I am helping some friends come up with a list of “good” restaurants in Metro Manila. I had some input, but did so with the caveat that I don’t actually eat out that often, or at least when compared to some folks who love dining out. The idea is not to list out just the most fancy, expensive restaurants, but rather a mixture of reliable, delicious, good value, interesting places all over the city. This list will eventually be published, and restaurants are NOT ranked. But I wanted to ask for marketmanila.com reader input on what each of you consider your top 5 “go-to” places in the city… They can be pricey, cheap, ethnic, local, continental, etc. If you just gave it a minute’s thought, what five places could you see yourself returning to again and again? These can range from places in Quezon City all the way out to Alabang. Here are just some of the restaurants I had on my extended list: Milky Way, Pasay Road for pinoy food, Ukkokei Ramen Ron, Pasay Road for ramen, Sala/People’s Palace Greenbelt, Inagiku, Shangrila for Japanese, Lusso for drinks and pica-pica and of course Margarita’s Cibo for pasta, I listed out Mamou for steaks and pinoy comfort food, Massetto for high end dining, Tonkatsuya for hole in the wall tonkatsu at rock bottom prices, Chinese hole in the wall near Rockwell, Antonio’s if allowed to drive to Tagaytay, I like Cyma for Greek, Va Bene at the Petron Gas Station, Goose Station, Hai Shin Lou, Peking Garden, Dong Bei Dumplings in Chinatown, Tsukiji, etc. You can tell I am Makati-centric when it comes to dining. Which restaurants would be in your top 5 (hopefully I will find a few new places to try from your suggestions as well)? Thanks for your input… :)
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Little Quiapo in BF Homes, Paranaque. They serve the best pancit bihon, sotanghon and sizzling pork barbeque. Affordable, too.
My Top 5 :
1) President Grand Palace, only in Chinatown ( Peking duck- 3 ways)
2) Causeway Seafood Restaurant
3) Mamou
4) Miyabi Japanese Restaurant or Kuretake Japanese
5) Cibo
;-)
Wow. Just 5? This will take a lot of discipline! Not in any order:
Hatsuhana Tei, esp for their sushi & sashimi
Antonio’s
Golden Bay
Nav Modern Thai
Everybody’s Cafe
Mangetsu
Sorry. I couldn’t leave it to just 5.
I guess I understand why you don’t eat out as often, MM, since you cook so well! Now that I’m married and learning more dishes to cook from you & Jacques Pepin, I, too have not dined out as much as when I was a swingin’ single!
1. Amici – Don Bosco
2. Buddy’s – Reposo
3. Country Spice – Tektite
4. Pho Hoa – Megamall
5. 8 Spices – Galleria
1. Sentro 1771
2. Conti’s
3. Nathaniels – Pampanga
4. New Bombay
5. Azuthai
I love Amoroma and Marcia Adams both in Tagaytay.
Japanese Food: Tsumura is my number one so far. Although this can be a bit pricey.
American: Chilis for the win!
You should also try My Kitchen at Paco ^_^
1. Omakase Il Terrazo
2. Kanin Club Ayala Triangle
3. Komoro Soba Megamall
4. Luk Foo Luzon
5. Causeway Libis
I’ll have to chip in Trellis as a vote! :D
Hands down favorite restaurant is Taste of LA Cafe by T. Morato for both food and ambiance. Any restaurant that has a giant wood burning brick oven in it is way okay by me. They do international and Filipino cuisine equally good which is rare.
Favorite casual is Chicken Parilla (Sct. Gandia). Best chicken inasal in the metro. The food is hot and the beer is cold and the service friendly.
Best Mexican is Hermano’s Tacos (on Granada). Closest to San Francisco Mexican that I can find. Delicious rolled tacos, great pico de gallo, and in avocado season a killer guacamole. They also do a great horchata.
Out of town, I love Antonio’s. Again, both for the food and ambiance.
I live in New Manila, hence most of my favorites are in QC. I also try to avoid restaurants in malls. I just prefer stand alone restaurants (I think because I am from the US where mall food = chain and I have not fully gotten past that mental block yet).
Marketman, how near is the Chinese hole in the wall resto(?) in Rockwell? Can you describe it further please?
In no particular order:
Omakase
King Bee (my go-to for Chinese comfort food)
Koko Buri (Clark)
Mamou
Charlie’s (Kapitolyo)
Konbini Store in Greenhills
Chili’s for the best bacon burger in town with mashed potatoes
Cafe Provencal in Shangri-la Mall
Tender Bob’s
Le Ching for lugaw and dry noodles with soup.
– Mamou
– Kulinarya
– Ukkokei Ramen Ron
– Recipes
– Tsukiji (but those prices will literally kill me)
I haven’t been to a lot of standalone eating places, as I usually just commute. Mostly it’s been in or near malls, which severely limits the variety.
1. gloriamaris greenhills
2. cyma
3. tao yuan malate
4. omakase
5. antonio’s tagaytay
Hi MM,
This comment is unrelated to the topic.
You are featured today in a one whole page in Sunstar Cebu page B1, it says: MARKETMAN AND CEBU’S LECHON WHIZ. Kudos!
I was following you ever since there was no Zubuchon. This blog has always been my inspiration, even in my blog now http://www.cookmygarden.com.
By the way me and my friend from Hongkong dined last Wednesday night (May 9) in your One Mango branch and we were seated few tables away from your group.
Hope I can feature you also in my blog one of this day.
-red
Happy Delicious for Taiwanese style turo-turo
(Salazar Benvidez in Chinatown)
1. Mr. Poon – for their steamed lapu lapu with special sauce
2. Causeway for the dimsum
3. Gloria Maris
4. Mien San in GH for the noodles :)
5. Quick Snack in binondo for the fresh lumpia :)
My top 5, in no order:
1. Antonio’s, Tagaytay
2. Wild Ginger, Rockwell- southeast asian food
3. Verbena, Tagaytay
4. Aubergine, Fort – french
5. a Thai hole in the wall near the entrance of UP Los Banos
I used the criteria of which ones classify as “great” in my opinion, and not just “good” or “very good”.
Champetre (Net One, BGC) – French comfort food.
Mamou (Serendra, BGC) – steak and steak rice for the win!
