Eat & Drink
The restaurants, cafés and wine bars worth knowing: chef-driven dinners, slow brunches and a good glass of wine.
Makati
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12/10
Gab Bustos's Japanese small plates, French technique
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78-45-33
Unamplified live sets, fewer than 30 seats
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Ayala Museum
Gold of Ancestors holds over a thousand pre-colonial gold objects, the best such collection in the country
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Bad Cafe (official website)
Bad Cafe
Delicate pourovers and well-made specialty drinks
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Via Tatler Asia (tatlerasia.com)
Bibio
One of the city's deepest natural wine lists
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Via tatlerasia.com
Big Fuzz
2026 Tatler Best Bar of the Year
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Via Philippine Primer
Blind Pig
The original Manila speakeasy, still on Tatler's Best 20
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Via Kapehan.ph
Bolo Coffee Club
Hong Kong-style milk tea and Ovaltine Mocha with a bolo bao
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Cattery
Live sets most nights with no door charge
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Celera
One MICHELIN Star for contemporary Asian cooking
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Dominion Cellar
Sixteen thousand bottles, strong on Californian labels
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Via Philippine Primer (primer.com.ph)
Good Morning Wines
The only Japanese wine specialist of its kind outside Japan
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Via tatlerasia.com
Habitual Coffee
Serious filter and AeroPress coffee from a championship-level team
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Hapag
One MICHELIN Star for modern Filipino cooking
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I'M Onsen Spa
Japanese-style hot and cold onsen pools, rare in the city
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Inatô
Eight counter seats facing the open kitchen
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ITO
Seven seats, coffee by day, cocktails by night
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Kariton x Sabi Sounds
Vinyl behind the bar, DJs on weekend nights
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Via tatlerasia.com
Lampara
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Via guide.michelin.com
Metiz
Filipino cooking built on fermentation and local produce
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Modeka Art
Double-height warehouse room with a glass box upstairs
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Mono by Phono
A true speakeasy address with a high-end sound system
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Panaderya Toyo
The Toyo Eatery kitchen, sold by the piece
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Problem Child
No. 44 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026
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Rekdi
Erik Matti's restaurant, opened in Poblacion 2026
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Run Rabbit Run
One of the city's best-regarded craft cocktail programmes
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Via Philippine Primer (primer.com.ph)
Scratch
Some of the city's most respected sourdough
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Photo: courtesy of Super Uncle Claypot, via Tatler Asia
Super Uncle Claypot
Cantonese clay pot rice with a crisp crust, cooked to order
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Via Philippine Primer
Tambai Yakitori Snackhouse
Charcoal-grilled skewers, chicken through vegetables
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Taquería Franco
Miko Calo's tacos without the tasting menu price
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Via Kanto.ph / photo by Greg Mayo
The Black Bean
Serious specialty espresso and signature lattes
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Via primer.com.ph
The Curator Coffee & Cocktails
One of the most awarded cocktail bars in the Philippines
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Photo: Pat Mateo for Delish Philippines
Toma Toma
Cocktails built on lambanog and Philippine fruit
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Via Philippine Primer (primer.com.ph)
Toyo Eatery
Every ingredient sourced in the Philippines, with ferments made in house
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Yardstick Coffee
The flagship of a 2013 Manila roaster
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Your Local
The Legazpi table regulars keep coming back to
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The Bouldering Hive
The Bouldering Hive
First bouldering only gym in the country
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Booky
a mano
Woodfire pizza and pasta made by hand, not assembled
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Aida's Chicken
Bacolod style chicken inasal grilled to order
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Alba Restaurante Español, Makati
Spanish cooking in Manila since 1952
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Annex House
A heritage house with a garden and a sunroom, not a mall coffee shop
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Auring's
A real dinner before a Poblacion night, not bar snacks
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Aurora
The grilled hamachi collar with peanut sauce and lime
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Automat
Counter seats right at the open kitchen
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Ayà
Hapag's sister kitchen, à la carte and without the tasting menu commitment
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Benjarong
Royal Thai cooking in a hotel dining room
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Birdjovi
