MANILA -- Bryan Francisco of Kapeng Mainit in BF Homes Paranaque made a splash last year in the culinary scene with his food trip-worthy beignets.

A year later, Francisco is set to move to a new and bigger location. With this move comes the addition of new dishes in his menu.

Here are our top picks:

1. Sinigang Fried Chicken

The chicken is marinated with sinigang spices, battered and fried, served with a properly sour tamarind gravy over garlic rice.

2. Forbidden Rice Champorado

Using forbidden rice (black rice), it is not only healthier, but the rice adds a pleasant nutty taste to the chocolate porridge. A great play on spicy and sweet, as well with a topping of Korean-style spicy caramelized dulong.

3. Chocolate Beignets

These are a bit heavier than the original version, and come dusted in powdered sugar or stuffed with a filling, as well. I prefer to eat mine stuffed with salted caramel.

4. Cheese Stuffed Beignets

These savory beignets are shaped like balls with a filling of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. It’s an exercise of patience to wait for them cool down a bit, as the filling is hot and piping and can burn your tongue. Your patience will be rewarded though—as you bite into a light crust to get pillowy pastry and melty cheese goodness.

5. Buttermilk Biscuits

Francisco hits a home-run with these biscuits. While the crust is lighter than usual, the biscuit itself is a stunning success of pastry skill with each buttery, melt-in-your-mouth bite.

Served with maple syrup, try them with Francisco’s homemade French-style jams like strawberry and mango, these are probably the best or surely one of the best biscuits in Metro Manila.

Kapeng Mainit can be found at Tropical Avenue (near the BF Casimiro Gate), BF Homes, Paranaque.