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Some Thai Just Got A Glow-Up—And It's At Opus Mall

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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/somethaiph/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Some Thai&#x27;s</a> third branch opened May 27 at Opus Mall in Bridgetowne, and If the Scout Fuentebella location is a familiar neighborhood favorite, this one feels more polished in its execution.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178020475865606 MÖBIUS WEAVE.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Some Thai at The Podium, anchored by Leeroy New’s Möbius Weave | Photo: Some Thai</div>Chef Jorge Mendez&#x27;s <a href="https://guide.michelin.com/ph/en/metro-manila/quenzon-city_2323700/restaurant/some-thai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MICHELIN Bib Gourmand-awarded restaurant</a> opened its third branch last May 27 on the ground floor of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/opusmallofficial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opus Mall</a> in Bridgetowne, Quezon City. The signature dishes that drew queues at the original location remain, but Mendez has also introduced a selection created specifically for this branch.Mendez opened the original <a href="https://metro.style/food/restaurants/new-restaurant-some-thai-by-modans-jorge-mendez/37744" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Some Thai in March 2024</a> as a 22-seater, walk-in-only neighborhood restaurant with modern Thai food and walls painted a vibrant stoplight red. At the time, he was already known for Mōdan, his progressive Japanese concept in Cubao.Some Thai was inspired by decades of family trips to Bangkok, where Mendez&#x27;s mother worked as a teacher and where the family traveled four or five times a year. The food was never intended to be strictly authentic. Instead, it reflected the flavors he grew up loving, filtered through memory and instinct rather than strict rules of authenticity.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178020493007008 CHEF JORGE.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Jorge Mendez, with the Möbius Weave in the background | Photo: Some Thai </div>It caught on immediately.On certain nights, 30 to 40 people would queue outside, waiting for a table. The regulars learned to arrive around four or five in the afternoon, when the lunch crowd had thinned and the dinner crowd had yet to arrive. But when Some Thai earned a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in 2025, even that window disappeared. Mendez himself couldn&#x27;t get a seat at his own restaurant. On one occasion, he found  himself 24th on the waiting list. So he waited, just like everyone else. &quot;We normally line up talaga,&quot; he said. &quot;Lagot ako sa misis ko &#x27;pag sumingit kami.&quot;A second branch opened at The Podium in December. For the third branch at Opus, Mendez understood that simply recreating the original would not be enough.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178020509233303 INDOOR DINING.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Sand-textured walls, soft lighting, and an easy, understated elegance | Photo: Some Thai </div>Opus Mall sits along C5 on the Quezon City–Pasig border, with a polished, upper-tier mall atmosphere that nudges you to show up a little more put together. So the Some Thai here follows suit: sand-textured walls, stone-paved floors, mood lighting inspired by crab nets, and at the center of it all, Möbius Weave, a large-scale installation by Leeroy New made of woven bamboo and rattan threaded with red acrylic shards. New has shown at the Sydney Biennale and dressed Lady Gaga. Here, his work softens the room and gives it a quiet focal point.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178020517821303 AL FRESCO DINING.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>An al fresco area perfect for long meals and longer conversations | Photo: Some Thai</div>The menu keeps Some Thai favorites like Papaya Salad and Tom Yum. Mendez also adds a set of dishes created exclusively for this branch.Tod Mun Goong, Thai fried shrimp cakes, arrive crisp and golden, topped with ikura and served with a Thai-spiced vinegar that cuts cleanly through the richness. The Bagoong Fried Rice reimagines khao khluk kapi, Thailand’s shrimp paste rice, made deeper with crispy pork belly. The Thai BBQ Pork Ribs are slow-braised until they yield at the slightest touch, glazed in smoky sweetness and paired with a sharp vinegar dip. The Thai Grilled Green Curry Chicken is lighter, layered with herbs, aromatics, and gentle heat.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17802053119732.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Tod Mun Goong and Bagoong Fried Rice | Photo: Some Thai </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17802054115133.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Thai BBQ Pork Ribs and Thai Grilled  Green Curry Chicken | Photo: Some Thai </div>These new dishes change how the menu feels as a whole. Dessert is particularly strong.The Thai Coconut Crepe Cake layers Thai milk tea crepes with coconut cream and pandan custard. It is fragrant, delicate, and somehow tastes as though it should have existed all along. The ice creams come in Coconut Pandan, Thai Milk Tea, and Kaffir Lime. Don&#x27;t try to choose just one. Order all three.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17802054416664.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Thai Coconut Crepe Cake and a trio of ice creams | Photo: Some Thai </div>At the launch, Mendez said that Some Thai &quot;has always been about respecting and honoring the cuisines that inspire us, while bringing our own perspective and creativity. That&#x27;s where discovery happens—when tradition meets instinct, and familiar flavors become something unexpected and new.&quot;Every Some Thai is recognizably the same restaurant, but each branch feels shaped by its neighborhood. At Opus Mall, that means bigger ideas, new dishes, and a room that finally gives Mendez space to stretch the concept further.<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/somethaiph/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Some Thai</a> at Opus Mall is open on the ground floor of Opus, Bridgetowne Destination Estate, Quezon City. Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/somethaiph/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@somethai.mnl</a> on Instagram for updates and menu information.</div>

Some Thai, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning Thai restaurant that built a cult following in Tomas Morato, has opened a third branch at Opus Mall with an entirely exclusive menu—proving that the smartest restaurants don't replicate success, they reinvent it.

Some Thai, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning Thai restaurant that built a cult following in Tomas Morato, has opened a third branch at Opus Mall with an entirely exclusive menu—proving that the smartest restaurants don't replicate success, they reinvent it.

Some Thai Just Got A Glow-Up—And It's At Opus Mall

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Troy Barrios

Published May 28, 2026 01:45 PM PHT

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Updated June 01, 2026 03:04 PM PHT

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