https://datenightmanila.com/blog/ Night-out plans for Metro Manila written from a checked venue list: area guides, itineraries, first dates, birthdays and barkada nights. en-ph Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://datenightmanila.com/blog/first-date-07-cubao-ucc-park-cafe/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/first-date-07-cubao-ucc-park-cafe/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A Wednesday first date in Gateway Mall 2: an hour at UCC Park Café, then a regional Filipino food hall only if it goes well, home by 8 PM. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/first-date-06-cubao-mary-grace-cafe/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/first-date-06-cubao-mary-grace-cafe/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A Saturday first date in Gateway Mall 2 around Mary Grace Cafe: an hour at the bakery café, a photo stop, then a farm-to-table dinner only if it goes well. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/bowling-quezon-city-paengs-gateway/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/bowling-quezon-city-paengs-gateway/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Bowling in Quezon City at Paeng's Gateway Bowl: 24 lanes and six billiard tables open until midnight, how to reserve for a group, and where to eat first. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/gateway-mall-2-restaurants-big-groups/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/gateway-mall-2-restaurants-big-groups/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Restaurants for big groups in Cubao: four Gateway Mall 2 tables, their floors and hours, what to book, and where to go after. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-ukay-vinyl-antiques/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-ukay-vinyl-antiques/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller The Cubao Expo ukay, vinyl and antique shops with their opening hours, the order to browse them in before they close, and how to use one as a free stop. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/bars-in-cubao-by-type/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/bars-in-cubao-by-type/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Bars in Cubao sorted by type: dive bar, taproom, speakeasy, rooftop and hotel bars, with closing times and which one takes a big group. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/smart-araneta-coliseum-before-after/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/smart-araneta-coliseum-before-after/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A concert-night plan for a group at Smart Araneta Coliseum: where to eat early, when the malls close, and what stays open after the encore. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-food-under-300/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-food-under-300/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller The cheap plates and snacks in Cubao Expo: siomai, bao, noodles, takoyaki and rice meals, with 2024 dish prices and the hours of each stall. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-first-date-1500/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-first-date-1500/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A timed four-stop first date for two inside Cubao Expo: coffee, shops, a shared dinner and the mirror, costed at ₱1,004 with an easy exit after each stop. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-date-night-flowers-nightcap/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-date-night-flowers-nightcap/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A three-stop Cubao date: dinner at Gateway, a bouquet from the 24-hour flower stalls in the middle, and a choice of endings, a rooftop or a speakeasy. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/art-in-island-date/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/art-in-island-date/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Plan an Art in Island date from Cubao: when to arrive, the Monday closure, the short ride from Araneta City and Korean dinner once you are back. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/things-to-do-in-cubao/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/things-to-do-in-cubao/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Things to do in Cubao besides eating: bowling until midnight, an arcade with karaoke rooms, two galleries, a 3D art museum, shows, a 24-hour flower market. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hidden-door-hunter/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hidden-door-hunter/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A speakeasy in Manila for each area and how to find the door: a photobooth in Cubao Expo, a convenience store in BGC and a Braille sign in Makati. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/rainy-night-date-gateway-mall-2/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/rainy-night-date-gateway-mall-2/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller An all-indoor date inside Gateway Mall 2 on a wet Cubao evening: a photo stop, dinner on Level 4, dessert before counters close, bowling until midnight. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/dampa-farmers-market-cubao-paluto/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/dampa-farmers-market-cubao-paluto/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller How paluto works at the Dampa in Farmers Market, Cubao: buy the seafood, have it cooked for the table, what to check first and where the group goes after. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-bar-crawl/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-bar-crawl/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A four-stop route through the Cubao Expo bars: dive bar, taproom, vinyl bar and speakeasy, ordered by closing time, with every stop two minutes apart. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/monthsary-meaning-ways-to-celebrate/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/monthsary-meaning-ways-to-celebrate/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller What monthsary means, how it is spelled, and twelve date plans for a year of monthsaries, by area and budget: Cubao, BGC, Makati and Pasay. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cafes-in-cubao/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cafes-in-cubao/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Cafes in Cubao sorted by purpose: three quiet ones in Cubao Expo for a first meeting, two open until 11 PM, mall cafés at Gateway and dessert counters. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/curator/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/curator/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Art-led dates that cost little: two galleries and a café in Cubao, the mural routes in BGC, a museum and an art garden in Makati, a galleon by the bay. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/int-bar-speakeasy-cubao-expo/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/int-bar-speakeasy-cubao-expo/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller How to find INT.Bar in Cubao Expo, which nights have film screenings or DJ sets, what it costs, how to book and what to pair it with. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/showstopper/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/showstopper/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller The places people photograph on a night out in Metro Manila, built into real plans: a rooftop and a mirror in Cubao, a canal near BGC, sunset at MOA. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/poblacion-restaurants-before-bars/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/poblacion-restaurants-before-bars/ Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Five Poblacion restaurants for dinner before a night out, from smashburgers and claypot rice to a one-star tasting menu, with what each costs. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-date-night-guide/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/cubao-expo-date-night-guide/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A Cubao Expo date night in order: flowers at Farmers Garden, a gallery, dinner, a mirror photo and a speakeasy behind a photobooth door, all on foot. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hotels-in-cubao-staycation/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hotels-in-cubao-staycation/ Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller The two Araneta City hotels in Cubao for a couple's staycation: pools, bars, restaurants, what to ask about rates and an anniversary night at each. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/romantic-restaurants-quezon-city/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/romantic-restaurants-quezon-city/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Five romantic restaurants in Quezon City's Cubao, sorted by what each makes easy: a booked table, a late finish, a rooftop upstairs or a 12-seat room. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/things-to-do-in-bgc-after-6pm/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/things-to-do-in-bgc-after-6pm/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Things to do in BGC after 6pm, grouped by address: a free mural walk, dinner, comedy at Uptown, two hidden-door bars and a rooftop bar 60 floors up. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hikiniku-to-come-bgc/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/hikiniku-to-come-bgc/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller Hikiniku to Come in BGC serves charcoal-grilled hamburg steak three ways. How to build a date night around it: a mural walk, dinner, a hidden bar. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/best-company/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/best-company/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller For people who want one table and no agenda: Cubao cafés and bars sorted by closing time, plus where to sit in BGC, Makati and by Manila Bay. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/moa-birthday-for-ten/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/moa-birthday-for-ten/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller A MOA birthday plan for ten people: a buffet that takes big groups or a private room, a budget by head, and bowling at SM Game Park. https://datenightmanila.com/blog/best-of-luck-cubao-expo/ https://datenightmanila.com/blog/best-of-luck-cubao-expo/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mitchell Miller What to order for two at Best of Luck in Cubao Expo: dated dish prices that land dinner near ₱800, the Monday closure, and what to do around it.