Dates at ₱ (under ₱500) in Cubao
17 verified ₱ places (under ₱500 a head) in Cubao for a date night, from Date Night Manila's checked list. The planner uses The Brewman Coffee, Paeng's Gateway Bowl and INT.Bar most often. Last checked 10 October 2026.
Last checked 10 October 2026. How we pick and check venues.
Sample plans
2 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 9:50 PM
Admit two
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6:00PM
Dinner
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (Gateway Mall 2)
The Hokkaido ramen chain's Gateway branch; its signature shio ramen is a mild, creamy salted pork broth.
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Same place, a few steps
7:20PM
Photo stop
An atrium under an LED ceiling in Gateway Mall 2, good for a quick photo.
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Same place, a few steps
7:35PM
Something to do
A bowling alley with 24 lanes and six billiard tables, open until midnight.
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Same place, a few steps
8:50PM
Plan 2
Saturday, 6:00 PM to 9:25 PM
Admit two
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6:00PM
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Same place, a few steps
6:20PM
Photo stop
A covered walkway outside EXT.Cafe papered floor to ceiling in black-and-white film posters, old and new.
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About 12 min walk
6:40PM
Something to do
A bowling alley with 24 lanes and six billiard tables, open until midnight.
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About 6 min walk
8:00PM
Flowers
"Farmers Garden, Cubao, Q.C., Mar 2024" by Ralff Nestor Nacor is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Flower shops beside Farmers Market that stay open 24 hours, so you can pick up a bouquet at any point in the night.
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About 12 min walk
8:25PM
Nightcap
Espresso drinks with board games and books to borrow, and an easy stop when you are not drinking.
The places, most planned first
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The Brewman Coffee
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Espresso drinks with board games and books to borrow, and an easy stop when you are not drinking.
Hours: Own Instagram profile, read 2026-10-12: closed Monday; Tue-Sun 10am-11pm.
Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026
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Paeng's Gateway Bowl
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A bowling alley with 24 lanes and six billiard tables, open until midnight.
Hours: Group and occasion reservations are accepted
Open in Google Maps Source: spot.ph Checked October 2026
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INT.Bar
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A speakeasy behind a photobooth door with cocktails named after films, Tuesday movie nights and weekend DJ sets.
Hours: INT.Bar / EXT.Cafe's own Instagram, read 2026-10-12: "Open daily 10am." It gives no closing time or bar-side opening time; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026
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Caramia Cakes & Gelato
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Cakes and gelato for a dessert stop in Gateway Mall 2.
Hours: Mall hours
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (Gateway Mall 2)
₱ (under ₱500 a head)The Hokkaido ramen chain's Gateway branch; its signature shio ramen is a mild, creamy salted pork broth.
Order: Shio ramen (₱485 in 2025)
Hours: Santouka's own Gateway Mall 2 branch list, read 2026-10-12: weekdays 11am-9pm and weekends 10am-10pm.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: santouka.com.ph Checked October 2026
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Silingan Coffee
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Coffee and simple rice meals in Cubao Expo, staffed by families of drug-war victims.
Hours: Daily 9am-11pm per Globe's dated Cubao Expo guide (2025-02-14), read 2026-10-12.
Open in Google Maps Source: rollingstonephilippines.com Checked October 2026
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Ichiban Takoyaki
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A takoyaki stall in Cubao Expo for a quick bite between stops.
Order: Takoyaki
Hours: Mon-Thu 3pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 3pm-1am; Sun 2pm-11pm per Globe's dated Cubao Expo guide (2025-02-14), read 2026-10-12.
Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026
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llao llao (Ali Mall)
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Frozen yogurt for a quick dessert stop in Ali Mall.
Hours: Mall hours
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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llao llao (Gateway Mall 2)
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Frozen yogurt for a quick dessert stop in Gateway Mall 2.
Hours: Mall hours
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A dessert counter on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2.
Hours: Mall hours
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Che Buono by Indulge Gelato
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A gelato counter on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2 for a ten-minute dessert stop.
Hours: From Araneta City's own Che Buono tenant page, read 2026-10-11: Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm.
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Cong Caphe
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A Vietnamese café on Level 2 of Gateway Mall 2.
Hours: From Araneta City's own Cong Caphe tenant page, read 2026-10-11: Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm.
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Fred's Revolucion
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A Cubao Expo dive bar with craft beers and Ho Chi Wings, named in Rappler's 2019 list of LGBTQ+ safe spaces.
Order: Ho Chi Wings, Tapang ramo, Craft beer
Hours: Official Fred's Revolución site, read 2026-10-12: Tue–Fri 5pm–1:30am; weekends to 2am; Monday closed.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: fredsrevolucion.wordpress.com Checked October 2026
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Best of Luck
₱ (under ₱500 a head)Hong Kong-style Chinese plates and cocktails over two floors of two-seat tables in Cubao Expo.
Order: Pork & Shrimp Siomai (₱168 in 2024), Braised Beef Tendon Dry Noodles (₱288 in 2024), Special Bacon Bao (₱188 in 2024)
Hours: Own Instagram profile, read 2026-10-12: closed Monday; Sun and Tue-Thu 11am-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm.
Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026
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EXT.Cafe
₱ (under ₱500 a head)
The daytime café side of INT.Bar in Cubao Expo, for coffee before the cocktails start.
Order: Coffee (₱180 in 2024)
Hours: EXT.Cafe has no separately published official hours. Its shared INT.Bar / EXT.Cafe Instagram, read 2026-10-12, says "Open daily 10am" but does not say whether that applies to the café or give a closing time; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026
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Farmers Garden
₱ (under ₱500 a head)
"Farmers Garden, Cubao, Q.C., Mar 2024" by Ralff Nestor Nacor is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Flower shops beside Farmers Market that stay open 24 hours, so you can pick up a bouquet at any point in the night.
Hours: Flower shops are open 24 hours; plant shops 6am to 10pm
Open in Google Maps Source: thephilbiznews.com Checked October 2026
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Food Express
₱ (under ₱500 a head)A food court with stalls such as Bebang Halo-Halo, Sisig Hooray and Salo Lechon Belly Kitchen.
Hours: Araneta City's own current dining directory lists Gateway Mall 1, and its mall-hours page publishes Sunday-Thursday 10am-9pm / Friday-Saturday 10am-10pm (read 2026-10-11). Tenant hours are not confirmed.
Open in Google Maps Source: en.wikipedia.org Checked October 2026
The whole area: the Cubao date night guide.
Questions
- How many ₱ places (under ₱500 a head) in Cubao are on Date Night Manila?
- 17, 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?
- The Brewman Coffee, Paeng's Gateway Bowl and INT.Bar, in that order, across the planner's sample plans for every quiz answer.
- Where can we eat in Cubao for an affordable date?
- 9 verified places to eat in Cubao come in under ₱500 a head: The Brewman Coffee, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (Gateway Mall 2), Silingan Coffee, Ichiban Takoyaki and 5 more. The planner uses The Brewman Coffee most often.