Best Food in Manila?
Oct 2, 2010, 12:43 pm
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Oct 2, 2010, 9:20 pm
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Taxis are so cheap in Manila that you can easily go to Ascend or Encore or Amber in the Fort. You don't have to constrain yourself to one club. ^
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A new suggestion popped up in my mind: the Manila Grand Opera Hotel in inner Manila, at the corner of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose St., has very excellent dimsum. The hotel is also very accessible: there's direct access to Doroteo Jose LRT Station.
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A new suggestion popped up in my mind: the Manila Grand Opera Hotel in inner Manila, at the corner of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose St., has very excellent dimsum. The hotel is also very accessible: there's direct access to Doroteo Jose LRT Station.
Oct 3, 2010, 7:34 am
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Originally Posted by Akiestar
A new suggestion popped up in my mind: the Manila Grand Opera Hotel in inner Manila, at the corner of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose St., has very excellent dimsum.
, what about dimsum or meals in Manila's Chinatown?
Oct 5, 2010, 6:00 pm
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Some filipino friends took us to an buffet restaurant of traditional foods, called Cabayalen? 220 pesos for all you could eat. Buffet food is usually poor, but this allowed us to try a little of everything. The restaurant was packed, so the food was being cooked fresh to top up the buffet. We liked it so much that we went back for lunch on Sunday
Oct 5, 2010, 9:59 pm
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It's Cabalen, just for everyone's information. Haven't eaten there, but I heard the buffet is good. There's also Kamayan, another Filipino buffet restaurant, in several areas in Manila: they have branches in Glorietta 3, Megamall and EDSA.
I suggested Ongpin Mańosa for shao mai, but there are also other known restaurants in inner Manila. Ma Mon Luk on Quezon Boulevard in Quirino (not Chinatown, but close to it) is known for their mami (noodle soup) and siopao (baozi).
I suggested Ongpin Mańosa for shao mai, but there are also other known restaurants in inner Manila. Ma Mon Luk on Quezon Boulevard in Quirino (not Chinatown, but close to it) is known for their mami (noodle soup) and siopao (baozi).
Oct 15, 2010, 3:29 pm
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My expat buddies have apartments in Makati so they love both Icon and the Bureau.
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If you're feeling bold and want to to really experience fresh local cooking, there are Markets (palengkes) in Manila where you buy your vegetables, fish, or meats, and you go into a stall in the market where they cook your food however you want it cooked. There is such a market behind the mall of Asia, along the water. Not for everyone, but if you have a large group with some locals who know what to order, it is a great option and will save you money.
Aug 21, 2011, 11:05 pm
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Kamayan is a good place to experience how many Filipinos eat their food - with their bare hands. Kamayan is the word in Tagalog meaning "to use your hands."
If you're feeling bold and want to to really experience fresh local cooking, there are Markets (palengkes) in Manila where you buy your vegetables, fish, or meats, and you go into a stall in the market where they cook your food however you want it cooked. There is such a market behind the mall of Asia, along the water. Not for everyone, but if you have a large group with some locals who know what to order, it is a great option and will save you money.
If you're feeling bold and want to to really experience fresh local cooking, there are Markets (palengkes) in Manila where you buy your vegetables, fish, or meats, and you go into a stall in the market where they cook your food however you want it cooked. There is such a market behind the mall of Asia, along the water. Not for everyone, but if you have a large group with some locals who know what to order, it is a great option and will save you money.
Sep 4, 2011, 5:56 am
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What always surprises me is that you never find any restaurants in Manila where the food as has been adapted a little bit for western tastes, i.e use of fillet meat etc. There would be a great market for it with tourists.
Sep 5, 2011, 11:06 am
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They need Filipinos to frequent the restaurant.
But, with that being said, I'm really not sure what you're referring to because I haven't found that to be the case in mid to high-end restaurants like ones you find in Greenbelt, Serendra, Fort Strip, Burgos Circle, etc.
Sep 28, 2011, 4:12 am
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The quick answer is most seafood, anywhere in the city, would be great! There are bays, rivers, seas nearby and seafood is always fresh and bountiful.
If you can be more specific on where you'll be (what area is your hotel?) your cuisine preference (i.e, Filipino, Chinese, Thai, Western?) and your budget or how "adventurous" you want to be, then we can make more targeted recommendations...
If you can be more specific on where you'll be (what area is your hotel?) your cuisine preference (i.e, Filipino, Chinese, Thai, Western?) and your budget or how "adventurous" you want to be, then we can make more targeted recommendations...
Jan 23, 2012, 4:13 am
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There's Peking Garden (the best, but also the priciest) on the fourth floor of Greenbelt 5, North Park Noodle House up on Makati Avenue near Century City, and Big Buddha on the second floor of Greenbelt 3. If you want a little more "fast food-like" ambiance, there's Super Bowl on the second floor of Glorietta 4, but the food is also quite good there, and very affordable.
Jan 23, 2012, 5:21 am
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There's Peking Garden (the best, but also the priciest) on the fourth floor of Greenbelt 5, North Park Noodle House up on Makati Avenue near Century City, and Big Buddha on the second floor of Greenbelt 3. If you want a little more "fast food-like" ambiance, there's Super Bowl on the second floor of Glorietta 4, but the food is also quite good there, and very affordable.
