Best Tasting Menus in Makati

12/10

12/10 holds a Michelin Plate recognition in the 2026 guide, placing it within Makati's expanding tier of dining rooms that have earned formal international notice without yet crossing into the starred bracket. Located on Rockwell Drive, it operates in one of Metro Manila's most concentrated zones for serious restaurant investment, alongside Michelin-starred peers and a growing cohort of ingredient-focused kitchens.

Benjarong

Benjarong at Dusit Thani Manila carries a 2026 Michelin Plate, placing it among a small cohort of recognised Thai dining rooms in the Philippines. Positioned inside one of Makati's established luxury hotels, it represents a formal register of Thai cuisine that sits apart from the city's predominantly Filipino fine-dining circuit. For travellers seeking a credentialed alternative to the neighbourhood's tasting-menu scene, it earns a considered look.

Celera

1 Michelin star

Celera earned a Michelin star in 2026, placing it among a small group of Makati restaurants that have reshaped the city's fine dining conversation. Located on the third floor of a building on Pablo Ocampo Sr. Extension in the Comunna district, it draws a loyal following that returns for the kind of cooking that rewards close attention. For serious diners, it belongs in the same planning window as Hapag and Helm.

Goxo

Goxo holds a Michelin Plate (2026) in Makati's increasingly competitive fine-dining corridor along L.P. Leviste Street, placing it among a small group of recognised restaurants shaping the district's reputation. The address puts it inside V Corporate Center, a location that draws both the CBD lunch crowd and evening diners from across Metro Manila. For the Makati dining scene, the Michelin acknowledgment signals kitchen seriousness worth tracking.

Hálong

Hálong is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised restaurant on Gamboa Street in Makati's CBD, where the kitchen draws on Vietnamese culinary tradition within a city that has become one of Southeast Asia's most competitive dining destinations. The 2026 Bib Gourmand recognition signals serious cooking at accessible price points, placing it in a growing cohort of Makati restaurants earning international notice without the full-starred price bracket.

Hapag

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

The kitchen works through crowd-beloved dishes reframed with technical precision, earning a place on the Opinionated About Dining Asia list in both 2024 and 2025. Tuesday through Saturday, 6–10pm only.

Helm

1 Michelin star

Helm brings Makati’s tasting-menu ambitions into sharper focus: a chef’s table format in Ayala Triangle Gardens with Michelin 1 Star recognition in 2026, La Liste’s 93-point score, and Tatler Best 20 Restaurants Philippines placement. The draw is not scale but concentration, placing international technique against Manila’s increasingly serious fine-dining conversation.

Kása Palma

1 Michelin star

Kása Palma holds a Michelin one-star distinction under chef Aaron Isip, operating from a side street in Makati's dense residential-commercial grid. The restaurant sits inside a growing cluster of serious Filipino kitchens that are reshaping how the city positions itself on international dining circuits. Address: 6042 R Palma, Makati City.

Mirèio

Mirèio sits on the ninth floor of Raffles Makati, bringing a European-inflected sensibility to one of Makati's most considered hotel dining rooms. A 2026 Michelin Plate recipient, the restaurant positions itself in the upper tier of Makati's hotel dining scene, where floor service coordination and a room that frames the city become as much a part of the experience as what arrives at the table.

Old Manila

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Old Manila sits at the ground level of The Peninsula Manila on the corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, carrying a 2026 Michelin Plate recognition that places it among Makati's credentialed dining addresses. The room draws on the building's colonial-era name and the formal register that Peninsula properties maintain across their restaurant tier. For Makati dining, it occupies the hotel fine-dining bracket where occasion and setting do as much work as the kitchen.

Sala

Sala holds a Michelin Plate (2026) and sits within Makati's Ayala Avenue dining corridor, one of Metro Manila's most closely watched restaurant addresses. Positioned on the podium level of the LV Locsin Building, it occupies a tier of the city's dining scene defined by formal intent and critical recognition rather than casual neighbourhood appeal.

Tadhana Makati

Tadhana Manila is a strong special-occasion pick if you want contemporary Filipino cooking in a formal tasting-menu format rather than a casual à la carte dinner. The draw is the extended, chef-led structure, intimate room, and serious beverage direction; skip it for large groups, children, outdoor seating, or diners who need broad menu flexibility.

Tandem

Tandem holds a Michelin Plate recognition in the 2026 guide, placing it among a small group of Makati restaurants earning international notice. Located in Legazpi Village's Greenbelt Hamilton, it operates within one of the city's most concentrated blocks of serious dining. The address puts it close to comparators across multiple cuisines, making it a practical anchor for a considered evening in the district.

The Test Kitchen

The Test Kitchen holds a Michelin Plate recognition for 2026, placing it among a select tier of Makati dining rooms that have drawn international attention. Located in the One Rockwell complex on Rockwell Drive, it occupies a position within one of the city's most concentrated dining corridors. For those tracking the evolution of Metro Manila's fine dining scene, it represents a useful point of entry.

Tsukiji

Operating from the third floor of the Milky Way Building on Antonio Arnaiz Avenue since 1989, Tsukiji is one of Makati's most durable Japanese restaurants. Inspired by Tokyo's famous fish market, it has built its reputation on sashimi, tonkatsu, and a kitchen culture that has remained consistent across decades of Philippine dining shifts.