{"id":66864,"date":"2026-07-02T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=66864"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:00:07","slug":"tora-by-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/tora-by-tiger\/","title":{"rendered":"TORA by Tiger in BGC: Modern Japanese Cuisine with Global Influences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"59\">TORA by Tiger<\/strong>, currently on its soft opening at <strong data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"132\">BGC Milestone by the 5th in Taguig<\/strong>, offers modern Japanese cuisine that combines Japanese techniques, global influences, and fine dining-quality preparation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68107\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger-164x218.jpg 164w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Tora-by-Tiger-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">IMAGE from Philippine Primer\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">TORA by Tiger is led by <strong>Chef Tiger<\/strong>, whose culinary career began with Chinese cuisine in Yokohama Chinatown before expanding across international kitchens. He spent about 10 years in Los Angeles, followed by stints in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bangkok before bringing his experience to Manila.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Among the restaurant&#8217;s must-try dishes is the <strong>Toyama Snow Crab<\/strong>, featuring delicate crab meat with citrus and pearls of ikura.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66877\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer-174x218.jpg 174w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Toyama-snow-crab-lifted-with-citrus-and-finished-with-pearls-of-ikura.Light-in-structure-layer-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Toyama Snow Crab\/IMAGE from TORA by Tiger&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Another dish to try is <strong>Maguro Tataki<\/strong>, prepared with clean, bright flavors and finished with crisp textures for contrast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66878\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine-174x218.jpg 174w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Maguro-TatakiClean-bright-and-finished-with-a-crisp-bite.TORAbyTiger-JapaneseCuisine-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Maguro Tataki\/IMAGE from TORA by Tiger&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For a richer bite, <strong>A5 Wagyu Air Bread<\/strong> pairs a delicate structure with deeper flavors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66879\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread-174x218.jpg 174w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/A5-Wagyu-Air-Bread-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>A5 Wagyu Air Bread\/IMAGE from TORA by Tiger&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ingredient quality is central to the concept. Fish such as buri, black cod, tuna, akami, and toro are sourced from Japan, while vegetables are locally sourced and carefully selected to match the dishes.<\/p>\n<p>With its focus on precision, technique, and carefully chosen ingredients, TORA by Tiger brings a modern Japanese dining experience to BGC\u2019s dining scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORA by Tiger is opening soon in BGC, bringing modern Japanese cuisine influenced by global flavors and traditional Japanese techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":66876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,12,14],"tags":[8717,8718,8713,8715,8714,8716,8712,8719],"class_list":["post-66864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-taguig","category-bonifacio-global-city","tag-dining-in-bgc","tag-japanese-food-taguig","tag-japanese-restaurants-bgc","tag-modern-japanese-restaurant-manila","tag-new-restaurants-taguig","tag-snow-crab-manila","tag-tora-by-tiger","tag-upcoming-restaurants-manila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66864"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68134,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66864\/revisions\/68134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}