Guidebook for Makati
Food Scene
Order Walter's breakfast, an off menu item that includes poached eggs on hollandaise sauce, a baguette, freshly squeezed orange juice, and French pressed coffee. Amazing value for such delicious breakfast.
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Wildflour Café + Bakery Rada
RadaOrder Walter's breakfast, an off menu item that includes poached eggs on hollandaise sauce, a baguette, freshly squeezed orange juice, and French pressed coffee. Amazing value for such delicious breakfast.
Chef JP Anglo won the first Masterchef Philippines. My favorites include the sizzling kansi - sizzling beef shank, marrow, and batwan gravy, and the piaya ice cream sandwich.
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Sarsá Kitchen + Bar
109 RadaChef JP Anglo won the first Masterchef Philippines. My favorites include the sizzling kansi - sizzling beef shank, marrow, and batwan gravy, and the piaya ice cream sandwich.
Order the craft cocktails, ceviches, parmesan scallops, miso kurobuta (black pig), the lomo saltado (beef tenderloin and fries).
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Nikkei Nama Bar Rada
111 RadaOrder the craft cocktails, ceviches, parmesan scallops, miso kurobuta (black pig), the lomo saltado (beef tenderloin and fries).
Made it to Conde Nast's 100 restaurants to try. Order the salmon donburi.
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Your Local
106 EstebanMade it to Conde Nast's 100 restaurants to try. Order the salmon donburi.
Mantra Bistro
BolanosOne of the best Indian restaurant in the city. Everything on the menu is delicious.
outpost of reknowned third wave coffee chain from Australia. The breakfast platters are delicious.
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Toby's Estate
140 Legazpi Streetoutpost of reknowned third wave coffee chain from Australia. The breakfast platters are delicious.
Love the pork asado buns. Cakes are likewise a staple favorite in get togethers.
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Purple Oven
Legazpi StreetLove the pork asado buns. Cakes are likewise a staple favorite in get togethers.
The best and most authentic Japanese restaurant in the Philippines. Their changing weekday lunch sets, or weekend specials amazing value for money.
Tsukiji
The best and most authentic Japanese restaurant in the Philippines. Their changing weekday lunch sets, or weekend specials amazing value for money.
Located in Little Tokyo, and frequented by Japanese expats. Try the Kaizen Gozen (raw seafood on bed sushi rice lunch set). At Php 380 an order, its the best value premium sushi in the city.
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Seryna Japanese Restaurant
2277 Chino Roces AveLocated in Little Tokyo, and frequented by Japanese expats. Try the Kaizen Gozen (raw seafood on bed sushi rice lunch set). At Php 380 an order, its the best value premium sushi in the city.
Located in Nielsen Tower, the Art Deco air traffic control tower of Manila International Airport reminisces the glamour of early travel in beautifully restored rooms, excellent bar list, and delicious transcontinental cuisine.
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Blackbird Makati
6752 1229 Makati AveLocated in Nielsen Tower, the Art Deco air traffic control tower of Manila International Airport reminisces the glamour of early travel in beautifully restored rooms, excellent bar list, and delicious transcontinental cuisine.
My favorite Filipino restaurant. First time visitors should order the crispy fried catfish with cucumber, mustard and tomato salad; the kare-kare (ox tail and tripe stew of peanut and toasted rice); chicharon with atchara. Finish off the meal with the best halo-halo in town (everything is homemade).
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MilkyWay Cafe
900 Antonio Arnaiz AveMy favorite Filipino restaurant. First time visitors should order the crispy fried catfish with cucumber, mustard and tomato salad; the kare-kare (ox tail and tripe stew of peanut and toasted rice); chicharon with atchara. Finish off the meal with the best halo-halo in town (everything is homemade).
One of my favorite Spanish restaurants. Standout dishes include the slow roasted beef belly, the lamb ribs, the mushroom paella. Pricey, but good.
Cirkulo Restaurant
One of my favorite Spanish restaurants. Standout dishes include the slow roasted beef belly, the lamb ribs, the mushroom paella. Pricey, but good.
Visitors should try Mary Grace cheese rolls with a cup of hot chocolate. Sinfully delicious. Early risers must also try their breakfast platters. My personal favorite is the Vigan longganisa, garlic rice, and egg with a side of wansoy and tomato salad.
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Mary Grace Cafe
Visitors should try Mary Grace cheese rolls with a cup of hot chocolate. Sinfully delicious. Early risers must also try their breakfast platters. My personal favorite is the Vigan longganisa, garlic rice, and egg with a side of wansoy and tomato salad.
Anthony Bourdain hailed this gem of a restaurant as serving up the best pig in the world. Order the lechon, baked scallop with cheese, fried rice in crab fat, and the salad of crispy pork with mustard leaves for a local dining experience like none other. Avoid the long wait by going early (open starting at 10:00 a.m.) or calling ahead to reserve a table.
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Zubuchon - Crispy Roast Pig
MalugayAnthony Bourdain hailed this gem of a restaurant as serving up the best pig in the world. Order the lechon, baked scallop with cheese, fried rice in crab fat, and the salad of crispy pork with mustard leaves for a local dining experience like none other. Avoid the long wait by going early (open starting at 10:00 a.m.) or calling ahead to reserve a table.
Esquire declares this the best new restaurant of 2016. The short but well curated menu serves up some of the most innovative cuisine I've tasted.
