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David Licauco's Sobra Cafe

Reyma Deveza

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MANILA -- Actor-entrepreneur David Licauco has introduced newest dishes of Sóbra Café just in time for the holiday season.In a social media <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;v=1583431469355286&amp;rdid=Yz7uJ1q5gAENcoYA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">post</a>, Licauco shared a video of him doing a taste test of the 2025 Sóbra Season Specials at Opus Mall in Quezon City.According Licauco, they spent several months to develop the new dishes like the chicken inasal, steak, short ribs and seafood.One of his favorite is the Chicken Inasal, which he said goes well with chili.&quot;What can I say super good. Kasi for me favorite ko talaga &#x27;yung thigh part. So here at Sóbra ginawa natin siyang boneless thigh chicken mas malasa. I actually I&#x27;ve been eating this like almost everyday the past month,&quot; Licauco said.<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRTmpPAEsqU/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A13867173.599999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1273" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>There is also Sóbra&#x27;s Daing na Bangus, which comes with egg and garlic fried rice using Japanese rice grains.&quot;Alam naman natin na mayroon tayong mga senior citizen na kumakain rito sa Sóbra and they don&#x27;t want to eat mga beef, gusto nila seafood. So &#x27;yun ang reason bakit tayo naglagay ng daing na bangus,&quot; Licauco said.Also part of the new dishes is Grilled Chicken Harrissa, which is basically grilled chicken with bell pepper sauce.&quot;I remember nasa Molito branch ako sabi ko pagawa naman ako ng kahit anong grilled chicken with rice. So ang ginawa niya, gumawa siya ng bellpepper sauce tapos nilagay niya sa grilled chicken. So ito na &#x27;yon, now we are serving it na because it&#x27;s so good. May cajun taste na medyo teriyaki,&quot; he said.Steak Rice also made it to list of season specials of Licauco&#x27;s Sóbra.  &quot;Mayroon kaming ribeye salpicao but this one is different talagang steak rice siya. I like eating sa mga cafés and sabi ko bakit wala kaming steak rice. So doon nanggaling &#x27;yon. Grabe this is so good,&quot; said Licauco who once again commended his chef.Another seafood dish is part of the menu -- Smoked Salmon Benedict. &quot;Na-notice niyo guys yung Sóbra malaki talaga &#x27;yung serving kasi again our vision is sobra, kaya naman siya naging Sóbra. The bread is brioche para talagang soft siya. Even &#x27;yung bread on its own is already so good,&quot; Licauco said.The actor also shared adding another fish dish -- halibut -- to the menu, which, according to him, was based from customers&#x27; request.&quot;Ito parang pang-dinner na dish na talaga, may mussels din siya,&quot; he said.The Wagyu Shortribs featured sous-vide short ribs cooked for 48 hours in a miso glaze, served with mashed potato, topped with spring onion to balance the flavor.&quot;Ang lambot hindi na kailangan ng knife,&quot; Licauco said.The café is also offering Truffle Mushroom Chicken, which is roasted chicken with white sauce.&quot;Truffle white sauce actually, may mashed potato. So the reason behind gumawa tayo ng roast chicken is because halos lahat ng cafés here in Manila now mayroon na tayo rin sa Sóbra,&quot; he said.In the video, Licauco also expressed his hope to be part of the Michelin Guide next year. &quot;Sana next year nasa Michelin na kami. Hindi lang talaga sila nakapunta rito. Hopefully next year, we are going to improve everything,&quot; he said.

Actor-entrepreneur David Licauco has introduced newest dishes of Sóbra Café just in time for the holiday season.

Actor-entrepreneur David Licauco has introduced newest dishes of Sóbra Café just in time for the holiday season.

David Licauco's Sóbra Café adds new dishes to menu

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David Licauco's Sóbra Café adds new dishes to menu

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 26, 2025 01:21 PM PHT

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