Date night posts
Date night ideas and plans for Metro Manila, written from a checked venue list.
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Art in Island Date: Tickets, Timing and Dinner After
Plan an Art in Island date from Cubao: when to arrive, the Monday closure, the short ride from Araneta City and Korean dinner once you are back.
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Ayala Triangle Gardens: A Christmas Lights Date Plan
A December date at Ayala Triangle Gardens: the free lights show, dinner at the Triangle, a rain fallback and ways to turn it into a bigger night.
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Best of Luck, Cubao Expo: What to Order for Two
What to order for two at Best of Luck in Cubao Expo, with dated dish prices that land dinner near ₱800, the Monday closure and what to do before and after.
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Affordable Restaurants in BGC: A Date for Two on ₱1,000
A BGC date for two on about ₱1,000: dinner under ₱500 a head, a free ArtBGC mural walk and a free High Street stroll, plus what would break the budget.
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BGC Date Ideas: Dinner, a Mural Walk and a Hidden Bar
A three-stop BGC date: an early dinner, the free ArtBGC mural walk in the middle, and a speakeasy to finish, with costs for two and a rain plan.
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BGC Speakeasies: Bank Bar and The Back Room
The two BGC speakeasy bars compared: where each door is, what a night costs, closing time, and which one suits a first drink, a rainy night or a gin lover.
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Cubao Date Ideas: Dinner, Flowers and a Nightcap
A three-stop Cubao date: dinner at Gateway, a bouquet from the 24-hour flower stalls in the middle, and a choice of endings, a rooftop or a speakeasy.
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A Cubao Expo Date Night, Stop by Stop
A Cubao Expo date night in order: flowers at Farmers Garden, a gallery, dinner, a mirror photo and a speakeasy behind a photobooth door, all on foot.
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Cubao Expo Restaurants, Sorted by Occasion
Which Cubao Expo restaurant suits which night: a date, a first date, an anniversary, a Monday, a group or a sober table, with hours and cost per head.
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Date Ideas in Manila by Budget: ₱500, ₱1,500, ₱5,000
Date plans for two at three spends, across Cubao, BGC, Poblacion, the Makati business district and the Pasay Bay Area, with the sums shown.
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Date Ideas in Quezon City: Seven Cubao Nights by Mood
Seven date ideas in Quezon City, one per mood: artsy, active, quiet, cheap, late, rainy and splurge. Each is two or three stops in or near Araneta City.
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Dr. Wine Poblacion, Makati: A Rooftop Start to the Night
How to use Dr. Wine's open-air rooftop in Poblacion, Makati as the first stop of a date: when to go, where to eat after, and the indoor swap if it rains.
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The Easygoing Regular: A Simple Dinner Date in Manila That Works
Dinner plus one stop, nothing more: five easy pairings in Cubao, and one each for BGC, Makati and MOA, for couples who do not want a project.
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Gateway Cinema Date: Dinner and a Recliner Movie
Plan a Gateway cinema date in Cubao: the dine-in recliner cinema costed at ₱1,980 for two, the regular screens, and where to eat around mall closing time.
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The Gig Rat: Live Music in Manila, Planned Around a Set Time
Where a gig-first night works in Metro Manila: two show venues, a taproom and a dive bar in Cubao, a listening bar in Poblacion and theatres by the bay.
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Greenbelt Cinema Date: A Rain-Proof Makati Evening
A Greenbelt cinema date that stays indoors: coffee in Greenbelt 2, a film at the reopened Greenbelt 3 screens and Thai dinner, plus what to do if it sells out.
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Habanero Kitchen Bar: Oyster Sisig and When to Go
What to order at Habanero Kitchen Bar in Cubao Expo, what two people spend at 2024 prices, its hours, the Monday closure and a backup table.
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The Hidden-Door Hunter: Speakeasy Bars in Manila by Area
A speakeasy in Manila for each area and how to find the door: a photobooth in Cubao Expo, a convenience store in BGC and a Braille sign in Makati.
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Hikiniku to Come BGC: A Date Night Built Around Hamburg Steak
Hikiniku to Come in BGC is known for charcoal-grilled hamburg steak served three ways. How to build a date night around it: a mural walk, dinner, a hidden bar.
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INT.Bar, a Quezon City Speakeasy Behind a Photobooth Door
How to find INT.Bar in Cubao Expo, which nights have film screenings or DJ sets, what it costs, how to book and what to pair it with.
