# Offbeat

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## Quick facts

- **Category:** Eat
- **Area:** Makati
- **Address:** 2F, The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati Avenue, Makati City 1224
- **Hours:** Tue to Sun 11:30am to 3pm and 5pm to 9:30pm; closed Mon
- **Phone:** +63 995 639 3672
- **Price:** ₱₱
- **Website:** https://www.instagram.com/offbeatbistroph/
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/offbeatbistroph

Offbeat Bistro is a modern Filipino restaurant on the second floor of The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens, run by chefs Angelo Comsti and Don Baldosano. They rework traditional Filipino recipes with playful flair: the monghe, a dish with street food roots, comes as crisp blocks of minced pork, cheese and egg jam, and the piaparan fish is inspired by Maranao cooking. The room has red walls, blue accents and an open kitchen, a nod to the red takas of Paete, Laguna.

## Why go

1. Two of Manila's best known Filipino chefs cooking casual bistro food
2. The monghe and the fish piaparan, both singled out by the MICHELIN inspectors
3. Kulawo in lumpia form, a smoky coconut eggplant starter
4. An easy lunch stop in the middle of the Makati CBD

## Good to know

- **Best time:** Weekday lunch or an early dinner before a walk in the Gardens
- **Good for:** Family lunches, groups, visitors wanting modern Filipino food
- **Reservations:** By phone; the restaurant takes its own bookings
- **Noise:** Lively