As a commercial hub, Quinta Market is strongly connected with Filipino cuisine and the Manila food culture.
In its heyday, the market was seen as a pleasant place to dine at, and shoppers would patronize the many carinderias (food stalls) inside, known for their pancit, menudo, puto and dinuguan.
The market is also known for its halo-halo, and it is believed that the dessert was invented here as an innovation on the Japanese mitsumame in the 1920s or 1930s.
Some of the carinderias have become notable in their own right: in 2014, the Manila Bulletin identified Pastora Special Palabok as having the best pancit palabok in Manila, while Edna's Eatery, known for its nilagang baka, was featured on the GMA Network morning show Unang Hirit.

Quinta Market has also been linked to the origins of a number of Philippine culinary and cultural personalities.
R. Lapid's, the Philippines' largest chicharon chain, first started selling their signature product at the family meat stall of the chain's founder inside the market, while the father of radio host Ruel "Ahwel" Paz was also a vendor at the market in the 1980s.
Restaurateur Engracia Cruz-Reyes, founder of Filipino restaurant The Aristocrat, regularly visited the market, as did her daughter Teresita, who became known for the Mama Sita's line of food products.
Other regular visitors to the market included restaurateurs Anastacio de Alba, former cook of the Casino Español de Manila and founder of Spanish restaurants Alba and El Español, and Nenuca Benitez, founder of the Filipino-Spanish restaurant Mario's in Baguio.

The area around Quinta Market is likewise home to several stores and stalls selling everything from furniture to clothing.
Beside the market is the shopping area known as "Ilalim ng Tulay" ("under the bridge"), so called because of its location underneath the Quezon Bridge.
Known for its very cheap prices, the stores here sell mostly wood products, furniture and Philippine handicrafts sourced from all over the country, as well as souvenirs for tourists.
College students who purchase items from this area often call the place "Ils de Tuls" or "Ile de Toule", francisizing the name to make their purchases sound more sophisticated, although the name has since become mainstream among those who frequent the area.
Facing the market along Carlos Palanca Street meanwhile are stores selling costumes and props.
As a commercial hub, Quinta Market is strongly connected with Filipino cuisine and the Manila food culture. In its heyday, the market was seen as a pleasant place to dine at, and shoppers would patronize the many carinderias (food stalls) inside, known for their pancit, menudo, puto and dinuguan. The market is also known for its halo-halo, and it is believed that the dessert was invented here as an innovation on the Japanese mitsumame in the 1920s or 1930s. Some of the carinderias have become notable in their own right: in 2014, the Manila Bulletin identified Pastora Special Palabok as having the best pancit palabok in Manila, while Edna's Eatery, known for its nilagang baka, was featured on the GMA Network morning show Unang Hirit.
Quinta Market has also been linked to the origins of a number of Philippine culinary and cultural personalities. R. Lapid's, the Philippines' largest chicharon chain, first started selling their signature product at the family meat stall of the chain's founder inside the market, while the father of radio host Ruel "Ahwel" Paz was also a vendor at the market in the 1980s. Restaurateur Engracia Cruz-Reyes, founder of Filipino restaurant The Aristocrat, regularly visited the market, as did her daughter Teresita, who became known for the Mama Sita's line of food products. Other regular visitors to the market included restaurateurs Anastacio de Alba, former cook of the Casino Español de Manila and founder of Spanish restaurants Alba and El Español, and Nenuca Benitez, founder of the Filipino-Spanish restaurant Mario's in Baguio.
The area around Quinta Market is likewise home to several stores and stalls selling everything from furniture to clothing. Beside the market is the shopping area known as "Ilalim ng Tulay" ("under the bridge"), so called because of its location underneath the Quezon Bridge. Known for its very cheap prices, the stores here sell mostly wood products, furniture and Philippine handicrafts sourced from all over the country, as well as souvenirs for tourists. College students who purchase items from this area often call the place "Ils de Tuls" or "Ile de Toule", francisizing the name to make their purchases sound more sophisticated, although the name has since become mainstream among those who frequent the area. Facing the market along Carlos Palanca Street meanwhile are stores selling costumes and props.
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