Nine seats facing the binchotan grill
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Blackbird
Dinner inside Makati's Art Deco airport terminal
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Booze & Brews Bar & Café
Open until 1am, and 2am from Thursday to Saturday
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Brasa Martínez
Nearly everything cooked over charcoal
Via Philippine Primer
Cafe Dalisay
Communal tables designed for getting work done
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Cafe Mary Grace Ayala Malls Circuit
The closest sit-down cafe to the theatre
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Photo: Carmelo's Steakhouse / Google
Carmelo's Steakhouse
A Manila steakhouse with almost four decades behind it
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Booky
CDP Global Table
Three established cooks on one menu
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Photo: Cerulean via Lifestyle Asia
Cerulean
Philippine seafood from Iloilo to Sulu, cooked with Asian flavours
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Chef Jessie at Rockwell Club
A garden and pool view, which no other Rockwell room has
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Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung
Tuguegarao style pancit batil patung, rare in Metro Manila
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Cirkulo
Over thirty years of classic Spanish cooking in Makati
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Via Philippine Primer
Commune
100 per cent Philippine coffee, and a decade of it
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Corner Tree Café
Vegetarian since 2009, with dishes marked vegan
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Photo: Crosta Pizzeria via The Infatuation
Crosta Pizzeria
Ranked 5th in Asia-Pacific in the 50 Top Pizza list for 2026
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Din Tai Fung
Xiao long bao made to a standard the chain is strict about
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Dr. Wine Poblacion
A dim French bistro with a wine list of more than 400 bottles
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Ember
Smoked aged steak, the dish the Michelin inspectors call its signature
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Encima Roofdeck Restaurant
A four course dinner for two at ₱3,000 nett
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Firefly Roofdeck
A rooftop dinner over the Makati skyline, 32 floors up
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FLO All-Day Drinking
Genuinely all day: coffee at eight, a burger at noon, a drink at ten
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Fogo de Chão
Continuous tableside carving of up to 16 cuts for one price
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Fresca Trattoria
Handmade pasta from an Italian chef and owner
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Fujiyama 55
Thick pork and fish tsukemen, the Nagoya original
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Goxo
Twelve seats around the charcoal grill and the chef
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Grace Park
Farm-to-table cooking from a chef who built her name on sourcing
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Green Bar
Fully vegan since 2014
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Ha Noi Pho
Northern Vietnamese cooking from Vietnamese owners
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Hálong
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Via guide.michelin.com
Helm
The only two MICHELIN Star restaurant in the Philippines in the 2026 guide
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Hinoki
An eight seat counter with chef Yusuke Hino, formerly of Senju
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House Blend by Simeon
Coffee from Bicol beans, with drinks built around pili
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Booky
Ippudo
Tonkotsu ramen made to the chain's Fukuoka standard
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Italianni's Ayala Malls Circuit
Shared plates of pasta and pizza for a group
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iVegan
Fully vegan, with a long menu from adobo to maki
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Japonesa
Nikkei cooking from a chef who learned it in both countries, not from a trend piece
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Jasmine, New World Makati Hotel
Four private rooms, two for up to 14 and two for up to 8
Via Tatler Asia
Jiro Coffee Studio
An al fresco room in a converted 1974 house
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Kása Palma
Lechon de Lobster: Palawan spiny lobster wrapped in suckling pork belly confit
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Kodawari
Donburi done fast without being careless
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Kodawari (Salcedo)
The gyudon the Michelin inspectors singled out
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Kowloon Station
Dim sum and roast meats by chefs from Hong Kong
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La Pita
Bib Gourmand on the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026 list
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Photo: Lan Hot Pot, via Eatigo
Lan Hot Pot Ayala Malls Circuit
Unlimited hot pot with a self-serve buffet
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Photo: Little Jeju Restaurant, via Philippine Primer
Little Jeju Restaurant
Samgyeopsal plain, sweet garlic or spicy sweet
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Long Bar at Raffles Makati
Live band on Friday and Saturday nights, 8pm to midnight
Booky
LUSSO
All-day, so it works for a late lunch as easily as dinner
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Photo: Lusso Greenbelt 5 / Google
Lusso (Legazpi)
Margarita Forés' signature dishes, still on the menu
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Mamou Too!
