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Restaurants in the Philippines

Discover the best and most popular restaurants, bistros, cafes, bars, and clubs near you to experience the best the Philippines has to offer!

M Café (CLOSED)

M Café (CLOSED)

UPDATED: This restaurant is CLOSED as of December 31, 2018 M Café or Museum Café is another Raintree Restaurants’ concept, serving modern Asian cuisine in a pleasurable and relaxing setting. It offers exquisite food, striking mixed cocktails, great location, and a soothing cool vibe. The M Café at the Ayala Museum is centrally located at the corner of Makati Avenue and Dela Rosa Street.                M Café is an airy, pleasant, chic cafe located at a museum that showcases Filipino ingenuity and more making it ideal for stimulating and relaxing conversations over some superb food. Dining halls are wide and spacious both in the first and second floors (Seated: Bistro A&M: […]
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  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Caffe Pascucci

    Caffe Pascucci

    Caffe Pascucci is a global chain of authentic Italian Coffee. What makes Café Pascucci unique and distinct from other coffee shops around is the special blend of their coffee that focuses on their special roast–a perfect component for a dessert coffee that bears the Italian roast flavor. It has branches in the posh New Glorietta Mall, Ayala Makati City and in Robinson’s Galleria Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The shop features an upbeat and bubbly setting that blends well with the vibrant metro. Some of the catchy attractions are the graffiti-inspired artwork and designs on some parts of the wall and the exceptional bright interiors in a black and red contrast […]
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  • Glorietta
  • Makati
  • Pasig
  • Cafe
  • Ortigas Center
  • Italian
  • Cafe
    • The Food Club’s Buffet

    The Food Club’s Buffet

    The burgeoning number of luxury buffet restaurants has made it possible for the average restaurant goer to enjoy limitless gourmet food in a lavish setting for only a fraction of the fine-dining price. – – Among those who recently joined the growing ranks of luxury buffet joints in the Philippines is The Food Club (TFC), a 400-seater installment in the sassy Blue Baywalk Complex. The Food Club has all the essentials requisite for fine dining without frills: snazzy chandeliers and centerpieces, plush tangerine seats, Zen-themed counters and spaces, impeccable service, and above all, a top-notch buffet spread consisting of signature dishes from every part of the world. A total of […]
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  • Pasay
  • Buffet
  • Buffet
    • Chef Bruce Lim’s Rustique Kitchen

    Chef Bruce Lim’s Rustique Kitchen

    Craving for accustomed local flavors with a twist where continental and Filipino-style cuisines meet? Indulge and pamper your taste buds at Chef Bruce Lim’s Rustique Kitchen with the new creations and signature dishes of the famous chef. – – The Filipino-Chinese-American celebrity chef and host of the Asian Food Channel (AFC) production The Boss developed the concept of this chic and unique restaurant that bears his name. Trained at Le Cordon Blue in London and worked under world-renowned chefs like Gordon Ramsey, Julie Walsh and Andrew Males, he brings to the table, quite literally, his culinary expertise and contagious passion for food. – – The restaurant promotes a laidback countryside […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • NOLITA (CLOSED)

    NOLITA (CLOSED)

    UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. We’re always on the hunt for the best pizza in town, and arguably, NOLITA (North of Little Italy) tops the charts as one of the best with their New York Style Pizza nestled at Bonifacio Global City. – Laid-back-urban vibe with picnic tables that makes it cozy – The main star is, of course, their authentic New York style pizza, which is offered by the slice or bought as a whole pie, boasting a diameter of around 20-22, although the former being the usual choice, it’s because a slice is more than enough to feed your hungry tummy with its enormous […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Pizza
  • Pizza
    • The Hungry Hound + Niner Ichi Nana (CLOSED)

    The Hungry Hound + Niner Ichi Nana (CLOSED)

