Metro Manila’s Most Favorite Restaurants of 2015 (by Category) | Booky
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Most Favorite Asian
Your Local – Legaspi Village

Your Local is a neighbourhood bistro serving Southeast Asian dishes with a twist. Opened by Chef Denny Antonino and Nicco Santos, the restaurant has a hipster meets industrial vibe and serves all day brunch together with their standard menu. Everyone went loco over their innovative Torched Salmon Donburi.

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Universal LMS Bldg., 106 Esteban Street, Legaspi Village, Makati
+63 2 823-6206

Most Favorite Bakery
Wildflour Café + Bakery – BGC

Wildflour Café + Bakery Fort Bonifacio is the original branch of this popular restaurant group offering international fare and specialty breads and cakes. It’s a bakery at heart and was the first purveyor of cronuts in Manila. 

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G/F Net Lima Bldg, 4th Ave. cor. 26th St., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+63 2 856-700

Most Favorite Breakfast
Kanto Freestyle Breakfast – Kapitolyo

Kanto Style Breakfast serves affordable breakfast favorites 24/7. ‘Kanto’, which means street corner in English, is a local term for a point where friends decide to meet. They are the modern and upgraded tapsihan/carinderia. If you’re a morning person, then you’ll love these 18 Breakfast Places Around Kapitolyo.

Kanto Freestyle Breakfast
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1st Street, Kapitolyo, Pasig
+63 2 775-5428

Most Favorite Buffet
Vikings Luxury Buffet – SM by the Bay

Vikings Luxury Buffet have redefined the buffet service industry, it is a pioneer in offering quality buffet at affordable prices to cater to all types of diners and occasions. It even offers free buffet promos for birthday celebrants, graduates, OFWs and more (subject to terms and conditions). Check out the 10 best value buffets in the metro, here.

Vikings Luxury Buffet
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SM By The Bay, Mall of Asia Complex, Seaside Blvd., Pasay
+63 2 656-3888

Most Favorite Burger
Lazy Bastard – Jupiter St.

Lazy Bastard is a late night burger joint in an underground location. (Just follow the sign “Bacon & Burgers This Way” sign.) They aim to serve the greasiest and most ridiculous comfort food through their premium burgers and gourmet hotdogs. You have to try their Bacon Cheeseburger and Honey Parmesan dog. Also check out the hidden speakeasy behind the wooden door, ABV bar.

Lazy Bastard
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Basement, 22 Jupiter St., Bel-Air Village, Makati
+63 2 832-5330

Most Favorite Chinese
Tim Ho Wan – SM Megamall

Tim Ho Wan, one of the most anticipated franchises to open in Manila in 2014, has been everyone’s go-to-dimsum when visiting Hong Kong; after all, it is the cheapest one Michelin star in the world. It is most popular for its baked pork buns.

Tim Ho Wan
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G/F, SM Megamall, Julia Vargas St., Mandaluyong City
+63 2 470-8836

Most Favorite Coffee
Yardstick Coffee – Legaspi Village

Yardstick is an independent coffee shop, a distributor of coffee beans, machines and equipment to partner cafes and restaurants, as well as a center for training workshops. It’s a popular study/work nook, an after-dinner spot and breakfast place. Find the 11 Cafes for the Best Brews in Manila, here.

Yardstick Coffee
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G/F Universal LMS Building, 106 Esteban Street, Legaspi Village, Makati
+63 2 845-0073

Most Favorite Dessert
The Lost Bread – Maginhawa

The Lost Bread is a container dessert shop that specializes in over-the-top, whimsical french toasts and milkshakes. It is one of the 12 vendors at the Streat: Maginhawa Food Park and also one of the most popularly Instagrammed desserts. FYI, it has a brother called Mr. Diggins at the new Box Park food park along Congressional Avenue.

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StrEat Food Park, 91 Maginhawa St., UP Village, Quezon City
+63 917 821-2111

Most Favorite Drinking Spot
El Chupacabra – Poblacion

El Chupacabra is a Mexican-American restaurant serving street tacos, barbecue and cheap beer. The place originally served as the comissary of Mexicali. FYI, it already has 2 other branches under different names: El Cabrito in Greenhills and El Hijo de Cabra in Mandaluyong.

El Chupacabra
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5782 Felipe St. cor. Polaris St., Makati City
+63 2 895-1919

Most Favorite Filipino
Locavore Kitchen + Drinks – Kapitolyo

True to its name, Locavore serves only locally grown and produced Filipino dishes with a French touch from Chef Mikel Zaguirre. It is most popular for its signature dishes like Sizzling Sinigang and Lechon Oyster Sisig. If you love Filipino food, check out these 17 other Awesome Filipino Restaurants You Probably Didn’t Know Existed.

Locavore
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10 Brixton St., Kapitolyo, Pasig
+63 2 632-9600

Most Favorite Healthy
The Wholesome Table – Bonifacio High Street

The Wholesome Table is a wholly-organic restaurant that serves comfort food inspired by the dishes prepared by Bianca Araneta-Elizalde at home. All produce used in the dishes are organic and sourced locally where possible, the power juices are also prepared daily as well. Read also: 23 Restaurants for Delicious Organic Food in Manila.

