Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Makati 2026

Makati has the densest cluster of tasting menus in Manila, and these barely overlap. For the Bib Gourmand places and old favourites around them, see a pocket by pocket guide to Makati. Kása Palma rebuilt an old house on R. Palma in Poblacion: inside, Aaron Isip serves ten courses of Philippine seafood, Lechon de Lobster among them; out back, the Jungle Kitchen cooks over firewood alone. It holds one Michelin star.

Celera means appetite in Malay. The room on the third floor of Comuna is black toned and built around an open kitchen, and two chef owners cook with Japanese, Chinese and Singaporean influences. One star here too. Helm, at The Shops at Ayala Triangle Gardens, holds two: Josh Boutwood's half British, half Filipino roots and his Spanish influences shape themed seasonal set menus served at the counter.

Tadhanà is the youngest. Frances Tariga brought it home from New York to Jupiter Street, Bel Air, and there is no à la carte, only ten courses of small bites reworking binatog, kwek kwek, sinigang and tocilog with modern technique. This is an early list, opening for diner votes, and positions cannot be bought.