    UPDATED as of January 15, 2019: This restaurant is CLOSED. Hungry Hound + Niner Ichi Nana has been the talk of the town lately. Hungry Hound, a gastropub famed for their draft beer, a selection of craft beers, and gourmet grubs. While Niner Ichi Nana, is a haven for cocktails in which they can also craft a bespoke cocktail of your choice. – The Hungry Hound – Hungry Hound is has a hip-and-chic ambiance where you can munch on their hearty grub and your throat with a pint of beer, as you share laughs and stories with your buddies. – – Niner Ichi Nana takes a sleeker persona where you can […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Bar and Resto
    • Mecha Uma

    Mecha Uma

    A passion-drive project conceived by Bruce Ricketts gave birth to Mecha Uma, a restaurant boasting a global cuisine intertwined with Japanese nuances. The menu offers a seasonal tasting in which ingredients are airflown from Japan. It also utilizes local organic produce. Tucked in a little corner, where everything is quiet contrary to the usual scene in BGC, is Mecha Uma. Mecha Uma is an abbreviation of a Japanese expression, mechakucha and umai meaning absurd, and unreasonably delicious, which fittingly reflects the quality of their food. Start with this fresh Tuna (P255) abundant in rich flavors, sandwich in coconut tuile responsible for keeping all the ingredients intact. – Tuna (P255) with […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Japanese
    • Marmalade Kitchen

    Marmalade Kitchen

    Marmalade Kitchen is a restaurant that makes one feel at home because of its delicious home-cooked meals prepared by Chef Aileen Anastacio of the popular Goodies n’ Sweets The restaurant also has a dedicated space for a kitchen studio where Chef Aileen hosts cooking classes and seminars. Lined-up in the counter are take-home goodies that will catch your attention the moment you step inside. Their menu is simple yet oozes wonderful flavors like the Marmalade’s Bananas and Toffee Sauce (P290) consisting slabs of pancakes with slices of bananas and topped-off with toffee sauce. Truly a heartful meal for the soul. – Bananas and Toffee Sauce – Chef Aileen explores her […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Donosti Pintxos y Tapas

    Donosti Pintxos y Tapas

    Donosti has forged a reputation as a must-eat tapas place. If you find yourself in Bonifacio Global City, then this is definitely a must-try.
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  • Feature of the Month
  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Spanish 2017
  • Spanish
  • Feature of the Month
  • Spanish 2017
    • ZAO Vietnamese Bistro

    ZAO Vietnamese Bistro

    One of the things you need to know about Vietnamese cuisines is that they are most famous for their distinct noodle soups whose base boasts a rich broth. If you are thinking of trying one, ZAO Vietnamese Bistro should be in your list of must-eat Vietnamese restaurants located at Serendra, Bonifacio Global City. – – Inside ZAO is small-cozy bistro with lavish red interiors that blends well with one another. The food is another story. The harmony of wonderful flavors is what makes the Vietnamese cuisine a favorite in the Asian gastronomy. – – One of their best-sellers is the ZAO PHO (P265), a noodle soup with a rich, clear […]
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  • Taguig
  • Asian Restaurants 2017
  • Serendra
  • Vietnamese
  • Asian Restaurants 2017
    • Ladurée Manille in Rockwell: Home of Authentic French Macarons

    Ladurée Manille in Rockwell: Home of Authentic French Macarons

    Head on to Ladurée Manille and grab a box full of the best authentic French macaroon packing a taste of sweetness and pleasure.
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  • Rockwell
  • Poblacion
  • Makati
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Poblacion 2018
  • French
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Poblacion 2018
    • Desiderata Lounge

    Desiderata Lounge

    A combination of gastronomical prowess, good taste in music and mid-century interiors are the essential things that make Desiderata Lounge a desirable place to dine and drink while reveling the good things in life. It is located at a rather quiet area of BGC, perhaps an intentional choice as to reflect the desire for a chic and cozy lounge experience where you might expect Fitzgerald, Bill Evans or even Hemingway to hang out in the evenings if they were still alive. Mindful of both external and internal aspect, the cozy lounge also has a well-curated music playlist ranging from blues, jazz, soul, and funk while the volume is tempered accordingly […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Bar and Resto
    • BB Brand