Zong (Fort Strip, BGC) – consistently good chinese food
Abe (Serendra, BGC) – Pinoy comfort food
Chocolate Kiss (UP, QC) – desserts!
for me, these are my restaurants:
Luk Foo (Quezon Institute branch)
Cafe Ysabel
Caramia (for deserts)
Cibo for their pasta
Suzhou (Malate branch) for their xia long bao and noodles
Josephine’s (Tagaytay) for the filipino food
Sorry if I listed more than five.
The food that they serve in these restaurants, I find them satisfying. The places also give a homey feel when I am dining there. :)
Tasty Dumpling in Binondo – best Hongma pork belly and Fried silver roll bread
Sonya’s Garden for their healthy, eat-all-you-can food
Everybody’s Cafe
Cafe Med
Toho in BF & Chinatown – classic, old-school, family style Chinese food
Man, I’m Hungry!
BGC area (where we usually are):
1. Mamou- consistently good food and gracious waiters
2. Kirin- for HK Chinese food
3. CAV
4. The Goose Station
5. UCC for Sunday breakfast
Others: Cantinetta, Phoa Hoa (our default resto in Eastwood)
Dinner: Lemuria, Massetto, Tsumura, Apartment 1B, Sala
1. Antonio’s
2. Peking Garden
3. Omakase
4. Ukkokei
5. Charlie’s Grind and Grill
For me, it’s Dampa at Seaside Macapagal. Very unpretentious place and could be stifling but service was great. And they have the freshest seafood. Being and eating there was quite an experience.
During my recent trip to Manila, all the other restaurants we visited were disappointing. Mamou’s sinigang was very good but the roast chicken and pork dish was very bad. The accompanying beans were dry and looked unpalatable. Plating did not live up to my expectations for Mamou. The dessert portions were tiny and quality was not there. And the place was very noisy. More like a hangout for the young professionals. Maybe I am wrong as I was there only once.
We had lunch at Cibo at Power Plant Mall and the food was forgettable. Maybe the dinner menu is better.
So, in addition to Dampa, the other places that impressed me during past visits were Cafe Ysabel, Cafe Juanita, Antonio’s and Sonya’s Garden (in Pasig; the one in Rockwell was bleh). These would be my top 5.
Thanks for putting together a list of good restaurants. I will definitely give them a try on my next visit.
What about a list of those that disappoint?
Hi MM,
Here is my list of 5:
Goldilocks for Filipino comfort food (pansit palabok, BBQ, fresh lumpia, etc.)
Cyma
Cibo
Gloria Maris
Kanin Club
I’m listing this in no particular order. These are just our old reliables where we always come away happy =)
1. Apartment 1B – good food & service
2. Pasto – great value, love their version of carbonara
3. Mamou – close to A1B in food & service
4. Eat Well – yummy chinese food
5. Purple Feet – food & wine galore
Cafe Juanita.
Tender Bobs.
Lutong Macau.
Antonio’s
Kanin Club
1.Gaudi-steak
2. David’s Tea House- Chinese
3.Pho Hoa- Vietnamese
4.Seryna-Japanese
5. Barrio Fiesta -Filipino
1. Uno Seafood Wharf – Escolta – Chinese Food
2. Yingying – Dasmariñas St., Binondo – Chinese Food
3. Wah Sun – F.Torres, Sta.Cruz – rice toppings (my fave is lechon gulay or more commonly known as lechon rice)
4. Kimpura – Greenbelt – Japanese Food
5. Highlands Steakhouse – Tagaytay Highlands – Steaks of course!
Kanin Club – UP-Ayala TechnoHub
Red Garlic
Buon Giorno – Tagaytay & Ortigas
Lusso
Palace – Shang EDSA
In no particular order, these are the restaurants that I’d pick and would not mind going to, again and again (and sorry, I cannot limit to 5!)
– Antonio’s (for the overall dining experience)
– Omakase – for reasonable Japanese food and the variety of sushi
– Mona Lisa (in Alabang) for Italian food
– Kanin Club – for Pinoy food
– Mamou for steaks
– Luk Foo for no fuss Chinese food
– Apartment 1B and Uno near Tomas Morato QC, for quiet, good food, private dining
1. Lolo Dad’s for Continental, Antonio’s
2. Tsumura, Seryna for Japanese
3. Mangetsu wonderful Japanese fusion
4. Circulo for Spanish
5. Tau Yuan, Peking Garden for Peking Duck, Shang Palace for Dimsum
Racks – i dont think i will ever get tired if Racks.
Hana – japanese resto inside little tokyo. Love their tonkatsu & takoyaki.
Wee nam kee for Roasted Hainanese chicken
Korean Garden in Jupiter
And Melo’s westgate alabang (just the one in alabang)..
No particular ranking
1.My Daily Veggie Cafe(for vegetarians) – Banawe St.,
QC – moderately priced, but good
2. Cyma Greek
3. Feng Wei Wee for authentic Taiwanese Cuisine
cheap but good – Banawe cor. Calamba St.,
4. Mesa – Greenbelt5
5. Ristras Mexican – jose abad, San Juan
6. Charlie’s in San Juan
My favorite restaurants:
Chinese: Lugang and Man Hann
Filipino: Sentro 1771, Cafe Juanita, Kanin Club, and Abe
Italian: Va Bene (at Petron Dasma/EDSA) and Cibo
Thai: Azuthai and Jatujak
Japanese: Ukkokei Ramen and Sugi
In random order:
Trellis (QC) – for sisig, burong hipon and ice-cold beer
Dragon Noodle House (MH del Pilar, Ermita) – for chicken siopao and beef tendon noodle soup
May Farm (Mabalacat, Pampanga) – for ginisang locust and adobong salagubang
Matutina’s (Tondaligan Beach, Dagupan) – for kilawing talaba, sinigang na samaral, and steamed crabs
Cafe by the Ruins (Baguio City) – for Benguet coffee and fish roe pate on home-made bread
Not in any particular order & not only five, sorry :)
Cyma, my default for salads & Greek food
Cibo, my default Italian resto
Milky Way – their Halo Halo is still the best I’ve tasted
Hill Station in Casa Vallejo – slow cooked food, although a bit pricey for Baguio
Conti’s, value for money
Hukad/Golden Cowrie in Cebu for baked scallops, I can easily polish off 2 plates :)
In no particular order:
Mamou
Yabu (Megamall)
Kimpura (Greenhills or Greenbelt 5)
Cibo
Apartment 1B
My top 5:
