Makati

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

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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Hooch

    Hooch

    The masterminds behind the casual fine dining restaurant LULU created a new bar in town! Hooch is a stylish bar located beside LULU on the Ground Floor of V Corporate Centre along L.P. Leviste St. This bar definitely reflects Lulu’s alter ego, its interior filled with dimmed lights, soft midnight blue velvet couches, and glass windows. Both foreign and local bartenders man the bar on different nights. What takes Hooch apart from the other bars in Makati is their dedication in using fresh ingredients. Their cocktail syrups and garnishes are all homemade and they never use any form of preservative. We recommend the Harajuku cocktail, which is a mix of […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • La Creperie: Modern France of Salcedo, Makati

    La Creperie: Modern France of Salcedo, Makati

    To satisfy your crepe craving, head on down to La Creperie! With perfect ambiance plus amazing plates of crepes, what more can you ask for?
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • French 2018
  • French
  • Cafe
  • French 2018
    • Il Ponticello

    Il Ponticello

    This comeback from the 90s has a few new tricks up their sleeves. The moment you enter the second floor of the Antel 2000 Building, you will instantly see (and smell!) Il Ponticello. – REBIRTH TO THE 21st CENTURY. A more minimalistic logo for the new Il Ponticello. (Photo from EricJaz Foodies) – Il Ponticello is an Italian restaurant that has been operational since the 1990s. With the changing times and in hopes of rising to popularity again, the restaurant tweaked their menu up with new pizza and pasta dishes. Sure enough, in 2014, Il Ponticello started to gain much attention and has been dubbed as one of Makati’s hidden […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Italian
  • Bar and Resto
    • C ’Italian in Salcedo

    C ’Italian in Salcedo

    Love pizza but looking for something different from the usual brick-oven pizza? Roll on down to C’Italian’s at L’Ermitage Bldg, in Leviste St., cor. Toledo St., in Salcedo, Makati and try their panizzas! – ROLLED UP AND READY! Panizza prepared for your hungry self. – Panizza is made of soft and thin dough, which is very popular in Italy. Instead of munching on it upon its arrival to your table, you have to perform specific steps in order to enjoy it. First, you grab a slice from the horizontally sliced panizza. Second, grab a good amount of arugula and alfalfa and position it nicely on your panizza. Lastly, roll your […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Italian
    • The Market in Makati Offers Quality, Fresh Needs

    The Market in Makati Offers Quality, Fresh Needs

    Located at the Tiffany Place in Salcedo Village, The Market offers an array of food choices--from ham and cheese sandwiches and wine to European instant and canned goods.
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Market
  • Market
    • Sabao

    Sabao

    UPDATE: Sabao has already closed. Sinigang, tinola and bulalo – these are soup-based classics made special in Sabao, a Filipino restaurant in Signa Designer Residences. – Binakol (P295) – Your favorite soupy dishes are given special treatment here. The sabaw (soup) is created using meat simmered for 16 hours, giving the chicken, pork or beef stock a rich natural taste. The vegetables and other ingredients are prepared separately, ensuring that they are still of best quality when served. Savor your favorite dish from the menu with a cup of brown, red or garlic rice. If you’re not too keen on rice, go a bit unconventional and add glass or Chinese […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • CLOSED: Project Pie Valero

    CLOSED: Project Pie Valero

    (UPDATE: This restaurant is closed. ) The very famous make-your-own-pizza and all-you-can-eat pizza joint, Project Pie, opened a branch in Salcedo last October, 2014. – – Located at the 2nd floor, Project Pie has the nicest interiors you’ll ever see with a stylish cafe design. Your pizza can be baked inside a large pizza oven with the toppings of your choice. The freshly baked crispy thin-sized pizza, called the No. 2 is their bestseller. – – The stylish interior and friendly staff are the reasons why people love coming back for more pizza madness.
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Pizza
  • Pizza
    • Pablo Bistro in Salcedo Village, Makati: An International Fusion of Flavors

    Pablo Bistro in Salcedo Village, Makati: An International Fusion of Flavors

    It seems like no one can keep up with Pablo Bistro's menu as the dishes change continuously in an effort to promise fresh local ingredients as well as variety.
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  • Philippines
  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019
  • European
  • Fusion
  • Salcedo Village Restaurant 2019
    • Bait’s by Chef Joseph Margate