Dry-aged steak done properly, and the truffle cream pasta people come back for
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Manam at the Triangle
Lechon manok with tutong longganisa rice, the dish the Michelin inspectors called the standout, with a choice of Red Horse beer or Sarsi gravy
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ManMan Sai-Gon
Saigon street food from a Vietnamese owned kitchen
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Marudori Rockwell
Creamy chicken paitan broth, a lighter change from pork tonkotsu
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Matcha Later
Ceremonial grade Uji matcha, whisked to order at the counter
Photo: Enjoy Manila
Menya Ippondo
Jiro style ramen, rare in Manila
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MESA Ayala Malls Circuit
Crispchon, the roast pig carved and wrapped at your table
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Milky Way Cafe
Open since 1962, and cooking to that standard
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Mirèio
Skyline views from the ninth floor of Raffles Makati
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Mistral Rooftop Bar
A sunset drink over the Makati skyline, from 5pm
Via Philippine Primer
Natsu
Private cocoon booths for focused, quiet work
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Booky
Nikkei
Peruvian-Japanese cooking, which almost nowhere else in the city attempts
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Photo: Google Maps
Oak & Smoke
Binchotan grilled beef from Japan, Australia and the USA
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Photo: Odd Cafe via Philippine Primer
Odd Cafe
Plant-based specialty coffee, with oat milk at no extra charge
Photo: Offbeat / Google
Offbeat
Two of Manila's best known Filipino chefs cooking casual bistro food
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Old Manila
A Manila institution since 1976 inside The Peninsula
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Omotesando Koffee Salcedo
Japanese specialty coffee made in the open at the coffee cube
Photo: RG Medestomas for L'Officiel Philippines
Oolah
A rotating matcha list, bought in Japan by the owner
Photo: The Picasso Boutique Serviced Residences
Pablo
Croquetas two ways, jamón and goat cheese with spinach, which MICHELIN says to order both of
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Via Philippine Primer
Panco Cafe
No time limit on the wifi, and outlets at the side seats
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Photo: Papakape via PhilSTAR Life
Papakape Legazpi
A room that looks like a 1970s Makati hotel lobby
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Papillon
Southeast Asian classics reworked by the chefs behind Lampara
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Photo: People's Palace / Google
People's Palace
Thai classics cooked without MSG, with homemade curries
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Photo: Pilya's Kitchen / Google
Pilya's Kitchen
Hand pulled biang biang noodles, the wide chewy ribbons the Michelin inspectors praised
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Photo: Lifestyle Asia
Project Vino Reserve
A glass-walled wine room steps from the theatre
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Booky
Rabbit Room
Small and hidden, so it rarely feels crowded
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Booky
Rambla
Paella worth ordering, and tapas built for sharing
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Ramen Kuroda Circuit Lane
Tonkotsu ramen from ₱240
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Photo: Ramen Ron / Google
Ramen Ron
A broth built on ukokkei silky fowl
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Sage Grill, Makati Shangri-La
Steaks from a Josper charcoal grill, from a 250g flank to Wagyu
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Photo: Sala / Google
Sala
Colin Mackay's restaurant since 1997
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Salon de Ning
Live music through the evening rather than a DJ and a volume war
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Photo: Sarsa Kitchen + Bar / Google
Sarsa
Negrense cooking from Bacolod born chef JP Anglo
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Sebastian's
Antonio's cooking without the drive to Tagaytay
Photo: Makati Shangri-La
Shang Palace, Makati Shangri-La
Shrimp dumplings at ₱380 for four, by a dedicated dim sum chef
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Shi Lin Circuit Lane
Xiao long bao
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Single Origin, Greenbelt 5
Listed by Single Origin itself as pet-friendly
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Spices
One menu covering Thai, Vietnamese, Malay, Indonesian and Indian cooking
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Sultan Mediterranean Grill
Proper kebabs and mezze in the middle of the Salcedo grid
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Tandem
A themed tasting menu that changes, at ₱5,900, which is low for a Michelin listed tasting room
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Photo: Tap Station Makati Riverside, via HomesPH
Tap Station Makati Riverside
About 40 beers on tap
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Terry's Bistro Pasong Tamo
A deli and a wine cellar in the same room as the kitchen, so you can eat and then shop
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Photo: Texas Roadhouse Philippines
Texas Roadhouse Circuit
Hand-cut steaks and ribs
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Thai-Noy Cuisine
Thai cooking that holds up, in an area where most kitchens close early
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The Bevvy
Bottles from 11 countries and 65 regions at close to shop prices
Via Philippine Primer
The Curator
A serious coffee bar by day and an Asia's 50 Best cocktail room by night
Booky
The Filling Station
Open 24 hours, genuinely
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The Grasshopper Bar
Quiet enough for actual conversation, with no volume war
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The Lobby at The Peninsula Manila
A room where you can hear the person across the table, which is harder to find in Makati than it should be