    BB Brand

    A Taste of Italy The unparalleled success of B.B. Brand in Tokyo has inspired it to soar higher and farther, and has led to the birth of B.B. Brand in the Philippines located at Bonifacio Global City. The only objective of BB Brand is to provide a healthy and affordable Italian dining experience. – – B.B. Brand’s menu consists of daily in-house, freshly made baked goods and traditional Tuscan hand-made pastas. The BB experience can’t falter on the hands of Chef Mogi, who trained in Italy. His CV speaks for itself, boasting 20 years of experience in bringing the taste of Tuscany right on people’s plates. – – Enjoy your […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Italian
    • Bad Bird

    Bad Bird

    Find out why it’s good to have it bad for the newest chicken place in town. A quick trip to Hole-in-the-Wall at the recently opened Century City Mall and you know what’s the “baddest” chicken place currently in the metro. BAD BIRD: Umami Fried Chicken takes Manila by storm –thanks to the distinct, satisfying umami flavor that is uniquely present in every bite of Bad Bird Chicken. Umami flavor is translated as a pleasant, savory taste and is widely considered by foodies around the world as the “fifth taste”. – Crunchy on the outside, succulent and tasty on the inside. The Waffle Plate (PHP290) is a combination of sweet potato […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
    • Bagnet Magnet

    Bagnet Magnet

    Get ready for this hole-in-the-wall’s mouthwatering Executive Meals! – – A new restaurant along the busy street of Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road) in Makati City, Bagnet Magnet, serves signature and favorite local cuisines. STYLISH AND COMFORTABLE. Inside Bagnet Magnet The restaurant is a neat, well-arranged and stylish dining place with local designs and ornaments, ensuring a relaxing and soothing stay for every customer who can enjoy their budget friendly meals. Aside from their bestseller, the bagnet (boiled and deep fried pork belly often served with a vinegar dip), they also serve delicious Executive Meals at a very affordable price to its growing clients and customers mostly office workers and […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • Fan Chao Express

    Fan Chao Express

    Experience fast, fresh and delicious stir-fry, breakfast and specialty dishes. Fan Chao in Chinese means stir fry. And stir-fries Fan Chao Express has. Strategically located a few steps away from the Don Bosco Parish Church, Don Bosco School and Walter Mall, Fan Chao Express is a fast, casual dining restaurant offering that serves mouthwatering and tasty fusion of Chinese, Asian and American cuisine. With their grand opening happening during the Chinese New Year celebration of this year, they offer stir fry entrees made and prepared from the finest quality meats tossed with their secret sauces and fresh vegetables, specialty dishes and fried rice, breakfast specials, side orders for sharing, soups, […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • American
  • Chinese
    • Icebergs in Quezon City: Home of Super Halo-Halo, Ice Cream, and Desserts

    Icebergs in Quezon City: Home of Super Halo-Halo, Ice Cream, and Desserts

    Enjoy delectable desserts at Icebergs, a classic ice cream parlor in Quezon City!
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  • Quezon City
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Liberation Shawarma

    Liberation Shawarma

    Get ready for a different shawarma experience. If you are tired of your usual, standard fare when visiting Hole in the Wall at the new Century City Mall, then it’s about time to try something new. This is the appeal of Liberation Shawarma, a unique and refreshing take on the usual Middle Eastern fare. Perhaps aware that shawarma is exotic fare that’s been hashed and rehashed countless times, the people behind Liberation Shawarma are on a mission to re-imagine this familiar comfort food. The difference lies in the use of a thick round slab of pita bread where the meat and the vegetables are stuffed inside. Meat choices are pork […]
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  • Makati
  • Middle Eastern
    • The Verandah

