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Ayala Triangle Gardens
MakatiQuiet enough to talk · Outdoor seating · A view or a garden · Book ahead · All day · Free to enter
- Address
- Ayala Avenue, Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue, Makati Central Business District, Makati
- Hours
- Daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Explore · Makati
A wedge of rain trees and palms dropped into the middle of the Makati financial district. Joggers loop it at dawn, office workers take it at lunch, and the al fresco restaurants along its edges fill at night. At Christmas it runs an annual Festival of Lights that draws the whole city.
Why go
- 01Real shade and quiet inside the central business district, a rare thing in Makati
- 02Public sculpture by Filipino artists and tree-lined paths good for a walk between meetings
- 03Cluster of al fresco restaurants and bars at the perimeter for an easy evening
Good to know
- Best time
- Early morning for the walk, or after 6pm for the restaurants and lights
- Good for
- Walks, runs, casual outdoor dining, people-watching
- Reservations
- Not needed for the gardens; book ahead for the popular restaurants on the edge
- Noise
- Calm inside the gardens, livelier at the dining perimeter
Also worth knowing
- Price
- Free
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