Rainy Day Date Ideas in Cubao

Sample plans

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

The places, most planned first

• Timezone Gateway 2

  Arcade, Level 3, Gateway Mall 2

  Arcade games, social bowling, private karaoke rooms and a prize shop on one floor.

  Hours: Timezone's own Gateway 2 page, read 2026-10-12: Sunday-Thursday 10am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 10am-10pm. Party bookings are taken.

  Takes reservations, good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: timezonegames.com Checked October 2026

• The Brewman Coffee

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Café, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  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.

  Quiet enough to talk

  Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026

• Dookki

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Buffet, Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  Unlimited cook-it-yourself tteokbokki and Korean hotpot.

  Hours: From Araneta City's own Dookki tenant page, read 2026-10-11: Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm.

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Paeng's Gateway Bowl

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Bowling, Level 3, Gateway Mall 2

  A bowling alley with 24 lanes and six billiard tables, open until midnight.

  Hours: Group and occasion reservations are accepted

  Takes reservations, good for groups, open late

  Open in Google Maps Source: spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Bellini's

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  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.

  Takes reservations

  Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026

• Vikings Luxury Buffet

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Buffet, Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  An international buffet with a carving station that takes reservations and suits celebrations.

  Hours: Vikings Group's Gateway Mall 2 branch page lists Monday to Sunday, 10am to 10pm (read 2026-10-12).

  Takes reservations, good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Book Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Gourmet Bar by Novotel

  Cocktail bar, Ground floor, Novotel Manila Araneta City

  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

• World Cellar

  Cocktail bar, World Kitchens, Level 4, Gateway Mall 2

  A wine room inside World Kitchens with space for up to 4,000 bottles, opened in January 2026.

  Hours: Inside World Kitchens. Hours not confirmed; check before you go.

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Mamou

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  Steak and comfort food on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Le Bistro

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Ground floor, ibis Styles Manila Araneta City, Gen. Roxas Ave

  A French restaurant at ibis Styles with escargot, beef bourguignon and duck leg confit à l'orange.

  Order: Escargot Bourguignonne, Beef Bourguignonne, Duck Leg Confit à l'Orange

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Palenque

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Food hall, Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  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

  Walk-ins fine, good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Mary Grace Cafe

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Café, Upper Ground A, Gateway Mall 2; also Level 3, Gateway Mall 1

  A café and bakery with branches in both Gateway malls.

  Hours: Gateway Mall 2 branch hours from the cafe's own locations page; the Gateway Mall 1 branches close an hour earlier

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Pablo Galleries

  Gallery, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  A Cubao Expo gallery showing contemporary Filipino art.

  Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 11am-7pm per its own Instagram bio (@pablo_post, via search, 2026-10-11), which replaces the older Tuesday-to-Saturday listing.

  Quiet enough to talk

  Open in Google Maps Source: globe.com.ph Checked October 2026

• Puffy's Souffle Pancake Cafe

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Dessert café, Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  A dessert café for soufflé pancakes in Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Araneta City's official mall-hours page, read 2026-10-12: Sunday-Thursday 10am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 10am-10pm for Gateway Mall 2. Its per-store directory's daily 10pm schedule is a known default, so tenant hours are unconfirmed; check before you go.

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Botejyu (Gateway Mall 2)

  Casual eats, GF Gateway Mall 2

  The Osaka okonomiyaki chain founded in 1946, on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2: savoury pancakes and okosoba.

  Order: Botejyu Special Salad (₱210 in 2026), Stewed Beef Osaka Style (₱315 in 2026)

  Hours: 10am to 9pm Sunday to Thursday, to 10pm Friday and Saturday, per Botejyu's own store locator (read 2026-10-11).

  Walk-ins fine

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: botejyu.com.ph Checked October 2026

• Grace Park

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  Filipino farm-to-table cooking, with soy garlic lamb chops and Negros organic lechon on the menu.

  Order: Cubao-Soy Garlic Lamb Chops, Negros Organic Lechon

  Pet friendly

  Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Good Vibrations Records

  Free

  Shop to browse, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  A vinyl shop with a listening room and a small bar, good for digging through records between stops.

  Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 1pm-10:30pm, closed Mondays, per its own Instagram bio (@goodvibrationsrecordsph, via search, 2026-10-11).

  Free entry

  Open in Google Maps Source: rollingstonephilippines.com Checked October 2026

• The Whisky Bar

  Cocktail bar, World Kitchens, Level 4, Gateway Mall 2

  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

• INT.Bar

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Speakeasy, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave; the bar is behind a photobooth door

  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.

