Italian

Take a delectable quick peek into the newest and hottest restaurants in the Philippines! It’s all about epicurean enjoyment here!

Epilogue in S Maison: A First Look at Japanese-European Fine Dining

Epilogue in S Maison: A First Look at Japanese-European Fine Dining

Epilogue takes pride of their European sophistication done in Japanese discipline.
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  • Pasay
  • Bread 2019
  • Conrad Manila
  • French 2018
  • Must-try Restaurants 2017
  • Pork 2019
  • Fusion
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Bread 2019
  • French 2018
  • Must-try Restaurants 2017
  • Pork 2019
    • Eatalia Restaurant in Albay

    Eatalia Restaurant in Albay

    Time for some Italian food in Legazpi!
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  • Albay
  • Legazpi 2017
  • Italian
  • Legazpi 2017
    • (CLOSED) Swiss-Italian goodness in the south: Kehl’s Swiss-Italian Restaurant

    (CLOSED) Swiss-Italian goodness in the south: Kehl’s Swiss-Italian Restaurant

    If you’re fond of food trips that involve Swiss and Italian dishes, and you happen to live south of Metro Manila (but not in Makati or BGC), then you are in luck: Kehl’s Swiss-Italian Restaurant will satisfy your appetite.
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  • Parañaque
  • BF Homes
  • European
  • Italian
    • Brera Delicatessen in Alabang: A One Stop Shop for Fine Deli Items and Cold Cuts

    Brera Delicatessen in Alabang: A One Stop Shop for Fine Deli Items and Cold Cuts

    Brera Delicatessen in Alabang offers a wide variety of gourmet Italian ingredients such as pasta, canned food, hams and sausages, cheese, and wine in the middle of the urban Molito Commercial Complex.
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  • Makati
  • Alabang
  • Alabang Restaurant 2019
  • Italian
  • Alabang Restaurant 2019
    • The Modern Vulca

    The Modern Vulca

    Check out The Modern Vulca, a newly-opened restaurant serving Tex-Mex comfort food in Pasig.
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  • Pasig
  • Burger
  • Filipino
  • Italian
  • Mexican
  • Burger
    • (CLOSED) Tuscan to the core: Balducci Ristorante

    (CLOSED) Tuscan to the core: Balducci Ristorante

    Ask anyone from Italy and they’ll tell you that while there is Italian food, it’s more regional than national. Tuscany, a region in Italy famous for its local produce and meat, is where some of the best Italian dishes come from… and Balducci Ristorante is the best place to get authentic Tuscan cuisine in BGC.
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  • Taguig
  • Serendra
  • Italian
    • FOO’D by Chef Davide Oldani in BGC: Of flavors, surprise, and aroma

    FOO’D by Chef Davide Oldani in BGC: Of flavors, surprise, and aroma

    Yet another Michelin Star Chef is bringing his expertise to the culinary cuisine as Davide Oldani brings with him here in the Philippines, his first concept restaurant: Foo’d.
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  • Cuisines
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Italian
  • Cuisines
    • Have a sumptuous Korean-Italian dining at The Cook by Hongleepark

    Have a sumptuous Korean-Italian dining at The Cook by Hongleepark

    Have you ever tried a Korean-Italian fusion kind of fine dining? At Bonifacio Global City, you can do so with The Cook by Hongleepark.
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  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Fusion
  • Italian
  • Korean
    • (CLOSED) Happy Tables in Quezon City: More Than Just a Food Park

    (CLOSED) Happy Tables in Quezon City: More Than Just a Food Park

    Where do hungry tummies go for refuge, you ask? It’s at Happy Tables—where you can find 17 different food stalls to satisfy your hunger pangs.
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  • Quezon City
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Congressional Avenue
  • Filipino
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • (CLOSED) Trulli in Makati: Style boutique, gourmet resto, deli store, and wine bar & cellar in one

    (CLOSED) Trulli in Makati: Style boutique, gourmet resto, deli store, and wine bar & cellar in one

    iTrulli Fashion, Food & Wine puts fashion, food, and wine all in one space
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  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Italian 2017
  • Wine Shop
  • Italian
  • Bar and Resto
  • Italian 2017
  • Wine Shop
    • Salvatore Cuomo & Bar: Neapolitan Pizza from Japan