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The Penthouse 8747
Terrace tables over Ayala Triangle Gardens
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The Perfect Pint, Proscenium
House-brewed beer a minute from the theatre
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Photo: Philippine Primer
The Tattooed Baker
Plain and almond croissants with crisp layers
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Photo: The Test Kitchen / Google
The Test Kitchen
Josh Boutwood's first restaurant, from the chef behind Helm
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The Underbelly
Billy's Belly, a pork bone ramen topped with buta kakuni and fried leeks
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Txanton
Jamón ibérico at what calls itself the country's first jamonería
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Txoko Asador
Basque pintxos and Josper-grilled meat
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Umu
Business lunch gozen sets from ₱1,950, close to the Ayala offices
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Wabi-Sabi Noodle House
Vegetarian ramen, and most dishes can be made vegan
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Wasachi
A Tokyo matcha bar with a short, focused menu
TripAdvisor
Washington SyCip Park
Real shade and birdsong inside the financial district
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- Free
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Woori Korean BBQ House
Hanwoo 1++, the top grade of Korean beef
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Zagin Soba
Kagoshima tori paitan soba, a frothy chicken broth topped with fried sweet potato strips
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BGC
Photo: Cochi by Marvin Agustin, via Google Maps
COCHI
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Photo: Cork Wine Bar & Shop, via Philippine Primer
Cork Wine Bar & Shop
Drink from the shop shelves at the table
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Flour Pot Bistro & Bakery
Rhea SyCip's cakes, finally in their own room
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GotSoul MNL
Vintage Altec A5 horns behind the DJ booth
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Iai
Bruce Ricketts making nigiri piece by piece
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June Eatery
The Bibio team's brunch, with natural wine
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KIJI Bakehouse
Charyn Lim's small-batch French butter croissants
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Laro Ceramics
Eleven wheels, Erika Austria's largest studio yet
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LIT Manila
The first Japanese spirits bar in the Philippines
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Photo: Los Tacos MNL via Philippine Primer
Los Tacos MNL
Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Michelin Guide
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Photo: Makanai, via Philippine Primer
Makanai
Donabe rice pots made for sharing
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Via primer.com.ph
Maker and Made
In-house sourdough from a heritage starter
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Masa Madre Bakehouse
Croissants and Croloaf from Kris Edison Tan
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Somewhere Quiet
The serious cocktail bar on Uptown's club strip
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Photo: Star Sabroso for DrinkCollectiv
Southbank Café + Lounge
A 36-drink cocktail list with a culinary bent
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Photo: Taupe Dining
Taupe by Chef Francis Tolentino
MICHELIN Selected in the first Philippine guide
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Photo: The Attic, via Tatler Asia
The Attic
A bar behind a liquor shop shelf
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Via tatlerasia.com
The Back Room
Over 150 gins, including rare bottles and a house distillate
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Photo: The Fat Seed Cafe + Roastery
The Fat Seed Cafe + Roastery
Beans roasted in-house by a 2026 champion team
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Photo: LJC Group via Philippine Primer
Abé (Serendra)
Kapampangan cooking in BGC, from a family with roots in Pampanga
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Booky
Apartment 1B Cafe
Breakfast served all day, which suits an odd schedule
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Photo: Auro Chocolate
Auro Chocolate Cafe BGC
Open from 7am to midnight or later, every day
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Booky
BCN by Las Flores
Spanish cooking with a Filipino hand, from a group that has done it for years
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Booky
Big Belly
Burgers and American plates at a fair BGC price
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Bolero
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Photo: Brick Corner / Google
Brick Corner
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Booky
Burnt Bamboo
Affordable Filipino food inside BGC, which is rarer than it sounds
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Booky
Burnt Bean
Steak at a price that made its reputation
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Photo: Cafe 32nd St
Cafe 32nd St
Outlets at most seats
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Photo: Canton Road / Google
Canton Road
Ming dynasty roasted Peking duck served two ways
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Booky
Cargofish
Pick the fish, the sides and the sauce yourself
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Photo: Scott A. Woodward for Lifestyle.INQ
Carlo's
New Haven style pizza with a blistered crust
Photo: Chotto Matcha
Chotto Matcha Forbestown
Shizuoka matcha from family-run farms
Photo: Chung Dam, via Philippine Primer
Chung Dam BGC
Hanwoo, Korea's native beef, grilled at the table
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
Photo: Common Man Coffee Roasters
Common Man Coffee Roasters BGC
Large communal tables built for long stays
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Dr. Wine
A serious wine list by the glass, not a token one
