# GotSoul MNL

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## Quick facts

- **Category:** Eat
- **Area:** BGC
- **Address:** Unit FWH-125, Forbestown Road, BGC, Taguig
- **Hours:** Sun to Tue, 11am to 1am; Wed and Thu, 11am to 2am; Fri and Sat, 11am to 3am
- **Phone:** +63 966 770 2000
- **Price:** ₱₱₱
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/gotsoulmnl

GotSoul MNL is a hi-fi listening bar on Forbestown Road in BGC, opened in early 2026 by Filipino-Canadian DJ Jojo Flores, founder of GotSoul Records, with chef Chele Gonzalez and venture partner Manolet Dario. A vintage Altec Lansing A5 horn setup and a modern quadraphonic rig flank the record wall and DJ booth. Tatler Asia lists it in Tatler Best 2026.

The kitchen is Spanish and Filipino tapas: kingfish tostada ₱290, octopus croquetas ₱350, chicken inasal paella from ₱390, cocktails ₱400 to ₱450. Doors open at 11am, so lunch and coffee work, but the evening is the point, when selectors play jazz, soul, disco and house. Wednesday is live jazz. Book through OpenTable.

## Why go

1. Vintage Altec A5 horns behind the DJ booth
2. Selectors playing jazz, soul, disco and house
3. Spanish and Filipino tapas by Chele Gonzalez

## Good to know

- **Best time:** Wednesday for live jazz, Friday and Saturday late
- **Good for:** Record collectors, a date, friends who care about sound
- **Reservations:** Book on OpenTable, linked from their Instagram
- **Noise:** Music led, conversation still works