New Restaurants in Manila This Month (October 2026)

Opened in September and October

Torikizoku Serendra opened on 12 October 2026 and is the first Philippine branch of an Osaka yakitori chain founded in 1985. Every food item costs ₱190, so the table can order a spread without doing sums. Start with kizokuyaki, chicken and leek on the skewer, in thigh with sauce or breast with salt, and finish with anmitsu. It stays open until 2am. Ground Floor, The Shops at Serendra, BGC. ₱₱. Daily, 10am to 2am. Tip: book online at torikizoku-ph.com.

Sebastian's opened in September 2026 on the ground floor of Edades Tower in Rockwell, across from Power Plant Mall. It is the Antonio's Group's first full restaurant in Makati, named after Basti Escalante, who runs it. Breakfast at Antonio's dishes are served from 7am to noon, then the menu turns to bistro cooking: escargot, French oysters, steak tartare and a wagyu steak frites that has become the early favourite. Unit 101, Edades Tower, Rockwell Center. Sunday to Thursday 7am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight. Good to know: the prime roast beef cart comes round on Saturday lunch and dinner and Sunday lunch; call 0968 179 2557 to book.

Seafood 8 by Olio's soft-opened in August and held its grand opening on 18 September 2026 at Gateway Mall 2 in Cubao. It is a dampa, the Filipino seafood market where you pick your catch, made modern: choose from the tanks and the ice, choose grilled, fried, steamed or baked, then choose one of eight house sauces. Chef Oli Buenviaje, from Sorsogon, cooked in seafood kitchens in Australia and France before this, his first restaurant at home. The Lagoon, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City, Quezon City. ₱₱₱. Daily, 11am to 10pm. Tip: order the Roxas tanigue kinilaw while you choose your fish.

New cafe

Bacha Coffee opened its first two full Philippine stores in October 2026, at SM Mall of Asia and Greenbelt 3, after a takeaway pop-up at Greenbelt 3 earlier in the year. The coffee house was founded in 1910 in a palace in Marrakech. There is no espresso: over 200 coffees are brewed the Moroccan way and poured from gold pots, with croissants and a coffee tiramisu on the side. SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, and Greenbelt 3, Makati. ₱₱. Good to know: Mall of Asia seats about 15 and Greenbelt 3 about eight, so go on a weekday afternoon.

Opened in mid 2026, still new

Brasa Martínez opened in July 2026 at Joya Lofts and Towers in Rockwell. It is Spanish chef Luis Martínez's fourth Manila restaurant under his name, and almost everything is cooked on a two-metre charcoal grill. Skip any hope of croquetas and order the octopus gilda, the stuffed squid in shrimp velouté and a whole grilled fish. There is a wine room upstairs. Ground Floor, Joya Lofts and Towers, Rockwell Center. Sunday to Thursday 11am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 11pm. Tip: call 0966 177 6197 for a weekend table.

Cerulean opened on 15 July 2026 on the second floor of The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens. Chef Francis Tolentino and the team behind Taupe cook fish from small fishing communities around the country with Asian flavours: scallop dumplings, crab chawanmushi, chipirones claypot rice and an uni ice cream sandwich. It is open for lunch, which makes it a good business lunch in central Makati. 2nd Floor, The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens. Daily, 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm. Good to know: book at ceruleandining.ph; a private room seats up to 10.

Hinoki opened in mid 2026 on Arnaiz Avenue in Legazpi Village, with chef Yusuke Hino, formerly of Senju, at an eight-seat omakase counter. For more counters like it, see Omakase in Manila. Keyland Building, 851 Arnaiz Avenue, Legazpi Village. ₱₱₱₱. Tuesday to Sunday, 6pm to 10pm. Tip: call 0917 650 7417 to book the counter.

New wine bar

Pinoy Accent is a 30-seat Filipino wine bar that chef Jorge Mendez opened on 1 July 2026 at The Ignacia Place in Diliman. Sommelier Ian Santos chose the wines to go with Filipino food, so order the chicken liver pâté with latik and tuba jelly and let the staff pick a glass. A new menu in October added angel hair sisig, tuna dinakdakan and a Sampaloc Sour. The Ignacia Place, 62 Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Monday to Thursday 5pm to midnight; Friday to Sunday also open for lunch. Tip: book dinner by message on Instagram, as the room is small.

For more bars, see The Best Bars in Makati Outside Poblacion and our nightlife hub.

Before you go

• Getting there. Rockwell's two openings, Sebastian's and Brasa Martínez, are a five-minute walk apart. Cerulean and Hinoki are both in central Makati. In Cubao, Seafood 8 is inside Gateway Mall 2, a short walk from the Araneta City Cubao MRT station.
• Booking. New places fill up in their first months. Book Sebastian's, Brasa Martínez and Cerulean ahead for Friday and Saturday. Torikizoku takes online bookings.
• When to go. Weeknights are easier everywhere on this list. Go to Sebastian's on a weekend if you want the roast beef cart.
• Payment. We have not confirmed card payment at every place on this list, so ask when you book, especially at the smaller bars.
• Hours change. New restaurants adjust their hours often in the first few months, so check the place's own page on the day.

Questions people ask

What are the new restaurants in Manila in 2026?

The newest, opened in September and October 2026, are Torikizoku in BGC, Sebastian's in Rockwell, Bacha Coffee at SM Mall of Asia and Greenbelt 3, and Seafood 8 by Olio's in Cubao. From the middle of the year, Brasa Martínez, Cerulean, Hinoki and Pinoy Accent are still new and worth a visit. For the year's award winners, see Every MICHELIN Star and Bib Gourmand in Manila.

What are the new Manila restaurants to try first?

For a full dinner, Sebastian's or Brasa Martínez in Rockwell. For a group on a budget, Torikizoku, where every food item is ₱190. For Filipino food done in a new way, Pinoy Accent in Diliman or Seafood 8 in Cubao. For more Filipino places, see Where to eat Filipino food in Manila.

What are the new restaurants in BGC in 2026?

Torikizoku, the Osaka yakitori chain, opened its first Philippine branch at The Shops at Serendra on 12 October 2026, and it is the BGC opening of the season. For drinks nearby, see The Best Bars in BGC and our BGC neighbourhood page.

What are the new restaurants in Makati and Salcedo in 2026?

In Rockwell, Sebastian's (September) and Brasa Martínez (July). Near Salcedo and Legazpi Village, Cerulean at Ayala Triangle Gardens (July) and Hinoki on Arnaiz Avenue. Bacha Coffee has also opened its café at Greenbelt 3.

Where can I find a new resto in Manila for a date?

Pinoy Accent is small, warm and built around wine. Brasa Martínez has a wine room and a charcoal grill, and Cerulean's dining room is calm, with a private room for a bigger occasion. For more, see Romantic Restaurants in Manila.