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- ₱₱₱
Booky
Eesome
A restaurant and a shop in one building
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Booky
El Born
Catalan cooking from a Catalan chef, not generic Spanish
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Elephant Grounds
A wall of windows and tiered step seating
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Em Hà Nội
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Frank & Dean Coffee
Opens at six, closes at two, so it covers both ends of a working day
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Gallery by Chele
Six course (₱5,800) or ten course (₱7,200) menus, with a vegetarian version of each
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Giwon Korean Steakhouse
Steak courses grilled at your table
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Hikiniku To Come BGC
Hamburg steaks grilled over charcoal and served one at a time
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Booky
Indus Modern Indian Kitchen
Butter chicken and curries that hold up against the biryani
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Ipponyari Mitsukoshi BGC
Everyday Japanese at fair prices, from ramen to unadon
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Kei
Hand rolls made in front of you at the counter and passed straight over
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Booky
Key Coffee Kissaten
Coffee from one of Japan's oldest roasters, brewed as a kissaten would
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L'Opera Ristorante Italiano
Thirty years of the same kitchen discipline, which almost nothing in Manila can claim
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La Tapería Martínez
A proper tapas bar on Bonifacio High Street
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Locavore (Taguig)
Sizzling sinigang and oyster sisig, the dishes the inspectors named
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Lore
Regional Filipino dishes from a chef known for his cookbooks and Simpol channel
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Los Tacos
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
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Mamacita
Tacos, house salsas and mains built for sharing
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Mango Tree, Bonifacio High Street
A Bangkok Thai brand's Manila flagship on High Street
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Mendokoro Ramenba BGC
Shoyu and shio tonkotsu, the bowls that set Manila's ramen bar standard
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Booky
Nihonkai Tsukiji
Sushi through to yakitori on one menu
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No Entry Cocktail Club
2026 Tatler Best Design winner with weekly live jazz
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O2 Rooftop Bar, Brittany Hotel BGC
One of the higher open decks in BGC, on the 27th floor
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Ogawa Traditional Japanese Restaurant
Private rooms named after Tokyo districts, the largest for up to 30
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OOTOYA BGC
Japanese set meals from about ₱620
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Origine
Regional Spanish cooking that the MICHELIN inspectors call honest
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OUT OF OFFICE
Cocktails named after office life, for after work
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Booky
Providore
Familiar food that suits every age at the table
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Ramen Ibuki Uptown BGC
Clear dashi ramen, light but full of flavour
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Red Manila
Live acts every night, jazz to blues to comedy
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Sabai
A Thai chef from Hat Yai and a kitchen of Thai cooks
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Sakagura
Chef's choice nigiri, six pieces for ₱1,495
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Booky
Salaryman
Izakaya plates and drinks after work, without a plan
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Sariwon Korean Barbecue
Bulgogi and galbi from a Seoul house founded in 1938
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Booky
Señorita Sunae
Dishes from across Southeast Asia rather than one country
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Single Origin PH (official website)
Single Origin
Regional single-origin coffees with real depth
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Singular Manila
Two Spanish tasting menus, from ₱4,890
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Booky
Steak & Frice
Steak served with both fries and fried rice, with a refill included
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Straight Up
Rooftop deck and indoor lounge above BGC
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Terraza Martínez
Paella Valenciana from a chef who grew up in Valencia
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The Peak, Grand Hyatt Manila
The highest view in BGC, from the 60th floor
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The Wholesome Table BGC
Organic comfort food from breakfast to dinner on High Street
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Torikizoku Serendra
Japan's big yakitori chain, first branch in the Philippines
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Uma Nota
A weekday lunch set at ₱1,380 in a Michelin listed room
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Wolfgang's Steakhouse, BGC
USDA Prime dry-aged porterhouse, carved to share
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Booky
Wong Place
Dumplings worth ordering several rounds of
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Quezon City
Booky
Ampersand Bean + Bar
Coffee and cocktails from the same counter
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Booky
Azadore
Paella and sliders on the same menu, both done properly
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Bar.Flora
Tatler Best 20 Bars Philippines in 2025 and 2026
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Booky
BeerBQ PH
Grilled meats and oysters in the same order
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Behrouz Persian Cuisine
