Guidebook for Makati

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Guidebook for Makati

Essentials

Grocery shopping
23 locals recommend
Shopwise Makati
Corner Chino Roces Ave
23 locals recommend
Grocery shopping
My preferred Japanese grocery for supplies and snacks. Also has a small ramen bar on the side, with smoking and non-smoking areas. I suggest getting shoyu ramen and gyoza - under P300!
Yamazaki Grocery
2288 Fernando
My preferred Japanese grocery for supplies and snacks. Also has a small ramen bar on the side, with smoking and non-smoking areas. I suggest getting shoyu ramen and gyoza - under P300!
Deli meats, cheeses, wine, other alcohol types, and pantry supplies at lower prices.
Brera Delicatessen
Corner Commerce Avenue
Deli meats, cheeses, wine, other alcohol types, and pantry supplies at lower prices.

Food Scene

Great coffee and ambiance. Also sells various consumer goods.
Restock Coffee & Curiosities
7635 Guijo
Great coffee and ambiance. Also sells various consumer goods.
Excellent food and bespoke drinks.
7 locals recommend
12/10
8 Guijo
7 locals recommend
Excellent food and bespoke drinks.
Cheap but delicious barbecued food from different countries.
Charaptor
Cheap but delicious barbecued food from different countries.
Organic and vegan food. Also sells home/lifestyle/beauty goods and excellent coffee from the Philippine North (Cordilleras etc.)
Satinka Naturals
Cor Chino Roces Ave
Organic and vegan food. Also sells home/lifestyle/beauty goods and excellent coffee from the Philippine North (Cordilleras etc.)
Delicious chicken wings (get the Cheesy Parmesan Wings!), lots of booze, and corn puppies.
15 locals recommend
Wingman
Acacia Avenue
15 locals recommend
Delicious chicken wings (get the Cheesy Parmesan Wings!), lots of booze, and corn puppies.
Super-yummy cakes and baked goods!
7 locals recommend
Purple Oven at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Street
7 locals recommend
Super-yummy cakes and baked goods!
24-hour pizza joint.
Shakey's Pizza Parlor
24-hour pizza joint.
Best kansi in town!
Pat-Pat's Kansi
8809 Sampaloc
Best kansi in town!
Old but still dependable place for affordable Japanese food.
Suzukin Japanese Restaurant
Sampaloc
Old but still dependable place for affordable Japanese food.
Sample Ilocos' beloved bagnet here!
11 locals recommend
8065 Bagnet
8065 Estrella
11 locals recommend
Sample Ilocos' beloved bagnet here!
24-hour place for super-cheap and delicious dumplings! Frequented by Chinese expats and migrants so you know it's good.
Peace and Happiness Dumpling House
3 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
24-hour place for super-cheap and delicious dumplings! Frequented by Chinese expats and migrants so you know it's good.
Good steak at low prices. Place gets real smoky, though. Prepare to smell like smoke as you leave.
SALT
Enriquez
Good steak at low prices. Place gets real smoky, though. Prepare to smell like smoke as you leave.
24-hour restaurant for falafels and more. A must-visit for post-party crashes. Now at the ground floor of A-Venue Mall.
9 locals recommend
Beni's Falafel
5343 General Luna
9 locals recommend
24-hour restaurant for falafels and more. A must-visit for post-party crashes. Now at the ground floor of A-Venue Mall.
The home of greasy and great tacos and other Mexican fare. Pair with San Miguel Pale Pilsen. Prepare for long lines and tight spaces. Walls have vulgar and hilarious graffiti.
46 locals recommend
El Chupacabra
5782 Felipe
46 locals recommend
The home of greasy and great tacos and other Mexican fare. Pair with San Miguel Pale Pilsen. Prepare for long lines and tight spaces. Walls have vulgar and hilarious graffiti.
Portuguese piri-piri!
Frangos
9595 Kamagong
Portuguese piri-piri!
Another great Makati hole-in-the-wall. Can get real loud at dinnertime onwards.
Crying Tiger Street Kitchen
4986 P. Guanzon
Another great Makati hole-in-the-wall. Can get real loud at dinnertime onwards.
Third-wave coffee from Australia.
20 locals recommend
Toby's Estate
20 locals recommend
Third-wave coffee from Australia.
One of the first third-wave coffee places in Makati, and now at their new location.
11 locals recommend
Commune
36 Polaris
11 locals recommend
One of the first third-wave coffee places in Makati, and now at their new location.
Yet another third-wave coffee joint. Their specialty: Aeropress-made coffee. They don't accept credit cards.
7 locals recommend
Habitual Coffee Salcedo Village
L.P. Leviste Street
7 locals recommend
Yet another third-wave coffee joint. Their specialty: Aeropress-made coffee. They don't accept credit cards.
Great place to visit for the -dons and chirashi.
Nodasho
Great place to visit for the -dons and chirashi.
Known for excellent food in big servings! Come here early as it quickly gets filled up at peak hours.
107 locals recommend
Wildflour Café + Bakery Rada
Rada
107 locals recommend
Known for excellent food in big servings! Come here early as it quickly gets filled up at peak hours.
Best pizzas in town! Amazing buratta as well. Small place, so prepare to wait in line.
34 locals recommend
Gino's Brick Oven Pizza
corner Bautista
34 locals recommend
Best pizzas in town! Amazing buratta as well. Small place, so prepare to wait in line.
Homey decor and consistently delicious food. Bit on the pricey side though.
24 locals recommend
Apartment 1B
Corner Sedeño
24 locals recommend
Homey decor and consistently delicious food. Bit on the pricey side though.
CUBANOS!
Sofrito
122 San Agustin Street
CUBANOS!
German brews on tap and grub to share. Wonderful staff that allowed us to play Cards Against Humanity all night.
Brotzeit Glorietta
137 Courtyard Dr
German brews on tap and grub to share. Wonderful staff that allowed us to play Cards Against Humanity all night.
Authentic Vietnamese coffee and banh mi!
DiCoFi
San Agustin Street
Authentic Vietnamese coffee and banh mi!
Amazing vegan food. You'll need to make table reservations.
20 locals recommend
Corner Tree Cafe
150 Jupiter
20 locals recommend
Amazing vegan food. You'll need to make table reservations.
Top-notch Filipino food, cooked based on Romulo family recipes handed down for generations.
20 locals recommend
Romulo Cafe
