"When the highly anticipated Filipino restaurant Magna opened in 2019, it was a great restaurant, one that got better every visit with homey bowls of pancit bihon and calamansi-scented sisig, still sizzling when it arrived at the table. But it seems that chef and owner Carlo Lamagna reaches a new level each time his restaurant passes an anniversary, not just as a chef but as a community leader — whether it’s organizing a fundraiser, serving as a mentor for a young chef, or hosting a pop-up. Magna holds space for both the supremely casual and the festive, whether it’s a skewer of charcoal-grilled pork intestine or silky squid ink noodles with just enough bite, coated in a beautiful crab fat sauce. Lunch at Magna is an exploration of impeccably executed comfort food, congees and noodle soups adorned with quail eggs and fried garlic." - Eater Staff