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The Kilig Classic: Romantic Date Ideas with Flowers and a View
The traditional romantic night, planned properly: flowers, a sunset rooftop and a table for two in Cubao, with a view and a dinner for each other area.
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The Main Character: Instagrammable Places in Manila at Night
The places people photograph on a night out in Metro Manila, built into real plans: a rooftop and a mirror in Cubao, a canal near BGC, sunset at MOA.
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Makati Date Ideas: Six Evenings from Legazpi to Poblacion
Six Makati date ideas by mood and spend: a museum and dinner, a rain-proof film night, two hidden bars, tacos and wine, Poblacion, and a starred splurge.
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Where to Watch the Manila Bay Sunset near MOA
Free and paid places to watch the Manila Bay sunset around MOA: the esplanade, a rooftop park, a burger with a view and a hotel bar, and when to arrive.
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MOA Eye at Sunset: Planning a Golden Hour by the Bay
A golden-hour date around the MOA Eye: the Ferris wheel first, then the free esplanade, a rooftop fallback and a bay-view drink.
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MOA Restaurants by Budget, and Which Ones Face the Bay
Seven places to eat or drink at MOA sorted by price, from a burger with a bay view to Chinese fine dining at the Conrad.
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New Frontier Theater Night: Where to Eat and Drink
Dinner before and a drink after a show at New Frontier Theater in Cubao, with walking times, mall closing times and what is still open late.
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Newport Performing Arts Theater Night: Dinner, Show, Whisky
Plan a night around the Newport Performing Arts Theater's 8 PM curtain: dinner before, the show times, and a whisky bar in the same resort after.
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Okada Fountain Show: Schedule and a Date Around It
The Okada fountain show is free, every 30 minutes from 7 PM, to midnight Friday to Sunday. Plus dinner before and a free-entry revue after.
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Payday Date Ideas: Where a Little Extra Goes Furthest
Payday date ideas for the 15th and the 30th: one upgrade per area in Cubao, BGC, Makati and the Pasay Bay Area, with the usual night and the step up.
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Poblacion Restaurants: Where to Eat Before the Bars
Five Poblacion restaurants for dinner before a night out, from smashburgers and claypot rice to a one-star tasting menu, with what each costs.
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A Rainy-Night Cubao Date That Never Leaves Gateway Mall 2
An all-indoor date inside Gateway Mall 2 for a wet evening in Cubao: a photo stop, dinner on Level 4, dessert before the counters close, bowling until midnight.
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Rainy Season Dates: Indoor Activities in Manila, Area by Area
One fully covered date plan for each part of Metro Manila, ordered by how rain-proof the area is, starting with a Cubao night inside one mall.
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Romantic Restaurants in Quezon City: A Cubao Shortlist
Five romantic restaurants in Quezon City's Cubao, sorted by what each makes easy for two: a booked table, a late finish, a rooftop upstairs or a 12-seat room.
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Salcedo Restaurants for a Quiet Date, by Closing Time
Three Salcedo restaurants and a wine bar for a quiet date in Makati, sorted by how late each runs, with prices and streets.
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Speakeasy Makati: The Blind Pig and the Red Door at Creekside
Two hidden bars in Makati and how to do both in one night: the Braille-marked door of The Blind Pig on Legazpi St and the red door at Creekside Mall.
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Tago Jazz Cafe: Plan a Night Around the Jazz Room
Tago Jazz Cafe is a live-jazz room on Main Ave in Cubao. Where to eat and have a cocktail around the set, and what to do if you cannot get a seat.
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The Edge Skyview Bar: A Quezon City Rooftop Bar at Sunset
A guide to The Edge Skyview Bar, the Level 22 hotel rooftop in Cubao: when to arrive for sunset, how to book, what it costs and dinner downstairs.
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The Spirits Library, Poblacion: Building a Night Around It
The Spirits Library in Poblacion: when to slot it into the night, where to eat first, what a round costs and which bars to pair it with after.
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Valentine's Date Ideas in Manila Beyond the Set Menu
Valentine's date ideas in Manila that start with an activity, not a set menu: picks by area and budget in Cubao, BGC, Makati and the Pasay Bay Area.
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Venice Grand Canal Date: The Gondola Ride, Then BGC
A Venice Grand Canal date plan: the gondola ride and its price, why McKinley Hill is a ride from BGC and not a walk, a rain fallback and dinner after.
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World Kitchens at Gateway Mall 2: Dinner, Wine, Whisky
How to run World Kitchens at Gateway Mall 2 as a three-stop date on one floor: the wine room, dinner from 15 show kitchens and the whisky bar, with hours.