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San Juan’s best-kept secrets!

It’s never too late to try something new and there’s nothing wrong with going back to classics. For those who haven’t been to San Juan lately, here’s a run-down on some of the city’s most essential restaurants.

READ MORE: Check out the Top 10 Most Loved Restaurants in San Juan this month!

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Wildflour Café + Bakery – O Square Building

Wildflour Café + Bakery offers international fare and specialty pastries, famous for being the first purveyor of the wildly popular cronuts in Manila.

Wildflour Café + Bakery – O Square Building
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Wildflour Café + Bakery – O Square Building
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FETA Mediterranean – Annapolis St.


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O Square Building, Ortigas Ave cor Wilson, Greenhills, San Juan
(02) 946-2005

FETA Mediterranean – Annapolis St.

FETA serves Mediterranean cuisine by Chef Beyto Koc. It’s not uncommon to see Lebanese, Iranian, or other groups of Middle Eastern ethnicities dining here – a tell-tale sign of its authenticity!

FETA Mediterranean – Annapolis St.
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FETA Mediterranean – Annapolis St.
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G/F Intrawest, 33 Annapolis St, Greenhills, San Juan
(02) 705-7238

Cafe Sanso – Little Baguio

Cafe Sanso is a small cafe serving Spanish specialties such as chorizo platters, paella, callos and churros. It serves as an ode to Juvenal Sanso, the internationally acclaimed artist, master painter and printmaker. Check out the Sanso Museum next door!

Cafe Sanso – Little Baguio
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Cafe Sanso – Little Baguio
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32 V Cruz St. Little Baguio, San Juan
(0922) 894-6144

Tori Tori Kushiyaki Bar – Addition Hills

Tori Tori Kushiyaki Bar is an affordable Japanese place that is mostly known for their yakitori and kushiyaki – skewered meat and vegetables. They’re all about simplicity and authenticity for they want customers to experience a taste of real Japan. Read more here.

Tori Tori Kushiyaki Bar – Addition Hills
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197 Wilson St, Addition Hills, San Juan
(0977) 795-0010

Fukujin Izakaya – Little Baguio

Fukujin Izakaya serves progressive Japanese cuisine from appetizers to salads, sushi, maki, kushiyaki, wagyu steaks, and desserts using only the best Japanese ingredients. It’s an izakaya so drinking is inevitable. The roasted bone marrow is the perfect pulutan to go with their wide selection of Japanese whiskey and sake. Kampai!

Fukujin Izakaya – Little Baguio
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Fukujin Izakaya – Little Baguio
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2/F TNA Building, #17 J. Abad Santos St, Little Baguio, San Juan
(0917) 103-1313

Wee Nam Kee – Promenade

Wee Nam Kee is one of the most popular and most loved Singaporean restaurants here in the Philippines. It’s popular for their Hainanese chicken that comes in steamed or roasted; you can even do a half and half order to try both! Read our feature here.

Wee Nam Kee – Promenade
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G/F New Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center, Greenhills, San Juan
(02) 531-8191

Dohtonbori – 8 Missouri

All the way from Tokyo, Dohtonbori is Japan’s #1 okonomiyaki restaurant chain that offers the first cook-your-own okonomiyaki experience in Manila.

Dohtonbori – 8 Missouri
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Dohtonbori – 8 Missouri
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Cullinan Prime Bldg., 8 Missouri St., Greenhills, San Juan
(02) 570-2765

Hai Chix & Steaks – Missouri St.

Hai Chix & Steaks is a dining concept where East meets West. It is an Asian fusion restaurant specializing in steaks and Hainanese chicken.

Hai Chix & Steaks – Missouri St.
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Hai Chix & Steaks – Missouri St.
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2/F #6 Missouri St, Northeast Greenhills, San Juan
(02) 696-3358

Mann Hann – Little Baguio

Mann Hann is a casual dining restaurant with modern interiors that serves quality and reasonably-priced Chinese cuisine with their signature dishes such as Yang Chow Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Oyster Cake.

Mann Hann – Little Baguio
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233 J Abad Santos St, Little Baguio, San Juan
(02) 727-7160

Home of Wagyu Stone Grill – McKinley Arcade

For those lovers who will never settle for less, Home of Wagyu Stone Grill is the ultimate steak place to be. Serving premium and graded Wagyu steaks imported from Australia, what truly sets this steakhouse apart is their hot stone grill experience where guests can personally cook their steak to their liking.

Home of Wagyu Stone Grill – McKinley Arcade

Home of Wagyu Stone Grill – McKinley Arcade
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McKinley Arcade, 105 Club Filipino Ave. cor Ortigas, Greenhills, San Juan
(0917) 857-1248

Flavors of Taiwan – Little Baguio

Flavors of Taiwanspecializes in Taiwanese favorites like xiao long bao and deep fried pork chop. With a comfortable setup that reminds you of home, they put a modern take on the average Chinese restaurant, maintaining traditional decors like red lanterns and an oriental mural, but still keeping it simple to let the food shine.

Flavors of Taiwan – Little Baguio
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Flavors of Taiwan – Little Baguio
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20 General Vicente Lim St cor General de Jesus St, Little BaguioSan Juan
(02) 547-8593

Refinery – Promenade

Refinery is a third wave cafe that serves all-day breakfast and brunch items, international comfort dishes, light meals and specialty coffee – but what sets it apart is that it also serves wine and cocktails.

Refinery – Promenade
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Refinery – Promenade
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G/F Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center, Greenhills, San Juan
(0917) 636-1474

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