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1. Mann Hann
- Mann Hann, we eat at this restaurant so many times. We love their foods like miki pancit bihon, seafoods...
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2. Kamayan Saisaki Dads
- great foods.filipino chinese and others... yummy. nice waiter/ess............. nice place........ beautiful...
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3. Dampa sa Libis
- Dampa Restaurant and seafood house is very unique. Upon purchasing your intended raw food they will cook...
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4. Muang Thai
- A great dining place. Authentic Thai food yet tempered for the Filipino subtle taste preference. you...
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5. Adarna Food House
- They serve the best filipino cuisine and the place gives u an experience of the Filipino culture at it's...
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6. Kamay Kainan
- its good restaurant you can eat what you want in a affordable price and you will satisfy for the food...
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7. Cinnabon
- Are you looking for a cinnamon that so yummy? Come to Cinnabon. I cant' forget the delicious bread.You...
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8. Mangan
- This caters for fine dining. It's food contents are of Filipino dish. You can order karekare, pakbet,...
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9. 1521
- 1521 is the year when Ferdinand Magellan, one of the first Spaniards to do so, reached the Philippines....
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10. Max's Restaurant
- A lot of dishes are served here specially those vintage and locally well-know dishes like Kare-Kare,...
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If you like to eat, you'll love Manila. Filipino food combines its Malayo-Polynesian origins with many Hispanic, Chinese, American, and other Asian influences. If you want to stretch your budget, eat like the locals. Popular dishes include adobo (chicken and/or pork braised in garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar), kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables cooked in peanut sauce), crispy pata (deep-fried pig's leg), sinigang (meat or seafood in sour broth), pancit (noodles), and lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls). Snacking is normal, with many Filipinos eating five "meals" in a day. Good, cheap restaurants can be found everywhere. Two places we enjoy are Cafe Ysabel, run by one of the country's most famous chefs, and M Café, just beside the Ayala Museum in Makati.
For French food try L'eau Vive in Asia. This is run by Carmelite nuns who serve frog legs in garlic and butter, and rabbit with white cream sauce among other dishes. Kashmir Restaurant in Ermita is a top Indian restaurant. Try the chicken tandoori, and kesu pullao, a saffron seasoned rice dish.
If you are a lover of fast food then Manila is full of the usual American fast-food outlets such as McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC etc. Jollibee, the native version of McDonald's, is another common fast-food outlet that is very popular with the locals.
Besides restaurants, there is a variety of street food, however, some precautions are needed. You should probably avoid the Balut-boiled duck embryo, but bananas fried in oil and coated with brown sugar, barbecue pieces of pork marinated, skewered and grilled and chicken barbeque are generally safe and tasty.
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