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

(CLOSED) Barkin’ Blends Dog Café

(CLOSED) Barkin’ Blends Dog Café

Manila’s pioneering Dog Cafe Barkin’ Blends Dog Café is Manila’s first Dog Café with a unique concept to a café experience among domesticated dog lovers. Located at Katipunan Avenue, the café also serves heartwarming meals and beverages on the side. The café is separated into two different units; Human and Dog zones. Human zone is the place for payment, registration, and guidelines for safety. There’s a single entry Entrance Fee of P190 inclusive of any drinks. A single entry purchased is non-transferrable and each guest is allowed to stay for 2 hours only inside the dog zone. The dog zone on the other hand houses its own group of dogs […]
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  • Quezon City
  • Concept dining
  • Concept dining
    • 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
    • (CLOSED) Passion by Gerard Dubois

    (CLOSED) Passion by Gerard Dubois

    (UPDATE: This restaurant is closed.) Rumors have been circulating that Passion by Gerard Dubois will soon have a shop in Manila! Passion by Gerard Dubois offers pastries, Danish, bread and confectionaries. Passion, together with La Rose Noir also owned by Gerard Dubois, is rumoured to open sometime between the third week of January and first week of February. Passion currently has 5 shops across Hong Kong and China, all supplied by La Rose Noir who has three factories, with one located in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines. The La Rose Noir factory in Pampanga produces products for both Passion in Hong Kong and China and soon, in the Philippines. Earl Grey and […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Atelier Vivanda by a Michelin-starred chef will soon open in BGC

    Atelier Vivanda by a Michelin-starred chef will soon open in BGC

    One of the most awaited international franchises has finally made it onto Philippine shores! Michelin-starred Chef Akrame Benallal’s Atelier Vivanda will have a public opening in Bonifacio Global City on January 22, with its grand launch slated for February 5. RUSTIC YET CLASSY. A photo of the restaurant’s interior from its Hong Kong branch. Photo courtesy of Atelier Vivanda Facebook page. For those who are not familiar with the franchise, Atelier Vivanda is a French bistro-style restaurant that serves meat and potatoes in a variety of ways. It serves as the more affordable little brother to the two-Michelin starred chef’s signature restaurant Akrame, which has branches in Paris and Hong […]
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  • Taguig
  • Bonifacio Global City
  • French
    • Baguio Craft Brewery in Baguio City: Filipino roots, world-class standards

    Baguio Craft Brewery in Baguio City: Filipino roots, world-class standards

    From six beers on tap to over 70 beers of various profiles.
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • Bar and Resto
  • Baguio 2018
  • Bar and Resto
    • (CLOSED) Café Yagam

    (CLOSED) Café Yagam

    Discover the taste of Cordillera’s cuisine in Baguio! Café Yagam is the only Cordillera cuisine restaurant in the city. The interior includes a fireplace that gives off warmth in Baguio’s cold temperature so customers can feel a homey vibe while sitting on wooden and pillow chairs. It’s perfect to read a book in a chill-out café This restaurant offers unique Cordillera dishes like pinikpikan with etag, a smoky chicken stew with salted cured meat. Another popular dish is Pinuneg Blood Sausage (P200) which is made of pork blood that is perfectly partnered with spicy vinegar sauce. Black sausages tastes excellent There are also different beverages to choose from such as […]
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  • Baguio
  • Cafe
  • Cafe
    • 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
    • Le Chef at The Manor

    Le Chef at The Manor

    If you’re craving for some French cuisine in Baguio, check out this restaurant! Le Chef is a restaurant located at an exquisite hotel called The Manor inside Camp John Hay. It is regarded as one of the best fine dining restaurants in the city. Chef Billy King has been providing French dishes for 17 years in this restaurant. The menu includes seafood and meat dishes, pasta, salad, soup, and different varieties of rice meals. The most recommended dish is called Pan-fried Chilean Sea Bass & Canadian Scallops, which is made with courgette, mashed potato, and an excellent creamy sauce. The dish is so heavenly Aside from French cuisine, there are […]
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • French
  • Baguio 2018
    • (CLOSED) Naimas Restaurant

    (CLOSED) Naimas Restaurant

    Ilocos is one of the places in the Philippines where you can embark on a food trip adventure. But the good news is, you don’t have to go that far just to experience the Ilocano cuisine. Naimas Restaurant at Makati will help make your food trip dreams come true. Classic Ilocano dishes will always be served at this homey restaurant found at Legazpi Village, Makati City. You can find all-time favorites such as Bagnet, Kalderetang Kambing, Dinuguan, Sinigang, Papaitan and other homey dishes that you miss. MISSING HOME? Check out Naimas’ Ilocano cuisine and taste their sumptuous dishes. Photo grabbed from Naimas’ Facebook page. The culinary techniques used in preparing […]
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  • Legazpi Village
  • Makati
  • Hole in the Wall 2017
  • Filipino
  • Hole in the Wall 2017
    • (CLOSED) Erwin’s Gastrobar