148 Saturn
20 locals recommend
Top-notch Filipino food, cooked based on Romulo family recipes handed down for generations.
Get your burger fix here.
8 locals recommend
Sweet Ecstasy
Corner Asteroid St
8 locals recommend
Get your burger fix here.
Bacon and burgers. Need I say more?
Lazy Bastard
Jupiter
Bacon and burgers. Need I say more?
Excellent Japanese food, and the place doesn't get as crowded as other places. Parking's a bitch though.
Mangetsu Japanese Restaurant
Excellent Japanese food, and the place doesn't get as crowded as other places. Parking's a bitch though.
Jazz bar - not a lot of them in the city.
Charlie's
Metropolitan Avenue
Jazz bar - not a lot of them in the city.
Pasta lovers, go here. ASAP.
Va Bene Pasta Deli
Pasta lovers, go here. ASAP.
Steak that truly gives the most bang for your buck.
Mad Mark's Creamery & Good Eats
Brixton Street
Steak that truly gives the most bang for your buck.
Another great ramen place.
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
188 Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Ave
Another great ramen place.
24-hour restaurant for Swiss cuisine. I always go here for the fondue.
Old Swiss Inn Restaurant
24-hour restaurant for Swiss cuisine. I always go here for the fondue.
Great coffee, excellent staff, coffee courses on offer.
24 locals recommend
Yardstick Coffee
106 Esteban
24 locals recommend
Great coffee, excellent staff, coffee courses on offer.
One of the original Manila gastropubs.
The Red Dot
132 Legazpi Street
One of the original Manila gastropubs.
Home-style Yugoslavian food.
Balkan Yugoslavian Home Cooking
109 Perea
Home-style Yugoslavian food.
Vietnamese food joint.
Ba Noi's
Legaspi
Vietnamese food joint.
The go-to place for Indian food.
Swagat Indian Cuisine Philippines
corner Antonio Arnaiz Ave
The go-to place for Indian food.
Filipino food from a family best known for Barrio Fiesta.
Bistro Pamana
106 Perea
Filipino food from a family best known for Barrio Fiesta.
The latest restaurant from Filipino chef Bruce Lim.
Rustique Kitchen
The latest restaurant from Filipino chef Bruce Lim.
Ramen place known for their yummy food and not-so-polite staff.
Ukkokei Ramen Ron
Ramen place known for their yummy food and not-so-polite staff.
A Japanese restaurant with a well-earned positive reputation for food. Open until late night.
17 locals recommend
Nihonbashitei
1030A Antonio Arnaiz Ave
17 locals recommend
A Japanese restaurant with a well-earned positive reputation for food. Open until late night.
The original restaurant that trained Don Bosco boys for restaurant operations.
6 locals recommend
Amici di Don Bosco
1200 Chino Roces Ave
6 locals recommend
The original restaurant that trained Don Bosco boys for restaurant operations.
Guess.
Elbert's Steak Room
Guess.
Beers and food to share!
Draft Gastropub
Beers and food to share!
Wagyu beef sticks. You're welcome.
20 locals recommend
Izakaya Kikufuji
2277 Chino Roces Ave
20 locals recommend
Wagyu beef sticks. You're welcome.
STEAKS.
6 locals recommend
Mamou Too
Lopez Drive
6 locals recommend
STEAKS.
Hidden somewhere in "Backwell". Another place frequented by Chinese expats (Hainanese) for dumplings and chicken feet, pork, intestines, lamb, and pig's ear. Don't knock it 'til you try it.
You Jie Xiao Chao Chinese Food
6404 Camia
Hidden somewhere in "Backwell". Another place frequented by Chinese expats (Hainanese) for dumplings and chicken feet, pork, intestines, lamb, and pig's ear. Don't knock it 'til you try it.
Cooked and processed meats, plus wine and homemade ice cream.
9 locals recommend
Poco Deli
21 E Capitol Dr
9 locals recommend
Cooked and processed meats, plus wine and homemade ice cream.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cheap local beers and grub, and nightly entertainment from the best local bands and music ensembles.
17 locals recommend
SaGuijo
7612 Guijo
17 locals recommend
Cheap local beers and grub, and nightly entertainment from the best local bands and music ensembles.
Best known for hip-hop, rock and reggae nights.
24 locals recommend
The Collective
Malugay
24 locals recommend
Best known for hip-hop, rock and reggae nights.
French food, cozy ambiance, great vibe, and in-house lambanog in different flavors.
10 locals recommend
le Cafe Curieux
Caceres
10 locals recommend
French food, cozy ambiance, great vibe, and in-house lambanog in different flavors.
Biker bar with excellent entertainment. Food and drinks are top-notch as well.
14 locals recommend
Handlebar Bar and Grill
31 Polaris
14 locals recommend
Biker bar with excellent entertainment. Food and drinks are top-notch as well.
Put on your best party outfit and live it up on the Gramercy's 71st-floor club. Has the BEST and highest 360-degree views of Manila!
55 locals recommend
71 Gramercy
Kalayaan Avenue
55 locals recommend
Put on your best party outfit and live it up on the Gramercy's 71st-floor club. Has the BEST and highest 360-degree views of Manila!
Great place for after-work nightcaps.
14 locals recommend
Bugsy's Bar and Bistro
San Agustin Street
14 locals recommend
Great place for after-work nightcaps.
One of the first hidden speakeasies in Makati. Found behind a well-known cafe. Look for the EXIT door at the back.
11 locals recommend
The Exit
11 locals recommend
One of the first hidden speakeasies in Makati. Found behind a well-known cafe. Look for the EXIT door at the back.
Coffee shop by day, speakeasy by night. They make the strongest cocktails I've ever had so far. Some cocktails come with song recommendations. :))
40 locals recommend
The Curator
134 Legazpi Street
40 locals recommend
Coffee shop by day, speakeasy by night. They make the strongest cocktails I've ever had so far. Some cocktails come with song recommendations. :))
Another thumbs-up place for nightcaps or all-nighters.
Moonshine Bar
Another thumbs-up place for nightcaps or all-nighters.
Known for their booze and quiz nights - the original quiz night place!
9 locals recommend
Union Jack Tavern
Esteban
9 locals recommend
Known for their booze and quiz nights - the original quiz night place!
The place to go for live music.
11 locals recommend
12 Monkeys
Kalayaan Avenue
11 locals recommend
The place to go for live music.

