First Date Ideas in Cubao
First date plans in Cubao, built by the planner from 14 verified places. The 3 plans below are for Saturday, 17 October 2026, starting around 6:30 PM, at ₱100 to ₱750 a head. Places last checked 10 October 2026.
Planned nights
Plan 1: Saturday, 6:30 PM to 8:40 PM, ₱100 to ₱250 a head
- 6:30 PM: The Brewman Coffee
- 7:30 PM: EXT.Cafe film poster wall (2 min walk)
- 7:40 PM: Best of Luck (2 min walk)
Plan 2: Saturday, 6:30 PM to 8:40 PM, ₱100 to ₱250 a head
- 6:30 PM: The Brewman Coffee
- 7:30 PM: EXT.Cafe film poster wall (2 min walk)
- 7:40 PM: Bellini's (2 min walk)
Plan 3: Saturday, 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM, ₱250 to ₱750 a head
- 6:30 PM: World Cellar
- 7:30 PM: Quantum Skyview (2 min walk)
- 7:45 PM: Le Bistro (2 min walk)
Places that suit it
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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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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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Habanero Kitchen Bar
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)Oyster sisig, a torched three-cheese pizza and habanero cocktails at Stall 63 of Cubao Expo.
Order: Oyster Sisig (₱395 in 2024), 3-Cheese Pizza (₱498 in 2024), Lechon Habanero
Hours: Closed Mondays. The alfresco tables are the pet-friendly ones.
Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026
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Bellini's
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)An Italian kitchen in Cubao Expo with truffle ravioli, burrata and tiramisu.
Order: Ravioli tartufo e arugula, Burrata con Pomodorini, Tiramisu
Hours: Retained at daily 10am-9:30pm after reconciliation on 2026-10-12: Quezon City Government's dated Bellini's feature (2025-02-28) gives 9:30pm, while Spot's 2025 guide says 10pm. No dated schedule from Bellini's own account was available to break that conflict.
Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026
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An open-air microbrewery taproom on two floors; there is no kitchen, so bring food in from the neighbours.
Order: Kiamoy Sour, Fairy Pale Ale, Mt Choffee Milk Stout
Hours: Official Instagram rechecked 2026-10-12: no public hours posted; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: delish.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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"Dampa at Farmers Market, Cubao, Q.C" by Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Buy seafood at the market stalls and have it cooked for the table, paluto style.
Hours: The market is open 24 hours; the paluto stalls' own hours are not confirmed
Open in Google Maps Source: thephilbiznews.com Checked October 2026
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A whisky and highball bar inside World Kitchens, with Butter Beer and Salted Caramel Pineapple highballs.
Order: Butter Beer highball, Salted Caramel Pineapple highball
Hours: Inside World Kitchens. Per a July 2026 report: closed 3pm to 5pm Mon to Thu.
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Novotel's ground-floor lobby lounge for coffee, snacks and cocktails.
Hours: Hotel lists daily 7am to 10pm. Rechecked on Novotel's own page (2026-10-11): daily 7am-10pm.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: novotelmanilaaranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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World Kitchens
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)
"World Kitchens Marker Interior, Cubao, Q.C., Jun 2026" 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/. A food hall of 15 show kitchens, with dishes such as cochinillo, gambas al ajillo and unagi hitsumabushi.
Order: Cochinillo Entero, Gambas al Ajillo, Unagi Hitsumabushi
Hours: Mon to Thu it closes between 3pm and 5:30pm. Its own site (2026-10-11) shows two versions: weekday lunch from 11 or 11:30am to 3pm and dinner from 5pm, Friday to Sunday all day to 11pm (or Sunday to 10pm); stored hours are kept and the weekday dinner start may be 5pm.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026
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Mama Lou's Italian Kitchen
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)An Italian restaurant on Level 2 of Gateway Mall 1.
Hours: Mall hours
Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026
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Palenque
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)A regional Filipino food hall with stalls such as Palm Grill and Nasi by Bale Dutung; walk in, no booking needed.
Hours: Walk in; no booking needed
Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026
The whole area: the Cubao date night guide.
Questions
- How much does a first date in Cubao cost?
- The plans on this page run ₱100 to ₱750 a head, from each stop's price band. Check current menus before you go.
- Which places in Cubao suit a first date?
- The planner picks The Brewman Coffee, Best of Luck and Habanero Kitchen Bar most often for a first date here.
- Can we do a first date in Cubao without alcohol?
- Yes. The Brewman Coffee, Silingan Coffee and Gourmet Bar by Novotel are among the places marked good without alcohol; choose "No alcohol" in the planner and bar-only stops drop out.