    (CLOSED) Erwin’s Gastrobar

    This casual  and hip restaurant has an ambient of bistros and cafés in New York, London and Sydney. They offer American food such as hamburgers, steaks and roasted chicken that go well with wine, beer and cocktails. The popular dishes are Black Angus Steak, Erwin’s Steak Sandwich with Arugula (salad rocket), peppers and honey mustard, and Herb Roasted Chicken. Erwin’s Steak Sandwich (P790) Herb Roasted Chicken (P575)
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  • Parañaque
  • Burger
  • City of Dreams
  • Steakhouse
  • American
  • Burger
  • Steakhouse
    • Café Society

    Café Society

    The cozy café is a perfect place for taking a little rest. It is located located in the middle of the restaurant area of City of Dreams.  Just pop in and enjoy relaxing time They offer a variety of sweets, nice coffee and tea. Also a great variety of gelatos are available (1scoop P90). Most popular cakes are Baked Mango Lime Cheesecake (P240), Red Velvet Cake,and Moist Chocolate Cake (P150). It is also great that they open until late. Red Velvet Cake (P240)
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  • Parañaque
  • Cafe
  • City of Dreams
  • Cafe
    • Amare La Cucina in Baguio City

    Amare La Cucina in Baguio City

    Cold weather and pizza normally do not mix, unless said pizza is hot off a brick oven. Baguio is a place with cold weather, so people would naturally want fresh pizza. This is where Amare La Cucina comes in. UNA PIZZA. Check out this Italian resto in Baguio that serves brick fire oven pizzas. Amare La Cucina,  which Amare means “to love” and “la cucina” means “the kitchen”, started off as a humble family restaurant located inside the ancestral home of owner Edmark Bustos, later moving to the EGI Albergo Hotel along Villamor Drive. It’s the only pizzeria in Baguio that uses brick fire oven for baking so that the pizza retain […]
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • Pizza
  • Baguio 2018
  • Pizza
    • Kiwi’s Bread and Pastry Shop (CLOSED)

    Kiwi’s Bread and Pastry Shop (CLOSED)

    UPDATED: This restaurant is CLOSED as of January 15, 2019. This 2016, why don’t you try indulging on something unusual? As a good start, check out Kiwi Bread and Pastry in Baguio which offers delectable kiwi delights. KIWI GOODNESS. Try the Bright green-colored Kiwi cake for only P100 and taste a fruity delight. If you’ve never tasted a Kiwi in your lifetime, now’s the perfect time to do so. Here at Kiwi’s Bread and Pastry Shop, the owner who is from New Zealand, uses kiwi fruit in their breads and cakes. The pastries being served at the shop are all freshly baked every morning, and these are surely preservatives-free. This pastry […]
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  • Baguio
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Bakery and Sweets
    • Choco Latte de Batirol

    Choco Latte de Batirol

    Hot chocolate and cold weather are the perfect mix. For the people of Baguio, there’s one place that always keeps them coming for a Filipino classic: Choco-Late’ de Batirol.
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • Cafe
  • Baguio 2018
  • Cafe
    • (CLOSED) Forest House Bistro and Cafe

    (CLOSED) Forest House Bistro and Cafe

    If you want a place to enjoy your quiet time in Baguio, choose this cozy boutique hotel and bistro that is Forest House. INTO THE WOODS. Check out Forest House if you want a homey Baguio experience.   This cabin type place is a tourist favorite because of its relaxing ambience. Here, you can feel at home with their affordable bed and breakfast rooms if you’re not the hotel-accommodation-type of traveler. Aside from the rooms, Forest House also has its own bistro. As you enter the restaurant, you will be impressed with its sophisticated interiors. Its lovely setting makes a good place for dinner dates. It has this homey vibe […]
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  • Baguio
  • Filipino
    • Balbacua

    Balbacua

    Foodies will surely love this new food community in Baguio that will amaze you with its interesting nook features. One great thing to find in this tree house-like food haven is Balbacua, by Urban Kamote. BE IN BALBACUA. See what the Ili-Likha Artist Village offers to nature and art lovers visiting Baguio. As you enter Ili-Likha Artist Village, you will definitely not see what you imagine restaurants to be.  This unique bistro has tree branches present everywhere which makes that distinct natural ambience. If you’re an art lover, you’ll surely love this place as you can see artworks everywhere. Furniture and other interior accessories are all made by recycled materials […]
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  • Baguio
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Filipino
  • All-Day Breakfast
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Everything Nice, Cake Shop and Cafe

