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The 100 Best Places in the Philippines

The best places in the Philippines, according to the experts: the World's 50 Beaches, the Forbes Travel Guide, and the Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Entalula Beach comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Manila.

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Kalanggaman Island and Nuwa Spa Manila hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.

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  1. Limestone cliffs spike straight up behind a strip of white sand, and the visual contrast is the whole argument for the boat ride out here. Entalula holds the number one spot on the World's 50 Best Beaches list, and the relative quiet confirms why: access is by boat only, so the crowds that pack El Nido's more reachable shores never quite materialize. The water is clear enough to make swimming feel like an afterthought you'll spend an hour doing anyway.


  2. Kalanggaman is a sandbar, essentially, a sliver of white sand so narrow you can see ocean on both sides at once. The water is shallow and clear enough to walk out absurdly far, and the near-total lack of development means nothing interrupts the view in any direction. Getting here takes a boat ride, which keeps the crowds manageable. It landed at number 25 on the World's 50 Best Beaches, and the shape of the place makes the case without any help.


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  5. Rank 5. Toyo Eatery

    Contemporary Filipino

    Pork barbecue skewers made from three cuts and finished in bone broth land here as a philosophical statement about Filipino street food. Toyo Eatery is a contemporary Filipino restaurant where Jordy Navarra, who came up at The Fat Duck and Bo Innovation, builds tasting menus around local terroir and folk culture. A Michelin star sits comfortably alongside dishes that nod to childhood songs and sari-sari snacks, which is a harder trick than it sounds.


  6. Rank 6. Celera

    Contemporary Pan-Asian

    Wicker chairs, woven light fittings, and hand-painted ceramics set the mood before a single dish arrives. Celera is a fine dining restaurant on the third floor of a Makati building, making a case for modern Filipino cuisine through fermentation, local sourcing, and old preservation methods reframed as something quietly thrilling. It holds a Michelin star and a spot on Asia's 50 Best list. Dress like you mean it.


  7. Rank 7. Helm

    Modern Filipino

    An eight-course tasting menu in Makati that holds two Michelin stars and resists easy categorization. Chef Josh Boutwood, who trained under Raymond Blanc and did time at Noma, builds around Filipino seasonal ingredients without ever landing on a single continent. Crab fat broth arrives in a shell; colourful powders finish plates that are as precise as they are personal. The cooking is formally ambitious, the biography behind it genuinely hard to summarize, which is probably the point.


  8. Rank 8. Asador Alfonso

    Contemporary Spanish

    About 80 kilometers from Manila, this Michelin-starred contemporary Spanish restaurant sits on nine hectares of open fields, its minimalist design nodding quietly to Taal Volcano on the horizon. A Spanish chef runs the kitchen, flying in ingredients from Spain to anchor dishes like house-aged Wagyu ham and roasted suckling pig. The drive alone is a commitment, which seems to put everyone inside in a remarkably agreeable mood.


  9. Chele González trained at El Bulli and El Celler de Can Roca, which explains why a Filipino fine dining room in Bonifacio Global City feels like it has something to prove and the technique to prove it. The team tours the archipelago collecting regional inspiration, then translates it into a tasting menu format that holds a Michelin star. The setting reads more relaxed than the pedigree suggests, which either puts you at ease or makes you overdressed.


  10. Rank 8. Hapag

    Modern Filipino

    Eight courses built from a cuisine that usually feeds a hundred people at once is the central tension at Hapag, a fine dining tasting-menu restaurant in Rockwell holding a Michelin star. The kitchen distills whole roasts, braises, and communal feasts into something intimate and precisely plated, tracing the Philippines' tropical regions through the collective memory of a team of local chefs. Reservation-only, dress accordingly.


  11. Rank 8. Inatô

    Contemporary Filipino

    Tucked inside Karrivin Plaza, Inatô has the hush of a cave and the warmth of somewhere you weren't meant to find. It's an intimate tasting-menu restaurant built around "bahala na," a Filipino phrase that roughly means leave it to fate, which here translates to surrendering the menu choices entirely to the team. Seasonal Filipino ingredients anchor the progression, with chicken, fish, and pork doing most of the work. It holds a Michelin star.


  12. Rank 8. Kása Palma

    Contemporary Filipino

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  13. Rank 8. Linamnam

    Contemporary Filipino

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  14. Rank 15. Oto

    Cocktail Bar

    The name means "sound" in Japanese, and the all-vinyl playlist is not a gimmick. Oto is a cocktail bar in Poblacion where the menu runs from daiquiris and dirty martinis through to signatures that fold in tamarind syrup or wheat beer, and a riff on the Breakfast Martini that nods to Salvatore Calabrese. The room is striking enough that the drinks have to compete, and the drinks are up for it.


