The Best Cocktail Bars in Manila
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The best cocktail bars in Manila, according to the experts: The 50 and Difford's Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Oto comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Makati and Manila.
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Bar by East and Blind Pig hold the next two places. The 50 shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Difford's Guide next.
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Rank 1. 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.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: Difford's Guide
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Rank 2. 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.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Blind Pig
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Raion
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. The Spirits Library
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery