Filipino Food

Ermita's M H del Pilar St. and Makati are a good place to explore for Filipino food.



Mother Sachi in Gil Puyat Ave Makati is self-service, with good, reasonably priced vegetarian dishes. Its specialities are Shepherd's pie, Bhagavad fruit pie and soya fish. It is open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm.



Cosmic Plate in the Amorsolo St, Makati, is another good vegetarian restaurant with different dishes each day. A health-food shop is attached. It is open daily from 11 am to 9 pm.



Aida's in M H del Pilar St, Ermita, is a reasonably priced 'turo-turo' restaurant, partly open-air, which sometimes has good munggo (bean) soup. It is open daily around the clock.Myrna's, in M H del Pilar St, Ermita, is a typical, simple Filipino restaurant. It serves good bangus (milkfish) and is crowded at meal times. It is open Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 11.30 pm.



The Coffee Tree, on the corner ofMabini and R Solas streets, has good Filipino food and a cheap American breakfast. It is open Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 10.30 pm.



Mabini House in Mabini St, Ermita, serves Filipino and Chinese food, with good rice and noodle dishes. It is open daily from 7 am to 10 pm.



Calle 5 in Mabini St, Ermita, is a big open-air restaurant which has good squid. There is live music in the evenings. It is open daily from 8 am to 3 am.



The Harbour View in South Blvd., of Rizal Park, right where the harbour trip starts, is a pleasant place by the waterfront to watch the sunset and catch a fresh breez« while having a beer and enjoying good Filipino food like sinigang (vegetable soup) or bangus. It's open Monday to Saturday from 10 to 2 am and Sunday from 10 am to midnight.



The Seaside Market in Roxas Blvd., Baclaran (near Baclaran Church), is a real market where you can buy freshly caught fish and have it prepared cheaply at the little adjoining restaurants. It is open all hours.



At Leo's, on the corner of Roxas Blvd. and Dapitan St, you can eat a la carte or choose your fish and have it prepared as you wish. It is open daily all hours.



The Seafood Market in J Bocobo St, Ermita, is relatively costly, but is a good seafood restaurant. It's almost like a real market: guests do their own selecting and then take their filled baskets to the cooks to be prepared as they wish. It is especially busy at night but the waiting time is usually short. You can round off the menu with coffee and cakes at the Cafe Alps next door. There is another Seafood Market in Makati Ave, Makati. It is open daily from 10 am to midnight.



Rol's Ihaio Ihaiv in M H del Pilar St, Ermita, is an open-air seafood restaurant with a popular beer garden right alongside. It is open daily from 8 am to 1 am.



Barrio Fiesta in J Bocobo St, Ermita, is a good, medium-priced restaurant with branches all over the country. It has an extensive menu with specialities like crispy pata and kare-kare (stew). It is open daily from 8 am to 1 am.



There is another Barrio Fiesta in Makati Ave, Makati.



The Bulwagang Pili-pino on the corner of Arkansas St and Maria Orosa St, Ermita, is another good Filipino restaurant, open daily from 9 am to 11 pm.



Palais daan in Adriatico St, Malate, you can get good Filipino dishes and seafood. It is open daily from 10 am to 1 am.



The Aristocrat, on the corner ofRoxas Blvd and San Andres St, Malate, is a big,medium-priced restaurant. It is very popular with local people and the most popular of the six Aristocrat restaurants in Metro Manila. It is open 24 hours a day all week.



Josephine's in Roxas Blvd, Pasay City is a well-known and popular seafood restaurant with a lot of choice and live combo music in the evenings. It is open daily from 9 am to midnight.



Nandau on the corner ofRoxas Blvd and Lourdes St, Pasay City is an excellent seafood restaurant which specialises in food from the province of Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao-blue marlin, for example. It is open daily from 11 am to 11 pm.



The Patio Mequeni in Remedies St, Malate, is a pleasant, simply furnished restaurant that specialises in dishes from Pampanga Province. It is open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm and from 6 pm to midnight.



At the Kamayan Restaurant in Padre Faura, Ermita, you can eat with your fingers in true Filipino style. There is a wide range of dishes from all over the Philippines. It is open daily from 11 am to 2 pm and from 5 to 10 pm.



Aling Asiang in the Greenbelt Square, Makati, is a well-run speciality restaurant with authentic dishes from various provinces. It is open from 11 am to 11 pm daily.



Ang Bistro sa Remedies, on the corner of Adriatico and Remedios streets, Malate, is an elegant restaurant serving special dishes from Pampanga Province. It is open from 11 am to 2 pm and from 6 pm to midnight daily.