  Takes reservations, open late

  Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026

• Romantic Baboy

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Buffet, Ground floor, Ali Mall

  Unlimited Korean barbecue on the ground floor of Ali Mall.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Mary Grace kiosk (Gateway Mall)

  Dessert stand, Ground Level, Gateway Mall

  The Mary Grace take-away kiosk at ground level of Gateway Mall, for an ensaymada in a box to carry to the next stop.

  Hours: From Mary Grace's own locations page, read 2026-10-11: Sunday to Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-10pm.

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: marygracecafe.com Checked October 2026

• Caramia Cakes & Gelato

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Dessert stand, Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  Cakes and gelato for a dessert stop in Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (Gateway Mall 2)

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Casual eats, Level 2, Gateway Mall 2

  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.

  Walk-ins fine

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: santouka.com.ph Checked October 2026

• Wolfgang's Premiere Lounge

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Cinema, Level 4, Gateway Mall 2 (cinemas 13 and 14)

  A dine-in cinema with La-Z-Boy recliners; the ticket includes a burger or sandwich.

  Order: Ticket with a burger or sandwich (₱990 in 2025)

  Hours: Screening times are not confirmed; check the schedule

  Ticketed

  Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• The Twelfth House

  Shop to browse, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  A streetwear store carrying local labels, with a café inside.

  Hours: Official Instagram rechecked 2026-10-12: no public hours or weekly closure posted; check before you go.

  Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026

• Mama Lou's Italian Kitchen

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Level 2, Gateway Mall 1

  An Italian restaurant on Level 2 of Gateway Mall 1.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• llao llao (Ali Mall)

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Dessert stand, Upper ground floor, Ali Mall

  Frozen yogurt for a quick dessert stop in Ali Mall.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• llao llao (Gateway Mall 2)

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Dessert stand, Upper Ground A, Gateway Mall 2

  Frozen yogurt for a quick dessert stop in Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Dessert stand, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  A dessert counter on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Cabalen

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Buffet, Ground floor, Ali Mall

  A Filipino buffet on the ground floor of Ali Mall.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Che Buono by Indulge Gelato

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Dessert stand, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  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

• Via Mare (Gateway Mall 2)

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Gateway Mall 2, 28 General Araneta St

  Filipino heritage cooking: puto bumbong and bibingka, baked oysters and kare-kare, at the Gateway Mall 2 branch.

  Order: Puto bumbong (₱140 in 2026), Oysters Rockefeller (₱625 in 2026), Kare-kare (₱695 in 2026)

  Hours: Weekdays from 11am, weekends from 10am, to 9pm, per Via Mare's own locations page (read 2026-10-11).

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: viamare.com.ph Checked October 2026

• Papemelroti (Ali Mall)

  Free

  Shop to browse, 2/F, Ali Mall, P. Tuazon Blvd

  A Papemelroti gift and stationery shop on the second floor of Ali Mall, for a small handmade present between stops.

  Hours: From Papemelroti's own locations page (© 2026), read 2026-10-11: Monday to Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday to Sunday 10am-10pm.

  Free entry

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: papemelroti.com Checked October 2026

• UCC Park Café

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Café, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  A café on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2 that works well when you are not drinking.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Cong Caphe

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Café, Level 2, Gateway Mall 2

  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

• Din Tai Fung

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Ground floor, Gateway Mall 2

  A Taiwanese restaurant on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: From Araneta City's own Din Tai Fung tenant page, read 2026-10-11: Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm.

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Fred's Revolucion

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Bar, Shop 66, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  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.

  LGBTQ+ friendly

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: fredsrevolucion.wordpress.com Checked October 2026

• Gateway Cineplex 18

  Cinema, Level 4, Gateway Mall 1 and 2

  An 18-screen cinema with Dolby Atmos and recliner seats on Level 4.

  Hours: Screening times and ticket prices are not confirmed; check the schedule

  Ticketed

  Open in Google Maps Source: en.wikipedia.org Checked October 2026

• Tim Ho Wan (Gateway Mall 2)

  Casual eats, GF Gateway Mall 2

  Hong Kong dim sum on the ground floor of Gateway Mall 2: pork and shrimp dumplings, spareribs rice and spring rolls.

  Order: Steamed pork and shrimp dumplings, Steamed pork spareribs rice

  Hours: Araneta City's directory lists 10am to 10pm daily (read 2026-10-11); a deals page says 9:30pm, so confirm a late visit.

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• WCHA Fashion Haus

  Shop to browse, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  Pre-loved clothes, shoes and bags in a vintage shop in Cubao Expo.

