Five Top Tables: Where to Eat in Manila

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00:00Manoa's expansive food scene is hard to describe but has flourished over the last decade thanks

00:06to food champions like the late Margarita Fores and places that rank on Asia's 50 best restaurant

00:11lists. But here's the challenge. Metro Manila is big and many great places are tucked away in quiet

00:16alleys or unassuming buildings. Finding the top spots aren't easy so we've selected five to give

00:21you a head start. First is the new kid on the block, makanay. Japanese comfort with serious

00:26polish. Think crunchy chicken karaage, a zesty sunomono salad, and buttery wagyu in a clay pot

00:32rice dish. For cheap eats, it's Manam, home of watermelon sinigang or sour tamarind soup, crispy

00:39sisig or pork cheek, and portions big enough to feed the whole family without killing your wallet.

00:44Need to talk business? M dining and bar is your spot. Elegant, sharp, and serving European-Asian

00:49plates made to impress. Hit up the bar for those work drinks or bring your own bottle for BYOB Mondays.

00:54If you need a table now, Milky Way Cafe always delivers. Old-school Filipino comfort and the

01:00classic dessert, halo-halo, with the restaurant's homemade ice cream. And finally, a Bloomberg Dine

01:05Index favorite, Toyo E3 by husband and wife team Chef Jordy and May Navarra. Inventive, deeply Filipino

01:11cooking that celebrates and elevates local ingredients with two menus, the kamayan, eating with your hands

01:16in a casual family-style meal, and the eight-course tasting menu. Check out the rest of Bloomberg's top

01:22five tables in London, New York, and beyond.