Open 11am to 5am, every day
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Bellini's, Cubao Expo
Cubao Expo's oldest restaurant, open since 1999
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Best of Luck, Cubao Expo
The best cheap sit-down meal near the Coliseum
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CHAGEE Eastwood
Built as a pet-friendly store, not just a store that allows pets
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Deo Gracias
Fideuà finished tableside in the paella pan
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Booky
Drunken Pig Gastropub
Portions built for a big group
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Booky
Episode Bar + Kitchen
Big screens and enough of them to catch a match
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Escapee Speakeasy
A bar behind a bookshelf in a fried chicken shop
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Esmeralda Kitchen
Pork dinuguan with puto, the dish the Michelin inspectors single out
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Fong Wei Wu
Home style Taiwanese cooking, rare in Manila
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- ₱
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Food Exchange Manila, Novotel Manila Araneta City
Inside the Novotel, about 140 metres from the Coliseum
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Friuli Trattoria
One of the original restaurants on Maginhawa's eat street
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Gino's Brick Oven Pizza, Katipunan
Brick oven pizza with mozzarella made in house daily
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Grace Park, Gateway Mall 2
About 80 metres from the Coliseum
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- ₱₱₱
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Habanero Kitchen Bar, Cubao Expo
Filipino food with real chilli heat
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Booky
Hashi Donburi
Donburi and sushi without a mall around it
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Via Jellybeans in the City
High Grounds Cafe
Long communal tables and seats you do not have to hunt for
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Hometown Cafe Quezon City
Five grams of matcha a cup, so it tastes of tea
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Kamuning Bakery Cafe
Pandesal and pan de suelo from a wood-fired pugon
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- ₱
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Mario's Restaurant (Tomas Morato)
Over 40 years on Tomas Morato, one of the street's oldest restaurants
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Booky
Mismoo Grill
Grilled Filipino food cooked over coals, not a griddle
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Morning Sun Eatery
Ilocano cooking at karinderya prices, a ₱ on the Michelin Guide
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Mugen Ramenya
Crab ramen crowned with crab
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Palm Grill (Diliman)
Tiyula itum, the Tausug beef soup with a smoky, slightly sour coconut broth
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- ₱₱
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Papa Diddi's Handcrafted Ice Cream
Ice cream made on carabao's milk
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- ₱
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Pino Restaurant
Kare-kareng bagnet, the house bestseller
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- ₱₱
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Pinoy Accent
Filipino food paired with wine, which few places do
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ReCraft
Tatler Best Innovation bar 2026, and on the Tatler Best 20 Bars list in 2025 and 2026
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- ₱₱₱
Booky
Ro's Steak and Seafood
Unlimited steak and seafood at a set price
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- ₱₱
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Rodic's Diner Maginhawa
The tapsilog UP Diliman students have eaten for decades
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- ₱
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Ruby's
Only about a dozen seats, inside the original Max's
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Seafood 8 by Olio's
Pick your catch, the cooking and the sauce
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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SGD Coffee Bodega
Award-winning coffee from Sagada farmers
- Get in
- ₱
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Shizu Matcha Bar
First flush matcha, whisked to order
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Silingan Coffee, Cubao Expo
A coffee that gives work to families of drug war victims
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- ₱
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SOME THAI
Crab curry with local crab, egg and a little coconut milk
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- ₱₱
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Take Me Back
Nostalgia done properly, from the Game Boy door to the playlist
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Talisay The Garden Cafe
Chef Tatung's cooking in a converted Maginhawa house
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- ₱₱
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Tatung's, Gateway Mall 2
About 80 metres from the Coliseum, inside Gateway Mall 2
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- ₱₱₱
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Wrong Door
Open until 3am, every night
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- ₱₱
Via Google Maps
X Wave Specialty Coffee
Proper tables and plenty of power
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- ₱₱
Pasay / MOA
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Abé, Solaire
The closest restaurant to The Theatre at Solaire
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Bacha Coffee SM Mall of Asia
Over 200 coffees, none of them espresso
- Get in
- ₱₱
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China Blue
Sweeping views of Manila Bay, best at sunset
