Don Tomas Morato Avenue | |
Former name(s) | Sampaloc Avenue (until 1966) |
Namesake | Tomas Morato |
Type | Tertiary road[1] |
Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office[1] |
Length | 1.684 km (1.046 mi) |
Location | Quezon City |
North end | Eugenio Lopez Drive |
Major junctions | N170 (Timog Avenue) |
South end | Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue |
Construction | |
Inauguration | c. 1940 |
Tomas Morato Avenue is a street located in Quezon City within the Diliman and New Manila areas of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. The street links Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in the village of Mariana in the south with Eugenio Lopez Drive (also known as Scout Albano Street) in South Triangle in the north and passes through Barangays Sacred Heart, Laging Handa, Kamuning, Obrero, and Kristong Hari. It was named after the first mayor of Quezon City.
The street is known as a trendy restaurant row located in Quezon City's entertainment area along with Timog Avenue and West Avenue.[2] It is also known for its bars, discos, karaoke and comedy clubs, and as a popular hangout for local actors who work in the nearby studios such as the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Mother Ignacia Avenue and GMA Network Center on Timog Avenue corner EDSA, as well as millennials.