Everything Else

Not as crowded as other malls in Manila.
257 locals recommend
Century City Mall
Kalayaan Avenue
257 locals recommend
Not as crowded as other malls in Manila.
Rooftop parties and beautiful nighttime views of the city.
25 locals recommend
Z Hostel
5660 Don Pedro
25 locals recommend
Rooftop parties and beautiful nighttime views of the city.
Organic goods, yummy cooked food, and general supplies. Every Sunday from 6AM to 2PM.
88 locals recommend
Legazpi Sunday Market
88 locals recommend
Organic goods, yummy cooked food, and general supplies. Every Sunday from 6AM to 2PM.
Organic food, yummy snacks and general goods. Open from 6AM to 2PM.
114 locals recommend
Salcedo Saturday Market
Tordesillas St. Cor Toledo St.
114 locals recommend
Organic food, yummy snacks and general goods. Open from 6AM to 2PM.
Stock up on vino here.
Wine Depot
912 Nicanor Garcia
Stock up on vino here.
A great resource on Filipiniana. Also an alternative to coworking spaces (requires membership).
The Filipinas Heritage Library
Dela Rosa Street
A great resource on Filipiniana. Also an alternative to coworking spaces (requires membership).
Comfort food!
11 locals recommend
Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe
Perea
11 locals recommend
Comfort food!
Czech beer made in-house.
Pivo Praha Microbrewery
1331 Angono
Czech beer made in-house.
Bargain-priced books! Lots of finds and rare stuff if you're willing to dig through the piles.
Book Sale
Bargain-priced books! Lots of finds and rare stuff if you're willing to dig through the piles.
Filipino culture and history, plus special exhibits and workshops.
20 locals recommend
Ayala Museum
corner Dela Rosa Street
20 locals recommend
Filipino culture and history, plus special exhibits and workshops.

Entertainment & Activities

It has a small strip of restaurants on the side, and a pet-friendly park on the other. One of the few green spots in the city.
272 locals recommend
Ayala Triangle Gardens
Cor Ayala Ave
272 locals recommend
It has a small strip of restaurants on the side, and a pet-friendly park on the other. One of the few green spots in the city.