    The Verandah

    Bask in the view that The Verandah offers. – The premier bar and restaurant of the Out of the Blue Resort and Villas, the services of The Verandah is reflective of the view their name could possibly give. Located in a resort hotel on the third floor, one can experience the pleasant sea breeze, without any disruption. – Helpful and friendly staff ready to assist your every need. – Just like what its name suggest, The Verandah is styled like an open porch where customers are free to take pleasure of the luxurious view and food in a price worth the money. The usual visitors of the place are those […]
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  • Bar and Resto
  • Puerto Galera
  • Puerto Galera Restaurant 2018
  • Bar and Resto
  • Puerto Galera Restaurant 2018
    • Casamia

    Casamia

    Looking for authentic and lip-smacking Italian cuisine? Casamia is right here for you. – In the Italian vernacular, the phrase ‘casa mia’ is loosely translated as ‘my home’ that makes ‘la mia casa’ indicative of a ‘house’, simply the building where one resides. The missing article makes a big difference as it now denotes a unique place close to the heart. Casamia in Puerto Galera is the same,as it becomes home away from home. The place grows on you, especially to Italian expats who miss the taste of the cuisine known for their rich sauces and herbs. An Italian restaurant overlooking the beach reminiscent of the emerald waters of Venice, […]
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  • Pizza
  • Puerto Galera
  • Italian
  • Pizza
    • Simple Lang in Makati: Filipino comfort food at its finest

    Simple Lang in Makati: Filipino comfort food at its finest

    Simple Lang is another Raintree Restaurant concept that offers and showcases comfort Filipino cuisines that are delightful and delicious. The restaurant is located centrally in the lush Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City is a great place to go if you want a modernized and enjoyable Filipino food. – Dining Place (Entrance) – The restaurant’s ambiance is simple yet lively and upbeat with elegant interior designs matched with bright colors and lights, relaxing wooden furniture and appealing printed words on the walls. – Dining Place view from the second floor – Your’re So Special Menu written on the board – More menu on the wall – Most of the food items […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • The Palace Pool Club

    The Palace Pool Club

    The clubbing experience just got better with The Palace Pool Club, the first day club of its kind in the metro where swimming pools and club music are fused together to deliver you the ultimate pool party. The Palace Pool Club is part of the grandiose project of The Palace, one of the hottest nightlife destinations nestled at Bonifacio Global City. Enjoy the everyday summer vibe at the Palace Pool Club, and party day-and-night as the pool palace opens as early as 11:00 AM and closes as late as 5:00 AM The entrance fee is FREE from Sunday to Thursday, while Saturday’s entrance fee will cost you PHP 800 inclusive […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bar and Resto
  • Greek & Mediterranean
  • Bar and Resto
    • Verde Divers White Beach

    Verde Divers White Beach

    Verde Divers. Eat first, dive later. – A restaurant combined with a diving shop, Verde Divers White Beach is owned by a certain Mr. Stefan who, like other expats in the Philippines, has fallen in love with the country and decided to stay by opening an eating establishment. –   Diving gear ready for grabs. – Overlooking the sea and surrounded by souvenir shops, the restaurant at the back, surprisingly, is not decorated like that of the dive shop. Sunburnt tourists and tanned visitors can easily see customers eating with gusto when they pass by, clearly enjoying the food they offer. As the passion of the two owners has come […]
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  • Puerto Galera
    • Luca’s Cucina Italiana

    Luca’s Cucina Italiana

    – Located in the quiet nook of Talipanan Beach is Luca’s Cucina Italiana, which welcomes its visitors with a 180 degree view of the majestic sea and shoreline. Built by Ms. Sheila and her husband Luca, who hails from Bologna Italy, they made a home for adventurers and wanderlusts in a quaint Italian restaurant combining the style of the Filipino nipa hut and presumably Tuscan architecture. Only five minutes away from White Beach through local transport, the open restaurant features a hotel, together with the view, and offers the best location for beach bathing one can enjoy. – – – It is a party plate with mussels, shrimp, and squid, […]
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  • Puerto Galera
  • Italian
    • Toko’s Bar and Restaurant