    Salvatore Cuomo & Bar: Neapolitan Pizza from Japan

    Known in Japan as “The Pizza Man”, Salvatore Cuomo is the man responsible for introducing Neapolitan Pizza to the Japanese. He built a food empire from the ground up, and that empire now invades the Philippines with Salvatore Cuomo & Bar in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Salvatore Cuomo is the man who single-handedly introduced the Japanese to Italy’s world-famous Neapolitan pizza. What started out as a bankrupt restaurant from his dad is now one of Asia’s most successful Italian restaurants, with over 100 branches in Asia.   TOEING THE LINE. Salvatore Cuomo & Bar is a premium casual dining restaurant. In other words, expect the best without the stiffness.   […]
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  • Taguig
  • Italian 2017
  • Uptown BGC
  • Italian
  • Italian 2017
    • Trufa Pasta Bar in Legaspi Village, Makati: Never Go Wrong with Do-It-Yourself Pasta

    Trufa Pasta Bar in Legaspi Village, Makati: Never Go Wrong with Do-It-Yourself Pasta

    Your neighborhood Filipino-Spanish pasta bar in Legaspi Village, Makati City!
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  • Legazpi Village
  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Italian 2017
  • Legaspi Village Restaurant 2019
  • Italian
  • Italian 2017
  • Legaspi Village Restaurant 2019
    • Peperoni Pizzeria in Uptown Mall: Where the pizzaholics go (CLOSED)

    Peperoni Pizzeria in Uptown Mall: Where the pizzaholics go (CLOSED)

    This may be your next favorite pizza place!
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  • Taguig
  • Pizza
  • Uptown BGC
  • Italian
  • Pizza
    • Christina’s

    Christina’s

    Fine dining and the beach rarely mix. You would either need to talk to a restaurant owner and ask them for a special dinner service… or go to Boracay and get your meal at Christina’s. Christina’s is one of Henann Regency’s in-house restaurants located right on the beach. It completes the Regency Food Plaza by offering some of the best international cuisine you’ll get next to Hap Chan’s authentic Chinese cuisine and Mesa’s Filipino dishes. They mainly cater to Henann Regency’s guests who stay in their suites, but are open to the public if they have room.   FINE DINING ON THE BEACH. That’s what you’ll get at Christina’s.   […]
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  • Boracay
  • Boracay April 2017
  • Italian
  • Boracay April 2017
    • Trattoria Altrov’é

    Trattoria Altrov’é

    Where can you find the best pizza and pasta dishes in Coron, you ask? It’s in Trattoria Altrov’é, a popular restaurant that serves mouth-watering dishes for a wonderful dinner delight.     Trattoria Altrov’é is an Italian restaurant located at the town proper which serves delectable European dishes. It got its name “Trattoria,” which means a “small Italian restaurant” and “Altrov’é,” meaning “elsewhere.” The interior of the place is a modern mix of everything, from its Japanese-inspired seating style, to the woody details that makes its homey vibe plus its barefoot area. The place feels like home, making the guests feel welcomed as they have candlelit dinner that makes the […]
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  • Palawan
  • Coron
  • Italian
    • The Meatball Revolution

    The Meatball Revolution

    Meatball lovers, this place could be like your home.   THE MEATBALL REVOLUTION. A place for meatball lovers. Photo by Reyjohn and Gio Tia, grabbed from zomato.com   Meatballs are actually one of the best food items in the world, as it can be eaten along with other food! Be it on pasta, a bun, or even on rice, meatballs will always find its way to make your food more delectable and more enjoyable to eat.   MEATBALLS x PASTA x RICE. Top it off with the best ingredients of your choice! Photo grabbed from the Meatball Revolution’s Facebook page   In Venice Grand Canal at McKinley Hill Taguig, there’s […]
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  • Taguig
  • McKinley Hill
  • American
  • Filipino
  • Italian
    • My Kitchen by Chef Chris

    My Kitchen by Chef Chris

    A restaurant serving great Italian cuisine is somewhat of a rarity: most of them lie in upscale areas (like BGC) or are found only in hotels. My Kitchen by Chef Chris belongs to the latter, taking things a notch higher with dishes suited to the Filipino palate. My Kitchen can be best described as a no-nonsense restaurant that serves you traditional Italian food with twists and tweaks that make it uniquely Chef Chris’s. For starters, people don’t use the term “pizza” when they want to order, well, pizza.   THE ORIGINAL, as they like to call it, can be classified as pizza, but it’s still an Original.   “A fine, […]
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  • Manila
  • Paco
  • Italian
    • Gran Caffe’ Lavena

