Food Scene
High-end shopping area with lots of nice restaurants, outdoor cafe, cinema, supermarket
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Power Plant Mall
Rockwell DriveHigh-end shopping area with lots of nice restaurants, outdoor cafe, cinema, supermarket
Galileo Enoteca
corner Calbayog StNeighborhood italian resto. Walk or take a tricycle
Niu by Vikings
Exquisite local and international buffet
Spiral
Roxas BoulevardFine Dining Buffet
Cafe Juanita
19 W Capitol DrEclectic local dining experience
Locavore Kitchen x Drinks
10 Brixton StFunky Filipino gastro pub. 5-10 mins by taxi/uber
Tap Room
Romantic fine dining
Lots of good restaurants and cafe inside a fashionable shopping center.
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Shangri-La Plaza
Shaw BoulevardLots of good restaurants and cafe inside a fashionable shopping center.
Cafe 1771
ADB AvenueQuaint cafe about 15 min by taxi/uber
Sentro 1771
Camino Verde RoadElegant filipino restaurant
Paparazzi at Edsa Shangri-La, Manila
1 Garden WayFine dining Italian
High Street Cafe
Fantastic asian buffet
Lemuria Gourmet Restaurant
5 Julieta CircleBeautiful fine dining restaurant.
Le Petit Soufflé
Kalayaan Avenuebecause it's french-japanese dessert
Vonskie's Burgers
San Rafael StreetLocal burger joint, patties assembled on the spot.
Starbucks
18 and 19 United StClosest starbucks, 3 mins by tricycle
Shopping
TWG Tea at Central Square
cor 30th StHip place with lots of restaurants and botiques
Greenfield Market
PathwalkWeekend market every Saturday from 4 PM - 12 Midnight. 5-10 mins by taxi or uber
SM Megamall
corner Doña Julia Vargas AveIt's just a MEGA mall. 10-20 mins by taxi or UBER
Rolex Greenbelt 5
Trendy place for shopping and dining
Essentials
Within the building you can find a small convenience store, an atm machine, a fitness gym, massage parlor and a cafe by the pool
Dansalan Gardens Condominiums
347 DansalanWithin the building you can find a small convenience store, an atm machine, a fitness gym, massage parlor and a cafe by the pool
Cherry Foodarama
514 Shaw BlvdNearby supermarket. 5 mins by tricycle or UBER
California Garden Square
Domingo M. Guevarra StreetSelf-sevice laundry at Citycycle. 5 mins by tricycle
Arts & Culture
National Museum of the Philippines
I-Ayala Museum
corner Dela Rosa StreetBeautiful art museum. It's a bit outside Manila, about 45 min drive without the traffic, a great way to spend a whole quiet Sunday. Try not to go on a weekday because of the heavy traffic.
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I-Pinto Art Museum
Beautiful art museum. It's a bit outside Manila, about 45 min drive without the traffic, a great way to spend a whole quiet Sunday. Try not to go on a weekday because of the heavy traffic.
Fully Booked
One of my favorite bookstores in the city.
Parks & Nature
Intramuros Walls
A small park in the middle of a quaint shopping area in the busiest business district in Metro Manila
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Greenbelt Mall
Legazpi StreetA small park in the middle of a quaint shopping area in the busiest business district in Metro Manila
Mount Maculot Trail
Mount Maculot TrailDay-hike for beginners
Balagbag Falls
Hiking trail for beginners
Sightseeing
Day tour to an impressive ruins from World War 2. Book it from http://www.corregidorphilippines.com/packages.html
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Corregidor Island
Day tour to an impressive ruins from World War 2. Book it from http://www.corregidorphilippines.com/packages.html
Iphamu Rizal
A good place to observe and understand the Filipino culture
Very chaotic market within Mandaluyong city. It can be too crowded, loud and dirty but it's an interesting way to get a glimpse to a day in the life of an ordinary Filipino. From Boni Avenue, take a jeepney going to Gabby's Kalentong or just take taxi/uber. Not recommended for the faint hearted.
Kalentong Market 2
1550 New PanaderosVery chaotic market within Mandaluyong city. It can be too crowded, loud and dirty but it's an interesting way to get a glimpse to a day in the life of an ordinary Filipino. From Boni Avenue, take a jeepney going to Gabby's Kalentong or just take taxi/uber. Not recommended for the faint hearted.
A volcano within a volcano. It's a 2-hour drive from Manila so better plan it ahead. I recommend staying at Discovery Country Suites if you plan to stay for the night. There are also other boutique hotels and lots of cafe/restaurants
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iTaal Volcano
266 A. Mandigma StA volcano within a volcano. It's a 2-hour drive from Manila so better plan it ahead. I recommend staying at Discovery Country Suites if you plan to stay for the night. There are also other boutique hotels and lots of cafe/restaurants
Beautiful church built during the Spanish regime. An interesting place to understand the Catholic culture in the Philippines
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San Agustin Church
General Luna StreetBeautiful church built during the Spanish regime. An interesting place to understand the Catholic culture in the Philippines
Oldest university charter in the Philippines and Asia (1611)
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Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomás
España BoulevardOldest university charter in the Philippines and Asia (1611)
Drinks & Nightlife
XYLO at The Palace
9th AvenueFor party devils
12 Monkeys
Kalayaan AvenueLive music where famous local bands play
The Library Comedy Bar & Restaurant
1739 Ma. Orosa StBecause Manila is about comedy bars
Prive Luxury Club
Party with beautiful people
City of Dreams Manila - Integrated Resort, Hotel & Casino
Roxas BoulevardP Burgos
P Burgos StreetThe last of the sleazy red light district in Metro Manila
Draft Restaurant and Brewery Greenbelt 2
Esperanza StreetBeer!
Finders Keepers MNL
Sabio StreetA hip, non-smoking hard to find bar