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Dates at ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500) in BGC

24 verified ₱₱ places (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head) in BGC for a date night, from Date Night Manila's checked list. The planner uses Brick Corner, Lore and Mamacita most often. Last checked 10 October 2026.

Last checked 10 October 2026. How we pick and check venues.

Sample plans

3 plans the planner made with this setting for a Saturday, two people. Check each place's hours before you go.

Plan 1

Saturday, 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Admit two

  1. 6:00PM

    Dinner

    Ippudo Ramen Bar (Uptown Mall)

    Ippudo's Uptown Mall bar, built on a 15-hour pork-bone broth shipped from Japan.

    Uptown, ₱Order: Kuro ramen with black garlicDirections

  2. Same place, a few steps

    7:20PM

    Flowers

    Designer Blooms pop-up (Uptown Mall)

    A Designer Blooms flower counter for a bouquet on the way to dinner, one of the florist group's BGC locations.

    UptownDirections

  3. Same place, a few steps

    7:30PM

    Something to do

    Brick Wall Comedy Club

    A comedy club in Uptown Parade and home base of Comedy Manila, with stand-up, open mics and trivia nights.

    UptownDirections

  4. Same place, a few steps

    8:30PM

    Nightcap

    Yes Please

    The Palace's relaxed, retro-styled cocktail bar, with no dress code and the doors open from 8pm every night.

    UptownDirections

About ₱650 to ₱2,000 a head for the main stops.

Walking times are estimates.

Plan 2

Saturday, 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Admit two

  1. 6:00PM

    Dinner

    Hikiniku to Come

    The Tokyo hamburg-steak set-meal shop, now at Uptown Mall: minced-meat patties with rice and sides.

    Uptown, ₱Order: Hikiniku to Come setDirections

  2. Same place, a few steps

    7:20PM

    Flowers

    Designer Blooms pop-up (Uptown Mall)

    A Designer Blooms flower counter for a bouquet on the way to dinner, one of the florist group's BGC locations.

    Uptown

  3. Same place, a few steps

    7:30PM

    Something to do

    Brick Wall Comedy Club

    A comedy club in Uptown Parade and home base of Comedy Manila, with stand-up, open mics and trivia nights.

    Uptown

  4. Same place, a few steps

    8:30PM

    Nightcap

    Yes Please

    The Palace's relaxed, retro-styled cocktail bar, with no dress code and the doors open from 8pm every night.

    Uptown

About ₱650 to ₱2,000 a head for the main stops.

Walking times are estimates.

Plan 3

Saturday, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Admit two

  1. 6:00PM

    Dinner

    Hikiniku to Come

    The Tokyo hamburg-steak set-meal shop, now at Uptown Mall: minced-meat patties with rice and sides.

    Uptown, ₱Order: Hikiniku to Come set

  2. Same place, a few steps

    7:20PM

    Flowers

    Designer Blooms pop-up (Uptown Mall)

    A Designer Blooms flower counter for a bouquet on the way to dinner, one of the florist group's BGC locations.

    Uptown

  3. Same place, a few steps

    7:30PM

    Something to do

    Brick Wall Comedy Club

    A comedy club in Uptown Parade and home base of Comedy Manila, with stand-up, open mics and trivia nights.

    Uptown

  4. About 12 min walk

    8:40PM

    Photo stop

    BGC Portal

    A live video portal on 5th Avenue that lets you wave at people in Dublin, Vilnius and other cities, opened in 2026.

    High Street, free

  5. About 6 min walk

    9:00PM

    Nightcap

    LIT Manila

    A low-key Japanese whisky bar in Serendra with rare bottles, flights and cocktails in a dim, intimate room.

    Central BGCDirections

About ₱650 to ₱2,000 a head for the main stops.

Walking times are estimates.

The places, most planned first

  • Brick Corner

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, 151 Forbeswood Heights, Forbestown Road

    Bib Gourmand North Indian cooking and tandoor naan in a warm exposed-brick room on Forbestown Road.

    Hours: Its Michelin Guide page (read 2026-10-10) shows only Wednesday, which looks like a listing error, so no hours are stored. Call before you go.

    Takes reservations, good for groups, pet friendly

  • Lore

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, 3F West Super Block Retail, One Bonifacio High Street Mall, 3rd Ave

    Chef Myke "Tatung" Sarthou's Filipino cooking on the third floor of One Bonifacio High Street.

    Order: Kinilaw na tuna (₱508 in 2025), Sizzling gambas (₱588 in 2025), Talaba sa sisig (₱568 in 2025)

    Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11am-10pm (last call 9:30pm), Friday and Saturday to 11pm, per its own site (read 2026-10-11), matching Michelin.

