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Every month, our Hot 100 List changes based on your votes. See the ‘Favorites’ list on the Booky app? Every restaurant you add to that list counts as a vote. Think of this list as your favorite restaurants equivalent to the Billboard’s Hot 100.

The following are newsworthy new entries on the Hot 100 for the month of October. We have a couple of restaurants on the list offering discounts of up to P500 exclusively available for Booky Prime members so don’t forget to check those out!

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#98 Mudpie Heaven – Circuit Makati

Mudpie Heaven serves Filipino-American comfort dishes. Popular dishes include the bone marrow steak pie, kare-kare, mudpie ice cream cakes and more. Read our full feature here.

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2/F Circuit Lane Makati, Riverfront Drive, AP Reyes St, Carmona, Makati

#95 678 Korean BBQ Restaurant – SM by the Bay

If you’re into the Korean cuisine, bring over your family here at 678 Korean BBQ Restaurant! It’s a famous global franchise with branches around New York, Hawaii, Sydney and more! Enjoy grilling your meat in their charcoal griller and try the Egg Wrap (filled with oozing cheese) as well!

Also read: 12 Unique Restaurant Finds at the Mall of Asia Complex

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Seaside, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay
(02) 887-0678

#85 Brook’s Burgers & Comfort Food – 150 Food Place

Brook’s Burgers is a food stall located inside the One Fifty Food Place food park in Maginhawa. They serve grilled cheese burgers, chimichangas, and other comfort food selections. It’s owned by a couple of dudes who all appreciate the simple joys of eating greasy burgers and drinking good booze. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 19 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches That Will Make Your Heart Melt

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150 Maginhawa St., Teacher’s Village, Quezon City
Operating Hours: Mon-Thu/Sun – 4pm-11pm, Fri-Sat – 4pm-1am

#83 Kenshin Japanese Restaurant – San Antonio

Kenshin is one of the newest hole in the wall restaurants in Makati that specializes in traditional dishes like fresh sashimi, sushi rolls, set meals, and a unique DIY takoyaki experience. Read our full feature here.

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The Linear Tower, Yakal St cor Mayapis, San Antonio, Makati
(0917) 551-4605
Store hours: M-Su: 11AM-3AM

#80 Gastronomeats – Maginhawa Street

Gastronomeats is a casual restaurant that specializes in serving meat dishes and platters. Try their bacon slab, sausages, wings, & liempo.

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46 Maginhawa Street, UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 475-7698

#78 Yo! Panda – SM Megamall

Yo! Panda is a homegrown and family-owned modern Hong Kong-style restaurant serving Asian-inspired dishes and desserts. Their Instagram-worthy restaurant is the perfect location to snap a few good photos of their beautiful eggette waffle sundae. Yo! Panda’s soft serve waffles are super affordable at P180-200 and come with a hefty serving of Italian gelato, fresh fruit, and cookie toppings. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 12 New Restaurants around Ortigas Perfect for Celebrating Monthsaries

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4/F Bldg A, SM Megamall, Ortigas, Mandaluyong
(0917) 894-2633

#76 Cartel Deli – Makati

Cartel is a neighborhood cafe and delicatessen serving coffee by Yardstick, jamon by Txanton, organic produce by Holy Carabao Farm, chocolates & pastries by Belge & Co. and BonTon, bread, wine, and more!

Also read: 17 Specialty Cafes in Manila That Actually Serve Good Coffee

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119 L.P. Leviste St, Salcedo Village, Makati
(02) 772-8270

#75 Kessaku – Filinvest

Kessaku is a casual restaurant serving a full range of authentic, top-quality Japanese food. True to their name, the word “kessaku” (pronounced kessah-koo, accent on the ‘koo’) translates to “creating masterpieces“. Their no-frills menu includes everything from sushi boats to tempura, wagyu cubes, and more. Read our full feature here.

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G/F Commercenter Building, Filinvest, Alabang
(02) 403-3445

#64 Sugar Factory – Shangri-la Fort

Sugar Factory is an American brasserie that serves gourmet desserts, hot meals, and over the top premium sweets. They opened its doors in Las Vegas last 2009 and has different branches spread across the US including: New York, Chicago, Florida, Washington DC, and an international branch in Bahrain. Read our full feature here.

