Top 10 Restaurants in Manila
A list of the 8 best restaurants in Manila, including Aristocrat (Malate, Manila). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Aristocrat
restaurantMalate, Manila
Filipino comfort-food institution in Malate founded in 1936, famed for its skewered chicken barbecue with java rice; still family-run and trading on its original stretch.
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Max's Restaurant
restaurantQuezon City, Manila
Filipino fried-chicken chain founded 1945 at its original Scout Tuason branch in Quezon City, now preserved as a heritage restaurant and museum; marked its 80th year in 2025.
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Toyo Eatery
restaurantMakati, Manila
Filipino fine dining by chefs Jordy and May Navarra in a converted Karrivin Plaza garage, opened 2016; one Michelin star in the Philippines' 2026 debut guide.
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Gallery by Chele
restaurantBonifacio Global City, Manila
Spanish-Filipino tasting-menu restaurant by chefs Chele Gonzalez and Carlos Villaflor in BGC; awarded one Michelin star and a Michelin Green Star in the 2026 Philippines debut guide.
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Manam
restaurantMakati, Manila
Modern Filipino comfort-food chain from The Moment Group; its Ayala Triangle branch received a Bib Gourmand in the Philippines' 2026 Michelin guide debut.
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Cafe Adriatico
restaurantMalate, Manila
Spanish-Filipino bistro opened December 1979 by Larry J. Cruz at Remedios Circle, credited with launching Manila's cafe-bistro scene; the founding restaurant of the LJC Group.
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Milky Way Cafe
restaurantMakati, Manila
Filipino comfort-food restaurant opened 1962 by Julieta Gamboa as an ice cream parlour on Aguado Street, now on Arnaiz Avenue; famed for its halo-halo and family-run Milky Way Group.
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Hapag
restaurantMakati, Manila
Modern Filipino tasting-menu restaurant at The Balmori Suites, Rockwell, by chef-owners John Kevin Navoa and Thirdy Dolatre; awarded a Michelin Star in the Philippines' 2026 debut guide.
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