OTO
PoblacionA quiet drink · Groups · Live music
- Address
- 5883 Enriquez Street, Poblacion, Makati City
- Hours
- Tue-Thu 11:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00, closed Mon
Manila's defining listening bar, open since the late 2010s on a quiet Poblacion corner. A horn-loaded audiophile rig faces a floor-to-ceiling wall of vinyl, with the selector booth raised half a step above a small room of around forty seats. The cocktail list stays tight so the music and the spirits library carry the night.
Why go
- 01The most serious sound system in the city, built for actual listening
- 02A wall of vinyl and a rotating cast of visiting Tokyo selectors
- 03Long-listed on Asia's 50 Best Bars; the room everyone copies
Good to know
- Best time
- After 9pm on a weekend for the deeper selector sets
- Good for
- Audiophiles, a quiet date, solo at the bar
- Reservations
- Walk-in by design; DM @oto.ph for larger groups
- Noise
- Music-forward, conversation at low volume
Also worth knowing
- Price
- ₱₱
- Rated
- 4.6 from 334 Google reviewsGoogle's own score, not ours. We have not rated this place.
In our guides
OTO is one of our picks in Manila's Listening Bars & Speakeasies.
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