Cocktail Bars for a Date in Manila
16 verified cocktail bars in Metro Manila 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 Southbank Cafe + Lounge, Bar by East and Ayà 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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A café by day that turns into a cocktail bar at night, with a 36-drink menu, in the World Plaza building.
Hours: Own hours page (read 2026-10-10): Sunday to Wednesday 7am to midnight, Thursday to Saturday 7am to 2am. The page does not name the branch; these are the second of three blocks, matching BGC's place in its location list.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: drinkcollectiv.com Checked October 2026
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A neighbourhood cocktail bar inside an architecture studio, with Filipino childhood flavours in the glass; on Tatler's 2026 bar list.
Order: Wintermelon Highball, Binibini, River Valley
Hours: Its own Instagram bio (via search, 2026-10-11) lists 5pm to midnight Sunday to Thursday and to 2am Friday and Saturday. Kept unconfirmed: Tatler (2026) says the bar is moving to a larger Marikina space, so confirm the address and hours after the move.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Ayà
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)A glass-walled Filipino small-plates lounge above Hapag with calamansi cocktails and a skyline view.
Order: Mushroom dinakdakan toast, Smashed choriburger, Chicken skin nachos
Hours: Own Getting Here page (read 2026-10-10): open all week from 5pm till late, last order at midnight; Michelin lists a 01:00 close. The page gives no closing time, so hours stay unconfirmed. Check before a late visit.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: hapagmnl.com Checked October 2026
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The Palace's relaxed, retro-styled cocktail bar, with no dress code and the doors open from 8pm every night.
Hours: The Palace's official Yes Please page, last published 2026-10-06 and read 2026-10-11, lists daily from 8pm; no closing time is published.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: thepalacemanila.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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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
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Got Soul MNL
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)A listening bar on Forbestown Road, with cocktails, wine and Spanish-Filipino plates around the music.
Order: Tuna tataki kinilaw, Wagyu bistek with garlic rice
Hours: No hours in Tatler's 2026 listing or another dated source; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Cocktail bar behind a red door in a converted house, with a small downstairs bar, a deck and an upstairs lounge.
Hours: Hours listed for Monday to Saturday only; the bar's page does not say about Sunday. Rechecked on its own page (2026-10-11): Monday to Thursday 6pm-1am, Friday and Saturday to 3am.
Open in Google Maps Website Book Source: runrabbit.run Checked October 2026
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Opened in 2025 and already Tatler's best new bar, with a colour-themed menu, DJs and bar bites like siomai.
Order: Martini, Ube, Siomai
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 6pm to 2am. Menu and look change each quarter around one colour.
Open in Google Maps Source: instagram.com Checked October 2026
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Mystical-looking restaurant, club and cocktail bar in Poblacion that builds drinks around foraged ingredients.
Hours: Destileria Barako's own venue page states a 5pm to 2am operating window but does not publish operating days. No structured weekly hours are stored; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: destileriabarako.com Checked October 2026
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Big Fuzz
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)Semi-hidden living-room cocktail bar behind a red door, with vinyl rock and reworked classics.
Order: High Violet, Wild Eyed Boy, Penthouse Paul
Hours: Closed Sundays. Look for the red door on the second floor of Creekside Mall.
Open in Google Maps Source: imhotel.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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Ingredient-first cocktail bar with 17 drinks built on overlooked Filipino produce and a street-food kitchen.
Order: Hollow Echo, V for Ventura, Belladonna
Hours: Opening hours are not published on the Tatler page; confirm before you go. Watch for the small grasshopper sign.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Coffee bar at the front by day, cocktail bar at the back by night; No. 78 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025.
Hours: Coffee daily 7am-5pm; cocktails Tuesday to Sunday 6:30pm-1am, per I'M Hotel's July 2026 bar guide; not yet checked on an own page.
Open in Google Maps Source: imhotel.com Checked October 2026
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Baccarat Room and Bar
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Solaire's whisky and cocktail bar, pouring hundreds of whiskies by the dram until 4am.
Order: BRB Irish Coffee, Dear Mr. Volstead
Hours: Daily 4pm to 4am. Hours from Solaire's own page for the outlet (read 2026-10-10).
Open in Google Maps Website Source: sec.solaireresort.com Checked October 2026
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The Spirits Library
₱₱ (₱500 to ₱1,500 a head)Cocktail library with vintage bottles and cocktail books, a curved wooden bar and a cigar room upstairs.
Order: Bamboo Highball, Slow Down, Kiddo, Librarian's Julep
Hours: Open 6pm to 3am daily. Jazz and DJ nights run on some evenings.
Open in Google Maps Source: imhotel.com Checked October 2026
Questions
- How many cocktail bars in Metro Manila are on Date Night Manila?
- 16, 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?
- Southbank Cafe + Lounge, Bar by East and Ayà, in that order, across the planner's sample plans for every quiz answer.