Coming Full Circle with El Cirkulo

The biggest test to a bar's success is its staying power. Bars with longevity are indeed rare in a city where flavors of the month rule the fickle minds of its night owls. Manileños always want the new, the innovative-- and hence, hip hop has not only become a fashion trend but a scene trend too, with people trying to pack a night's out with stops to at least three places.

Evolution, just as Darwin had espoused, is then the essential key to success. And no one understands that concept better than long-time restaurateurs Malu and J Gamboa. When they first opened a pair of huge, circular red doors in August 1995, El Cirkulo soon became the in thing to do on a Saturday night.

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