Made Nice Supper Club
109 EstebanEsquire declares this the best new restaurant of 2016. The short but well curated menu serves up some of the most innovative cuisine I've tasted.
Chef Yoshimi Igarashi flies in the choicest fish from Tsukiji market in Japan to deliver the most authentic Tokyo experience in this boutique 40 seater restaurant.
Ikkyu An
104 AguirreChef Yoshimi Igarashi flies in the choicest fish from Tsukiji market in Japan to deliver the most authentic Tokyo experience in this boutique 40 seater restaurant.
Iconic New York institution opens its second branch at the heart of Legaspi Village. Come here for their coffee, delicious grain bowls, and their brunch selections.
Dean & DeLuca Eton Tower Makati
128 Dela Rosa StreetIconic New York institution opens its second branch at the heart of Legaspi Village. Come here for their coffee, delicious grain bowls, and their brunch selections.
Traditional and modern Filipino food in Greenbelt 2. Order the beef short ribs watermelon sinigang, the gising gising made with wing beans, and butterflied tilapia.
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Manam Comfort Filipino
J.W. Diokno BoulevardTraditional and modern Filipino food in Greenbelt 2. Order the beef short ribs watermelon sinigang, the gising gising made with wing beans, and butterflied tilapia.
Come here for their Neapolitan style pizza, the home made burata with summer salad or fig marmalade, and the salted egg pasta.
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Gino's Brick Oven Pizza
corner BautistaCome here for their Neapolitan style pizza, the home made burata with summer salad or fig marmalade, and the salted egg pasta.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Belle & Dragon
100 Don Carlos PalancaA proper English pub in Makati.
Enter through Belle & Dragon's bookcase to discover the city's most extensive whiskey selection.
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Mandalay
100 Don Carlos PalancaEnter through Belle & Dragon's bookcase to discover the city's most extensive whiskey selection.
Craft cocktail and third wave coffee. Named one of 50 Best Bars in the World.
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The Curator
134 Legazpi StreetCraft cocktail and third wave coffee. Named one of 50 Best Bars in the World.
The first authentic speakeasy in the metro. Started the cocktail revolution in Manila.
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Blind Pig
163 SalcedoThe first authentic speakeasy in the metro. Started the cocktail revolution in Manila.
Poblacion has its fair share of night spots, but there aren’t many bars that have the same casual feel as Estée, which looks like a café you’d cozy up in after hours. It’s a great place to enjoy dessert and a glass of the Dame en Rouge—its signature spin on sangrias.
Estée
corner JacoboPoblacion has its fair share of night spots, but there aren’t many bars that have the same casual feel as Estée, which looks like a café you’d cozy up in after hours. It’s a great place to enjoy dessert and a glass of the Dame en Rouge—its signature spin on sangrias.
This easy-to-miss bar in Poblacion is a favorite among the artistically inclined; it regularly plays host to live music, spoken word performances, and visual arts events. Dulo offers some of the best-known cocktails in the area, and the Pork Belly Bao is a consummate crowd-pleaser.
Dulo MNL
This easy-to-miss bar in Poblacion is a favorite among the artistically inclined; it regularly plays host to live music, spoken word performances, and visual arts events. Dulo offers some of the best-known cocktails in the area, and the Pork Belly Bao is a consummate crowd-pleaser.
A local pub that made it to the Asia’s 50 Best Bars lineup in 2016 was Alcohol By Volume (or ABV for short). This speakeasy is hidden inside Lazy Bastard, a vibrant diner-style hotdog and burger joint along Jupiter Street in Makati. Designed to make you feel like you’ve been teleported to Prohibition-era New York, ABV is calm and collected, with a number of tables that won’t go beyond 10. Just a little expert tip: Ask for a copy of the “Bible” if you want a more extensive list of cocktails and drinks.
Alcohol By Volume
22 JupiterA local pub that made it to the Asia’s 50 Best Bars lineup in 2016 was Alcohol By Volume (or ABV for short). This speakeasy is hidden inside Lazy Bastard, a vibrant diner-style hotdog and burger joint along Jupiter Street in Makati. Designed to make you feel like you’ve been teleported to Prohibition-era New York, ABV is calm and collected, with a number of tables that won’t go beyond 10. Just a little expert tip: Ask for a copy of the “Bible” if you want a more extensive list of cocktails and drinks.
Parks & Nature
Washington SyCip Park
Legazpi Streetan oasis of peace and quiet amidst art.
Legazpi Active Park
RadaBest weekend market. Visit on Sundays.
Watch people jog around the gardens, or hop into one of the numerous restaurants for a hot meal or snacks.
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Ayala Triangle Gardens
Cor Ayala AveWatch people jog around the gardens, or hop into one of the numerous restaurants for a hot meal or snacks.
Arts & Culture
Well curated collection of Philippine art. Fast internet and quiet work space makes this an ideal retreat in the city.
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Ayala Museum
corner Dela Rosa StreetWell curated collection of Philippine art. Fast internet and quiet work space makes this an ideal retreat in the city.
The best collection of public art in the metro. Take a break from shopping and search for iconic pieces by Arturo Luz, Ann Pamintuan, and Impy Pilapil.
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Greenbelt Mall
Legazpi StreetThe best collection of public art in the metro. Take a break from shopping and search for iconic pieces by Arturo Luz, Ann Pamintuan, and Impy Pilapil.