Drink

Long Bar at Raffles Makati

Groups · Live music · Open late

Address: 1st Floor Lobby, Raffles Makati, 1 Raffles Drive, Makati Avenue, Makati
Hours: Sun to Thu, 5pm to 12am; Fri and Sat, 5pm to 1am
Phone: +63285559840

Long Bar is the lobby bar of Raffles Makati at Ayala Center, styled after the original Long Bar at Raffles Singapore, where the Singapore Sling was created. The house version here is the Makati Luxury Sling, finished with 24-karat gold flakes. It is the livelier of the hotel's two bars. From Tuesday to Saturday there is live music from 8pm: solo acoustic and solo sets early in the week, a trio on Thursday, and a full band on Friday and Saturday, playing until midnight. Happy hour runs 5pm to 7pm with free-flowing selected drinks and a sampler platter. For something quieter, the Writers Bar is on the same floor.

Why go

01Live band on Friday and Saturday nights, 8pm to midnight
02The Makati Luxury Sling, the hotel's take on the Singapore Sling
03Free-flow happy hour from 5pm to 7pm
04An easy walk from Greenbelt and the Ayala Center offices

Good to know

Best time: Friday or Saturday after 8pm for the full band; 5pm to 7pm for happy hour
Good for: After-work drinks, groups, live music
Reservations: Call (63) 2 8555 9840 or email dining.makati@raffles.com
Noise: Lively, louder when the band plays

Also worth knowing

Access: what to order: the Makati Luxury Sling · how to book: call (63) 2 8555 9840 or email dining.makati@raffles.com · live music: Tue solo acoustic, Wed solo act, Thu trio (8pm to 11pm); Fri and Sat full band (8pm to 12am) · happy hour: 5pm to 7pm, free flow of selected drinks with a chef's sampler platter