Bonifacio High Street Restaurants for a Date
9 verified restaurants in High Street for a date night, from Date Night Manila's checked list. Most are in the ₱₱ band (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head). The planner uses Lore, The Empress Dining Palace and Bistrot Le Coucou most often. Last checked 10 October 2026.
Last checked 10 October 2026. How we pick and check venues.
The places, most planned first
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Lore
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)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.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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The Empress Dining Palace
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)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.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: lnk.bio Checked October 2026
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Bistrot Le Coucou
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)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.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: nikkei.com.ph Checked October 2026
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Kei
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)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.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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COCHI
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)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.
Open in Google Maps Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Bolero
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Spanish sharing plates and an award-winning molten cheesecake, with a long cocktail list at High Street South.
Order: Beef Empanadas (₱690 in 2026), Spain Cheesecake (₱590 in 2026)
Hours: Michelin lists noon to 1am (2am Fri and Sat) without AM or PM; the restaurant's own site gives no hours. Michelin Guide page rechecked 2026-10-11: unchanged.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: bolero.ph Checked October 2026
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Makanai
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Japanese comfort plates at West Gallery Place, from truffle chahan with wagyu shortrib to crab pasta.
Order: Wagyu shortrib, truffle chahan, Crab aglio olio spaghettini, Watermelon sunomono
Hours: Open daily 11am to 11pm, walk-ins welcome, per its own Instagram bio (@makanaiph, via search, 2026-10-11).
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Steak & Frice
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)A stylish brasserie that serves US ribeye and wagyu with fries and steamed rice side by side.
Order: US Ribeye
Hours: Hours as listed by Michelin
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Wolfgang's Steakhouse (One Bonifacio High Street)
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Wolfgang's BGC room under One Bonifacio High Street: dry-aged porterhouse and creamed spinach, open to midnight on weekends.
Order: Porterhouse for two (1 kg, USDA Prime, dry-aged) (₱10,988 in 2026), Creamed spinach (₱498 in 2026), Wolfgang's crab cake (₱1,188 in 2026)
Hours: From the restaurant's own locations page, read 2026-10-11.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: wolfgangssteakhouse.ph Checked October 2026
The whole area: the BGC date night guide.
Across Manila: Restaurants for a Date in Manila.
Questions
- How many restaurants in High Street are on Date Night Manila?
- 9, 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?
- Lore, The Empress Dining Palace and Bistrot Le Coucou, in that order, across the planner's sample plans for every quiz answer.