Sari Sari, the Bar Hidden Behind the Mookata Restaurant

Behind the plain front of a corner sari-sari store in Poblacion sits a dim, design-led room that borrows the mood of 1930s Shanghai jazz clubs. The cocktail list leans Asian-fusion, with drinks such as the Shanghai Peach Blossom served in small porcelain bowls, and because Offshore Music owns the place, the room shifts from a quiet after-work hideaway to a live-gig venue through the week. This is a bar with a point of view rather than a view, good for a date or a slow nightcap with a friend. It is open evenings Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm; check the bar's social channels for live-music nights before you go.