For the gram!
It’s basically a no-brainer to require good food at the next restaurant you’re headed to but these days, interiors are most definitely part of the top considerations when choosing where to dine.
Good food + beautiful interiors contribute to the overall ambiance of a restaurant giving you the perfect dining experience so we’ve selected a handful of restaurants with Instagrammable surroundings for that perfect picture.
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Basil – White Plains
Basil serves authentic Thai cuisine in a garden-inspired restaurant guided by Tom McGue and Chef Al Brown. Must try dishes include their Pad Thai, Chicken Green Curry, and Tom Yum soup.
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱300 off your bill!
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Rambla – multiple branches
Rambla by Chef Pepe Lopez, is a Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant that applies modern techniques to create their well-loved specialties like the Beef Tenderloin with Foie Gras, Egg Bomb, Octopus Carpaccio and their signature paellas and cochinillo.
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱200 off your bill!
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Burrow Café – Beverly Hills Subdivision
One of Antipolo’s best-kept secrets, the Burrow Café is an underground restaurant adjacent to the creative space and nature reserve known as Antipolo Beehouse. Aside from its rustic charm found in the elements of lush greenery in their café, Burrow Café provides hearty all-day breakfast, indulgent lunch options, and decadent desserts.
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113 Beverly Hills Dr, Beverly Hills Subd., Taytay, Rizal
(0917) 622-9795
% Arabica – multiple branches
One of the newest coffee brands to hit the city, % Arabica has already become a favourite among Manila’s coffee lovers. Apart from great coffee, their interiors are also extremely conducive for productivity; their huge windows make way for natural light along with wooden and glass interiors for a clean finish. They serve snacks that perfectly go well with your coffee and you could even purchase their beans.
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Single Origin – multiple branches
Single Origin is a commonplace for lovers of alcohol and coffee. It serves a hefty all-day breakfast menu, international comfort food, Lamill coffee, wines and draft beers.
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱300 off your bill!
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Le Petit Soufflé – Century City Mall
Le Petit Souffle is a French and Japanese-inspired cafe from the same people behind Century City Mall’s Hole in the Wall and Scout’s Honor cookies. Be amazed with their modern dishes crafted with flavors and precision of Japanese and French cuisines, as well as their beautiful homey and garden interiors. Le Petit Souffle translates to ‘the little souffle’.
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱150 off your bill!
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3/F Century City Mall, Kalayaan Ave., Poblacion, Makati
(02) 7718-5681; (02) 8886-3056; (0915) 399-9558; (0917) 841-8032
The Wholesome Table – multiple branches
The Wholesome Table is an organic restaurant that serves healthy comfort food by Bianca Araneta-Elizalde. All produce is organic and sourced locally where possible. The theme is very much translated into its home, secret garden-style interiors and design concept. Its BGC branch has been continuously on our Top 10 most loved restaurants lists for the past months and continues to be one of the top searched restaurants on the app.
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱100 off your bill!
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Sunnies Cafe – multiple branches
Sunnies Cafe is the spin-off cafe of eyewear powerbrand, Sunnies Studios. It is LA-inspired and got us covered from brunch to dinner, and coffee to cocktails.
Insider tip: Enjoy Buy 1 Get 1 Sweet Chili Fish Bowl for only₱430₱215 and more! Check out their offers here.
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UCC Clockwork – multiple branches
UCC Clockwork is a third wave coffee shop and UCC’s newest concept store featuring blends from a variety of local and international single origin coffee. They also have a wide selection of food ranging from appetizer to dessert.
Insider tip: Enjoy Buy 1 Get 1 offers like Skinny Vanilla Latte for only₱380₱190 and more! Check out their offers here.
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Cafe Voi-La – Tagaytay
Cafe Voi-La is a bright Asian fusion restaurant with colorful Instagram-worthy interiors located in Crosswinds, Tagaytay. It’s a quickly rising one-of-a-kind concept by Ica Sebastian, who took its name from ‘boi la’ which means ‘to cook with leaves’ in Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Iruhin Crosswinds, Tagaytay
(0905) 331-4457; (0918) 372-7499
Apéro – Corinthian Hills
Apéro is the newest neighborhood café along Corinthian Hills that serves a cascading menu, that means you can expect different menu items for each time of the day. From the French word Apéritif which means “to open,” Apéro is a slang term which is often referred to as “food eaten in the late afternoon or early evening.”
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Corinthian Hills, Temple Drive, Quezon City, Philippines
(02) 8532-8064
Pio’s Kitchen – Sct. Reyes St.
Pio’s Kitchen is a private dining restaurant headed by Chef Chin Gallegos. Chef Chin opens her grandparents’ old home exclusively for reserved guests only. Guests are welcomed and served with utmost attendance from Chef Chin and her staff. Pio’s Kitchen is homey and spacious, the interiors can be set up according to your personal preferences as well.
Reservations are required
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96 Sct. Reyes corner Sct. Fuentebella, Laging Handa, Quezon City
(02) 7509-4529; (0917) 532-2892
Bag of Beans – Twin Lakes
Bag of Beans Twin Lakes is the bright and artsy counterpart of the original branch along Aguinaldo Highway, which is rustic and dark. Both are spacious and cozy offering various places to hang out, either indoor or outdoor. This branch has a nice balcony view of the Taal Lake. Bag of Beans serve American-Asian fusion dishes specializing in homemade savory pies, breads and proudly local coffee.
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Twin Lakes, Tagaytay-Nasugbu Hwy, Tagaytay
(046) 460-4146
Common Folk – White Plains
Common Folk is a hip new coffee bar that promises #NoBadDays with their coffee and light meals including open-faced toasts and hot off-the-press sandwiches.
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79 Katipunan Ave, White Plains, Quezon City
(02) 8277-6357
Flossom Kitchen + Cafe – multiple branches
Flossom Kitchen + Cafe, a garden themed cafe that offers all-day breakfast, and modern comfort food with a twist that caters to people of all ages. This cafe is also very Instagrammable so don’t forget to take loads of photos!
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Cassalu Coffee & Kitchen – multiple branches
Originally hailing from Las Pinas’ roster of amazing local cafes, Cassalu Coffee & Kitchen has started branching out to the rest of Metro Manila. Serving specialty coffee, homemade pastries, and filling rice meals, Cassalu Coffee & Kitchen is definitely one cafe you should keep an eye out for!
Insider tip: Enjoy up to ₱300 off your bill!
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Rustic Mornings by Isabelo – Marikina
A homey and outdoor garden restaurant and cafe by Portia Dee, granddaughter of Felicitas Dee or more popularly known as Lola Chit, who also used to operate a famous restaurant in Marikina. This rustic, not-so-hidden gem built within an old family compound is photogenic in every corner, ground to ceiling. Check out 16 other popular restaurants loved by locals in Marikina here.
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11 Isabelo Mendoza St., San Roque, Marikina
(02) 8681-2461; (02) 8425-8610; (0917) 700-5810; (0917) 814-6824
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