24 HOURS IN MANILA FOOD GUIDE FOR A LAYOVER

What if you only had 24 hours in Manila? Erwan Heussaff is your food tour guide to the essential restaurants and cafés in the city where you can enjoy the best sips and eats in the city. We’re covering all the basics from breakfast to dessert while Erwan talks about the food scene in the city capital that’s filled with classic eateries, streetside food finds, and coffee shops that promote the rich culture and history of the Philippines in each bite. This is a food crawl that makes the most out of your short layover, so try these restaurants on your next visit!
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LOCATIONS:
Café Adriatico
1790 M. Adriatico Street Malate, Manila
Jim's Pares
Maria Orosa, Malate, Manila
Papa Kape
The Aljibe de la Fuerza, Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila
Cabel's
1153 J.P. Laurel Street corner Aguado Street, San Miguel, Manila
Carlo's Bacolod Chicken House Express CHE
114 K Savana Market, Metropolitan Avenue, Chino Roces Ave. Makati
Full list:
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Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(3:25) Pinoy Breakfast at Café Adriatico
(7:40) Pares at Jim's Pares and Mami
(10:45) Coffee at Papakape
(15:35) Cabel
(20:16) Bacolod Chicken House, Outro
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The Fat Kid Inside Studios
Erwan Heussaff - Founder
Kashka Gaddi - Content Producer
Eamonn Quizon - Cinematographer
Edel Cayetano - Story Producer
Harold Singzon - Story Producer
Mary Lournette Baligod - Story Producer
Kleo Balares - Editorial Producer
Hans Rivera - Multimedia Producer
Julius Rivera - Camera Operator
Steven Sune - Editor
Lorraine Santos - Editor
Dana Blaze - Editor
Ivan Christian Cocjin - Editor
MK Tayona - Editor
Martin Narisma - Food Editor
Kathryna de Bustos - Content Manager
Chester Velasco - Production Assistant
Kevin Amponin - Production Assistant
Dustin Dagamac - Colorist
Sofia Paderes - Graphic Designer
Kim Manuel - Graphic Designer
Roanne Salvacion - Accountant
Donalyn Aranda - Accounting Assistant
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Where we went: LOCATIONS: Café Adriatico 1790 M. Adriatico Street Malate, Manila Jim's Pares Maria Orosa, Malate, Manila Papa Kape The Aljibe de la Fuerza, Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila Cabel's 1153 J.P. Laurel Street corner Aguado Street, San Miguel, Manila Carlo's Bacolod Chicken House Express CHE 114 K Savana Market, Metropolitan Avenue, Chino Roces Ave. Makati Here's a few more places to visit in Metro Manila, just choose based on your itinerary and location: Filipino Breakfast Rodic’s Kanto Freestyle Breakfast George and Onnie’s Goto Tendon Coffee Shops Yardstick The Curator Angkan Key Coffee Omotesando Coffee Habitual Panco Coffee ITO Kish %Arabica Street Food/Eateries Mang Leo’s Turon Mang Tootz Shanghai Fried Siopao Dong Bei Dumplings Globe Lumpia House June Nairah Halal Food Goto Monster Dampa Seafood Market Mixed Filipino Restaurants Gubat Provinciano Milky Way Cafe Manam Sarsa Locavore Café Adriatico Modern Filipino Lampara Metiz Toyo Grace Park Hapag Other popular spots in the city: Half Saints Wildflour Mecha Uma Modan Metronome Izakaya Geronimo Wildflour Italian Txoko Asador Crosta Pizza Taqueria Franco La Lagrima Auro Chocolate Kazunori Helm Bars Oto Curator Dr. Wine The Spirits Library Run Rabbit Run Agimat Hotel Bar Yes Please featrmedia.com/24-hours-in-manila-food-guide-for-a-layover/

[@buskerbusker8826]

Good eating!

[@acceptthetruth2854]

According to the latest satatistics Cebu is the number one tourist destination in the Philippines in terms of foreign tourists

[@acceptthetruth2854]

Cebu has been the tourist capital in the Philippines in so many years and Boracay is second distant...CEbu has so many direct international flights now...the thing about about Cebu is that it has a bit of everything that Manila cannot offer

[@pr3ttyb0yfl4cko]

Pin this comment!!!

[@YOURRACHINAPRIL]

Love this!!

[@govols1995]

My mother is a high school culinary arts teacher here in the U.S and every year she does a few days on Filipino food as a nod to my fiancée. I send her your videos to show to her students because of how well made and educational they are.

[@e.diokno2000]

That is great..Mabuhay!

[@hematokhezia9587]

what i love about this channel is they never fail to include mindanao especially halal dishes. thank you so much erwan & featr team! more contents & blessings to you! 🤍

[@jayp.7401]

I freaking love this channel why is it so underrated?

[@sherylbutterfly5740]

@FEATR videos always gives us good knowledge about our country what we can offer not just for foreign visitors but also for our kababayans from different sides of our country,Erwan always explained well that makes us proud to be a Filipino for what we can offer and we have lots to offer,more content like this FEATR..God blessed 😇 to all the team behind this great content 🙏🏻

[@rynlui]

I wish you also did an Overnight series for the Philippines. I became a fan because of that series.

[@raypepito]

I wonder why no one has thought of a food guide for a layover before. Awesome tips.

[@booyahchasha]

Just what we need in the Philippines -- our very own Michelin guide! This is a great start. I can see you turning this into print someday. Pls turn this into a series!