1. Antonio’s
2. tie between Abe and Cafe Juanita
3. Bellini’s (great pizzas, pastas and anti pastis)
4. L’ Opera/Balducci
5. Ryuma Ramen (Paseo de Sta. Rosa, Laguna) really good ramen, affordable and some of the cooks are Japanese!
if I can add my number 6: Charlies’s Wanton house in SJ/Mandaluyong! Super sarap na beef wanton mami! :)
Metro Manila
Nomama Artisanal Ramen, Scout Tuason, Quezon City – modern Japanese; I love their spicy ox tongue dry noodle (cubed lengua and black tofu, gochujang, bok choy, stewed/skinned tomato) & twice cooked pork belly teriyaki (free range pork belly–tender meat & crispy skin, apples, mild and fragrant teriyaki sauce; I like how they cover the dish in saran wrap and infuse applewood smoke)
Va Bene Pasta Deli, Petron Dasma, Makati – Italian; I love their organic eggs tagliolini (hand rolled pasta, heavy cream, white wine, truffle oil, and portobello) & braised veal cheeks with gnocchi
Gino’s Pizza, Katipunan, Quezon City – Italian; affordable neapolitan pizza baked in a real brick oven! I love their pizza bianca (kesong puti made in house, olive oil, garlic, ricotta, arugula, basil)–best to eat it as soon as it comes out from the oven; if left to sit out too long, the dough gets a but waterlogged from the kesong puti
Pino Resto Bar, Teachers Village, Quezon City – modern Filipino; I love the pica pica, especially oysters in wasabi batter with teriyaki, Jap mayo, and roe & sisig tacos
Mamou, Rockwell, Makati – continental/comfort food; I love the Kurobuta pork sinigang and Lorenzo’s truffle pasta
Outside metro manila
Baguio City
Cafe by the Ruins – I love the gado gado salad (shiitake stuffed tofu, deep fried, and served with a refreshing watercress salad), tinapa at kesong puti lumpia, & pinikpikan. I’m also a big fan of their basil bread. And tapuey (rice wine).
Hill Station – I love the Moroccan spiced ribs, lamb stew, and curry dishes. Before your meal starts, they serve freshly baked bread with dukka (ground nuts, herbs, and olive oil).
Pangasinan
Matutina’s – I love the buttered talaba, crispy shrimp, steamed crab, and all sorts of kilawin. Seafood heaven.
Pampanga
Bale Dutung – I love their seafood kare kare, lechon tortilla, and Paradiso (pinoy creme brulee of sorts with macapuno, yema, and ube balls).
Runner ups:
These restaurants are also worth mentioning as their food are tasty, filling, and affordable
Trellis, Quezon City – sisig & lechon kawali with kang kong
Aristocrat, Manila – boneless chicken bbq with java rice & lumpiang shanghai
Wooden Spoon, Katipunan, Quezon City – crab pancit, shrimp and wansuy balls, & tinapa stuffed pechay simmered in coconut milk
heres my top 5 fav resto:
1. antonio’s tagaytay
2. cafe juanita
3. kanin club
4. h.k. choi in mega
5. cafe ysabel
– Cyma
– Terry’s Selection
– Cafe Med
– UCC
– Aubergine
* Antonio’s, Tagaytay
Hi MM in no particular order these are my top 5 (I wish it was top 10 though).
*Mamou (BGC) – comfort food, i love the sinigang! The one on BGC is better though compared to Rockwell (service was BLAH!)
*Achiote (Rockwell) – good text mex food..their cheese dips are delicious! Great service too!
*The Happy Bakery (Philamlife Tower Mkt and GT Tower) – pinoy breads at its best (think kababayan, everlasting bread, dulce de leche cake etc). the yema cake and kalihim are my ultimate favorites. Don’t miss the clam chowder and minestrone soup you won’t believe how affordable the prices are but quality superb!
*Kimpura – nonsense Jap. food and theres something about their teppanyaki that just addicting
*Abe – good old Filipino food. No frills. Be prepared to wait if you don’t have a reservation.
i hope this helps
In no particular order:
1. Mien San in Santolan (past Greenhills)
2. Omakase (been patrons since it was just a small stall across CTK Church)
3. Cibo (consistently good food AND service)
4. New Manosa along Ongpin in Chinatow for Maki, Ngoyong, Miki and more
5. Le Ching in Greenhills for stewed beef wonton noodles :)
Oustide Metro Manila?
Mila’s Tokwa’t Baboy in Angeles, Pampanga (Been patrons for more than a decade) is a clear runaway winner.
francis–i like your recommendation–totally mine too!
Causeway – they have dimsum promo
New Bombay- love their food and indian tea
Kimono ken – futo maki, chirashi don, Ukokkei – ramen, Seryna – kaisen gozen,
Omakase – maki
Behrouz – kebab, hummus etc
Nasi Lemak
Yedang
Pino , Kanin club
Burger Project
JIPAN
Sorry, i just can’t have 5… it’s 5 times 2 for me !! ; )
This is a “5+1” list:
Benjarong – still can’t find an equivalent in Manila!
Peking Garden – tried and tested!
Inagiku
Sugi
Kimpura
Cibo, for me, has delicious food but they scrimp on the quantity of ingredients. I pretty much have to dig through my pasta just to locate the minute amounts of seafood.
By the way, I just read the review of Restaurant Man written by Joe Bastianich (Mario Batali’s partner). Very much an eye opener on restaurant math; F&B is 30% of the monthly revenue, etc etc.
Haiku in GB3
Kimono ken in Edsa Shangrila food court
Cibo in Glorietta
Fely J’s in GB5
and Max’s or Barrio Fiesta (if there’s a comfort food, the 2 are my comfort restaurants)
Abe ,Fely J’s or Kanin club for Filipino food
Tsukiji, Omakase for Japanese
Pancake House, Liitle Quiapo
Peking Garden, Emerald, Gloria Maris for Chinese food
Sorry, wrote a lot…
Thanks, Red Yumang. For those interested, here’s a link to the Sunstar Cebu article:
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/lifestyle/2012/05/13/marketman-and-cebus-lechon-whiz-221298
Within just Metro Manila, my top 5 would be:
Cibo
The Goose Station
Luk Foo
Ukokkei
Lan Zhou La Mian
Hi MM,
People’s Palace
Mamou
Cyma
Cibo
Aubergine
Kanin Club Santa Rosa
Countryside along Katipunan near Blue Ridge for bar b cue, grilled food
Gino’s Pizza along Katipunan QC in front of Miriam College
People’s Palace for Thai food
Charlie’s in Pasig for hamburgers
Not in any particular order:
1. Antonio’s in Tagaytay
2. Chef Babylynne’s Kumedor in Silang (on the way to Tagaytay) – fairly new restaurant in Silang, Cavite featuring eclectic Asian fusion cuisines. I tried this restaurant wheh I was there this January. We loved everything that we ordered.
