Nightlife
Manila after dark, the cultured end: listening bars, speakeasies, jazz rooms and the spots where the music is the point.
Makati
Fat Cat
Fat Cat
Tatler's Bar of the Year 2025 and a 2026 Best 20 bar
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The most serious sound system in the city, built for actual listening
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The Spirits Library
The Spirits Library
One of Asia's most extensive rare-spirits libraries
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- ₱₱₱
Photo: Tatler Asia
Booze & Brews Bar & Café
Open until 1am, and 2am from Thursday to Saturday
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- ₱₱
Photo: Angelo Tipay via PhilSTAR Life
House Blend by Simeon
Coffee from Bicol beans, with drinks built around pili
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- ₱₱
Photo: Matcha Later via L'Officiel Philippines
Matcha Later
Ceremonial grade Uji matcha, whisked to order at the counter
Photo: Odd Cafe via Philippine Primer
Odd Cafe
Plant-based specialty coffee, with oat milk at no extra charge
Photo: The POST
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: Papakape via PhilSTAR Life
Papakape Legazpi
A room that looks like a 1970s Makati hotel lobby
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- ₱₱
Photo: Lifestyle Asia
Project Vino Reserve
A glass-walled wine room steps from the theatre
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- ₱₱₱
Photo: Tap Station Makati Riverside, via HomesPH
Tap Station Makati Riverside
About 40 beers on tap
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- ₱₱
Photo: The Bevvy
The Bevvy
Bottles from 11 countries and 65 regions at close to shop prices
Photo: The Perfect Pint
The Perfect Pint, Proscenium
House-brewed beer a minute from the theatre
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- ₱₱
Photo: Fully Booked and Wasachi via Art+ Magazine
Wasachi
A Tokyo matcha bar with a short, focused menu
Quezon City
Photo: CHAGEE Philippines via WALPHS
CHAGEE Eastwood
Built as a pet-friendly store, not just a store that allows pets
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- ₱
Photo: MEGA
Escapee Speakeasy
A bar behind a bookshelf in a fried chicken shop
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- ₱₱
Photo: Hometown Cafe
Hometown Cafe Quezon City
Five grams of matcha a cup, so it tastes of tea
Photo: Pinoy Accent via Tatler Asia
Pinoy Accent
Filipino food paired with wine, which few places do
Photo: Tatler Asia
ReCraft
Tatler Best Innovation bar 2026, and on the Tatler Best 20 Bars list in 2025 and 2026
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- ₱₱₱
Photo: Tatler Asia
Ruby's
Only about a dozen seats, inside the original Max's
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- ₱₱
Photo: RG Medestomas for L'Officiel Philippines
Shizu Matcha Bar
First flush matcha, whisked to order
Photo: Take Me Back via The Beat Asia
Take Me Back
Nostalgia done properly, from the Game Boy door to the playlist
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- ₱₱
Photo: Wrong Door via The Beat Asia
Wrong Door
Open until 3am, every night
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- ₱₱
Pasig
Photo: Jilson Tiu for SPOT.ph
1C Coffee
The cycling community's coffee stop
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Photo: Habagat Coffee, via Delish.ph
Habagat Coffee and Outdoor Lifestyle
Filipino-leaning drinks like the Calamansi Espresso
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- ₱₱
Photo: Hakid, via Delish.ph
Hakid
Coffee by day, cocktails by night
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- ₱₱
Photo: Jilson Tiu for SPOT.ph
The Beach House
Kamote Cold Brew, sweet potato and coffee
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- ₱₱
Photo: Wabi Cafe, via Delish.ph
Wabi Cafe
Bright room with floor-to-ceiling windows
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- ₱₱