    Everything Nice, Cake Shop and Cafe

    If you like charming restaurants, Everything Nice should be on top of your list.   SUGAR, SPICE, AND EVRYTHING NICE. Check out this lovely cake shop and cafe in Camp John Hay in Baguio. This stylish and healthy restaurant called ”Everything Nice” has really proven that they have everything nice to offer to its customers. Although it is known to be a cake shop and café, it also serves rice meals which you can try for a very reasonable price. Found at a nook in Camp John Hay, Everything Nice is the place to be if you want a relaxed dining experience. Its interiors are bright and refreshing, perfect for […]
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  • Baguio
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Bakery and Sweets
  • Cafe
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Fortune

    Fortune

    Enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine in Baguio! The Chinese restaurant has a western style interior design Fortune is a seafood restaurant that has been opened since 2012. There are six sets of meals available that is good for 10-12 people. The interior of this modern Chinese restaurant is bright with mirrors on the walls. It is very spacious which can occupy up to 200 people. The bestseller is called Prawn with Thai Sauce (P460). It is a great combination of large prawns and sweet chili sauce which is very popular to different nationalities. Salty-sweet taste is very popular with people from all nationalities The dishes are made using typical Baguio vegetables […]
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  • Baguio
  • Chinese
    • Good Taste

    Good Taste

    Fill your stomach with sumptuous meals at a budget-friendly price! Good Taste is a 24-hour restaurant that offers affordable, hearty meals in generous servings. The restaurant’s menu includes rice meals, soups, mami, pancit, snacks, and beverages. At this restaurant, you’re sure to get bang for your buck. Good Taste Fried rice (P115) is served with a large chicken and a fried egg. The recommended Good Taste Fried rice (Php 120) is made with large chicken and a fried egg. Another crowd favorite is their Buttered Chicken (Php 180 for half and Php 360 for whole). Don’t let their serving suggestions fool you. Their dishes can feed more people than what it […]
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  • Baguio
  • Filipino
    • Chef’s Home

    Chef’s Home

    Discover the taste of Asian cuisine in Baguio! Chef’s Home is an Asian fusion restaurant that serves dishes influenced by Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian, and Filipino cuisine. The restaurant has a Malaysian chef who ensures that the taste of all their dishes are authentic with the use of ingredients and spices shipped from abroad. Malaysian’s comfort food, Nasi Goreng The restaurant’s bestseller is a Malaysian traditional rice dish called Nasi Goreng (P120). Another recommended dish is called Tom yum soup which is rich in seafood flavor. You can also buy homemade pickles made of fresh Baguio vegetables here in the restaurant.  
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  • Baguio
    • (CLOSED) La Casa Bianca

    (CLOSED) 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
    • Oh My Gulay

    Oh My Gulay

    Enjoy nature, art, and meals all at once in this restaurant. Unique interior decor Oh My Gulay is a vegetarian-friendly restaurant that mainly offers dishes using organic vegetables. It is a spacious restaurant with a unique interior decor of green plants and art works hanging on walls. Healthy brown rice is used in OH MY GULAY RICE (P140) It offers a variety of dishes including appetizers, salad, sandwiches, pasta, noodles, rice meals, desserts, and drinks. ANAK NG PUTANESCA (P130), for example, is an excellent pasta with flavorful olive oil and tomato. Another great meal is the Oh My Gulay Rice (P140) made of native brown rice with ten vegetables in […]
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  • Baguio
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Chaya in Baguio City: Enjoy Japanese Specialties in a Country Home

    Chaya in Baguio City: Enjoy Japanese Specialties in a Country Home

    This is the best place to enjoy authentic and healthful Japanese dishes in Baguio City!
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  • Baguio
  • Baguio 2018
  • Japanese
  • Baguio 2018
    • Crystal Lounge

    Crystal Lounge

    If you’re looking for a restaurant with sophisticated atmosphere that offers light meals, come and visit the Crystal Lounge. This posh restaurant is located at the lobby of Crown Towers at the City of Dreams Manila. This stylish spot offers you whisky, cocktails and other alcoholic drinks until 12 o’clock. It has a lovely cosmopolitan vibe making it the place to be for a quick meeting or a chat with friends. CHEERS TO THAT. Try Crystal Lounge’s Perlini Paloma and Hot Chocolate Cocktail both priced at P580. When it comes to food, Crystal Lounge serves breakfast buffet and a la carte menu for hotel guests. There is a variety of […]
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  • Parañaque
  • Bar and Resto
  • City of Dreams
  • Bar and Resto
    • O Kitchen in City of Dreams, Manila