3. Buon Giorgno in Tagaytay – for the spectacular view and good food. I loved their Osso Bucco.
Red Garlic in Katipunan Avenue which I think is owned by Chef Vincent Rodriguez and Raymart Santiago, for steaks and American Favorites, try the Tomahawk Steak there! plus the bread pudding is to die for!
Tasty Dumpling in Banawe Quezon City for hole in the wall chinese pork chops YUM O!
KOGI in Eastwood Mall for Bibimbap and Korean stuff
Belissimo in Tomas Morato for italian pasta’s, pizza’s owned by Cesar Montano’s daughter I think
Old Vine Eastwood City for their Tessie Tomas Salad
Being from the US, my must-go-to places in Manila when I’m there are:
1. Tao Yuan
2. Lugang
3. Sugi
4. Spiral
5. Le Souffle
Every time I visit Manila, I make it a point to go to the following:
Caruso for pizza and pasta. Even better pizza than LA, I must admit. The Nero (squid ink) is a must.
People’s Palace, especially the pomelo salad.
Cirkulo
Omakase
Cyma
Romulo’s Cafe
Kanin Club
Abe’s
If and when we have to dine out ..
Sabroso … E. Rodriquez
Taste of LA … Roces Ave
Ling-nam or Estero … Binondo
Saisaki/Kamayan/Dad’s … West Ave
Kanin Club … UP Techno Hub
Pwersado List (balikbayan’s choices) …
Max’s
Shakey’s
Jollibee
KFC
Aling Lucing
My Top 5:
1. Kanin Club (Westgate Alabang)
2. Raaz Mahal (BF Homes Parañaque)
3. Banana Leaf (Greenbelt)
4. Seafood Island for their Boodle Feast
5. Abe (MOA)
Special mention to New Bombay … located at the Food Choices Glorietta 4
Mine will be…
1. Causeway
2. Yakimix/Saisaki
3. Jatujak
4. Pho Hoa
5. Cafe Jaunita
whenever im in makati, i keep going back to Myron’s Place and Cibo in GB5, Chelsea Market in BGC, and Heat in Edsa Shangri-la
1.) Tao Yuan Restaurant – Sinagaporean & Chinese Food
2.) Kanin Club – Filipino Food
3.) Causeway – Dimsun
4.) Contis’ – Pasta, Cakes and Pastries
5.)Emerald Garden – Chinese Food
My top 5 (but not in order)
1. Burger Project (Maginhawa St)
2. Delish – value for money Rockefeller Oyster (Maginhawa)
3. Cyma – Trinoma
4. Charlie’s Tea House (Ongpin Binondo)
5. Spiral – best buffet (Sofitel)
Cibo for pasta
Sentro
Serye Cafe Filipino for Boneless Crispy Pata, Kare – kare
Man Hann for Chinese Food
Cyma
1. Arya (Promenade – Greenhills)
2. Pasto (is it terrible that I prefer Pasto over Cibo?)
3. Peking Garden
4. Barrio Fiesta for Filipino comfort food
5. New Orleans (Fort Bonifacio High Street)
Causeway – Dimsum
Buon Giorno – Tagaytay
Cafe Med
Lutong Macau
Nomama
Cibo- when in search for good, affordable pasta with a variety to choose from
Cyma- when in search for greek-y / medettaranean foods
Ziggurat- this place comes in handy when in search of good persian/indian/med/african/arab foods in the late hours of the night/ wee hours in the morning (makati)
President’s teahouse/ Causeway- default places for chinese food craving
Krung Thai- for thai food with a homey feel (marikina)
mamou
cyma
myron’s
people’s palace
fire place – hyatt
Cibo
Mamou
Tao Yuan
Abe’s
Aubergine
These are my comfort food eateries:
Wai Ying – Binondo, best value-for-money dimsum and rice toppings
Luk Foo – a family favorite. Very affordable and consistently good
Old Swiss Inn – 24 hour open, free wifi, yummy schnitzel and fondue!
Hanakazu – BF Paranaque, yummy, authentic Japanese food at good prices (not really cheap but not too expensive either)
Banapple – comfort food with big servings at really inexpensive prices
My 5:
1) Sala
2) People’s Palace
3) Caruso (best Italian in town)
4) Inagiku (Shangri-La)
5) Terry’s
Omakase for their Seafood Crepe Salad and rolls with their special sauce
Ongpin Manosa for their Miki Bihon, Siomai and Kikiam
Kanin Club for their crispy dinuguan, sinigang na sinangag, crispy liempo….everything!)
Triple V restaurants (Dad’s, Kamayan, Saisaki) because I’m a sucker for quality buffet
Hong Kong Spring Deer for their fresh seafood (suahe!!!), spareribs, salted squid and Seafood Shake Soup
My Fave Five++++
1. FelyJ’s (G5), Cafe Adriatico (Remedios circle, Malate), Lorenzo’s Way (G5)
2. Kimpura (G5), Nihonbashitei (Pasay Rd.)
3. Mesa (G5), Illustrado (Intramuros)
4. S & R
5. Peking Garden (G5)
*** Antonio’s (Tagaytay)
*** Bawai (Silang)
This list makes me TomJones!!!
