# Kei

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## Quick facts

- **Category:** Eat
- **Area:** BGC
- **Address:** GF Verve Residences Tower 1, 26th Street corner 7th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
- **Hours:** Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm; Sunday 11am to 3pm and 4pm to 9pm; closed Monday
- **Phone:** +63 917 158 3614
- **Price:** ₱₱
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/keimanila

A 24 seat Japanese counter from the Wildflour group on the ground floor of Verve Residences in BGC, run by chef Kei Takahashi. The menu is built around maki and temaki: nori toasted over a clay charcoal shichirin, filled to order and handed across the bar to eat whole, not cut. Sashimi and a few small plates fill out the meal, and Japanese whisky and sake line the shelves behind the counter.

## Why go

1. Hand rolls made in front of you at the counter and passed straight over
2. A Michelin Selected room where a solo lunch at the bar feels normal
3. Japanese whisky and sake poured with the food
4. Open for lunch from 11am, Tuesday to Sunday

## Good to know

- **Best time:** Weekday lunch, when the bar is easier to get
- **Good for:** Solo dining at the counter, a quick premium lunch
- **Reservations:** Call 0917 158 3614; the room is small
- **Noise:** Relaxed, counter seating