    Bait’s by Chef Joseph Margate

    Experience fresh seafood fusion in the heart of Salcedo! A new seafood restaurant just celebrated their grand opening last March: Bait’s by Chef Joseph Margate! Located in Signa Designer Residences’ Ground Floor in Valero cor. Rufino St., this seafood kitchen is charging things up, one dish at a time! –   – Joseph Margate, alumni of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, brought a whole new twist to the seafood dining experience. Margate, who served three years in the W hotel in Seattle, is introducing to Manila his fusion between the Californian and French style of cooking. Gourmet Magazine featured him as one of the few Filipino chefs who […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Seafood
  • Seafood
    • Ark Café + Lounge

    Ark Café + Lounge

    Drinks, anyone? Located at the ground level of Classica 1 Condominium in H.V. Dela Costa St., Salcedo, Ark Café +Lounge is a perfect place to study or catch up with friends over a cup of coffee or a bottle of wine. Ark first opened their doors to their now-loyal patrons in April 2014. – Caption: GET ON THE ARK! Take only a few steps up to Ark Café + Lounge. – Ark’s minimalistic black and white interior has a very cozy appeal. Paintings and wine bottles adorn the walls, which gives the place a gallery sort of feel. – Caption: PIECE OF ART. Crisp and white walls decorated to perfection! […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • 8Cuts Burger Blends

    8Cuts Burger Blends

    Taste the best burgers in town in this awesome burger joint! 8Cuts Burger Blends was derived from the eight types of beef cuts, which are blended and used in hamburger patties. 8Cuts stands out from every other burger joint because they blend different beef cuts to make unique patty combinations. Their burgers are such a hit that they have a total of 7 stores in the Metro! Their latest branch, which opened March of 2014, is located at the Ground Level of Infinity Towers at L.P. Leviste St., Salcedo, Makati. BURGER HUNT! You can now satisfy your 8Cuts cravings at 7 different locations! 8Cuts Burger Blends has a very modern […]
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  • Salcedo Village
  • Makati
  • Burger
  • American
  • Burger
    • Scout’s Honor in Makati: Your Favorite Whimsical Craft Cookie Shop

    Scout’s Honor in Makati: Your Favorite Whimsical Craft Cookie Shop

    This whimsical little shop in Century City Mall pays tribute to only one thing: cookies! Established early 2014 by Chef Miko Aspiras, Scout’s Honor has a display of cookies that is difficult to ignore. Their rows and rows of big cookies–with quirky names to boot–are enough to get you curious. IMAGE from Marian Benetua  Among the crowd favorites are their S’mores Tag Along, the all-time favorite marshmallow and chocolate combination, but only this time in layers and with shortbread topped with graham crumble, Cereal Cookie Bar, molasses oatmeal cookie topped with buttercream and cereal, Dark Chocolate Potato Chip, dark chocolate cookie bar topped with a potato chip that’s also covered with […]
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  • Makati
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Earle’s Delicatessen

    Earle’s Delicatessen

    Earle’s Delicatessen is a one-stop shop for authentic European sausages, cured meats, cheese and other specialty items such as homemade preserves, gourmet bottled fish, and coffee. The deli prides itself on selling its own brand. All their products are free of artificial coloring, flavoring and monosodium glutamate. Every piece of meat is delicately smoked in a natural process that uses imported hard wood chips, which is where they get their delicious smoky flavor and enticing aroma. They also use all-natural imported casing on their sausages to give them that lovely snap in every bite. – One of Earle’s display counters – The variety of cured meats and sausages that Earle’s […]
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  • Makati
    • Sophie’s Mom in Makati: Homemade Delightful Cakes and Sweets

    Sophie’s Mom in Makati: Homemade Delightful Cakes and Sweets

    Old American diners or breakfast places you see in the movies -- these are things that you will surely remember when you order online from Sophie’s Mom in Rockwell, Makati.
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  • Rockwell
  • Makati
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Grocery
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Grocery
    • Amalia’s Home of Fine Spanish Cuisine