Kuretake @ Rockwell
Tao Yuan @ Resorts World
People’s Palace @ Greenbelt
2nds at High Street
Chelsea cafe @ serendra
Also: Abe @ Serendra
Golfer’s Lounge @ Tagaytay Highlands
Krazy Garlik
It seems that no one has mentioned Alba’s for Spanish food. So I’ll mention it here
Hi MM! My top 5:
1. Inagiku for Japanese food
2. Shang Palace for Chinese food
3. Cyma for Greek
4. Lusso
5. Peninsula lobby for burgers
in random order:
1. Causeway (Banawe branch) – love their HK style crab and dimsum (special mention: beancurd, spareribs, siomai and chicken feet)
2. Uno (Tomas Morato area)
3. Cyma
4. Burger Project (Maginhawa, QC)
5. Pho Hoa
Because I live in North America, restaurants that serve good steak (or pasta) will not be on my list. I see that Mamou is highly recommended but just can’t bring myself to add it to my list when I’m visiting as I crave good Filipino food. And because Cantonese food is so good here in Toronto, I don’t seek it in Manila as well. So MM, what I’m saying is, it depends who you’re recommending the restaurants to. If it’s foreigners, I recommend:
1. Abe (in Serendra) – when I had the guava sinigang for the first time, I had a “stop right there, I can’t believe this is good” moment. That was the first time I could say that this is Filipino food worthy of recommending to a foreigner and “Filipino food is good!”.
2. Edsa Shangri-la’s buffet breakfast at Heat – because I could gorge myself on mangoes, their bibingka is so addictive and because they have a tapsilog station on top of their omelette/sushi/etc stations.
3. Tao Yuan – for hainanese chicken and chili crab – because we just love Singaporean food and we didn’t do a side trip to Singapore
4. For tried and true Chinese food – Gloria Maris in Greenhills
5. For Chinese food and an adventure – take the Binondo Wok offered by Ivan at https://www.oldmanilawalks.com/ That way your friends can try a lot of things and get a nice experience too. Otherwise, Quik Snack also in Binondo but mainly it’s because of nostalgia for me. Love their sate mi and their coffee jelly drink!
What I wish I could try:
1. Zubuchon – we just never managed to get to Cebu =)
2. Antonio’s – we just never managed to get to Tagaytay
3. Kanin Club – because we just never get to that part of Manila
4. the Dampa or just gorge myself with crab at a Chinese restaurant
I agree with sunflowii. Coming from outside the Philippines, meat and pasta definitely will not be on my list as there are many good restaurants here where I can have that. It’s the fresh seafood that I will be after. So my choice would be a restaurant that offers the best and freshest Filipino cuisine and the best Chinese seafood restaurant.
MM – just a question: Will someone be tallying up these recommendations so that people who are not familiar with the places and these restaurants will have a tip sheet of where to go? This is especially most helpful to our kababayans who live abroad and who are on limited time to search for good places to eat when they (we) go home. Thanks much.
Antonio’s not in Metro Manila but in Cavite (Tagaytay), but may I include it as well as Breakfast in Antonio’s (used to be in a separate site – ridge-side Tagaytay – but which Tonyboy Escalante has incorporated in the same 2.5-hec property where Antonio’s is)
Sala, at Locsin Bldng; Cirkulo; Tsukiji; Pepato (pop-up at Whitespace);
Vanna Calalang’s Last Chukker (Manila Polo Club)
Mamou
Choi’s Garden (Annapolis, Greenhills)
Impressions at Maxim’s, ResortWorld (Cyrille Soenen at the kitchen!)
Brasserie CiCou (Annapolis, Greenhillls)
Manolo’s: Manny Torrejon’s private kitchen (United Hills, Paranaque – you call him, discuss what you want,he’ll go to the market, buy the ingredients and cook for you)
JJ Yulo’s Pinoy Eats World (TERRIFIC, over-the-top guerilla dinners!, at his lola’s kitchen in Forbes)
Yurakuen, Diamond Hotel
Mabuhay (haute chinese restaurant at the Manila Hotel)
(and sorry, I can’t resist including two of the best recent places out of town I’ve just been to to dine TERRIFICALLY: Binggoy Remedios’ Dos Mestizos – you have to fly to Boracay to dine there, sorry, I couldn’t resist including that; and Freddy and Karin Carmona’s open to the public dining room at their beautiful, swanky, tastefully done 5-year-in=the-making hilltop resort, Amun Ini (Ilonggo for This Is Ours) with its own private cove down below, far from the madding crowd in Anda, Bohol)
Hi MM! You might want to go on a “field trip” and visit the restos in Northern Metro Manila. Try out the resto row in Katipunan Avenue (from Blue Ridge to Ateneo/Maryknoll area) or the “Holes-in-Wall” along Maginhawa St strip in UP Village. Also the Chinese restos in the Banawe area.
Stand Alone:
1. C’Italian – Angeles CIty
2. Trellis – Matalino cor Kalayaan Ave, Teacher’s Village, QC
3. Crazy Katsu – Maginhawa St. QC
4. Charlie’s Grind and Grill
5. Mr Kabab – West Avenue (definitely value for your money)
Mall Based:
1. Cyma
2. Tres (Filipino food) – SM North EDSA Annex – can give Kanin Club a run for it’s money
3. Cibo (boo-hoo the Trinoma branch is now closed!)
4. Banana Leaf
5. Kanin Club
Here are my go to places:
1. Aristocrat – Roxas branch. My family has been coming here for the chicken barbeque for ages.
2. Sugi – Best sukiyaki in town.
3. Tsumura – I believe that if a japanese restaurant is frequented by japanese nationals themselves then it must be good. On my last visit, the japanese outnumbered filipinos.
4. Sentro – My favorite is the corned beef sinigang.
5. Cafe Bola – Just in my immediate circle, I know of a handful of people who were saddened when the Makati branch closed. MM, can you tell Margarita Fores to reopen one in Makati soon?
I couldn’t trim down my list to just 5 but here are my all time favorites :)
The Goose Station
House of Wagyu
Japanese: Kimpura (Best tempura and sukiyaki. I also love their ribeye steak), Tsumura (Most tender steak ever! You could literally eat it without any teeth. That’s how tender their steak is! Expensive steak but sooo worth it.)
Filipino: Abe, Kanin Club, Bakahan at Manukan (Metrowalk)
Italian: Cibo (although I’ve noticed that their portions have significantly decreased over the years), Casa Nostra
Chinese: Peking Garden, Gloria Maris
Top 5 Restos I would always return to:
1. Kimpura for good old Japanese or Peking Garden for good old peking duck.
3. Don Limone , BF Homes, for their lengua and saffron cheesecake. Husband and wife team who used to work for a top hotel in makati and who decided to start their own. Something new.
4. Li Li at the Hyatt for their dumplings.
5. People’s Palace, greenbelt, for Thai.
@Teddy: You’re so funny! Your Top 5 became Top 5×5! Love your list. Of course! How can I ever forget JJ’s Pinoy Eats World? They really should open a restaurant.