    Toko’s Bar and Restaurant

    Housed in a nipa hut perfect to the all-year round weather of Puerto Galera, Toko’s Bar and Restaurant is an unassuming hub perfect for a snatch of peace and quiet – Named after the tokay gecko, a nocturnal lizard found in various part of Asia, Toko’s Bar and Restaurant is located at the heart of Puerto Galera specializing in cuisine with an international flair. Their menu is available in a la carte, one can choose how the rice is cooked. However, the Mongolian fried rice style is a recommended option. Available in the daily menu, it is an original chef recipe. – A warm, rustic interior too inviting to resist. […]
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  • Bar and Resto
  • Puerto Galera
  • Bar and Resto
    • Papa Fred’s Steakhouse

    Papa Fred’s Steakhouse

    – It is love that made Fred stay in the Philippines for over thirty years. Appreciative of the beauty of the country and the Filipina that would later become his wife, he bought an undeveloped land in Puerto Galera and ran the ‘Sinandigan Lodge’ for twenty years. The next years have been hard but it paved the way to the creation, with his friend Mike, of the Papa Fred’s Steakhouse, which would later becoming a must go-to place in Puerto Galera. Taking advantage of the beach with a great view of the sea, Fred built a semi-open air terrace restaurant where one can enjoy meals while experiencing the pleasant sea […]
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  • Puerto Galera
  • Steakhouse
    • St. Nicholas Restaurant and Catering Services

    St. Nicholas Restaurant and Catering Services

    Enjoy delectable Filipino flavors in this new found! Who would have thought that in the quiet and silent residential area in the heart of the bustling city of Manduluyong (few blocks from the city hall) lies a unique Filipino-Asian fusion restaurant? St. Nicholas Restaurant and Catering Services is getting much attention among food lovers and diners in Metro Manila who are looking for alternative quality and affordable menu. – The Main Dining Place – Dining Place Outside – The place itself provides a very comfortable, relaxed setting and atmosphere giving a delightful and enjoyable dining experience. It has wide-ranging and comprehensive designs and decorations surrounded by lots of plants and […]
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  • Mandaluyong
  • Filipino
    • Coffee and Saints Café

    Coffee and Saints Café

    Get the taste of heavenly affordable food! Centrally located inside the compound of Saint John Bosco Parish in Makati City, Coffee and Saints Café is the perfect example of a dining place that provides a pleasant experience every time one meets and convenes with family members and friends traditionally after hearing Sunday Mass. It caters and satisfies customers daily, mostly parishioners and residents of nearby condominiums and office workers. – Coffee and Saints Cafe Outside – The Dining Place – The café is being run by the Don Bosco PUGAD Center headed by its director, Fr. Dave Buenaventura, SDB. It is a livelihood project for migrant youths exclusively for boys […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Cafe Breton

    Cafe Breton

    Experience artisan crepes. Cafe Breton is one of the best restaurants that serve skillfully made desserts to tickle the tastebuds of the sweet tooth. Known for its artisan crepes, Cafe Breton has its numerous flavors that you can choose from in their menu. Cafe Breton invites more audience to try their gratifying menu — from their crepes down to the best coffees they can offer. – Photo by: Gracie via Foodspotting.com – A crowd favorite is their Le Magnifique!, a crepe with choco-hazelnut spread and sliced bananas in the inside with a drizzle of chocolate syrup topped with whipped cream and sliced almonds. Who would not crave in this deliciously […]
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  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • Velvet Friends Cat Café

    Velvet Friends Cat Café

    If heaven is a place on Earth, it must be The Haven at the Velvet Friends Cat Café in Blue Bay Walk, Pasay. On soft opening since Independence Day, it is the home of 14 soft-pawed felines whose job is to bring joy to passersby and guests. – COFFEE MAKES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. Unlike other cat cafes in the Metro, the cafe is separated from the cat play area. – WELCOME. The maneki-neko welcomes the visitors of Velvet Friends. – It may come out as a surprise that before venturing to cats, owner Chito Aclon is a certified dog lover, and before that, a rabbit person. Together with Mrs. Venus Salangsang, […]
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  • Pasay
  • Cafe
  • Concept dining
  • Cafe
  • Concept dining