Visit this Filipino gem on the weekend when the counter is filled with freshly baked pandesal, the soft, sweet and fluffy Filipino bread rolls retooled here to masquerade as brekkie muffins and filled with a longganisa (spiced pork sausage) patty, fried egg, American cheese and sticky-sweet banana ketchup. Ideal paired with a Manila latte (coffee over ice with vanilla and condensed milk) or chased with purple ube soft-serve. Friendly counter service, outdoor tables lined in bright plastic, and lacy window furnishings play to a tone of sweet nostalgia, even if Tita is for the right here and now.

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