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ABV in Makati: A true speakeasy in the heart of the city

ABV in Makati: A true speakeasy in the heart of the city

Speakeasy bars are a rarity in the Philippines. Either that or they’re really hidden, much like they were in the 1920s. Makati's ABV is one of these hidden gems, with craft cocktails as creative as they come and the largest absinthe collection in the city.
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  • Jupiter Street
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Hole in the Wall 2017
  • Bar and Resto
  • Hole in the Wall 2017
    • Happy Garden Cafe in Makati: Serving Healthy Grubs in the City

    Happy Garden Cafe in Makati: Serving Healthy Grubs in the City

    Happy Garden Café in Makati is a haven that will make you feel at peace!
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  • Jupiter Street
  • Makati
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Where’s Marcel?: Melbourne coffee in PH

    Where’s Marcel?: Melbourne coffee in PH

    If there’s one thing in common between Filipinos and Australians, it’s our shared love for coffee. Even though Filipinos have discovered high-class coffee fairly recently, our taste for high-grade coffee is beginning to catch up with the rest of the world. Where’s Marcel?, an Australian coffee company, has seen the potential and wants in.   WHERE FOR ART THOU. Where’s Marcel? Apparently, in the Philippines.   Where’s Marcel? is a Melbourne-based coffee company that brews specialty coffee and serves light meals with a distinct Filipino touch. It got its name when the owner, Marcel Ruggieri, got lost during a trip to Brazil. Where’s Marcel? currently has three branches, with their […]
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  • Pasig
  • Cafe
  • Ortigas Center
  • Cafe
    • Bread & Botany

    Bread & Botany

    Taste sandwiches from all over the world.     Bread & Botany is a sandwich place found in BF Homes, Parañaque. It’s particularly a snack place, as it serves varieties of snacks loved from different parts of the world. Aside from bread, the restaurant also serves finger food such as chicken, chips, and burgers. It’s not your regular fast food chain as these dishes that they make are made tastier and healthier with every bite. Also, all their dishes are carefully-prepared and freshly-served so it’s really worth the wait. Love healthy? Don’t you worry as they serve healthy food you will surely love to try out once you order.   […]
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  • Parañaque
  • BF Homes
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Sandwich
    • (CLOSED) Slice in BGC: Your Chic Cosmopolitan Restaurant Cafe

    (CLOSED) Slice in BGC: Your Chic Cosmopolitan Restaurant Cafe

    Located at the heart of Bonifacio High Street Central is Slice, a homey restaurant and café with an atmosphere of chic and cosmopolitan vibe.
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  • Taguig
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Hotel Jen Manila’s Windows by the Bay

    Hotel Jen Manila’s Windows by the Bay

    As the newest offering of Hotel Jen, its club lounge Windows by the Bay has been officially unveiled this March where its guests can unwind, located at the 19th floor of the hotel.   WINDOWS BY THE BAY. See Manila Bay’s scenic beauty when you go up at Hotel Jen’s lounge on the 19th floor.   This chill-out lounge presents to its guests a majestic view of the Manila Bay at night, where glimmering lights shine upon the dark backdrop that Windows by the Bay offers. It’s a perfect place to relax especially after a long day of work. Here, you can have a glass of wine while having some […]
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  • Pasay
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • Chaplin: Take Your Time (CLOSED)

    Chaplin: Take Your Time (CLOSED)

    UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. Makati is a bustling city. It’s filled with people who are always on the go. It’s hard to find time to just sit back, relax, and enjoy a meal with friends or family, local or expat. This is where Chaplin comes in.   LAID BACK, A PLACE TO CHILL. Words to describe Chaplin (the café, not the comedian).   Chaplin is an all-day café located, in the words of managing director Cyrus Cruz, “in a quieter, more vibrant” part of Makati: Century City. The café’s barely a month old, and it’s already receiving a lot of praise, especially from the expats […]
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  • Century City Mall
  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Artists Haven Café

    Artists Haven Café

    For the artists and art-enthusiasts, this place is for you. Artists Haven Café in Parañaque takes you in a gallery slash café slash home that will tell you a lot about art.     Artists Haven is located at BF Homes in Parañaque City. Popular to those who take interests on art, it has become a go-to place for those who would like to relax, dine, and talk about art and all its beauty. Initially an art gallery, the place is adorned with paintings made by local artists so it’s really like you’re dining in a painting exhibit. It all began when a group of friends in the 80s would […]
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  • Parañaque
  • BF Homes
  • Cafe
  • Concept dining
  • Cafe
  • Concept dining
    • Sweetness Overload in Bulacan: A Sweet Young Entrepreneur’s Dream