    Gran Caffe’ Lavena

    See Venice, Italy in the Philippines.   Dine a la Italian. (Photo by user CateyPerryAlwaysHungry via Zomato)   Famous for being a 17th century café in Italy, Caffe Lavena has drawn tourists, A-list celebrities, and well-known personalities for being one of Italy’s most admired tourist destination. With its alluring charm, many places in the world have been patterned to the café, such as the new Gran Caffe’ Lavena at the McKinley Hill in Taguig. Gran Caffe’ Lavena is a restaurant café located at the Rialto Bridge in the newest attraction at the Venice Grand Canal Mall. Even before the attraction was formally opened, many visitors have come to see this […]
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  • Taguig
  • Cafe
  • McKinley Hill
  • Italian
  • Cafe
    • Hill Station in Baguio City: Culinary tribute to Baguio’s history

    Hill Station in Baguio City: Culinary tribute to Baguio’s history

    Let yourself have a spoonful of Baguio's history and take your taste buds back in time with the flavors of Asia's hill stations.
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • European
  • Italian
  • Baguio 2018
    • Secret Garden

    Secret Garden

    Eat and relax in this classy Italian restaurant in Baguio! The leafy entrance of the hideaway Secret Garden is an Italian restaurant that allows customers to enjoy a tranquil atmosphere as it is located a bit farther from the busy main street. It serves popular Italian dishes like pizza and pasta. The restaurant’s menu also includes soup, salad, toast, rice dishes, desserts, and a variety of beverages like wines and other hot and cold drinks. Secret Garden also serves thin-crusted pizza and house specialty pasta. The recommended Seafood Cream Pasta (P290) tastes creamy and flavorful. Another dish called Quattro Formaggi Pizza (Large P580) has a rich taste of gorgonzola cheese […]
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  • Baguio
  • Italian
    • La Casa Bianca

    La Casa Bianca

    Visit an authentic Italian restaurant in Baguio! La Casa Bianca is a hotel, spa, and café found in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. Its hotel rooms are fully equipped with free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and private bathrooms. The restaurant serves different breakfasts including Pinoy, American, Omelettes, and Continental. Each breakfast choice comes with either coffee or tea. It is available from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. only. Excellent pasta with tomato sauce The non-breakfast menu starts at 11 a.m. with a variety of dishes such as salads, soups, and rice meals. The Bolognese with Meatball (P230) is a perfect combination of juicy meatballs and thick tomato sauce. La Casa […]
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  • Baguio
  • Italian
    • Prego Ristorante & Bar in City of Dreams, Manila

    Prego Ristorante & Bar in City of Dreams, Manila

    At City of Dreams Manila’s Prego Ristorante & Bar, you’re welcomed with mouth-watering Italian dishes you have always been craving for. PREGO FOR PIZZA. See what other Italian dishes Prego serves in the restaurant. Prego is the sister of the popular Italian restaurant L’Opera in Bonifacio Global City. Tuscany native Paolo Nesi’s excellent authentic Italian dishes that have attracted many loyal customers can be enjoyed in this casual dining place. CHEF NESI. “Time changes so we continuously strive to offer something new and fresh, knowing what our customer wants and finding them.” – Paolo Nesi PICK YOUR PIZZA. Try their Pizza con Burrata e Pachino for Php 620. As with Italian […]
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  • Parañaque
  • City of Dreams
  • Italian 2017
  • Italian
  • Italian 2017
    • (CLOSED) Casa Italia in BGC offers classic Italian favorites

    (CLOSED) Casa Italia in BGC offers classic Italian favorites

    Located in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Casa Italia, Singapore’s largest Italian café chain, offers yet another Italian gustatory experience to indulge in the generous servings of their menu staples such as pizza, pastries, and beverages.
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  • Taguig
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Cafe
  • Pizza
  • Italian
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Pizza
    • Amici

    Amici

    Amici evolved from the service-from-the-heart initiative of Fr. Gianluigi Colombo, an Italian priest in charge of overseeing the operations of the Don Bosco Printing Press. In 1994, in support of the school’s employees, he proposed to start a canteen in Don Bosco School to meet the need of the school’s employees for an access to good food during lunch breaks. He got permitted and the result was an Italian delicatessen canteen called Amici di Don Bosco (Friends of Don Bosco). The school cafeteria became a business entity that served the employees and the students of the school. It was later on expanded as a franchise restaurant in Manila in 2007. […]
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  • Ayala Avenue
  • Makati
  • Italian
    • Poco Deli

