Eat + Drink
This Alabang Restaurant Rented an Entirely Separate Space for Its Bathroom, and It's A Beauty
Could this be the number 1 place to do number 2?
by Michiko Manalang, and Bea Faicol
Published on Jul 16, 2025
(SPOT.ph) It's okay, you can laugh; none of us are really grownups, anyway. But what you're not going to do is scoff, mostly because the team behind Mamou put a lot of thought into the bathroom at their Alabang Town Center branch.
And by a lot of thought, we mean they chose to rent a completely separate space in order to truly put the comfort in 'comfort room.' So if you find yourself in Alabang, hankering for some of that prime rib—and why wouldn't you—know that Mamou has you covered on, er, both ends.
The tale of Mamou's bonggang bathroom
It's really a part of the dining experience, and not just for the, uh, aftermath. According to the Mamou team, there were some major constraints in infrastructure for even a small bathroom. Founder Malou Fores insisted they still needed a proper one—which ended up becoming the lounge-lavatory just meters away from the actual restaurant on the second floor.
The whole thing was designed by their go-to, Idr. Vincent "Blue" Bate, founder and Senior Partner at GSN+P Architecture Studio. Bate (who has also completed work for brands like Speedo, UCC Café, and Kimono Ken) is known for elevating customer experience vis-a-vis maximization of space. It's also a mark of the longstanding relationship between Bate and the restaurant that Fores herself could take over for the final touches.
"There is a passcode, so it's really only for [our customers]," says a Mamou team representative in conversation with SPOT.ph. While some might baulk at the exclusivity, it does make it easier to keep the space clean—again, all part of the grand affair.
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Wide doors, soft lighting, and multiple roomy stalls are just the beginning with this bathroom; tile patterns and wall decals hark back to inspiration taken from the streets of Greece. Photos by Bea Faicol.
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Dining Out at Mamou Made a Whole Lot Easier
Mamou and its mahiwagang banyo are located at 2/F Delas Palmas Bldg., Alabang Town Center, Alabang-Zapote Road, Muntinlupa City. See a list of Mamou branches.
If you’ve never been afraid of how much someone loves food, you’ve never met Michiko Manalang. She predictably has multiple cats; she less predictably can row 70 pounds.
Bea Faicol runs on questionable amounts of coffee.
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