    O Kitchen in City of Dreams, Manila

    Say yes to Korean cuisine! Go to O Kitchen, the only Korean restaurant in the City of Dreams Manila. As Korean cuisine slowly dominates the hearts of Filipino people, having a big number of Korean restaurants in the country is great news. Those who would like to take a dip into the Korean gustatory experience should try O Kitchen’s generous portion of meals. DINE A LA KOREAN. Try their Dolsot Bibimbap for P500. KOREAN SEAFOOD. Try O Kitchen’s Spicy Seafood Soup at P700. Korean cuisine mainstays such as Samgyeopsal (sliced pork belly BBQ), Dolsot Bibimbap, and Jjampong will be served in the restaurant. These enticing dishes are always the local and foreign customers’ favorite. O […]
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  • Parañaque
  • City of Dreams
  • Korean
    • (CLOSED) Prego Ristorante & Bar in City of Dreams, Manila

    (CLOSED) 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) Hide Yamamoto in City of Dreams Manila

    (CLOSED) Hide Yamamoto in City of Dreams Manila

    Looking for a fine dining Japanese restaurant? Check out Hide Yamamoto at the City of Dreams Manila. This restaurant, which is named after Award-winning chef Hidemasa Yamamoto, has branches all over the world. In the Philippines, Hide Yamamoto is located in the grand entertainment complex at the City of Dreams Manila. The restaurant offers 3 counter kitchens for Edomae Sushi, Teppanyaki and Robatayaki, which create a unique atmosphere in the restaurant. These kitchens offer flavorful dishes where you can indulge on fresh seafood, fine meat, and quality vegetables. All the ingredients used such as seafood and vegetables are imported from Tsukiji fish market and Hokkaido, Japan. SEE SEAFOOD? Hide Yamamoto […]
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  • Parañaque
  • City of Dreams
  • Japanese 2018
  • Japanese
  • Japanese 2018
    • (CLOSED) APU

    (CLOSED) APU

    Pampanga is known as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines. And what better way to prove that than to indulge on its traditional Kapampangan dishes? Apu in City of Dreams Manila will help you with that. “APU” means “Granny” in the Pampanga language. Although the restaurant looks very high-class, they offer relaxed home-style dishes. One of their best sellers is APU’s Seafood Kare-Kare cooked with plump, succulent fresh shrimps, veggies, and bright orange colored sauce. It has that distinct creamy flavor which makes it more appetizing. It is also served with homemade bagoong. TRY KAPAMPANGAN. APU’s Seafood Kare-Kare is priced at P790. EXPERIENCE PINOY CUISINE. Try this fish salad at […]
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  • Parañaque
  • City of Dreams
  • Filipino
    • Satinka Naturals Café

    Satinka Naturals Café

    Want organic? Visit Satinka Naturals, a quiet neighborhood cafe and health food restaurant located at Kamagong corner Chino Roces Avenue in Makati City. It is a one-stop shop and healthy haven, serving artisanal and organic dishes with ingredients from Cordillera Region and other local partner communities. Satinka derived its unique name from the Filipino words “sa atin ka” which means “it is our own.” Its advocacy is to propagate Kalinga’s (a province in the Cordillera region) mountain culture to the busy metro. The café started in June 2007, selling home-care wellness products. The owners are passionately inspiring consumers to use naturally-made and handcrafted products that are good for both the […]
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  • Makati
  • Healthy/Organic
  • Healthy/Organic
    • Red Ginger in City of Dreams Manila

    Red Ginger in City of Dreams Manila

    RED GINGER. One of City of Dreams Manila’s dining offering. Being one of the restaurants at the great entertainment complex that is City of Dreams Manila, Red Ginger offers the pleasant dining atmosphere and delectable dishes you deserve. Mainly a Thai cuisine restaurant, Red Ginger is the restaurant you must go to if you want to try out scrumptious Southeast Asian dishes. It presents fusions of Indonesian, Singaporean, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisine. Its Indonesian chef, Audi Hayun Budiman, has experience in world class 5-star hotels providing arranged dishes in various genres. CHICKEN LOVER? Try Red Ginger’s Caramel Ginger Chicken The contemporary dining restaurant names Nasi Goreng Jakarta, Beef Rendang, and Char Kway […]
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  • Parañaque
  • City of Dreams
  • Thai