    Poco Deli

    ‘Poco deli’ means ‘a small diner‘ in Italian. The lovely little restaurant has a cozy, wooden-themed interior that gives off that country atmosphere of European charm, complete with barrels and brick walls; there is definitely nothing to belittle about this dining place. From its stylish decor to its menu and service, expect to be impressed and your big appetite to be satisfied.  The rustic-style restaurant is accented with beer barrels and brick walls. A must-try here are their firm and juicy homemade sausages, like lamb sausages, small Nurnberger sausages and chicken sausages; all are filled with savory goodness. There are also packed sausages available that cost P170-230 for 200-300g. German […]
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  • Ayala Avenue
  • Makati
  • Italian
    • Lucia Ristorante: A Taste of Italian Flavors and Flair

    Lucia Ristorante: A Taste of Italian Flavors and Flair

    Lucia Ristorante is a semi-fine dining restaurant that serves authentic and classic Italian dishes. Frequented by mostly urbanites and lovers of fine flavors, this chic restaurant is located at the ground floor of Hotel Celeste, an elegant boutique hotel in Makati near the cosmopolitan Greenbelt and Glorietta. Started by the famous Italian Chef Davide Lombardi, the man behind Lombardi’s Italian authentic chain, he combined his passion and expertise in the culinary arts and shared his classic epicurean recipes with his newfound home, the Philippines. Lucia Ristorante is currently run by The Cravings Group, renowned for operating a successful chain of restaurants, cafés and a premier culinary school in the country. […]
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • Italian
    • Linguini Fini

    Linguini Fini

    Fall in love with Italian cuisine over and over again at Linguini Fini at SM Megamall. Having found much success in Hong Kong—this chic Italian restaurant opened its doors in the Philippines just a year ago. The interiors take inspiration from New York while the food is, of course, another story. Linguini Fini serves one of the finest Italian cuisines in the metro as it only serves the freshest ingredients, and whenever possible—source the ingredients locally as a way of giving back to the local farmers. Treat yourself with some truffles goodness with the Truffle Cream Fettucine. The pasta dish has a striking aroma rooted from the muskiness of the […]
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  • Mandaluyong
  • SM Megamall
  • Italian
    • La Nuova Pasteleria

    La Nuova Pasteleria

    La Nuova Pasteleria has been a favorite dining place in Makati for decades. The pastry shop started in 1978 and has since satisfied countless patrons of its Italian menu offerings. Recognized as one of the top 10 Italian Restaurants in Manila serving comfort food with Italian flair and flavors, it continues to please the palate of its old and new generations of loyal customers. La Nuova Pasteleria exudes quiet elegance and has a wide range of fare to offer. Aside from Italian cuisine staples pasta and pizza, La Nuova also serves wide-ranging choices of cakes, salads, sandwiches, desserts, wines, cheese, and ham selections and other cold cuts. Fresh Fish Platter […]
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  • Makati
  • Italian
    • Rafaelle Woodfired Pizza

    Rafaelle Woodfired Pizza

    Delve in a gastronomic western journey at The Raffaele Woodfired Pizza located in the 3rd floor of The Bayleaf Intramuros where guests can enjoy a sumptuous feast of Western comfort food.     Start the meal with a delectable dose of Gamberetti consisting of white shrimps drenched in a mouth-watering sauce consisting of preserved lemons, garlic, chili, and an ingredient that adds twist—almonds.     Gamberetti (P380)   Living to its name “woodfired”, Raffaele serves guests the quintessential Florentine dish—The Bistecca, a carnivorous Florentine steak that has been cooked to perfection using a wood-fired oven.   Bistecca (P1,700)   The dining experience won’t be complete without another quintessential dish—pizza! The […]
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  • Intramuros
  • Italian 2017
  • Pizza
  • Seafood
  • Italian
  • Italian 2017
  • Pizza
  • Seafood
    • One Way Street Restaurant

    One Way Street Restaurant

    Inspired by the one-way streets of Legazpi Village is One Way. An Italian restaurant whose frontage is painted black and white meant to mimic the colors of a one-way sign. And it is worthwhile to take the way that leads here because it is a dining destination that is sure to please diners in more ways than one. The black-and-white theme follows inside the interiors of the restaurant. One Way is a corner lot making it spacious enough to hold small gatherings. It offers an authentic Italian experience at the heart of Legazpi Village with its fine menu, good service, and characteristic, stylish décor. Seafood Cioppino (P290). Distinct appetizer containing […]
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  • Legazpi Village
  • Makati
  • Italian