MESA – filipino food
Nihonbashitei – Japanese food Pasay Rd. near Don Bosco Chrurch
Arya – Persian cuisine
Wee Nam Kee – chinese
Le Bistro D’ Agathe
saisaki ( glorietta) – unlimited sushi
buddy’s (market market) – pancit lucban & filipino food
banapple (katipunan) – baked penne & carrot cheesecake
spiral (sofitel) – international buffet
pan de amerikana (white plains) – breakfast
My fave:
1) Kimpura (Greenbelt 5)
2) La Grotta (Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village)
3) Sugi (Greenbelt 5)
4) Apartment 1B (Salcedo Village Makati)
5) Abe
Va Bene Pasta located at Petron near Dasmarinas Village is also good. Though place is so cramped.
1. Lolo Dads (in Malate, the one in 6750 doesn’t come close)
2. Sala
3. Cicou
4. Cibo
5. People’s Palace
We all go to many places our family and friends suggest but as for me I go back to this place whenever I’m in town.
JT’s Manokan in New Manila (the orginal place), a hipster place, decent and cool people come here to eat. Sometimes I’d rather not have politicians and/or local celebrities show up (except for the owner), it kinda ruins the coolness of it all.
Just overall, a nice place to enjoy meals with people I love. A place I can’t compare to any place here in the Bay Area (dude we have the best anything here, Japanese, Italian etc. in the SF Bay Area) .
At JT’s I feel at home and it definitely tells me I’m in the Philippines in a very good way.
1. Cibo
2. Lugang
3. Pho Hoa
4. Ramen Bar
5. Sumo Sam
Darn, now I’m hungry.*:)
My more than 5 Fav:
1. Antonio’s Tagaytay
2. La Tienda on Polaris St.
3. Cantinetta
4. Mamou
5. Tao Yuan
6. Ma Su Ki (Original Ma Mom Luk) in Chinatown for the Mami, Siopao and Siomai
7. Ying Ying on Dasmarinas St., Manila for Dim Sum
8. Panciteria Manosa in Ongpin
@Helen, I didn’t know that Masuki is the old Mamonluk! Now I know! hahaha… Kaya pala lagi kong nasasabi na the siopao tastes the same. I so love the siopao of course (they opened a branch few months back sa megamall)
1. Antonio’s (Tagaytay, love the Ginger Shake ^_^ and Kalderetang Kambing)
2. Cibo
3. Mom and Tina’s Bakery Cafe (C5)
4. Gateau De Manille (QC)
5. Serye (Libis)
now am hungry again… ^_^
In no particular order:
Apt. 1B
Tao Yuan
Nihonbashitei and/or Seryna
Spices
Caruso
Here are my recommendations for my favorite restos
1. Nihon Bashi Tei Izakaya – Pasay Road – Best japanese food, best prices
2. Summer Palace – Shang rila Edsa – Fave Chinese food
3. Toast Box – Greenbelt 5 or Fort – Best Singaporean Chicken Rice
4. C’s – Angeles Pampanga -Best Italian Panizza
5. Kitchens Best – Fort & Pasong tamo – Best French Desserts and 40 clove chicken dish
Here are my recommendations for my favorite restos
1. Nihon Bashi Tei Izakaya – Pasay Road – Best japanese food, best prices
2. Summer Palace – Shang rila Edsa – Fave Chinese food
3. Toast Box – Greenbelt 5 or Fort – Best Singaporean Chicken Rice
4. C’s – Angeles Pampanga -Best Italian Panizza
5. Kitchens Best – Fort & Pasong tamo – Best French Desserts and 40 clove chicken dish
Additional favorites
6. Lugang – Greenhills – Great taiwanese cusine – try the xiao lum bao much better than crystal jade greenhills. dont order the crab sothanghon your version is much better.
7. Chatime – fort or pioneer – Best Milk tea shop for me ( real tea, real milk, great system)
8. Uncle moes – ortigas home depot – best shawarma and mediterranean dishes.
9. Marios – Baguio City – Simply a must place to eat. everything tastes better in the Baguio branch
10. Kuya Max Resto – Dagupan City – Best local seafood restaurant – freshness in everything that come from the sea.( i hardly eat seafood in manila bec of this resto)
In no particular order
Nomama
Amoroma
Ukkokei
Hermano’s Taco Shop
Mamou
Apt. 1B
The Goose Station
Brasserie Cicou
Huh? walang EMERALD GARDEN ? Along Roxas Blvd.
Brasserie Cicou (Cyril Soenen’s casual French in Greenhills)
Gino’s (Jutes and Cello Templo’s neapolitan pizza and fresh pasta place in Loyola Heights)
La Girolle (Ian Padilla’s temple of high cuisine at BGC)
Nomama (Him Uy de Baron’s fusion ramen place near Tomas Morato)
Tao Yuan (Singaporean Chinese – now with a branch in GB3)
1. Goose Station–BGC
2. Antonio’s Tagaytay
3. Chef Billy KIng- Edsa cor Pasong Tamo
4. Kanin Club-Ayala Technohub,QC
5. Summer Palace-Shang
1. Antonio’s
2. Kikufuji – Tokyo town, Pasong Tamo, Makati
3. Pat pat’s Kansi – Kamagong Makati
4. Tao Yuan for Hainannese Chicken
5. Berting’s – Home Depot, Ortigas
1. Filipino Cuisine: Milky Way, Pasay Road
Aristrocrat
Fely J’s
Maxs
Josephine’s Tagaytay
Pamana in Tagaytay
2. Singaporean : Tao Yuan, great service, great food, good ambiance
3. Chinese : Gloria Maris
Emerald Garden
4. Japanese: Omakase
5. Korean: Bulgogi Brothers
Buffet: ( not in a hotel)
Vikings
Buffet 101
Burgers: Stackers
Italian: Mona Lisa ( Alabang)
I think It should be categorized! The best Filipino cuisine, the best Japanese, the best Chinese, the best burgers, etc.
limiting it to 5 is hard, but here’s a list of places i keep going to
Seryna – (or if dont have that much money, nihonbashitei)
Mamou – i think we celebrate all special occasions here!
