Fine Dining and Upscale Dates in Makati
16 verified ₱₱₱ places (₱1,500 and up) in Makati for a date night, from Date Night Manila's checked list. The planner uses Blackbird, Ember and Fresca Trattoria 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 9:20 PM
Admit two
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6:00PM
Dinner
Tokyo-style chicken-broth soba ramen on Ayala Avenue at V.A. Rufino, clean shoyu or creamy paitan.
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Same place, a few steps
7:20PM
Something to do
Record-lined jazz bar in the back of LPL Mansion, with rotating bands and themed nights.
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Same place, a few steps
8:20PM
Nightcap
Six-seat bar pouring Japanese wines by the glass or in flights, with a monthly rotating list.
Plan 2
Saturday, 6:00 PM to 10:05 PM
Admit two
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6:00PM
Dinner
Neapolitan-style pizza from the Tokyo studio, opened October 2025 at the Ayala Triangle restaurant row.
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Same place, a few steps
7:20PM
Something to do
The Peninsula's spa on the ground floor of the Makati Tower, across Ayala Avenue from Greenbelt, for a treatment before a hotel dinner.
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Same place, a few steps
8:50PM
Nightcap
A Japanese yoshoku café at the Ayala Triangle Gardens from the Kazunori group: temari and breakfast plates.
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Same place, a few steps
9:50PM
A quiet minute
Two-hectare city park with palms, public art, a pickleball court and a winter light show.
The places, most planned first
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Blackbird
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)International plates in Nielson Tower, Manila's first airport terminal, with a private cabin for up to 22 and an Ayala Triangle terrace.
Hours: Open daily from 11am. Its own site (read 2026-10-12) gives two closing times, 11pm in the welcome text and 10pm in the footer, so hours stay unconfirmed; Michelin lists 11am to 10pm.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: blackbird.com.ph Checked October 2026
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Ember
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Josh Boutwood's grill and smokehouse in Greenbelt 3, with a curved counter under a high ceiling.
Order: Smoked aged steak
Hours: Open daily 11am to 10pm, per Josh Boutwood's own Ember page (read 2026-10-11).
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Fresca Trattoria
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)A long, dark-wood Italian bistro on a quiet Legazpi side street, with a bar down one side and a room at the back.
Order: Pesto pistachio with guanciale, Spada alla mugnaia, Fregola gamberi
Hours: Lunch and dinner. Michelin lists every day, but its own Instagram bio (via search, 2026-10-11) says Tuesday to Sunday, so Monday is treated as closed. Times from Michelin; not yet on an own page. Book direct.
Open in Google Maps Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Goxo
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)A 12-seat Basque asador counter behind a discreet door inside Pintxos, cooking a set menu over charcoal.
Hours: No hours on its Michelin Guide page or in Tatler's 2026 list; book through the restaurant before you go.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Helm
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Two-Michelin-star seasonal set menus from an open kitchen with counter seats, above the Ayala Triangle Gardens.
Hours: Closed Mondays. Lunch is Friday to Sunday only. Book direct. Its own page (2026-10-11) lists Tuesday to Sunday without times.
Open in Google Maps Website Book Source: joshboutwood.com Checked October 2026
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Hinoki
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Chef Yusuke Hino's eight-seat omakase counter from the M Dining team, nigiri brushed with his own soy blend.
Order: Omakase nigiri course
Hours: Hours from the SPOT.ph 50 listing (Oct 2026); not yet on the venue's own page, so confirm before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: spot.ph Checked October 2026
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Kása Palma
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)One-Michelin-star Filipino dinner cooked over wood fire, as a tasting menu or at the counter, in a calm plant-filled room.
Hours: Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, per the Michelin Guide listing. Book through the restaurant.
Open in Google Maps Website Book Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Kyo-To
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Kaiseki in private rooms and a sushi kappou counter on C. Palanca Street in Legazpi Village.
Order: Uni, A5 Kuroushi Wagyu tsukemen, Echizen snow crab
Hours: No hours in Tatler's listing or profile; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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La Cabrera
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Gastón Riveira's Buenos Aires parrilla on Ayala Avenue: sweetbreads, skirt steak and coulotte.
Order: Mollejas (sweetbreads), Entraña (skirt steak), Cuadril (coulotte)
Hours: No hours in Tatler's listing or profile; check before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Lusso
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)A small chandeliered European room in Greenbelt 5 with a terrace over the garden.
Hours: Open daily, an hour later on Friday and Saturday. Hours as listed on its Michelin Guide page (read 2026-10-10); not yet checked on the restaurant's own page.
Open in Google Maps Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Mirèio
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)French cooking on the ninth floor of Raffles Makati, with candlelit tables and the skyline in the windows.
Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, per Raffles' own Mirèio page (read 2026-10-11). Breakfast runs to 11am on weekends and holidays; last orders come 30 to 45 minutes before each close.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Oak & Smoke
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Chef Anna Bautista's binchotan grill in Salcedo Village: skewers, prawn toast and steaks, with outdoor seats.
Order: Prawn toast (₱600 in 2026), Crab croquette (₱350 in 2026), Smoked brisket-mapo sheet pasta (₱980 in 2026)
Hours: Own Linktree and Sept 2026 menu give no hours; 2026 listings say Monday to Saturday from 5pm. Confirm before you go.
Open in Google Maps Source: tatlerasia.com Checked October 2026
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Sala
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Colin Mackay's European set courses on white linen since 1997; the main you choose sets the price.
Hours: Lunch and dinner Tuesday to Friday, dinner only on Saturday. Hours as listed on its Michelin Guide page (read 2026-10-10); not yet checked on the restaurant's own page.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Spices
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Southeast Asian cooking in a Balinese-style room at The Peninsula, with tall windows onto a koi pond.
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily. Hours as listed on its Michelin Guide page (read 2026-10-10); not yet checked on the restaurant's own page.
Open in Google Maps Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Tandem
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)A 20-seat Legazpi room from chefs Mikee Lopez and Alex Tan, with a counter and a monthly tasting menu.
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 6pm to 10pm, per Tandem's own contact page (read 2026-10-11); closed Sunday and Monday except special brunch Sundays. The kitchen closes at 9:30pm in à la carte weeks; a tasting menu runs the first three weeks of the month.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
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Umu
₱₱₱ (₱1,500 and up)Japanese dining at Dusit Thani, with a private teppanyaki room that looks onto a Japanese garden.
Hours: Lunch and dinner, closed Mondays, per Dusit Thani's own Umu page (read 2026-10-11). The page also says "open daily", so Monday is treated as closed. Last orders 2pm and 10pm.
Open in Google Maps Website Source: guide.michelin.com Checked October 2026
The whole area: the Makati date night guide.
Questions
- How many ₱₱₱ places (₱1,500 and up) in Makati 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?
- Blackbird, Ember and Fresca Trattoria, in that order, across the planner's sample plans for every quiz answer.