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Go back in time with La Casitas Mercedes, Poblacion

Go back in time with La Casitas Mercedes, Poblacion

A bed and breakfast is usually just that: a place to sleep for the night and have breakfast in the morning. La Casita Mercedes offers more than just your average bed and breakfast: it gives you a mini blast-in-the-past from the moment you check-in.   THROWBACK. You’ll get a dose of pre-war times at La Casita Mercedes in Poblacion.   La Casita Mercedes started off as a family residence in 1939, back when Makati wasn’t the Makati we know today. It underwent renovations back in mid-2012, and was reopened to the public in 2015. It’s probably the only place in Makati where you can get a sense of what it […]
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  • Makati
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • All-Day Breakfast
    • (CLOSED) Hole in the Wall: Manila’s Most Celebrated Food Hall

    (CLOSED) Hole in the Wall: Manila’s Most Celebrated Food Hall

    The communal dining scene in Hole in the Wall will make you love it even more.   HOLE IN THE WALL. This is Manila’s Most Celebrated Food Hall found in Makati City. Photo grabbed from Hole in the Wall’s Facebook page   Hole in the Wall is one of the most sought-after places in Makati because of its bustling culinary scene. People come in here to check out the variety of eateries they can choose to get their meals from, all while dining in their 500-seater food hall. Hole in the Wall was conceptualized by Charles Paw and his chef partners, who wanted to bring a “unique food experience” in […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
  • Concept dining
  • Concept dining
    • Commune Café in Poblacion: Great Coffee Days Ahead

    Commune Café in Poblacion: Great Coffee Days Ahead

    Located in the ever-busy Poblacion, Commune is a cool and chic cafe that showcases latte art in the morning and doubles as a bar that hosts artsy events at night
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  • Poblacion
  • Makati
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • (CLOSED) Get a Mediterranean fix at FIG

    (CLOSED) Get a Mediterranean fix at FIG

    One of the newest Mediterranean restaurants in Makati, FIG seeks to satisfy your Mediterranean hunger pangs. PORK CHOP. A thick cut pork chop (P750) served with orange camote mash, biodynamic vegetables, and fig compote. All-organic, all delicious. File photo   Fig specializes in cuisine that one can say is straight from the Southern Mediterranean coast. If you’re looking for anything French, Greek, Italian, Basque, or even Middle Eastern food, then this is the place for you. They have an in-store bakery where they serve different types of bread every day. They also stick to organic ingredients for everything they serve: breads, pasta, ice cream, and even their home-made purees.   […]
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  • Makati
  • Greek & Mediterranean
    • (CLOSED) Enjoy Beer Below Zero at BBZ Degrees

    (CLOSED) Enjoy Beer Below Zero at BBZ Degrees

    For all you beer lovers, we know you’ll love this place.     We all love our beers cold. Not only does it make the drink more refreshing, but it also makes it more flavorful. If you think of Beer Below Zero as nothing but ice, think again. This is not your ordinary cold beer, because it still has that same flavor you never knew it would still have even if it’s really cold at that.     In this sweltering Manila heat, it is only fitting that you should cap the night off with a refreshing drink in the form of beers. Beers are that drink you’d always want […]
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  • Rockwell
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • (CLOSED) Chef Arch’s Lime 88

    (CLOSED) Chef Arch’s Lime 88

    This is not your ordinary street food. This is Street Food Na Pinasosyal.     You may not be a fan of the street food you see along the busy walkways of Manila, but Lime 88’s version is an exception. Lime 88 is a restaurant owned by Chef Arch, who used to work as senior chef in M Café. Chef Arch converted their ancestral home to become a restaurant that serves “StreetFood Na Pinasosyal” (street food made exquisite). Now, you’ll know why it’s better than the rest.   Devour on these pinasosyal street food offerings!   Unlike other places where you’re not sure if the street food you’re eating was […]
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  • Mandaluyong
  • Cafe
  • Filipino
  • Cafe
    • Get sent to egg heaven at Bean & Yolk

    Get sent to egg heaven at Bean & Yolk

    Update as of April 1, 2019: Bean & Yolk Makati branch closed down last year. On a positive note, you can still savor your favorites at their branch in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Eggs are a staple when it comes to a healthy breakfast. Coffee has always been a great way to start your day. It’s hard to imagine starting your day without either of these two. Picture this, though: eggs and coffee for rest of the day in ways you never thought would work. Bean & Yolk in Poblacion, Makati lets you in on the goodness of eggs with great coffee anytime of the day. It was born from the […]
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  • Makati
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • All-Day Breakfast
    • (CLOSED) A revamped resto and menu: Pink Panda is your go-to diner for SEA cuisine once more

    (CLOSED) A revamped resto and menu: Pink Panda is your go-to diner for SEA cuisine once more