    Takes reservations, good for groups

  • Mamacita

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Forbestown Road

    Mexican tacos, quesadillas and tequila under Day of the Dead decor, open every day until 3am.

    Order: Beef Asado

    Hours: Own Instagram bio (read 2026-10-10): open daily from 12pm to 3am.

    Takes reservations, good for groups, open late

  • The Empress Dining Palace

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Bonifacio High Street, 7th Ave

    Cantonese, Jiangnan and Sichuan cooking on Bonifacio High Street: Peking duck, dim sum and lobster.

    Order: The Empress Peking duck, Dim sum platter, Lobster sashimi

    Hours: The venue's self-managed link page, tied to @empressdiningpalace, read 2026-10-12, names the BGC location and says it is open daily 11am-9:30pm.

    Good for groups

  • Bistrot Le Coucou

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, 2F View Deck, One Bonifacio High Street Mall

    A breezy French bistro on the View Deck of One Bonifacio High Street: escargot, steak frites, confit lamb.

    Order: Confit baby lamb leg, Entrecôte and frites, Escargot

    Hours: Official Nikkei Group venue page, read 2026-10-12: Sun–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–11pm.

  • Bank Bar

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Speakeasy, GF RCBC Savings Bank Corporate Center, 26th St

    A speakeasy entered through a convenience-store door, with high ceilings, plush seating and carefully made cocktails.

    Hours: A Sept 2025 article lists Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 1am; the door is behind a convenience store

    Open late

  • No. 8 China House

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, 5F Grand Hyatt Manila, 8th Ave cor 35th St

    Grand Hyatt Manila's Chinese restaurant on the fifth floor, cooking dongpo pork, tiger lobster and Peking duck.

    Order: Braised dongpo pork, Manila tiger lobster, Peking duck

    Hours: Grand Hyatt Manila's own No. 8 China House page, read 2026-10-12, lists lunch daily 11:30am-2:30pm and dinner daily 5:30pm-10pm.

  • Tanglad

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Two/NEO, 3rd Ave cor 28th St

    Filipino home cooking with lemongrass in nearly every dish, on the ground floor of Two/NEO.

    Order: Tanglad sisig, Lemongrass bangus with dalandan butter

    Hours: Dated Philippine Primer venue profile (2026-03-26), read 2026-10-12: 10am–10pm daily at Two/NEO BGC.

  • Got Soul MNL

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Cocktail bar, Forbestown Road

    A listening bar on Forbestown Road, with cocktails, wine and Spanish-Filipino plates around the music.

    Order: Tuna tataki kinilaw, Wagyu bistek with garlic rice

    Hours: No hours in Tatler's 2026 listing or another dated source; check before you go.

  • Carlo's

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Asian Century Center, 27th St

    Carlo Alvarez's Italian-American room at Asian Century Center: vodka rigatoni, vongole and pizza.

    Order: Spicy vodka rigatoni, Vongole spaghetti, Vodka PEP pizza

    Hours: No hours in Tatler's listing or profile; check before you go.

  • Moderna

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Retail 8, Uptown Parade, 9th Ave

    Chef Donatello Montrone's Italian classics made with Filipino ingredients at Uptown Parade; the menu changes often.

    Order: The current menu (it changes often)

    Hours: Official Moderna site, read 2026-10-12: Thursday–Sunday 7pm–10pm; closed Monday–Wednesday.

  • Kei

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Verve Residences Tower 1, 26th St cor 7th Ave

    Chef Kei Takahashi's maki counter at Verve Residences, with Japanese whisky and sake on the shelves.

    Hours: From Wildflour's own Kei Maki page (Verve Residences Tower 1), read 2026-10-11: closed Mondays.

    Takes reservations

  • Mijo Reserva

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Uptown Parade, Uptown Bonifacio

    Spanish plates with Filipino turns at Uptown Parade, like gambas in crab-fat pil pil.

    Order: Chorizo pavé with piquillo aioli, Gambas al aligue, crab fat pil pil, Lamb ribs, guava glaze, green mango

    Hours: No hours in Tatler's 2026 listing or another dated source; check before you go.

  • Prologue d'Fined

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Mitsukoshi BGC

    French-Japanese plates on the ground floor of Mitsukoshi BGC, from tarako spaghetti to A5 beef.

    Order: Tarako spaghetti with salmon shio koji, Japanese A5 beef with wasabi relish, Margherita pizza with burrata

    Hours: No hours in Tatler's listing or profile; check before you go.