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Shangri-la Hotel at the Fort, 30th St. cor. 5th Ave., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+63 2 820-0888

#60 Shaburi – Uptown Mall

Shaburi is an all-you-can-eat healthy shabu-shabu brand from Japan that offers unlimited premium meats, fresh seafood, organic vegetables and a selection of appetizers. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 11 Newsworthy Franchises to Open at Uptown BGC

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Level 4, Uptown Place Mall, 36th St. cor. 9th Ave., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
(02) 805-2932

#53 The Breakfast Experience – Tomas Morato

The Breakfast Experience is an all-day breakfast diner specializing in extra fluffy pancakes with fresh fruits and other toppings. Get your eggs benedict and coffee fix here as well.

Also read: 10 New Breakfast Stops in Quezon City You’ll Love

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85 Scout Fuentabella St, Tomas Morato, Quezon City
(0917) 300-5272

#49 Tilde Hand Crafted Cafe – Poblacion

A neighborhood cafe, patisserie, & restaurant that makes their own bread, cheese, cured meat, & soon, beer. They have a wide selection of mugs available because the barista chooses the mug that best suits you.

Also read: 10 New Hole in the Wall Cafes in Makati

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G/F EWC Bldg, 5417 Matilde St, Poblacion, Makati
(02) 771-2764

#48 Hukad – Trinoma Mall

Hukad is a Cebu-hailed restaurant focused on regional Filipino fare. It traces its roots since 1982 and has a restaurant coverage of more than 25 branches in Visayas and Mindanao. It is most famous for its Lechon de Cebu, Crispy Pata and fresh seafood fare, all of which are flown from Cebu. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 13 Popular Restaurants You Didn’t Know Serve Unlimited Rice

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G/F Garden Restaurants, Trinoma Mall, EDSA cor North Ave, Quezon City
(02) 621-5334

#47 Yayoi – SM Megamall

Yayoi (or more popularly known as “YAYOI-KEN” in Japan) is a contemporary Japanese restaurant offering set menu dining called Teishoku–a balanced tray of rice, miso soup, tsukemono (Japanese pickles), a main dish and a side dish. Read our full feature here.

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3/F SM Megamall B, Ortigas, Mandaluyong

#41 Green Pastures – Fort Bonifacio

Green Pastures is a farm-to-table restaurant concept created by Chef Robby Goco of crowd-favorite Cyma. It promises to deliver locally-sourced, produced, and wholly organic dishes. It first opened in Shangri-la Plaza Mall in 2013 and then in Eastwood two years later. This year, it opened its first stand-alone branch at the Net Quad in BGC. Read our full feature on their new breakfast items here.

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G/F Net Park Bldg, between 4th and 5th Ave, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
(02) 277-5592

#21 Vitto’s Wine Bar & Restaurant – Tomas Morato

This hole-in-the-wall in the North offers fine whites and reds sourced from all over the world like the United States, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, France, and Italy. Apart from vino, the bar also boasts of other libations like vodka, whisky, tequila, and rum. They also have unli wine promos. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 12 New Holes-in-the-Wall that Actually Serve Good Food

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#114 Scout Lozano Street cor. Tomas Morato, Laging Handa, Quezon City
(0905) 389-6372

#18 Makansutra – Megamall

Designed like a hawker center, Makansutra Food Hall brings Singapore’s best through 12 stalls that offer favorites like Oyster Omelette, Satay, Chili Crab, Claypot Chicken, and Bak Kut Teh. 

Also read: 12 New Restaurants around Ortigas Perfect for Celebrating Monthsaries

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2/F Megamall Building A, Ortigas, Mandaluyong

#3 Pablo – Robinsons Place Manila

Pablo is Japan’s and one of the world’s most popular cheese tart specialists. It started in Osaka and the unbelievable response prompted them to open more stores around Tokyo. This is the first branch to open in Manila and their BGC branch is set to open very soon. Read our full feature here.

Also read: 10 Crave-Worthy Japanese Desserts in Manila

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Robinsons Place Manila, Adriatico St, Malate, Manila

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