Manila's Bib Gourmand restaurants, by area
The MICHELIN inspectors' good value picks, from a ₱90 karinderya plate in Quezon City to charcoal grilled Ibérico in BGC.
The Bib Gourmand is the MICHELIN Guide's good value distinction, and in Manila it covers everything from a roadside karinderya in Quezon City, where pork kilawen was ₱90 a plate when it won, to a charcoal grill in BGC from a Marbella chef. This guide covers 19 Bib Gourmand restaurants from the 2026 guide, grouped by area so you can find one near you, each with what to order and how to get a seat. We add more as we verify them.
Updated October 2026.
The 2027 MICHELIN Guide is expected later this year. We will update this page as soon as it is announced.
BGC
The Manila restaurant of chef Fernando Alcalá Garaizábal of Kava in Marbella, with a Spanish soul and a charcoal grill at the centre. Order the smoked ribeye empanadas and the grilled Ibérico presa skewers, then the runny centred cheesecake, which won awards in Spain and which the inspectors call the highlight.
Area: BGC, ground floor of Verve Residences Tower 2. Price: beef empanadas ₱690, Ibérico presa skewer ₱2,890, cheesecake ₱590, including 12% VAT, plus 10% service charge. Book: the Reserve link on bolero.ph or 0917 120 1228.
An Indian restobar with exposed brick and warm lighting over two floors, cooking hearty North Indian food. The slow cooked mutton bhuna masala is the standout; add dal makhani and naan from the tandoor.
Area: BGC, Forbestown Road. Price: ₱₱. Book: 0918 803 9457 or message @brickcorner.ph.
Marvin Agustin's Filipino restaurant on a BGC corner. The reason to come is the cochinillo, marinated in 12 herbs and spices, roasted for three hours and carved at the table, and portions are built for sharing.
Area: BGC. Price: not on our listing yet. Book: OpenTable or 0935 210 1341.
A modest, family style Vietnamese restaurant cooking the dishes of Hanoi. Order phở gà, crisp nem rán and rice noodles with grilled pork; there are no desserts, but the bánh mì makes a quick takeaway.
Area: BGC, ground floor of F1 Hotel. Price: ₱₱. Book: 0981 046 9999.
What began in 2020 as a delivery only taco and birria business is now a glass walled room with a busy open kitchen. Tortillas are made in house; order the Wagyu beef cheek and chorizo campechano tacos, then ceviche with leche de tigre.
Area: BGC, One Uptown Residences. Price: ₱₱, plus 10% service charge and 12% VAT. Book: TableCheck (5pm to 6:15pm bookings return the table by 7:45pm), walk in for bar seats, or Viber 0954 460 3201 for groups of 9 or more.
Legazpi and Salcedo Village
Chef Cara Davis studied at the Culinary Institute of America and spent seven years in Tulum, and she cooks Latin American and Asian flavours together. The crab tostada, with chipotle crab tinga and mandarin marmalade, is the order. A relaxed room for a group of friends.
Area: Legazpi Village, Gamboa Street. Price: ₱₱. Book: 0917 159 4030; dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday.
JP Anglo's Filipino restaurant, built around the flavours of Negros where he was born, and packed at lunch. Share kinilaw, lechon manok and crispy isol with batwan gravy, then turon a la mode; ask about off menu dishes, some of which must be ordered ahead.
Area: Legazpi Village, Rada Street. Price: ₱₱. Book: +63 917 528 0115.
Counter seats face the open kitchen, and lunch is busy enough that booking ahead is wise.
Area: Legazpi Village. Price: not on our listing yet. Book: +63 977 487 9236.
A taquería with a French accent on the fillings: the foie gras taco, the steak frites taco and the lamb bourguignon taco.
Area: Salcedo Village. Price: not on our listing yet. Book: +63 945 788 6224.
Ayala Triangle and Karrivin, Makati
The first flagship of the Manam Filipino comfort food chain, airy and hung with Filipino pop art, with some dishes served only at this branch. Plates come in small, medium and large, so order widely: lechon manok with tutong longganisa rice, Tagalog beef cheeks with calamansi, spatchcock chicken inasal.
Area: Makati, Ayala Triangle Gardens. Price: ₱₱. Book: momentfood.com/manamATGreservations or +63 967 190 4721.
