Itineraries
Itineraries from the Date Night Manila blog, 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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Museum in Makati: An Ayala Museum Date with Dinner After
An Ayala Museum date, planned: opening days and hours, tickets, a 4pm start, a walk in the gardens and where to have dinner 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 Murals Walk: Two ArtBGC Routes for an Easy Date
How to do the BGC murals as a free first date: the two mapped ArtBGC routes of 10 and 12 works from Burgos Circle to Serendra, rain plans and dinner.
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Where to Celebrate a Birthday in BGC with Ten People
Where to celebrate a birthday in BGC with ten people: three group-friendly restaurants, a comedy show, The Palace late, and what to book first.
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Where to Celebrate a Birthday in Quezon City for Ten at ₱800 a Head
A Cubao birthday plan for ten on ₱800 a head: food court dinner, reserved bowling lanes, a cake and flowers, with caps per stop and a walk-in fallback.
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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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Cubao Expo Bars: A Four-Stop Crawl on Foot
A four-stop route through the Cubao Expo bars: dive bar, taproom, vinyl bar and speakeasy, ordered by closing time, with every stop two minutes apart.
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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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What to Do in Cubao Expo on a First Date for Under ₱1,500
A timed four-stop first date for two inside Cubao Expo: coffee, shops, a shared dinner and the mirror, costed at ₱1,004 with an easy exit after each stop.
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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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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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Where to Celebrate a Birthday in Makati: Three Tables for Ten
Where to celebrate a birthday in Makati with ten people: three restaurants that take big groups, compared on food, price and how late they run.
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The Mind Museum Date: Hours, Tickets and an Early Dinner
A daytime first date at The Mind Museum in BGC: open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm, how to time the visit, and where to eat when it closes.
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Restaurants near MOA Arena: Before and After a Concert
A concert-night plan for MOA Arena: where to eat in SM MOA before the show by group size and budget, and a bay-view hotel bar that stays open after.
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A MOA Birthday for Ten: Buffet Dinner, Then SM Game Park
A MOA birthday plan for ten people: a buffet that takes big groups or a private room, a budget by head, and bowling at SM Game Park.
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Museo del Galeón Date: What to Know and What to Pair
A first date at Museo del Galeón, the galleon museum that opened at MOA in May 2026, with coffee and a rooftop sunset after.
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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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Poblacion Bars: A Five-Stop Crawl in Closing-Time Order
Five Poblacion bars in a workable order: natural wine first, two cocktail rooms, a listening bar before its 1am close, and a club that runs to 4am.
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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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Salcedo Market on Saturday: A Morning Date Plan
A morning date at the Salcedo Saturday Market: when to arrive, how long to stay, where to walk and have coffee after, and what to do if it rains.
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Restaurants near Araneta Coliseum: Before and After a Show
A concert-night plan for a group at Smart Araneta Coliseum: where to eat early, when the malls close, and what stays open after the encore.
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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.