    Sweetness Overload in Bulacan: A Sweet Young Entrepreneur’s Dream

    Want to surprise your loved one with sweet treats? A variety of cheesecakes, brownies, and cookies will surely fill their heart with delight. Sweetness Overload, a brainchild of a young entrepreneur in Bulacan, got you covered! IMAGE by Sweetness Overload The shop caters to personalized cakes and made-to-order cheesecakes for friends and colleagues. Through word-of-mouth, and by the advent of social media, the shop has gone a long way from a hobby to a booming business. Sweetness Overload presents an array of different flavored cheesecakes that ranges from caramel, strawberry, red velvet, blueberry and more. It also has additional chocolate toppings for an added kick of sweetness and delight. Red […]
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  • Manila
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Hobing Korean Dessert Café in BGC: Bingsu at Its Finest

    Hobing Korean Dessert Café in BGC: Bingsu at Its Finest

    Hobing Korean Dessert Café is, for all intents and purposes, a snow café: a Korean dining concept where you can enjoy the popular Korean dessert bingsu
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  • Taguig
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Cafe
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
    • High Street Café

    High Street Café

    Fancy eating food from all over the world, yet don’t have the time to go out and search for different restaurants? There’s one restaurant in BGC that will satisfy your international craving: the High Street Café, located at the newly-opened Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila.   INTERNATIONAL CUISINE AWAITS. A selection of the world’s best cuisines gathered in one convenient place: the High Street Café.   High Street café is a modern food hall where you can get a taste of some of the world’s favourite cuisine. Nine uniquely designed live kitchens offer a diversity of cuisines that can be hard to find in any other restaurant.   INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Buffet
  • Cafe
  • Buffet
  • Cafe
    • Writers Bar

    Writers Bar

    For those suffering from a writer’s block, here’s a place where you can recover. Hint: cozy place and good food. See Writers Bar for your afternoon tea time.   CARE FOR SOME TEA? See Writers Bar in Raffles Makati and have a relaxing afternoon tea.   Located at the lobby of Raffles Hotel in Makati, Writers Bar is a place where it’s all glam and sophisticated, leaving you in awe with their posh interiors and lovely decorations. It’s every book-lovers and foodies’ dream place, especially that it evokes a comfortable vibe that’s a great place for relaxation and casual dining.   Tessa Prieto-Valdes spending time with friends at Writers Bar […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • Bar and Resto
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • Bar and Resto
    • From Cheesecakes to Milkshakes: Café Kumori

    From Cheesecakes to Milkshakes: Café Kumori

    Kumori Japanese Bakery has been known to dish out some of the best cheesecakes in the Metro. People line up for these tasty treats, yet some of them have always wanted to just sit down and enjoy their cheesecakes (along with their other cakes and pastries). And thus, Café Kumori was born.   FROM BAKERY TO CAFÉ. Café Kumori   Kumori’s first café promised to be a hit, and as of today, it still is. People are still raving about it on social media, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Their cheesecakes are still good, regardless if you go for the original or their chocolate-flavoured variety.   CHEESECAKES, […]
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  • Quezon City
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • SM North EDSA
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Poulet Manille

    Poulet Manille

    It’s a chicken place for chicken lovers. For those who just can’t get enough of chicken, here’s a place to satisfy your cravings—Poulet Manille in SM Aura serves delectable and healthy chicken options that’s sure to be loved by its customers.     Poulet Manille is one of the restaurants that serve healthier options for its health-conscious guests. Poulet means “chicken” in French, while Manille is for Manila. The restaurant uses traditional French-style rotisserie for its oven, where one can see the chickens being roasted because of its open-kitchen setup. Poulet Manille takes pride of their chicken, which they say are “healthy and happy.” For the restaurant, it means that […]
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  • Taguig
  • Healthy/Organic
  • SM Aura
  • French
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Juice Jab

    Juice Jab

    Live healthy by drinking juices freshly made by this store!   Juice Jab opened in 2012 to promote healthy living and wellness through juicing.  With recipes free of artificial sweeteners, preservatives and additives, customers can enjoy fresh and nutritious refreshments here. There are nutritionists who ensure that juice extracts undergo a special grind and press method by a triturator-hydraulic press juicer. There are also cleansing programs available for customers to flush out toxins by taking juices instead of eating meals. For delivery, there are about 15 kinds of mixed fruit and vegetable juices available. A special detox program called ‘JABS’ (P1,500)offers two 500ml bottles of juice as a replacement for […]
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  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Edgy Veggy