    Pandas are not usually pink… except when it involves food. Pink Panda, a Southeast Asian diner in Makati, has promised a revamp and they might just deliver a big punch with it.   A VERY PINK PANDA. Not endangered or dangerous; just very, very tasty.   They’ve teased their updates on their social media accounts. From the looks of things, Pink Panda will be a big hit once they open sometime this month. A fixture in food fairs, bazaars, and festivals, people always seem to say “Where is Pink Panda?”   WHERE IS PINK PANDA? They’re right here.   Now, people don’t have to go as far as scouring every […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
  • Fusion
    • (CLOSED) The Meatball Revolution

    (CLOSED) 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
    • (CLOSED) Come one, come all at Come Forth Kitchen

    (CLOSED) Come one, come all at Come Forth Kitchen

    Comfort food has always been, and will always be a part of anyone’s diet. It’s what we go for when we’re not even thinking about what to eat. At Come Forth Kitchen, comfort food is taken to a new level.   #ComeOneComeForth. It’s a place where you’re beckoned to come forth and dine on comfort food.   Come Forth Kitchen’s name is a play on the word comfort, as well as an invitation to enjoy it. This family-run restaurant specializes in comfort food that’s inspired by food from all over the place.   AAAAAHDOBO. Yes, that’s what this dish is called. Yours at only P250.   This is not your […]
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  • Jupiter Street
  • Makati
  • Filipino
    • (CLOSED) Alqueria: A great place for sumptuous Spanish food

    (CLOSED) Alqueria: A great place for sumptuous Spanish food

    Go to Alqueria for a great Spanish feast!   Inside and out Alqueria   Alqueria is a great place to go to if you want sumptuous Spanish food. As part of the Sumosam group, the restaurant serves Catalan dishes headed by its Spanish chef Adrian Nieto who grew up in an alqueria or a farm house.   Spanish snacks, you say? (Photo by Cez Chosen, grabbed from Zomato)   (Photos grabbed from Zomato.com)   Aside from the food that they serve, what makes Alqueria a known restaurant is because of its ambience. It has a nice and cozy ambience which is perfect for those who want to spend a comfortable […]
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  • Mandaluyong
  • SM Megamall
  • Spanish
    • (CLOSED) John and Yoko gets better and bolder with these exciting dishes

    (CLOSED) John and Yoko gets better and bolder with these exciting dishes

    John and Yoko is cooking up something different, and it’s not just something new—it’s something phenomenal. After 8 years in the culinary industry, John and Yoko has made a revamp this 2016 and did something to take Japanese cuisine in a more sophisticated level. Although it has gained a steady following for their former menu, the restaurant decided to elevate the cuisine from “urban and trendy” to “more sophisticated gastronomy with global appeal.” Now, the new look of John and Yoko appeals to a wider crowd, armed with an interesting menu with the same flavorful experience.     This revamp is made possible by chefs from their team of highly-skilled […]
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  • Greenbelt
  • Makati
  • Fusion
  • Japanese
    • (CLOSED) Pitmaster’s Smokehouse BBQ

    (CLOSED) Pitmaster’s Smokehouse BBQ

    Real men rub their meat reads one of the signs on the walls of Pitmaster’s Smokehouse BBQ. While this may not mean anything to most people, barbeque enthusiasts take this to heart. A rub on any meat gives it more flavor, something you’ll get a lot of at Pitmaster’s.   BEST PLACE TO GET RIBS? Only time will tell.   A pitmaster, for all intents and purposes, is someone who operates a barbeque pit. At Pitmaster’s, this is the guy who’s responsible for some of the best char-encrusted meats in town. Their kitchen serves up mean ribs, with their dining area being as badass as the ribs themselves.   SIMPLE, […]
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  • Pasig
  • Kapitolyo
  • Steakhouse
  • Steakhouse
    • (CLOSED) The Belle & Dragon in Makati: East meets Pub

    (CLOSED) The Belle & Dragon in Makati: East meets Pub

    It’s where East meets pub—this is how The Belle & Dragon, a restaurant in Legazpi Village, Makati, pictures itself on how it fares among other restaurants within the place.
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  • Legazpi Village
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Bar and Resto
    • Pepi Cubano in Makati: You Go-to Place for Authentic Cuban Sandwiches

    Pepi Cubano in Makati: You Go-to Place for Authentic Cuban Sandwiches

    Serving fresh Cuban sandwiches with which they got the original recipes from the owner’s mother, Pepi Cubano is a quaint shop in Greenbelt 3 that proudly brings the best Cuban sandwich in Makati.
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  • Makati
  • Sandwich
  • South American
  • Sandwich
    • Su Casa Mexican Grill

