Manila/Malate

Malate is an interesting but gritty and dirty area in Manila.

Get in

By taxi

The best way to get to Malate with luggage, regardless of what part of the city you come from, is by taxi. You can walk a few hundred meters left till the Circulo De Mundo Rotunda, and negotiate a ride with a white taxi (β‚±200 to β‚±300 depending on traffic, time and your bargaining skills). The meter is optional, but if you insist on having it plugged, make sure that it starts at β‚±40. Give the taxi driver not only the name of your hotel, but also the street and the street corner to insure a precise drop-off.

The LTFRB (Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board) has instituted hotline numbers to report errant drivers: take note of the cab name and number. Mall operators also closely monitor the operations of taxis that use their taxi ranks by ensuring that cab drivers do not choose only those passengers bound for nearby destinations.

By train

Malate is also on the LRT Line 1, with three stations (United Nations, Pedro Gil and Vito Cruz) all being about 1 km from most places in Malate.

See

Buy

Eat

Splurge

  • 🌍 Cafe Adriatico, 1790 Adriatico St. corner Remedios Circle, ☏ +63 2523 7924. The flagship of LJC Restaurant Group. Open from 7AM to 6AM the following day (4AM on Sundays). A popular hang-out place for locals and tourists. Among the café’s specialties are Chicken Kiev, Spareribs Adobo, Salpicao Rice, Callos, Lengua Estofada, Classic CafΓ© Adriatico Burger, Pancit Palabok, and an authentic spanish hot chocolate beverage called β€œChocolate Eh’.
  • 🌍 Casa Armas, 573 J. Nakpil St, ☏ +63 2 8536 1839. Specialties: paella, cuchinillo (must be ordered 6 hours in advance) and garlic crab Thanh Long style (admittedly not very Spanish but great nonetheless).
  • 🌍 Korean Village Restaurant, 566 Nakpil St, ☏ +63 2 8524 4958. From kimchi to its beef stew, japchae, and bulgogi to Korean ice cream bars. Order Γ -la-carte or yakiniku style.
  • 🌍 Tanabe Japanese Restaurant, 553 Remedios St, ☏ +63 2 8405 0288. Superb Unagi (eel), must-try Usuyaki beef with enoki mushrooms, quality sushi & sashimi and value for money bento boxes.
  • 🌍 Market CafΓ©, 588 Pedro Gil St. corner M.H. del Pilar St (5th floor of New Coast Hotel Manila.), ☏ +63 2 8252 6888 (reservations). US Angus Rib Eye grilled to perfection. Butterfly Prawns with Risotto. New York Cheesecake that kind of stuff.
  • 🌍 Umimatsu Japanese Restaurant, 1st Floor, Chungdam Building, 560 Remedios Street, ☏ +63 9957862319. 11AM-4PM.

Drink

There are loads of bars and clubs in Malate, catering to many different tastes. Some can be a bit sleazy, but many are not.

  • Bedrock, 1782 M. Adriatico St, ☏ +63 2 8256 5586. Flintstones-themed bar/eatery. Wonderfully weird and often a bit camp. They have live music nights.

Sleep

Budget under β‚±1000

Mid-range

Splurge

Cope

  • Greater Grace Church, 2640 Dian St. Services Su 10:30AM, W 6:30PM. Non-denominational evangelical church.
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