    Edgy Veggy

    Edgy Veggy is like a breath of fresh air among the many restaurants emerging in Kapitolyo, Pasig. It is a vegan restaurant geared to the health conscious and vegetarian people in the metro. The advocacy of this restaurant is to promote a healthy lifestyle and sustainability for other organic businesses in Metro Manila. The brain behind this lovely restaurant is Ms. Denise Celdran, a teacher and Yoga Instructor. She started Edgy Veggy in 2006 after her friends asked her to make healthy vegetarian dishes. Since there were just few vegetarian restaurants in the metro, she decided to fill the need. Thus, the birth of Edgy Veggy in November of 2012. It’s […]
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  • Pasig
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Kapitolyo
  • Healthy/Organic
    • BoTan Bubble Tea and Café

    BoTan Bubble Tea and Café

    When you’re looking for a place to chill, take a break or even just to have a nice meal at this Taiwanese cafe in Makati. BoTan Bubble tea and cafe is the perfect place for you as it offers exquisite meals and the tastiest bubble tea. (L) Adobo Chicken Drumrice[230php] (R) Seafoam Green Tea [100php] This shop located at West of Ayala is a one stop shop if you are craving to have a good hearty meal or just drinking an ice cold bubble tea. Their best sellers, Adobo Chicken Drumrice, Popcorn Chicken Rice and Seafoam Green Tea are affordable, delicious and it’ll satisfy your cravings and fill you up. […]
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  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Taiwanese
  • Cafe
    • Emporium

    Emporium

    Emporium Antipolo is one of the best one-stop shops of organic products. Owned and ran by Kristine Garcia, the shop offers freshly-picked and 100% organic fruits and vegetables.   Aside from the vast choices of fresh products, Emporium Antipolo serves healthy meals and drinks including fresh juices, salads, Vietnamese spring rolls, pesto sauces and other healthy servings.   Knowing that Antipolo is one of the lush sources of greens and everything organic, this simple hub is perfect for the health-conscious and vegetarians. Visit Emporium Antipolo and give your body a healthy treat! (1) Vegetables are gathered everyday (2) It’s nice to get fresh organic veggies delivered to your door! (3) […]
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  • Antipolo
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Lunchbox Diet

    Lunchbox Diet

    Enjoy a delicious well-balanced meal prepared especially for you!   Lunchbox Diet provides calorie counted meals to achieve nutritional requirements in losing weight and being healthy. Its regular lunchboxes are designed by the Executive Chef and a Dietitian to help the customers maintain a healthy body. There are meals containing 1,200, 1,500, 1,800 and 2,000 kcal to choose from. You can decide which meal is best for you based on the calorie count recommended for you. Lunchbox Diet also allows requests for customizing meals. For an additional P250, you can substitute up to 3 ingredients. Cost for delivery: Almost all areas in Metro Manila are free, in some areas including […]
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  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Juju Eats in Salcedo Village, Makati: A Do-It-Yourself Salad Place

    Juju Eats in Salcedo Village, Makati: A Do-It-Yourself Salad Place

    Start rebooting your palate with greens and juices at this salad bar located in Salcedo, Village Makati called Juju Eats. It offers a selection of greens and salads with over 50 toppings and 12 dressings. There is a variety of signature salads to choose from as well as a Do-It-Yourself option that lets you customize and build your own original salad.
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019
  • Vegetarian
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019
  • Vegetarian
    • Juice Hut

    Juice Hut

    Cleanse and detoxify your body by drinking juices from this shop! Juice Hut provides fresh, cold-pressed, and 100% fruit and vegetable extracts in their juices. It is free from sugar, preservatives, and artificial flavorings so customers can guarantee that the juices they buy are good for their health. Apple, carrot and orange mixed juice Eye Opener（P130)   Some of its products include Pure Blends like strawberry delight and malunggay boost; Nut Milks; Special Combos; and Cleanse Kits. The Nut milks are in demand and recommended for people who are lactose intolerant. Coffee and chocolate flavored row almond milks are also very tasty and refreshing.   Nut milks can be a […]
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  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Book and Borders Café

    Book and Borders Café

    Read, Sip, and Dine at Book and Borders Café!     Every bibliophile knows that there’s nothing like sitting in their favourite spot while sipping a cup of joe or tea and just getting lost in the book they’re reading. Why not bring a friend along and play board games or have a book date? Whatever it may be, Books and Borders is the perfect place to do so. First opened in July 2015, Book and Borders now has 2 branches and both are equally amazing as they offer coffee and food if you’re going there for brunch.   YUM. Fried Tuyo Pasta with Kesong Puti (white cheese)   Books […]
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  • Quezon City
  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Cafe
  • Tomas Morato
  • Cafe
    • Carousel Creamery in San Juan: The Sweetest Way to a Dessert Lover’s Heart

