Kitchen: Pinoy (Filipino)
Hiding in the retro setting of the Hotel am Brillantengrund lies some of the best Pinoy (Filipino) vegan food being cooked up this side of the equator. Weird, you think? Its true; in between the canary yellow walls and super sweet looking flowers of the Hotel am Brillantengrund’s courtyard, the food and beautiful setting has locals going for a holiday during a lunch break, or for dinner at this hipster hotel.
Yes, in the kitchen of a hotel that looks very traditionally Austrian is one of the few Pinoy cooks in Vienna – one already gets a kick out of the stark contrast and quirkiness of it all. It all makes sense when you’re told that a Filipino family is running the place.
Good things are certainly happening in the kitchen hidden behind the retro bar of the restaurant by the manager, Marvin’s mum, whose cooking career began in a town not far from the Philippine capital city Manila at the age of 17. “Mum was cooking in a canteen owned by her dad and made quite the name for herself as a cook,” Marvin explains. And now, she’s making a name for the Brillantengrund as the place to go for vegan, gluten-free, Pinoy food.
The marinated Bistek (Filipino steak which can also be made with Seitan) is a hit, while the noodle dishes, Pancit, are full of flavour. Read our full review, here.