    Amalia’s Home of Fine Spanish Cuisine

    For a top restaurant-quality meal with a home-cooked feel, try Amalia’s Home of Fine Spanish Cuisine. Whenever you ask someone where he ate his best meal, it wouldn’t be unusual to get an answer of “home”. Indeed, a lot of people consider their homes the best place to eat and their mothers the best cooks. This is especially true for the Jocsons, the family that runs Amalia’s Home of Fine Spanish Cuisine, as it is Amalia Jocson’s delicious cooking that started their foray into the restaurant business. In the 1970’s, Chef Amalia and her husband Domingo “Mingoy” Jocson used to own an ice cream parlor and only served paella on […]
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  • Makati
  • Parañaque
  • BF Homes
  • Spanish
    • Whistlestop

    Whistlestop

    Fancy an all-nighter? You know where to go! Originally established in 1977, Whistlestop is the first 24-hour business in Manila. It closed in 2005, but was revived again in 2009 with three of the original chefs leading the kitchen. Their comeback has been a resounding success. Now with three branches, this restaurant continues to serve comfort food to all night owls. From Philippine and Singaporean cuisine to American hamburgers, people can enjoy different international dishes from their rich menu. Their Crispy Pata Medium (P380) has such crispy skin that’s so addicting. On the other hand, the Morning Lightweight (P165), corned beef hash and eggs with rice, is also a great […]
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  • Jupiter Street
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • Maitre Chocolatier

    Maitre Chocolatier

    Anyone could easily mistake this place for just another dessert café. That’s where they are wrong. Ferrero Hazelnut Crunch Cake Maitre Chocolatier is said to be the first boutique café in the country. They not only serve rich chocolate desserts but unique dishes as well. Their Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Spicy Chocolate Sauce (P135) and White Chocolate Vegetable Omelette (P122) would pique the interest of anyone’s taste buds. White Chocolate Carbonara Quality chocolate brands, such as Lindt and Merci, can be found in this chocolate haven. You can buy these as gifts or souvenirs for your loved ones, but why not make it special? Chocolate gift baskets, trays, hearts and […]
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  • Jupiter Street
  • Makati
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
    • Slappy Cakes

    Slappy Cakes

    A pancake shop originally from America that also boomed in Japan and other countries, Slappy Cakes has become so popular that people line up and wait for hours just to have a taste! Salmon Benedict (P350) The restaurant is a family-friendly place. On weekdays from 2PM to 6PM, children under 10 years old can even eat free of charge! A hot plate is installed in every table where you can cook your pancakes, though, so parents have to be a bit wary of the hot surface. However, all uneasiness disappears once the cooking starts! Customizing your pancake is the name of the game in this all-day breakfast restaurant. Different kinds […]
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  • Makati
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • The Bottle Shop

    The Bottle Shop

    Tucked along one of the shops in Tritan Building in the quiet vicinity of Paseo de Magallanes, The Bottle Shop doesn’t scream bar at first sight like the regular bars you’re used to. There are no bright lights or loud music, and the bar has a more subdued vibe compared to the usual bars people head to on a weekend night. There are sleek wooden interiors and yellow overhead lighting, which not only guarantee you won’t get dizzy from the dancing lights, but also guarantee that this is a place you can chill and actually hear what your buddies are saying. Jim Araneta, head of Global Beer Exchange, started the […]
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  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine

    Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine

    If there’s any word to describe Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine Restaurant, it would be nostalgic. Granted the interiors are contemporary, with the blue walls and carved chairs, the music of Apo Hiking Society playing in the background is enough to send anyone down memory lane. There’s also old memorabilia plastered on the walls and displayed on shelves, like old phones, records, and posters, which are immediate indicators of the type of food Dekada serves – good ol’ Filipino favorites presented in a more contemporary way. Inside Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine Restaurant It goes without saying that there is Adobo (P390) on the menu, and Dekada’s version is worth a round […]
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  • Glorietta
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • 5 Best Sports Bars in the Metro

    5 Best Sports Bars in the Metro

    Back to the game, boys! With the epic Pacquio-Mayweather match happening very soon, Primer highlights our top five sports bars in Manila for that perfect boys’ night-out: —— Photo by JoTan23 via WhenInManila.com Snaps Sports Bar – Tucked inside Sofitel Philippine Plaza, one of the premier hotels in Manila, is this awe-mazing sports bar. Though a bit pricey, it’s a favorite among tourists because of its modern look and its spacious bar. While waiting for your game to be shown, play billiards or dart matches all night long as Snaps is open twenty-four (24) hours a day! —— Photo from Skinny Mike’s via juice.ph Skinny Mike’s – Located in Bonifacio Global […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
  • Pasay
  • Taguig
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto