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Filipino Restaurant Gugu Room Opens in New York City

The NYC Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In NYC. A rarely-seen pairing of cuisines is going on at Gugu Room, billed as NYC’s first Filipino-Japanese izakaya […] the food here is an unexpected success.

Gugu Room is a new Filipino-Japanese izakaya on the Lower East Side. It’s in the space formerly occupied by Tsismis.

40 Filipino Restaurants You Have to Try When in the United States - Just recently opened, Tsismis in the Lower East Side of New York City is a casual Filipino bistro that serves a spin on Filipino classics that’s unlike anything you’ve ever grown up eating.

Philippine food and American baseball: A cultural mixer - “They loved the food so much that most returned every day…”

When you’re craving for traditional Filipino food or wanting to try Philippine cuisine, check out Tsismis NYC in lower Manhattan

The Best Brunch Spots in NYC […] Filipino cuisine is still inexplicably under-represented in NYC, which makes Tsismis is an especially welcome addition to the competitive Lower East Side restaurant landscape. Its food is also solid, and the service is warm and generous.

TSISMIS: A Filipino Chef in NY. Anong tsismis? Find out how Pinoy Chef Jappy Afzelius created his recipe for success and became the talk of the town in NY!

Brian's 100 Best 2019: Kinilaw at TSISMIS. I had no idea that Filipino’s had their own version of the marinated raw fish [ceviche] called Kinilaw. I discovered at the very exciting new Filipino gastropub Tsismis. [...] It was tropical, sour, sweet, spicy, and utterly surprising.

How a coconut pie became one of the most iconic desserts in the Philippines […] People who once claimed to not even like coconut are “shocked” by how much they love the coconut pie at Tsismis.