  Hours: Daily 10am-8:30pm per Globe's dated Cubao Expo guide (2025-02-14), read 2026-10-12.

  Open in Google Maps Source: globe.com.ph Checked October 2026

• Art in Island

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Museum, 175 15th Ave, Brgy. Socorro; a short ride from Araneta City

  

  An interactive media art museum built around 3D art and projections.

  Hours: Closed Mondays

  Ticketed

  Open in Google Maps Book Source: klook.com Checked October 2026

• Best of Luck

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Restaurant, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  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

• Erin's Artists' Lounge and Café

  Café, Upper ground floor, Ali Mall

  A café and artists' lounge on the upper ground floor of Ali Mall.

  Hours: Official Instagram rechecked 2026-10-12: no public hours posted; check before you go

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• EXT.Cafe

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Café, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  

  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.

  Takes reservations, quiet enough to talk

  Open in Google Maps Source: thesmartlocal.ph Checked October 2026

• Favorite Edition

  Shop to browse, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  Zines, prints and stickers by local artists, sold on consignment.

  Hours: Own Instagram (store hours; the page's latest post is dated 2026-10-02): Tue to Sat 3pm to 8pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

  Open in Google Maps Source: rollingstonephilippines.com Checked October 2026

• Food Exchange Manila

  ₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)

  Buffet, Novotel Manila Araneta City

  Novotel's international buffet; diners get three hours of free parking.

  Hours: Breakfast daily, lunch Mon to Sat, dinner Mon to Thu per its listing; check weekend dinner

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Food Express

  ₱ (under ₱500 a head)

  Food hall, Level 3, Gateway Mall 1

  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.

  Walk-ins fine, good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Source: en.wikipedia.org Checked October 2026

• Gateway Gallery

  Free

  Gallery, Level 5, Gateway Mall 1, Araneta City, Cubao

  

  SiningSaysay tells Philippine history through art, free to visit on the fifth floor of Gateway Tower.

  Hours: Daily 10am to 6pm, free entry, from Gateway Gallery's own site, read 2026-10-11.

  Quiet enough to talk, free entry

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: gatewaygallery.ph Checked October 2026

• Gerry's Grill

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Ground floor, Ali Mall

  A Filipino grill on the ground floor of Ali Mall.

  Hours: Mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Habanero Kitchen Bar

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, Stall 63, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  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.

  Pet friendly

  Open in Google Maps Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026

• Hap Chan (Ali Mall)

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Restaurant, GF Ali Mall

  Hong Kong-style dishes for sharing at Ali Mall: sweet and sour pork, salt and pepper spareribs, congee.

  Order: Sweet and sour pork (₱498 in 2026), Fried spareribs with salt and pepper (₱578 in 2026)

  Hours: From Araneta City's own dining directory (GF, Ali Mall), read 2026-10-11: Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm.

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• ibis Styles Manila Araneta City

  ₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)

  Hotel, Gen. Roxas Ave, above the Gateway expansion

  A 286-room hotel above the Gateway expansion, with a rooftop pool on Level 22.

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• John's Antique Shop

  Free

  Shop to browse, Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave

  Antiques in Cubao Expo: old komiks, typewriters and radios to browse.

  Hours: Daily noon-7pm per Globe's dated Cubao Expo guide (2025-02-14), read 2026-10-12.

  Free entry

  Open in Google Maps Source: globe.com.ph Checked October 2026

• New Frontier Theater

  Arena or theatre, 7 Gen. Aguinaldo Ave

  A 2,325-seat theatre for concerts and fan meets.

  Hours: Open on event nights; ticket prices vary by show

  Ticketed, open for ticketed events only

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Novotel Manila Araneta City

  ₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)

  Hotel, Gen. Aguinaldo Ave, beside the Smart Araneta Coliseum

  A 401-room hotel with a pool and spa, beside the Coliseum.

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Smart Araneta Coliseum

  Arena or theatre, Araneta City

  

  Araneta City's arena for concerts and PBA and UAAP games.

  Hours: Open on event nights; ticket prices vary by show

  Ticketed, open for ticketed events only

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• Wolfgang's Steakhouse

  ₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)

  Fine dining, Upper Ground and Upper Ground B, Gateway Mall 2

  A steakhouse on the upper ground floors of Gateway Mall 2.

  Hours: Hours from the restaurant's own branch list; they differ from the mall hours

  Open in Google Maps Source: aranetacity.com Checked October 2026

• World Kitchens

  ₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)

  Food hall, Level 4, Gateway Mall 2

  

  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.

  Good for groups

  Open in Google Maps Website Source: old.spot.ph Checked October 2026