A ramen shop from The Tasteless Group that makes three kinds of noodles in house and builds bowls on a pork bone broth boiled for 48 hours. You eat at a long curved shared table under a timber ceiling that rolls like a wave. It is pet friendly.
Area: Makati, The Alley at Karrivin. Price: ₱₱. Book: +63 995 217 3796.
Poblacion and Rockwell
Chef Sam Rohana's small Levantine restaurant, open since early 2023. Order hummus, beef arayes and kubbeh, and do not skip the fermented chilli sauce.
Area: Poblacion, Don Pedro Street; second branch on L.P. Leviste Street, Salcedo Village. Price: hummus ₱460. Book: call 0966 483 5789 before going.
A bistro on a quiet side street with a terrace, from RJ Ramos and Alphonse Sotero, who also run Papillon in Salcedo. Classic French technique meets Filipino ingredients: octopus, soft shell crab, tofu rice cups, then dessert.
Area: Poblacion. Price: not on our listing yet. Book: 0917 173 5883; dinner only, daily from 5pm.
Chef Kriza Palmero pulls biang biang noodles by hand, a skill she learned at Very Fresh Noodles in New York's Chelsea Market. Order the tingly cumin lamb noodles and the pork and shrimp dumplings; seating is shared in the food hall.
Area: Rockwell, Stall 11, The Grid Food Market, R2 Level, Power Plant Mall. Price: noodles ₱430 to ₱570. Book: no bookings; order at the counter.
Quezon City
A roadside karinderya cooking Ilocano home food since the 1990s, now run day to day by Lyn, daughter of founder Elizabeth Mortera. Service is turo turo: point at dishes on the counter and they come to your table. Demand has surged since the award, so go early for the dinakdakan.
Area: Project 4, J.P. Rizal Street. Price: ₱; pork kilawen and dinakdakan were ₱90 each when it won (SPOT.ph, October 2025). Book: walk in; Monday to Saturday 9am to 9pm; enquiries +63 962 523 8404.
Chef Miguel Cabel Moreno and his brother King cook the food of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi Tawi, some of it from family recipes. Order tiyula itum, piyanggang manok, or the Dulang, seven dishes in tasting portions. It is family friendly.
Area: Tomas Morato. Price: ₱₱. Book: +63 908 180 4701.
Modern Thai from chef Jorge Mendez in a bright red building at the corner of Scout Fuentebella. Order the crab curry, the beef short rib curry and mango sticky rice.
Area: Tomas Morato. Price: ₱₱. Book: +63 976 439 4356. The second branch at The Podium takes no reservations.
Manila and Parañaque
The Cabel Moreno family cooks food from across the Philippines with a lean toward southern Mindanao, in Casa Roces, a listed 1930s house with tiled floors, a garden and a koi pond. Order the crisp ukoy and the richly spiced piyanggang manok.
Area: San Miguel, Manila, beside Malacañang. Price: ₱₱. Book: 0915 214 8565 or message @bycabel.ph.
Chef Tina Legarda draws on her mother's recipes and time in a Chinese kitchen in Singapore to cook dishes from China, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Start with the cuapao ni Cristina, a soft bun with pork, crispy pig skin, peanuts and coriander, then ask about seasonal specials.
Area: BF Homes, Parañaque, Aguirre Avenue. Price: ₱₱. Book: call or message 0995 106 2879; closed Mondays.
Questions people ask
What does Bib Gourmand mean? It is the MICHELIN Guide's distinction for good cooking at a good price. It sits apart from the stars, so a Bib restaurant is recognised for value rather than ranked below a starred one.
What is the cheapest Bib Gourmand in Manila? Morning Sun Eatery in Quezon City carries the lowest MICHELIN price band, a single ₱, and its pork kilawen and dinakdakan were ₱90 each when it won.
Which Bib Gourmand restaurants do not take bookings? Morning Sun Eatery is walk in, and Pilya's Kitchen is a food hall counter where you order on the spot. Los Tacos keeps bar seats for walk ins.
Which area has the most Bib Gourmand restaurants? Of the restaurants on this page, BGC has five, followed by Legazpi Village with three.
Do Bib Gourmand restaurants add a service charge? Some do. Bolero and Los Tacos both add a 10% service charge, and Los Tacos adds 12% VAT on top of menu prices. Ask when you book.
When is the next MICHELIN Guide for Manila? The 2027 guide is expected later this year. We will update this page when it is announced.
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