    Su Casa Mexican Grill

    Su Casa is your newest Mexican restaurant go-to place. Mexican grills are often composed of Mexico’s finest and most delicious food offerings, such as nachos, tacos, and burritos. These three things are probably the best food you’d want to munch on as they are made not only for snacks, but also for the most important meals of the day.   EL GRINGO PAPAS (P170). One thing you wouldn’t wanna miss.   Su Casa proudly offers Mexican food which are everything homemade. The owners and their chefs constantly make sure that what they produce resembles the authentic flavor that Mexican food are known to taste like.   DRINKS. The perfect partner […]
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  • Parañaque
  • Mexican
    • (CLOSED) Isla Una

    (CLOSED) Isla Una

    Experience the best of island flavors without leaving the city at Isla Una in Pasig City.   FLAVORS OF THE ISLANDS need not be experienced on an actual island. Meet Isla Una.   Isla Una is a casual Filipino dining restaurant situated in Ortigas, Pasig City. Three floors of island-inspired design greet you as you enter through its doors located along Doña Julia Vargas Avenue.   ISLAND FEEL. It’s like being in Boracay, El Nido, or Puerto Galera sans the beach.   Each floor is designed to make you feel like you’re on an island restaurant in Boracay, El Nido, or Puerto Galera. The best place to eat, however, is […]
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  • Pasig
  • Ortigas Center
  • Filipino
    • (CLOSED) The Chocolate Kiss Cafe in Quezon City: Your Favorite Hangout Place in Diliman

    (CLOSED) The Chocolate Kiss Cafe in Quezon City: Your Favorite Hangout Place in Diliman

    The Chocolate Kiss Café has become a staple place in the University of the Philippines' campus at the Bahay Alumni.
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  • Quezon City
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
    • (CLOSED) Laruan Atbp. Café

    (CLOSED) Laruan Atbp. Café

    Parents have told their kids for ages not to play whenever they’re eating. This has been a standard for centuries, regardless if it’s your home dinner table or the local diner… that is, until you set foot inside Laruan Atbp. Café in Quezon City. THEY TAKE FOOD AND GAMES seriously at Laruan Atbp.   One of the newer restaurants along the city’s famous food crawl destination Maginhawa St., Laruan Atbp. is nothing short of paradise for the young at heart. Board games, card games, comic books… oh, and of course, good food.   GAMES AND COMICS GALORE! Where in the city can you find such a wonderful combination?   For […]
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  • Quezon City
  • Concept dining
  • Maginhawa
  • Concept dining
    • (CLOSED) Aracama

    (CLOSED) Aracama

    If you’ve ever wanted to experience Filipino food at its finest, look no further than Aracama. The brainchild of renowned Chef Fernando Aracama, his restaurant showcases Filipino cuisine at its finest. He gives diners a menu that highlights regional specialties while also giving the same dishes his own twist.   A FILIPINO CLASSIC. Aracama’s Old-School Sizzling Sisig always demands seconds. Yours for only P270. One of the dishes that people seem to love from Aracama is their take on a classic: sizzling sisig.  The combination of crispy pig parts along with the crunch from crushed pork rind gives you an experience unlike any other. A creamy egg yolk, in place […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Filipino
    • (CLOSED) Impressions at Maxims Hotel: French Buffet Restaurant

    (CLOSED) Impressions at Maxims Hotel: French Buffet Restaurant

    Here at Impressions, they do just what they have to do: make people come back for their impressive dining
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  • Pasay
  • French 2018
  • French
  • French 2018
    • Market Café

    Market Café

    It’s not just another buffet.   A great market-style buffet Market Café ceases to be an ordinary buffet. In this restaurant at New World Manila Bay Hotel, you will see an extraordinary kind of buffet as they serve food through a market-style presentation. All the ingredients here are fresh from local markets as chefs make a great dish out of all these. Cozy ambience plus delectable food! Each station serves a variety of food selection you will enjoy, as they serve Japanese, Chinese, and Korean food. They cook fresh food through a live-show kitchen which guarantees that the food is served fresh and delicious. For their buffet stations, they have […]
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  • Manila
  • Cafe
  • Malate
  • Market
  • Cafe
  • Market
    • The Pantry at Dusit Thani Manila: A Premium Fark-to-fork Buffet Worth Trying

    The Pantry at Dusit Thani Manila: A Premium Fark-to-fork Buffet Worth Trying

    Farm-to-fork is something that’s slowly taking a foothold in today’s restaurant scene. Normally done by start-ups, it has also found its way to big-name restaurants in hotels, none more so than Dusit Thani Manila’s The Pantry.
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  • A. Arnaiz Avenue
  • Makati
  • Bar and Resto
  • Buffet
  • Wine Shop
  • American
  • European
  • Filipino
  • Asian
  • Bar and Resto
  • Buffet
  • Wine Shop
    • Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant in Manila

    Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant in Manila

    Filipinos have a love affair with food, especially if it’s Filipino, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese. One restaurant has all four cuisines, and it serves it the way most Filipinos love: buffet style! Say hello to Tong Yang Shabu Shabu and Barbeque Restaurant. Tong Yang is Chinese for winter sun, which came from the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. The Chinese took this as a sign of better things to come, making it an event to be celebrated. This belief drives Tong Yang. They offer an extensive menu with over a hundred items to choose from.   JAPANESE STARTERS. Just a few of Tong Yang’s […]
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  • Manila
  • Greenhills
  • Hot Pot 2017
  • SM Megamall
  • Hot Pot 2017
    • Sandaya Yakiniku: Exceptionally Good US Beef Cooked the Japanese Way

    Sandaya Yakiniku: Exceptionally Good US Beef Cooked the Japanese Way

    Sandaya has built a reputation for selling imported meat handpicked by the Japanese owner.
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  • Legazpi Village
  • Makati
  • Quezon City
  • Little Tokyo Restaurant 2019
  • Smoking Area
  • Yakiniku
  • Japanese
  • Little Tokyo Restaurant 2019
  • Smoking Area
  • Yakiniku
    • Satchmi in Mandaluyong: Where Vinyl, Coffee, and Nostalgia Come Together

    Satchmi in Mandaluyong: Where Vinyl, Coffee, and Nostalgia Come Together

    Satchmi in Mandaluyong brings together vinyl records, turntables, coffee, comfort food, and live music events in a nostalgic space at SM Megamall.
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  • Mandaluyong
  • Cafe
  • SM Megamall
  • Cafe
    • Tapenade at Discovery Primea, Makati

    Tapenade at Discovery Primea, Makati

    Most people know tapenade as a French olive-based spread, but a visit to Discovery Primea in Makati’s Restaurant Tapenade will change that perspective in a heartbeat.   RELAXING, HIGH CLASS. These are the words that come to mind when you visit Tapenade at Discover Primea.   Tapenade serves Mediterranean cuisine in an atmosphere that blurs the line between fine and casual dining. Browns and greens dominate the restaurant, giving it a relaxing vibe that’s perfect for casual dates or a meeting between a few people.   COMPREHENSIVE. The Tapenade Salad Room boasts a wide array of local and imported salad greens, salads, and dressings.   The Tapenade Salad Room is […]
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  • Ayala Avenue
  • Makati
  • Salad 2017
  • French
  • Salad 2017
    • (CLOSED) Inagiku

    (CLOSED) Inagiku

    Inagiku is authentic Japanese cuisine at its finest. Shangri-La has always been a hotel-favorite because of its upscale accommodation loved by many. However, many people go here as well to indulge on the buffet found at Inagiku. Inagiku is a Japanese buffet at the Shangri-La hotel. Inagiku serves authentic Japanese dishes, ranging from sushi favorites to tempura. They also have meats and steaks to serve, and they also have a seafood area. Inagiku also serves sukiyaki among their variety of Japanese food staples. One of their interesting offerings would be their Wagyu burger and chicken specialties which are all made flavorful. All ingredients used to make these sumptuous dishes are […]
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  • Makati Avenue
  • Makati
  • Japanese
    • The Cafe at Hyatt

    The Cafe at Hyatt

    Buffet 24/7? Say no more! The Café buffet stations The Café at Hyatt proudly serves the best and finest dishes you’ll see in a buffet. Here, you will see various food stations which will make you crave for more. Since they are open 24/7, you will surely have a delightful feast when it comes to breakfast and even up to dinner. The Café offers luxurious buffet that has six different counters namely Italian, Asian, Grill, Deli, Comfort food, and pastry. It has a show-kitchen where one can see chefs perform and prepare the tasty dishes to be served during the whole buffet. Great food, great ambience For those who would […]
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  • Buffet
  • City of Dreams
  • Buffet
    • (CLOSED) Spiral at Sofitel Philippine Plaza

    (CLOSED) Spiral at Sofitel Philippine Plaza

    Fine dining and buffets don’t usually mix, as does French cuisine and Asian hawker food. There is one place in Manila that manages to bring French food, mix it with Asian hawker favorites, and serve it in a buffet fit for a king: Spiral Manila at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel.   BACK ON TOP. Spiral Manila, while not declared the best yet, is surely shaping up to be one.   Spiral Manila has been dubbed by many a food critic as the best buffet you’ll ever lay your eyes on. After going through a year of re-conceptualization, it is once again ready to re-claim its title as the best […]
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  • Manila
  • Buffet
  • Roxas Boulevard
  • Buffet