  15. Rank 15. Southbank Café + Lounge

    Modern Cocktail Bar

    Melbourne is the unlikely muse for this all-day café and cocktail lounge tucked into the Alabang commercial sprawl. The drinks menu is illustrated like a coffee-table book and written like one too, walking you through strawberry distillates and acid blends without making you feel like you need a lab coat to order. A Difford's Guide pick and a The 50 Discovery selection, it leans modern and precise in a neighborhood that doesn't always expect that.


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  17. Rank 17. Bolero

    Spanish

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  18. Rank 17. Brick Corner

    North Indian

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  19. Rank 17. Cabel

    Filipino

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  20. Rank 17. COCHI

    Filipino

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  21. Rank 17. CUR8

    Modern Pan-Asian

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  22. Rank 17. Em Hà Nội

    Vietnamese

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  24. Rank 17. Hálong

    Pan-Asian

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  25. Rank 17. Kumba

    Creative Pan-Asian

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  26. Rank 17. La Pita (Poblacion)

    Middle Eastern

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  27. Rank 17. Lampara

    Filipino

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  28. Rank 17. Lasa

    Contemporary Filipino

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  29. Rank 17. Los Tacos

    Mexican

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  32. Rank 17. Palm Grill (Diliman)

    Southern Mindanao Filipino

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  35. Rank 17. Sarsa

    Filipino

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  37. Rank 17. Taquería Franco

    French-inflected Mexican

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  39. Rank 17. The Underbelly

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  41. Rank 42. a mano

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

    The name means "by hand," and the pizza here takes that literally, a contemporary Neapolitan style with a pronounced, well-leavened crust that stays light enough to eat without regret. It sits in a mall food hall, which sounds like a setup for disappointment, but a spot on 50 Top Pizza's Asia-Pacific and World lists tends to complicate that assumption. Pasta and risotto round out the menu, all at prices that won't require a quiet moment alone afterward.


  42. Rank 42. Crosta

    Pizzeria

    A small-format pizzeria in Salcedo Village where the menu runs through several distinct dough styles at once, because committing to just one felt like leaving options on the table. The team behind it includes a dough obsessive, a wine-by-the-glass obsessive, and a chef shaped by years in Japanese kitchens, which explains the range. Ranked fifth in Asia-Pacific and 28th on 50 Top Pizza World, if you need the shorthand.


  43. Rank 44. Bar by East

    Cocktail Bar

    The sliding wooden doors that conceal the bar during daylight hours open at night to reveal what is, by day, an architectural firm. That dual life shapes everything: the cocktail bar keeps the office's concrete-and-glass bones and its minimal, industrial calm. It sits inside Lamp Quarters, a retail complex in Marikina City, and works best for small groups settling into corners that, a few hours earlier, someone was billing clients from.

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  44. Rank 44. Blind Pig

    Cocktail Bar

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  45. Rank 44. Raion

    Cocktail Bar

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  46. Rank 44. ReCraft

    Filipino Cocktail Bar

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  48. Address
    Seven NEO, 4th Ave, Makati City, 1634 Metro Manila, Philippines
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    Closed now, opens Fri 7 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–7 PM

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  49. Address
    5872 Enriquez, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines · Makati
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 1 min

    Thursday 6 AM–10 PM

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  50. Address
    McKinley Pkwy, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines · Makati
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 1 min

    Thursday 10 AM–10 PM

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  51. Rank 54. % Arabica Manila BGC Roastery

    Japanese Coffee Shop





  52. Address
    28 Amorsolo Dr, Makati City, 1210 Metro Manila, Philippines
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    Open now, until midnight

    Thursday 7 AM–Midnight

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  53. Rank 64. 12/10

    Contemporary Japanese

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  54. Rank 64. Abli

    Contemporary Filipino

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    Address
    Purok 138, Barangay Neogan, Tagaytay, Cavite, Calabarzon 4120, The Philippines · Cavite
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 1 min

    Thursday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  57. Rank 64. ATO-AH

    Filipino

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  59. Rank 64. Automat

    Filipino

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  60. Rank 64. Ayà

    Contemporary Filipino

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  65. Rank 64. Canton Road

    Cantonese

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  68. Rank 64. China Blue

    Cantonese

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  69. Rank 64. Cirkulo

    Spanish

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  71. Rank 64. Cru Steakhouse

    Steakhouse

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  73. Rank 64. DIP

    Nikkei

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  75. Rank 64. Ember

    Contemporary European

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  78. Rank 64. Fong Wei Wu

    Taiwanese

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  79. Rank 64. Fresca Trattoria

    Contemporary Italian

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  82. Rank 64. Goxo

    Basque

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  84. Rank 64. Iai

    Japanese


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  86. Rank 64. Kamakura

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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    Address
    E.C. Building, Greenhills Road, Casuntingan, Mandaue, Cebu, Central Visayas, The Philippines · Cebu
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    Website
  87. Rank 64. Kei

    Japanese

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