    Carousel Creamery in San Juan: The Sweetest Way to a Dessert Lover’s Heart

    Carousel Creamery is a local handcrafted ice cream shop located at Greenhills in San Juan.
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  • San Juan
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Greenhills
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Café Pronto

    Café Pronto

    Cafe Pronto Favourites On-The-Go at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila     OFFERING an array of appetizing savouries, sandwiches, designer cakes, chocolates and a host of freshly baked confections perfect for a cup of coffee or tea is Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s chic yet casual coffee shop, Café Pronto. Located at the heart of the Ortigas Business District on the ground floor of the hotel tower, Café Pronto has been the new go-to place for casual business meetings, social gatherings, or personal relaxation for coffee enthusiasts. With its wide variety of flavourful creations and fresh beverages, Café Pronto’s to-go treats will give its customers that all-day lasting boost and inspiration from […]
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  • Pasig
  • Cafe
  • Ortigas Center
  • Cafe
    • Alley

    Alley

    Don’t let the title mislead you: Alley might just be your newest hangout come February 8, 2016. THE GROVE’S LATEST. Alley will have its grand opening on Feb. 8. Alley, located at The Grove by Rockwell, is the latest addition to its slew of quality dining restaurants. It’s pegged as a sandwich shop, but don’t let that fool you, as it offers more than your humble sub. POSSIBLE BESTSELLER? The B.E.C., their take on breakfast in bed. The B.E.C. looks to be their best seller, with its breakfast-in-bed ensemble of smoked bacon, fried eggs, cheddar, and strawberry jam on a freshly-baked pain de mie and a side of home-made root […]
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  • Pasig
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Cafe Seol Hwa in Parañaque: A Korean Dessert Shop Serving Bingsu

    Cafe Seol Hwa in Parañaque: A Korean Dessert Shop Serving Bingsu

    Café Seol Hwa will surely satisfy your craving for something cold and sweet. Here in the Philippines where summer season is scorching hot, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this shop becomes a hit!
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  • Parañaque
  • BF Homes
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Korean
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
    • Pizza World

    Pizza World

    Most people look at pizza as comfort food. There are also people who take one look at pizza and say “if you’ve tasted one, you’ve tasted them all.” Pizza World begs to differ. LOVE OR PIZZA? You can tell they love their pizza. Pizza World is a definite diamond in the ruff. It’s been around for almost 3 months, but it’s already the talk of the town on social media, especially with people who often pass by Chino Roces Avenue in Makati. Pizza World, which opened last November 2015, is run by the trio of Dr. Farzaneh Shamsi, Dr. Shahideh Nikbin and Julie Anne Ghasemi. It gives off a vibe […]
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  • Makati
  • Pizza
  • Pizza
    • (CLOSED) World of Fries

    (CLOSED) World of Fries

    Did you know that February is National Potato Lovers Month? Here’s a great way to celebrate the Potato-est day of our lives: head on over at the SM Mall of Asia and see the wondrous World of Fries. LIKE IT CHOCOLATEY. Check out World of Fries’ S’mores Fries drizzled with chocolate and caramel syrup. Have you ever wondered what other interesting flavors you can mix and match your potatoes with? At the World of Fries, you can see your potato flavor dreams come into life. Have you ever heard of S’mores fries? Well, come and taste it as it is available now in the Philippines. PLAIN JANE. If you want […]
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  • Pasay
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Mall of Asia
  • American
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • (CLOSED) Honey Creme

    (CLOSED) Honey Creme

    If you’re craving for a different kind of ice cream, then you should definitely try Honey Creme. This Korean-Taiwanese brand offers soft served ice cream levelled up with unique toppings, such as cotton candy, popcorn and honeycombs. Another unique thing is that, aside from the traditional cone, they also serve spiral bread for your ice cream. Honey Creme was first launched in Taipei Zhongxiau on March 20, 2014 with their newly formulated dessert treat using farm fresh milk and cream, and with the rich milk flavour as its base. Their all-time favourite is the “Honeycomb Soft Serve Ice Cream”, a cup of their specially formulated ice cream topped with a […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • SM Aura
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • BLK 513 in Mandaluyong: Offering Charcoal Activated Froyo and Other Healthy Delights

    BLK 513 in Mandaluyong: Offering Charcoal Activated Froyo and Other Healthy Delights

    BLK 513 offers a wide variety of yogurt products, including Greek yogurt with activated charcoal that helps with detoxifying.
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  • Mandaluyong
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Healthy/Organic
  • SM Megamall
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Healthy/Organic