Location: Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City

Open from 8am til midnight, this “all-day drinking” outlet by Laureen Uy and Miggy Cruz offers both classic and unconventional coffees and cocktails, and is conveniently located right next to their popular smashburger joint, Hungry Homies. Designed to complement your Hungry Homies orders, patrons of each outlet can move freely between the two spaces or simply settle into one of Flo’s cosy nooks to sip on cereal milk lattes, coffee martinis, and Cuba libres.

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Location: BGC Corporate Center, Taguig City

The opening of Cochi Bistro by Marvin Agustin has become the latest cloud concept to pivot into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Amp up its signature roasted suckling pig with uni rice and mango salsa, or venture beyond the cochinillo to try its eclectic selection of starters, salads, and desserts.

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Location: BGC High Street Central, Taguig City

Fans of Holy Smokes BBQ, rejoice—the grilled meats specialist has opened a spin-off concept, Burnt Bean, that flexes the team’s continued expertise in simple, but undeniably delicious food. Old favourites like the wood-fire roasted mussels in a delicious herb and wine reduction (which you are to mop up with every last bit of their homemade flatbread), 48-hour beef ribs, and roasted broccoli salad still feature on the diverse menu, with a few tweaks here and there. But you’d be remiss to forego its new additions, most notably the compressed watermelon salad, crispy potato pave with bacon foam, and lip-smacking orange roasted chicken, and more.

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Location: Mitsukoshi Mall BGC, Taguig City

Certainly among the top players in our local ramen scene, Mendokoro Ramenba has closed its old BGC outlet at Icon Plaza to relocate to the newly-minted Mitsukoshi Mall. Those in the know may expect from the reputable ramenba's attractive new outlet its own off-menu creation, the ebi tonkotsu ramen. Made with a rich reduction of tiger prawn heads in their signature tonkotsu broth, the Mitsukoshi special brims with shrimp, scallops, and squid too.

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Location: One Bonifacio High Street Mall BGC, Taguig City

Months after the chef Tatung Sarthou opened up his gorgeous Antipolo home for refined private dining, the celebrity chef became the talk of the town once more with his new restaurant, Lore Manila. Sarthou’s culinary and historical expertise is brought to the fore within this stylish tropical space. Filled with modern Filipino bites inspired by dishes from various regions and different points in history, the premier tasting menu is a wonderfully delicious way to learn more about Philippine cuisine.

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Location: Mandaluyong City

Following the opening of Pedro the Grocer at San Antonio Plaza last August, the Antonio’s Restaurant Group has been busy with its second Metro Manila concept: Antonio’s at PGA Cars. To the delight of epicurean city-dwellers, the lauded chef Tony Boy Escalante brings the refined international fare and supreme service of his famed Tagaytay destination to the PGA Cars showroom, complete with a robust selection of new dishes and beverages, too.

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Location: Salcedo Village, Makati City

The restaurant group behind casual plant-based establishment Shaka Café adds an exciting, if not surprising, addition to its F&B portfolio: Golden Gibbon, a modern southeast Asian fusion restaurant and bar. Open from 5pm until past midnight, the funky Salcedo Village establishment may just be your next favourite for dinner-to-drinks hours before a night out on the town—but with DJs spinning on weekends, you might even spend the entire night at the tropical hangout.

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Location: Poblacion, Makati City

Ugly Duck may be the newest addition to the bustling Poblacion nightlife scene, but it’s also rapidly becoming popular. Located on the rooftop of an otherwise bare building (at least, for now) along Doña Carmen Street, the new establishment offers char siu croquettas, salpicao with mala oil, and other Asian-inspired tapas starting at 5pm, with signature and classic cocktails, and a curated roster of DJs to keep you going until closing hours.

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Location: D’Mall, Boracay Island

Hailed as Boracay’s original burger joint, Jammers has reopened under the helm of Bianca Elizalde and The Wholesome Table group with relaxed beach-chic interiors and plenty of new additions perfect for any time of day. From smoothie bowls to Jamaican jerk chicken, from adobo flakes to Jammers’ famed burgers and sandwiches, of course, there are many delicious reasons to (re-)visit the refreshed island joint.

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Location: Alegria MNL - Uptown Bonifacio, Taguig City; Hola Chula - Boracay Island

In a few short years, Grupo Alegria has established itself as one of the most daring restaurant groups in the industry, with a slew of new concepts both locally and abroad. Most recently, the formidable portfolio has come to include Alegria MNL, a Latin American-Filipino fine dining concept that stunned diners with its introductory 16-course degustation; and casual day-to-night taqueria Hola Chula at Boracay Island.

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Location: One Maridien Tower BGC, Taguig City

World-famous Philippine chocolatier Auro Chocolate has opened up its new flagship café at BGC! Swing by to pick up some of their award-winning treats, or to dine in and indulge in decadent desserts and drinks that utilise the prized chocolate.

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Location: Legazpi Village, Makati City

One of Metro Manila’s original speakeasies, Blind Pig has quietly reopened in Legazpi Village. Recognised by Asia’s 50 Best Bars on their Discovery list, the discreet, dimly-lit haunt for those in the know was inspired by New York’s Milk and Honey. Keep an eye out for a braille-laden wooden door with a peephole to know you’ve found the right spot.

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