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Restaurants with Do-It-Yourself concepts are emerging everywhere. There’s something quite liberating about having (almost) complete control over the ingredients and how they’re prepared. It’s also comforting knowing that there are staff watching nearby, in case you mess up!
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Here are some of the must-visit DIY restaurants all over Metro Manila – from grill-your-own meat, hammer- your-own schneeballe, to make-your-own okonomiyaki, the possibilities are endless! Most of these restaurants have booking discounts and Booky-exclusive Buy One Get One deals so make sure you download the app to claim them.
Rice & Dough – Venice Grand Canal
From the team behind Torch comes an exciting new restaurant in Venice Grand Canal. At Rice & Dough you get to play chef! It’s the kind of place where you can let your imagination run wild as you create your own sushi and thin-crust pizzas. Carbs are definitely the hero of this homegrown dining concept.
Do It Yourself: sushi and thin-crust pizzas
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G/F Venice Grand Canal, Upper McKinley Rd, McKinley Hill, Taguig
Poke Poke – various branches
Poke Poke is a poke bar that allows guests to customize their own bowls in six easy steps, starting with the base, protein, mix-ins, flavor, toppings and lastly, the crunch. Various ingredients like rice, salad, salmon, unagi, steak, rice, bacon, avocado and more are available. You can also choose from their signature, ready-to-eat bowls.
Do It Yourself: poke bowl
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Tajimaya – multiple branches
Tajimaya is one of Rockwell Center’s most underrated and secret gems. It offers affordable eat-all-you-can premium meats and seafood on charcoal grill. Includes: beef, pork, chicken, cuttlefish, special sausage, shrimp, salad, rice, squid roll, kimchi, bottomless iced tea. Read more here.
Do It Yourself: Japanese barbecue
Kko Kko – multiple branches
Owned by Grace Lee, Kko Kko is a modern restaurant that serves authentic and reinvented Korean favorites that are mostly chicken dishes. Some of their must-tries include the chicken cheese fondue, dosirak, snow chicken, and rabokki. Read our full feature here.
Do It Yourself: Dosirak lunchboxes, Rabokki fried rice
Vanderlust – multiple branches
For the globe trotters, aspiring travelers and explorers, Vanderlust is the only bistro that flies you around the world with its affordable luxurious treats such as the 300 year old German pastry Schneeballe, Tuscan favorite Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Spanish cheese from the La Mancha region, and many more. Read our full feature here.
Do It Yourself: Schneeballe
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100 Sct De Guia cor Tomas Morato, Sacred Heart, Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 954-0401
Dohtonbori – multiple branches
Dohtonbori is the first okonomiyaki restaurant in the Philippines that lets you cook-your-own okonomiyaki. It also offers other Japanese favorites like Sukiyaki, Yakisoba and Yakiniku.
Do It Yourself: Okonomiyaki, Pizza, Yakisoba, Sukiyaki
Namoo House – BGC
Namoo House, or more popularly known as Maple Tree House, is a modern Korean barbecue restaurant from Seoul. Maple Tree House is known for their premium and quality cuts of beef and pork cooked over charcoal grill, and its beautiful interiors. Read our full feature here.
Do It Yourself: Korean barbecue
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G/F Uptown Parade, 38th Street Corner 9th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
(02) 946-3733
Four Seasons Hotpot City – multiple branches
From the group that created Vikings Luxury Buffet and NIU by Vikings, Four Seasons Hotpot City serves a wide assortment of fresh and healthy ingredients, premium meat and seafood, Asian dishes, sushi, desserts and free-flowing beverages.
Do It Yourself: Hotpot
Ganso Shabuway – multiple branches
Ganso-Shabuway is an international franchise from California that offers Japanese-style hot pot. They serve all-natural grass fed beef, fresh produce and other hot pot toppings.
Do It Yourself: Hotpot
Seoul Train – Tomas Morato
Seoul Train Korean Barbecue is a locomotive train-themed restaurant that offers Korean grilled meats, galbi tang and other traditional dishes. Take a photo inside the train and their graffiti walls and win a prize from their arcade crane machines. Read more here.
Do It Yourself: Korean barbecue
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#28 Sergeant Esguerra Ave, near Tomas Morato, South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City
(0917) 772-2203
Salad Stop! – multiple branches
Salad Stop!, from Singapore, is a quick-service restaurant serving healthy food to go. Select from their signature bowls and wraps or customize your own from their wide selection of greens and toppings. Healthy juices are also available.
Do It Yourself: salads, wraps
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Juju Eats – various branches
Create your own salads and choose from their wide array of toppings and dressings. You can have it as is, wrapped, or over pasta. They also have Signature Salads like the Ay Caramba!, Big Boy, Crispy Catfish Salad and Quinoa Gold.
Do It Yourself: salad, wraps, pasta salad
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Scout’s Honor – Hole in the Wall
Scout’s Honor is a craft-your-own cookie concept that takes a modern approach on the classic girl scout cookies. Their hot-off-the-oven signature cookies, monster cookies, cookie tarts are best paired with their homemade flavored milk.
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Hole In The Wall, 4F Century City Mall, Kalayaan Ave., Poblacion, Makati
(02) 887-2698
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