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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CRU Steakhouse
Omi Wagyu A5 striploin and a 900g US Angus prime ribeye with five sides
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Crystal Dragon
An eight course Cantonese tasting menu for ₱8,000 a person
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Finestra, Solaire
Pre-show Express Menu at ₱3,800+, three courses
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Ginza Nagaoka
Ten seats facing chef Junji Nagaoka as he makes each piece
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill
Gordon Ramsay's signature Beef Wellington at ₱3,988
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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IKEA Swedish Restaurant, Pasay
Right next to the arena, in MOA Square
- Get in
- ₱
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Krapow, MOA Square
A few minutes' walk from the arena
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Man Ho
Dim sum at lunch, which the inspectors call a highlight
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Manam, SM Mall of Asia
Filipino food for a group, served fast
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Oori, Sheraton Manila
Wagyu over coconut charcoal, cooked at the table
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Red Lantern, Solaire
Pre-show Express Menu at ₱1,800+
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Single Origin, MOA Square
All-day breakfast, a short walk from the arena
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Songtan Premium BBQ
Hanwoo sets and hanwoo gopchang for the grill
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Waterside, Solaire
The most affordable pre-show set at Solaire, ₱1,600+
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Wolhwa Galbi, MOA Arena
About 70 metres from the arena, in the arena annex
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Yamazato
A seasonal kaiseki, Kinshu, at ₱6,800 until 30 November 2026
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- ₱₱₱
Pasig
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1C Coffee
The cycling community's coffee stop
- Get in
- ₱
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Cafe Juanita
Kare-kare with oxtail and house-made bagoong
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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COLAB Cafe
Free wifi and plenty of sockets
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Habagat Coffee and Outdoor Lifestyle
Filipino-leaning drinks like the Calamansi Espresso
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Hakid
Coffee by day, cocktails by night
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Kanto Freestyle Breakfast Kapitolyo
Open 24 hours, every day
- Get in
- ₱
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Likhang Harina
Slow-fermented sourdough in a dozen styles
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Loop Kapitolyo
Matcha taken seriously, with coffee to match
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Panaderia Dimas-Alang
Pandesal from a log-fired pugon, a rarity in Metro Manila
- Get in
- ₱
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The Beach House
Kamote Cold Brew, sweet potato and coffee
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Wabi Cafe
Bright room with floor-to-ceiling windows
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- ₱₱
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Warung Kapitolyo
Indonesian cooking by owners who lived in Indonesia for 20 years
- Get in
- ₱₱
Ortigas
Booky
Cache Coffee & Cocktails
Coffee in the morning and cocktails at night in the same room
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Cantabria by Chele Gonzalez
The grilled wild turbot (rodaballo a la parrilla) is the house signature
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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Juniper
A long gin list, with your choice of tonic
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Osteria Antica
Pizzas with smoky crusts from the open kitchen
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Ramen Yushoken Ortigas
Rich tonkotsu ramen from the Mendokoro and Marudori group
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Summer Palace
Cantonese cooking at the same hotel since 1992
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
Taguig
Alabang
Mandaluyong
Elsewhere in the city
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Pasig River Esplanade
One of the few places in old Manila built for an unhurried, traffic-free walk
- Get in
- Free
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Antonio's
A restored Spanish Colonial house on a garden estate in Tagaytay
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Asador Alfonso
Segovia milk fed suckling pig, slow roasted in a wood fired Maestro oven
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Cabel
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Dong Bei Dumpling
Handmade northeast China style dumplings
- Get in
- ₱
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El Poco Cantina (Malate)
Beef barbacoa and pork carnitas tacos, crispy or soft
- Get in
- ₱
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Kumba
Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Philippines 2026
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Linamnam
One chef, ten seats, in a converted family home
- Get in
- ₱₱₱₱
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Lola Helen
Bihon canton con litson, the dish the Michelin inspectors picked
- Get in
- ₱
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Niseko Coffee Greenhills
A short matcha menu, whisked to order
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Seva
The spicy vodka rigatoni with burrata, the dish the Michelin inspectors single out
- Get in
- ₱₱₱
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The Aristocrat (Roxas Boulevard)
One of Manila's oldest restaurants, on Roxas Boulevard since the 1930s
- Get in
- ₱₱
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The Den
The Berg's: espresso, coconut milk and muscovado
- Get in
- ₱₱
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Wai Ying Fastfood
Hakaw, siomai and rice rolls at everyday prices
- Get in
- ₱