.

Daily Habit is also one of the few bike-friendly cafes in Maginhawa, with a secure and shaded place to park bikes right in front of the cafe, making it a good pit stop for cyclists.

We’ve previously visited for coffee hangouts and rice bowl breakfast meals. Aside from coffee, cakes, and cookies, they also serve Engkanto craft beer here.

Daily Habit, 96 Maginhawa Street, Diliman, Quezon City. Open 9 am to 12 mn daily.

Friuli

The third stop was Friuli Trattoria, a classic institution in Maginhawa known for serving delicious pizzas and pasta. This OG pizza spot has been around since 2006 and is still going strong after almost 20 years.

We enjoyed the free-flowing Grand Moulin Merlot from France (2022) with canapes. Friuli served a delightful selection of cream cheese barquillos with caramelized bacon, chicken cotoletta ball, spinach truffle crostini, chicken tandoori pizzetta, chicken tandoori skewer and tuna crustada. 

While the special tasting menu was created for the event, you can order larger servings of some of the dishes and whole pizzas. I highly recommend the chicken cotolleta meal, eggplant parmigiana and tre formagi pizza. You can order half-and-half pizzas to try 2 flavors with wine, beer or Italian sodas. They also serve steak, breakfast meals, and desserts. Their pizzas can be veganized.

Friuli is one of the top restos in Maginhawa that I often recommend to first-time visitors. We eat here almost every week, order from Grab when we’re too lazy to go out, and always bring their pizza to potluck events and parties. 

Friuli. 79A Maginhawa Street, UP Village, Quezon City. Open Mon-Thu: 7AM – 12MN. Fri-Sun: 7AM – 2AM

Bubble Dreams

The fourth stop was Bubble Dreams, a soda fountain next to Ate Rica’s Bacsilog along a row of small take-out stalls. For locals and food trippers, part of the Maginhawa experience is sampling street food and getting takeout. I usually pick up food and drinks from nearby restos to eat at home. 

We had the 1818 Sauvignon Blanc wine from Chile (2024) with chicken balls in sweet and sour sauce and cheese stick pimiento with truffle oil. Bubble Dreams offers handcrafted soda, including Maginhawa Dew, Berry Delight, and Green Apple Burst, which make good thirst quenchers to beat the heat (or to mix into your wine or beer if you want to keep things light).

Swing by if you need easy takeout while walking or biking in the area.

104 Maginhawa Street, Quezon City. Open daily 11am to 8pm.

The Sanctuary Cafe and Bar

The fifth stop was The Sanctuary, a cafe and bar specializing in global cocktails and coffee. We had Gufo Merlot from Italy (2023) paired with Wagyu in Sweet Potato and Fried Tofu with Pickled Cabbage. We also got to try shots of the Maginhawa Street Cocktail, a refreshing drink inspired by the neighborhood.

I’ve previously visited The Sanctuary for coffee. They serve global coffees and cocktails like Egg and Coconut Coffee from Vietnam, Dalgona Coffee from Korea, Italian Cafe con Leche, Japan’s Highball, Singapore Sling and more.

There are 2 separate areas here, with a cozy cafe on one side and an outdoorsy (but aircon) bar area. The bar hosts live music events and can be booked for small events.

The Sanctuary Cafe and Bar. 103 Maginhawa Street, Teacher’s Village East, Quezon City. Open 4 pm – 1 am.

Coffee Nook

The sixth stop was Coffee Nook, a streetside bakery and cafe that serves premium coffee. We had Jacl Estate Moscato from Australia (2023) with freshly baked chicken mushroom pie and oatmeal cookies for a sweet break.  

Coffee Nook serves classic drip coffee, cappuccinos, espresso and baked goods like hand pies, croffles, and cookies. The neighborhood cafe is popular with cyclists, especially in the morning, since they open early and you can easily grab drinks and sit next to your bikes. I never noticed that the planters in front of the space are bike racks. Their stall is right next to Koomi, another popular spot for yogurt-based drinks. 

Coffee Nook. 120 Maginhawa Street, Quezon City. Open 7am to 7pm on Thursdays and Mondays and from 9am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Puesto

The seventh stop was Puesto, which offers modern Mexican comfort food.

We got servings of Wild House Pinotage from South Africa (2023) paired with their tacos, chimichanga, and shots of Rumchata, an alcoholic version of horchata. 

Puesto is a cozy spot if you’re craving Fil-Tex-Mex dishes like burritos, tacos, nachos or quesadillas, with good horchata as a go-to thirst quencher.

Puesto. 106-c Maginhawa Street. Open from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

For the last stop, we returned to La Rosa Vino for even more wine and socials. By this time, I couldn’t eat another bite or drink anymore, but everyone was free to enjoy the La Giosa Moscato from Italy and the other bottles of wine allocated to various restaurants that hadn’t been finished. The night was capped with socials and games and raffle winners going home with bottles of wine.

Aside from enjoying the art of wine pairings, the Maginhawa Wine and Food Hop was a great opportunity to meet new people and members and officers of the Maginhawa Food Community.

I have a newfound respect for the entrepreneurs behind the businesses that make Maginhawa a vibrant go-to food destination in the metro. 

While I’ve gone on self-organized food crawls with friends here and regularly eat in the area as a resident, this is the first time I’ve joined a wine tour, which is a creative way to promote the local establishments. It was fun to experience the lively atmosphere of the street with first-timers. I also had a chance to chat with representatives from the QC Tourism Department, who have been very supportive of the businesses along the street. 

If you’re looking for places to drink or eat in Maginhawa, be sure to check the establishments above. Getting to sample a variety of food from different spots, paired with premium wines from La Rosa Vino, gave me a good idea of what I should order next time for a full meal and what spots to recommend to friends and family for their next visits.

Many thanks to La Rosa Vino and the Maginhawa Food Community for organizing this fun event. According to event organizers, they plan to make this Wine and Food Hop a yearly event, just like the Maginhawa Summer Fest and the Maginhawa Arts and Food Festival usually held in December.

NOTE: Additional food and interior photos from previous visits to the various establishments.