Cyma – (i can eat the lamb and watermelon salad forever)
Korea market (?) i cant recall the name, but its the korean grill right across casa armas in Nakpil st., Malate
century chinese restaurant in sheraton hotel
that’ll be
1. Le Ching in GH
2. Charlies’ in Kapitolyo
3. Wai ying in Binondo
4. Presidents’ in Binondo
5. Dong Bei Dumplings ..still in Binondo
Just came back from Cebu, I love Zubuchon! and also the sisig rice and monggo soup. Sir, please open a branch here in Manila. :)
1. Emerald Garden Manila for Chinese
2. Chocolate Kiss at UP Diliman or Roces Avenue, QC for comfort food (and cheesecakes)
3. Rodics at UP Diliman for Breakfast choices (love your own) >:)
4. Mango Tree Bistro at Trinoma for Thai food
5. Pakibalot Paciteria at Maginhawa Street
Luk Foo – chinese comfort food, stay away from the dimsum and order the ulam
Charlie’s – great burgers!
Omakase – large servings of salmon sashimi, yummy rolls (not authentic japanese food but everything is yummy)
Milky Way – just for the halohalo
Hmmm… what can I give:
– For Steak: Gaudi’s Chuleton Villagodio
– For Burgers: Boulevard Diner in Xavierville Avenue (Apparently even Chef Gene Gonzalez wrote about it)
– For a Degustation Dinner: The Goose Station in Fort Bonifacio
– For Overall Dining Experience: Antonio’s in Tagaytay
– As a hidden theme restaurant: Marcia Adam’s Tuscany inspired restaurant in the Tagaytay area
– Japanese: Always been partial to Izakaya Kikufuji, but I heard Seryna has some great stuff also
– Pub-like setting: Howzat in Kalayaan Avenue
And here’s one: A legitimate Speakeasy in Metro Manila: The Blind Pig. They know their dirnks and cocktails, and their Sheperd’s pe is awesome with the robust flavor of meat and hints of rosemary :D !
In no particular order:
La Girolle at the Fort, amazing French food
Kikufuji, stunning Japanese
Abe for Filipino comfort food
Chili’s for American
Peking Garden for well, Peking duck!
Sorry. Got carried away
1. Cibo
2. Shang Palace
3. Korea Garden
4. Harborview
5. Peking Garden
kashmir for indian food.
Kikufuji on Pasong Tamo, Kai in Greenbelt 5, C2 for Filipino food, People’s Palace for Thai, and Sala in Locsin Bldg., Makati.
Would go along with many of the ones listed here: Mesa abd Purple Feet in particular.
And because no-one else has mentioned them:
High end steak: Elberts. No contest.
Vegetarian: Corner Tree Cafe.
Recently opened: Savoy on Kalayaan.
Mamou
The Frazzled Cook
Antonio’s
Ye Dang
Nihonbashitei
Hi, MM!
These are my have restaurants in Manila…
Mamou
Eat Well
Wah Sun in Binondo
Dragon Noodle Center in Malate
Fely J’s
:)
Vieux Chalet (in Antipolo) – superb Swiss cuisine and incredible hospitality!
PINO – Filipino food with a twist!
Recipes by Cafe Metro – General’s Chicken yo!
Cyma
Omakase
Peoples Palace
Mamou
Wai Ying
Spirals (for a ridiculous blow out)
Kai
1. Mamou (for their steak)
2. Bistecca (also for their steak!)
3. Dong Bei (life-changing dumplings, cheap)
4. Dek A (authentic Thai hole-in-the-wall, leagues better than the more popular Soms)
5. Swagat (memorable Indian food, authentic, often attracting Indians themselves)
1. Persia grill for good Chelo Kabab
2. Nihonbashitei
3. Aria ( Fort and Boracay )
4. Cibo for No- Fail Pasta and Osso Bucco
5. Antonio’s Tagaytay for romantic dinner dates
Dagupan, Pangasinan: Dagupena for Bangus and Panaderia Antonio Bakery and Restaurant for Kare-Kare and Lechon Kawali.
Aubergine
The Goose Station
Antonio’s
Shang Palace
Mamou
Mandarin sky banawe for shabu shabu
Inagiku
Hong kong master cook, seaside macapagal for salted egg crabs
Sala bistro
Spirale in davao for italian & lamb ribs
1.) Omakase – Best Japanese restaurant, and great value for money. Sushi!
2.) Le Ching – Taosi Spare Ribs Rice
3.) Casa Verde (Cebu) – Best Ribs
4.) STK (Cebu) – Best Grilled Scallops
5.) Mad Mark’s (Kapitolyo) – Best homemade ice cream. I love their Madagascar Vanilla
As I close my eyes and try to recall those that left a gustatory imprint in my memory, I come up with this list (quite randomly):
C! – in Field’s Ave. Pampanga
Cafe Caruso – on Reposo
Antonio’s – in Tagaytay
Nihonbashitei – on Pasay Road
and to my surprise
Outback Steakhouse – has outdone many steak houses i’ve been too (sorry Mamou!)
The Hunan cuisine hole-in-the-wall along Camia near Rockwell is up there too.
1. Via Mare- Pinoy food and Oyster bar at its best
2. Yellow Cab Pizza
3. Paseo Uno buffet at the Mandarin Makati City
4. Friends and Neighbors Carinderia Poblacion Makati City-all dishes in offering are consistently good and reasonably priced..
5. Kanin club
My top 5 favorite restaurants are:
1. Yamasaki – love their karaage
2. Northpark – love their lechon macau
3. Korean Garden – love their chicken & beef recipes
4. Hap Chan – love their lemon chicken
5. Isshin – love their tonkatsu
Now…I’m hungry!
My number 1 is c2- shangrila, megamall atrium, and c3 greenhills
Next is Sentro
3rd- Delish along maginhawa
4th- Aristocrat
5th- Bite club
Special mention should go to
Hai shin lo- best chinese congee and chinese cuisine in makati
Spring for best Chinese lumpia in greenbelt makati (former ha yuan), best Taho and must try chicken noodle soup
Wild ginger (Rockwell) beef rendang and monggo soup
Nanbantei – great Japanese grill
Little Baguio-best crab fried rice I ever tasted. A must try!!! Maki mi also excellent
Legaspi Sunday market- Vietnamese spring roll, best pad Thai at an affordable 220, and paella
Negra. Don’t forget their French crepe made by no less than a French chef
Must go to: MY kitchen by chef Chris .Bring home their sausages and home made bread that comes with their own pesto spread
bananaleaf..forever.. :P
Best restaurants ive tried so far(not in any particular order)
1. Sam Won korean resto in BF—yummy grilled beef ribs wrapped in lettuce !
2. Tao yuan at resorts world–the best chili crabs, peking duck and hainanese chicken
3. Kikufuji in Pasong Tamo—fresh sushi, i love their grilled chic liver gizzard and asparagus wrapped in bacon
4. Carpaccio in Yakal –will never disappoint you. Superb pizza pasta anti pasti !
5. Syfu’s in Kamagong –grilled bihud or fish roe is my favorite here and just recently i discovered their goat’s skin kinilaw and adobong goats meat .