  • Em Hà Nội

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF F1 Hotel, 32nd St cor Lane A

    A small family-style Vietnamese eatery for phở gà, crisp spring rolls and bánh mì, with no desserts on the menu.

    Order: Phở Gà, Nem Rán (fried spring rolls)

    Hours: Michelin lists daily 10:30am to 10pm; another listing gives an earlier close, so confirm the closing time. Michelin Guide page rechecked 2026-10-11: unchanged.

    Takes reservations

  • June Eatery

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Burgos Circle Park, Forbes Town

    The all-day sister of Bibio on Burgos Circle Park: old-world bistro room, giant pancakes and skate wing.

    Order: Skate wing with beurre blanc and brown butter

    Hours: Own Instagram bio: brunch, pastries and coffee in the morning, bistro 3pm to 10pm; opening time not given. Confirm before you go.

  • Den by Nikkei

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Burgos Park, Forbes Town

    A late-opening Nikkei izakaya at Burgos Park mixing Japanese and Peruvian plates.

    Order: Maguro foie, Wagyu moriawase, Nikkei yaki udon with uni paste

    Hours: From the venue's own Instagram bio (search snippet, 2026-10-11): 4pm to midnight daily.

  • The Split

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, GF Seven NEO, 5th Ave

    Filipino-Japanese plates and baked goods at Seven NEO, open past midnight on weekends.

    Order: Burnt coconut tuna kinilaw and taro chips, Kare curry, Spicy mala sinigang

    Hours: The SPOT.ph 50 listing (Oct 2026) shows 11am to late, with after-midnight closes later in the week; confirm before you go.

  • Gyudonya

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Casual eats, Basement 1, Mitsukoshi Mall, 8th Ave cor 36th St

    Gyudon made with named cuts, from USDA karubi to wagyu in a sizzling stone pot, in Mitsukoshi BGC's basement.

    Order: Wagyu gyudon in a sizzling stone pot, Nori butter noodles

    Hours: Hours from the SPOT.ph 50 listing (Oct 2026); not yet on the venue's own page, so confirm before you go.

  • Los Tacos MNL

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, UGF One Uptown Residences, 36th St

    An open-kitchen Mexican room with wagyu cheek tacos on house-made tortillas, booked by message or phone.

    Order: Tuna Tostada (₱350 in 2025), Campechano Taco (wagyu cheek) (₱550 in 2025), Pato con Mole (₱1,500 in 2025)

    Hours: Hours from an April 2025 review; Michelin lists none, so confirm by message before you go

    Takes reservations

  • The Back Room

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Speakeasy, Street level, Shangri-La The Fort, 30th St cor 5th Ave

    A hidden 1920s-style gin bar inside Shangri-La The Fort, with its own Philippine-botanical house gin, the Bee's Knees.

    Hours: Shangri-La's own page (2026-10-11) lists Monday to Sunday, 6pm to 2am, so Sunday is now open; a Sept 2025 article had said Monday to Saturday.

    Open late

  • COCHI

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Unit 1, GF Verve Residences Tower 2, 27th St cor 9th Ave

    Modern Filipino plates built around a tableside-carved suckling pig, on a busy corner of 27th Street.

    Order: Cochinillo (roast suckling pig)

    Hours: Michelin lists daily 10am to midnight; booking sites list shorter hours, so confirm the closing time. Michelin Guide page rechecked 2026-10-11: unchanged.

    Takes reservations

  • Locavore

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Restaurant, Forbes Town Center, Burgos Circle

    Filipino home cooking with French technique, from sizzling sinigang to oyster sisig, in a casual room with a DJ booth.

    Order: Sizzling Sinigang, Oyster Sisig

    Hours: Michelin lists 10am to 10pm on weekdays and 9am to 10pm on weekends; other listings differ, so confirm the closing time. Michelin Guide page rechecked 2026-10-11: unchanged.

    Takes reservations

  • The Mind Museum

    ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

    Museum, JY Campos Park, 3rd Ave

    A hands-on science museum in JY Campos Park, entered in three-hour time slots or on an all-day pass.

    Hours: Closed Mondays. Entry is by 3-hour slot (adult P625) or an all-day pass (P750), prices from the museum's visit page. Rechecked on the museum's own page (2026-10-11): Tuesday to Sunday 9am-6pm.

    Good for groups, ticketed

The whole area: the BGC date night guide.

Questions

How many ₱₱ places (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head) in BGC are on Date Night Manila?
24, each checked against a dated source or the venue's own page; the newest check was 10 October 2026.
Which of them does the planner use most?
Brick Corner, Lore and Mamacita, in that order, across the planner's sample plans for every quiz answer.

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