The Wholesome Table
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2/F, 30th cor. 7th Ave., Bonifacio High Street, Taguig
+63 2 621-4111

Most Favorite Ice Cream
Farmacy Ice Cream & Soda Fountain – BGC

The Farmacy is an old-fashioned ice cream parlour serving ‘a dose of deliciousness’ that’s good for the soul. Opened by the same team behind the popular Wildflour Cafe + Bakery restaurants, they offer a variety of fresh homemade ice creams, including various ice cream sandwiches such as waffle cone ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream sandwiches. Love ice cream sandwiches? Check out the 2015 Ultimate Guide to Manila’s Most Unique Ice Cream Sandwiches.

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G/F Net Lima Bldg, 4th Ave cor 26th St, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+63 2 887-3622

Most Favorite Japanese
Izakaya Kikufuji – Little Tokyo

Izakaya Kikufuji is one of the treasure restaurants to discover in Little Tokyo, Makati. This category of restaurant prefers to focus on consistent quality of food over any marketing campaigns. Izakaya Kikufuji serves fresh sashimi and affordable and tummy-filling bento sets.

Izakaya Kikufuji
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2277 Pasong Tamo, Legaspi Village, Makati
+63 2 893-7319

Most Favorite Korean
Bad Bird – Century City Mall

Bad Bird specializes in fried chicken flavored with umami spices served with some Japanese & Korean inspired sides. Umami is actually Japanese for ‘pleasant savory taste’ and is widely coined as the 5th taste (categorically in line with salty, sweet, sour and bitter) because of its unique attributes, learn more about it here.

Bad Bird
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Hole In The Wall, 4/F Century City Mall, Kalayaan Ave., Makati
+63 2 887-2076

Most Favorite Mexican
Silantro Fil-Mex Cantina – Kapitolyo

The first of its kind, Silantro Fil-Mex Cantina is a rustic local restaurant serving the best of Mexican comfort food with a Filipino twist. It is a homegrown concept from Dagupan, Pangasinan and is now part of the Kapitolyo food community. Read also: 20 of Manila’s Best Mexican Taquerias to Try Before You Die.

Silantro Fil-Mex Cantina
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East Capitol Drive, Kapitolyo, Pasig
+63 2 654-9657

Most Favorite Middle Eastern
The Halal Guys – Mega Fashion Hall

The Halal Guys is a halal gyro food cart based in New York City, founded in 1990. Their bright red and yellow umbrellas and flags quickly caught the attention of New Yorkers and tourists alike and soon long queues became its norm. 2nd branch just opened at Bonifacio High Street. Read our full feature here.

The Halal Guys
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Food Hall, 5/F Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong
+63 2 858-7080

Most Favorite Ramen
Ippudo – Mega Fashion Hall

Ippudo is a ramen house that specializes in Hakata-style Tonkotsu (pork-based) ramen tailor-fitted for the Filipino palate. Special ramen flavors and other limited items are regularly introduced. 

Ippudo
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3/F Mega Fashion Hall, EDSA, Mandaluyong
+63 2 470-1837

Most Favorite Spanish
Rambla – Rockwell

Rambla is a Spanish Mediterranean restaurant specializing in Catalan food brought to us by the guys behind Las Flores. Spanish chef Pepe Lopez uses modern gastronomy techniques on familiar dishes and offers a great wine list.

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G/F Joya Building, Rockwell, Makati
+63 2 823-6468

Most Favorite Steak
Mamou – Serendra

Tagged as  ‘A Home Kitchen’ and best known for their steaks and pastas, Mamou has been included on Tatler Magazine’s annual Best Restaurants List for 7 straight years (which is the same number of years they’ve been operating).

Mamou
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Serendra, 26th St, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+63 2 856-3569

Most Favorite Thai
People’s Palace – Greenbelt 3

People’s Palace is a modern thai restaurant created by Scottish restaurateur Chef Colin Mackay some time after arriving to the Philippines from Hong Kong in 1996. They serve modern Thai cuisine in an impressive and refreshingly spacious setting. Their curries and salads are sure winners.

People's Palace
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G/F Greenbelt 3-Garden Side, Ayala Center, Makati
+63 2 729-2888

Most Favorite Themed Restaurant
Gerry’s Jeepney – Maginhawa

Gerry’s Jeepney is a Filipino restaurant featuring one of the country’s most popular mode of commute, the jeepney. Customers are served classic favorites like grilled foods, sisig, binagoongan and lechon kawali, and more, either plated or boodle-style. Read also: 22 Crazy Fun Restaurant Concepts to Experience in Manila.

Gerry's Jeepney
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7 Maginhawa St., Quezon City
+63 2 435-6824

Most Favorite Vietnamese
Bawai’s Vietnamese Kitchen – Katipunan Ave.

Bawai is a specialty restaurant serving authentic home-cooked Vietnamese food. Bestsellers include their fresh spring rolls, their famous Pho Bo (beef noodles) and Vietnamese coffee. The restaurant name, Bawai, means grandmother in Vietnamese and is inspired by its owner Yong, who is fondly called Bawai. Read also: 14 classic restaurants around White Plains loved by foodies.

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79 Katipunan Ave., Bellitudo, White Plains, Quezon City
+63 2 442-8874

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