Matsuri japanese restaurant at t.morato
Causeway for dimsum at banawe
Pares retiro for beef pares
Kanzhu hand pulled noodles at timog or san juan branch
Yabu robinsons magnolia high end- crazy katsu at maginhawa st low- end
man-hann for their fried squib head/tausi clams/lychee-buco sherbet
peking garden for chinese food
kkk-moa for their beef caldereta
conti’s for their cakes and pastries
abe-trimona for filipino food :)
My top five would be:
1. Kanin Club — for Pinoy comfort food; the original is in Sta Rosa, Laguna but there are branches in QC, Makati, and Alabang
2. Thaipan — for good Thai food; in Quezon City
3. Grillery — for inexpensive comfort food; their chicken ala Kiev is the better than most; on Granada Street, QC behind McDonald’s Granada
4. Brasserie Cicou — a bit pricey but great food
5. Romulo Cafe — the chicken relleno is really good
My choices are:
1. Atelier 317 – Makati
2. Chateu Hestia – Tagaytay
3. Cerchio – Quezon City
4. Buon Giorno – Tagaytay
5. Gayuma ni Maria – Maginhawa St.
1. Jollibee
2. Mcdonalds
3. KFC
4. Greenwich
5. Bbq sa kanto
yummy! ;)
1. Sugi – Greenhills/Greenbelt
2. Gloria Maris – Greenhills
3. Chili’s – Greenhills/Tomas Morato
4. Sumosam – Shangri-la/Robinsons Magnolia
5. Cibo
Kanzhu hand pulled noodles at Tomas Morato and Greenhills. Yum!
Hi there :) um my top 5 would be:
Cyma
Kainan sa Dalampasigan at Nasugbu, Batangas (my hometown :D)
Bono Tei @ BF Paranaque
Omakase
and ofcourse My Mom’s Kitchen. Nothing beats good ‘ol home cooking right? :)))
In no particular order:
1) Inagiku (Makati Shangri-la) – Japanese
2) Shang Palace (Makati Shangri-la) – Chinese
3) Antonio’s Tagaytay – over all dining experience
4) Gaudi – Spanish
5) Wildflour – breakfast/brunch
Restos we been patronizing not just for good food, nice service or cleanliness but good ambience is a must.
Ala diane – best apple pie in town
Alfredos – steaks old school
My moms home-cooked meal – pinoy orig @ home
Muy hong – snobbish yet perfect chinese eatery
Jipan – for japanese goodies
1. spiral sofitel… love d lamb shack w/ green mint
2. mla pavillon cafe resto…love d cold seafood
3. dads/saisaki…love d juicy steak
4. chinatown best resto…love d crabs
5. city buffet resto…love d tempura
– bellinis,Cubao x (italian)
– uno, Tomas Morato (continental)
– nomama, Tomas Morato (japanese/ramen)
– seafood dampa, Mall of Asia (seafood/ filipino)
– shawarma snack center, Malate (halal)
Buffet:
Spiral at Sofitel
Iganiku at Shang
Escolta at Manila Pen
Degustation:
Sala in Makati
Aubergine in Taguig
The Goose Station in Taguig
Taguig area
Abe
Sentro
Wildflour
PF Chang’s
IHOP
Greenbelt area
Sala
M Cafe
Lusso
Kai
Felix
People’s Palace
Cafe Ysabel
Mom & Tina’s and Bag of Beans Tagaytay (Comfort food)
Mey lin [Jupiter Branch) and Le Ching – best chinese ever!!
Growing up with a mom who caters, gave me a well trained pallette for excellent food. I cannot limit my choices to 5, but here are must try places.
XO 46 for their bagnet salad, and ice dessert, Valero St. Mkt
Brookelyn Pizza- fav pizza
Buffet 101- for their wide variety of dishes, excellent taste and they replenish the food quickly
RAZON’S- love their sizzling Bulalo and halo halo
Jay-J’s- for no oily chicharon bulaklak
Pepper Lunch- soft juicy steak
San Mig- Oyster Rockefeller
Grandad’s- love their food located in BF Homes Pque Aguirre cor Vinzon St.
John & Ono- Japanese food yummy
Bonchon- yummy soy garlic chicken
Conti’s- love every dish and dessert they have
Amici’s- spinach raviolli super yummy
Pasta Roni- very healthy menu, must try their roasted veggie pizza, 32nd St BGC
Choi Garden Annapolis St. Superb chinese food
Cyma and Cibo- cheese and spinach spread, Oopa, and salad
North Park’s toasted noodles and salt & garlic squid
1.le ching in banawe or greenhills
2.dragon resto d best wanton noodle soup n congee bola bola
3.wok in in malate..d best sipa n stuffed squid
4.emeral garden in roxas blvd.
5.hongkong chef in macapagal blvd.
6.alba in tomas morato
7.brazil brazil in metrowalk
Antonio’s – fine dine
Hossein’s – Iranian food
Gyumon – Korean grill
inagiku – Japanese
North Park – congee
This is hard:
(1) Sala (LV Locsin, not Bistro)
(2) President Grand Palace
(3) People’s Palace
(4) Tsukiji
(5) Apartment 1B
Special Mention:
Ukkokei Ramen Ron
Ramen Yushoken
Spiral (favorite buffet)
My Kitchen by Chef Chris
Lolo Dad’s (Quirino)
Mamou
Chef Jessie at Manansala
Myron’s Place
Antonio’s
Hossein’s
Ziggurat
Lu
Summer Palace
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1 Max’s
2 Aristocrat
3 LZM
4 Mann Han
5 Kimono Ken
6 Gerry’s
7 Wok In
antonio’s tagaytay
sensei sushi bf
cafe ylang ylang(seafood night/friday)
LZM (tagaytay)
cookbook kitchen