The National Basketball Association (NBA) launched Friday its first ever cafe in Asia, the NBA Cafe Manila in the Philippines.
"Take a time-out and dribble down to NBA Café Manila now. The game is about to begin," NBA Philippines said in its official statement.
Nian Rigor, assistant vice president of Hoopla Inc. said:
“Basketball fans in the country now have a place dedicated and designed specifically for them,”
“NBA Café will provide them a taste of the authentic NBA experience that they can share with family and friends, complete with great food, custom-made NBA Café Manila merchandise and the finest in basketball entertainment,"
Located at the SM Aura mall in Taguig, the NBA Café will feature dozens of basketball memorabilia, host live viewing parties graced by NBA talents, and boasts a wide array of food choices --from American bar and grill favorites to Asian-Filipino classics.
The Café is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
NBA Café Manila is only the second league-owned restaurant outside the US and the first in Asia.--Source: ABS-CBN News