[@royetteyyy4013]

Dude, this was such a well-balanced video in terms of the explanations of the dishes, the recommendations, a brief geographical and historical summary, and the humility and likability of Erwan, among other things. It didn’t even feel like 24 minutes of a video because I looked forward to what was next and was really drawn in to the contents and context. Filipinos generally have so much pride, especially when it comes to events like boxing, singing, or Miss Universe. This video reminded me of my Filipino pride through food. Subscribed and Liked!

[@cmsc5249]

very well said!

[@cmsc5249]

Erwan is English speaking person but he sounds like a real Filipino whenever he introduces our culture, dishes and heritage.

[@chopsthicccs]

As a Filipina living in Metro Manila, it's always so nice to see more recos to visit! Love the breadth of options you gave Erwan and excited to try some new finds!

[@user-wf2pb5wn8w]

I really admire Erwan for being down to earth.Ann is so lucky to have him

[@bemcorrales5358]

I agree, he's so handsome too ❤. Hindi nkkasawa ang mukha nya ❤❤

[@gloriarosario9928]

YES! I totally agree ,Ann is one of my favorite Actress. She’s very lucky with Erwin.

[@nimfamagsanay4608]

❤❤❤

[@emc3778]

I need all the episodes in a netflix documentary. It is a must.

[@luciamariano4497]

Sa lahat Ng food blogger Ito yung pinaka smooth.

[@alexgrae8226]

Professional kase at may class unlike sa mga asal aso na mga food vloggers

[@SariellaE]

Please make it a series!!

[@angelnoriiin]

yes pls!! 💗🙏🏻

[@featrmedia]

Which city should we do next? Thanks for tuning in!

[@onceuponalonetime]

​​@@featrmediaThe East! Marikina (my hometown hehe) and Rizal!

[@SariellaE]

Cebu City!! For Mactan-Cebu International Airport

[@gen-rd4sn]

@@featrmediaRizal!

[@joycorpuz7887]

Hi Erwan, I love how you explain everything to your viewers, for example, food from different regions and we have 82 provinces and adobo as our Tagalog cuisine.and all other information you’ve discussed. 😊

[@abstersss]

I've lived all my life in Makati, super duper close to that inasal place and I've never tried it! Now I live in the Netherlands and I want to eat there like right now. But I don't know when will I be able to go home... Life is tough! The next time I visit home I will definitely eat there. Thanks to your video.

[@janaej8562]

Local here but also excited to try the places you reco'd! 💗

[@sheewanders7601]

Thank you Erwan for making a list for us to revisit when we go home next month!

[@ItsJuleen]

That was so well made! Great job guys! Thanks for giving us a video (itinerary) we can send to our friends who want to visit the Philippines. And for ourselves!

[@babaluweng5431]

erwan never disappoints

[@ayrasanmiguel9363]

I love this! Awww thank you so much for this FEATR! ❤🎉😮

[@reallyrealrelisa]

Such a well researched and greatly presented Filipino food vlog, Erwan & team featr!!! Love all the explanations and lil history talk ✨🇵🇭 I have a foreigner hubby and I'll def use this to encourage him try more Filpino food other than the ones I've cooked myself!!!

[@oihfsrhjik]

erwan i swear your videos are always so good and informative….

[@zky7643]

This is perfect! Heading to Manila in 2 days so have been watching thru vids of where to go. Appreciate your local POV. Subscribed! 😌👍

[@jonabaldo8657]

Grabe! Ang galing❤❤

[@cindyscapes6590]

Great content! Thank you Erwan for your passion in showcasing Filipino cuisine to the world. :)

[@kalachuchiusa]

Erwan is the best! Love this Channel❤

[@louieltion5954]

This one is so informative. I from Mindanao and had few hours of experience in manila and being scared where to go for few days because i know Manila is a big city. Now i have idea where to go for few days. Thanks!

[@MattVillon]

I'm missing home now 😢 Such a great informative video, great job! 💯

[@tracygraycealivio1190]

Ito dapat support ng mga Pilipino ee. Ganda ng contentsss ❣️

[@AMM0beatz]

There's so much more than lumpia, pancit and adobo, when I watch this food channel I'm just blown away by the diversity of dishes. Like I didn't even know halal filipino food existed.

[@stmark4181]

I LOVE THIS EPISODE. I love MANILA... as in the city. When I fly back to the Philippines, I prefer to stay in Manila and find a hotel or AirBnB around Luneta or Malate. I like the old world vibe of MANILA city compared to Makati or BGC.

[@haybuhay1994]

These are all so nice. I love how these are edited. No pressure and just putting it out there but I'm still hoping someone out there can do the same for people who don't eat meat.

[@Angel-yw6wu]

I really felt that when Erwan was wishing that we "leave with amazing memories and great experiences and amazing bites of food" when we visit Manila 🥲🥲🥲

[@tisahhenson]

What a great way to introduce ph in a different way! Nice job FEATR

[@MichKa33357]

Love it! More of this, please! Thanks. ❤

[@bashersbeware]

Yup, this is a topic that needs featuring. The locations and establishments offer food that sticks to the usual and expected taste of a food item. Except for Adobo. Adobo is very personal. As long as it has the 3 main ingredients in there (ingredients that provide acidity, saltiness and garlic), it will be called Adobo by the one who made it.

[@misyelleyr3978]

This is so helpful! Thank you!❤ we went straight to Boracay after landing, the BGC. We did go to the Ayala museum but will explore makati more next trip

[@belvsjolanda]

Just WOW! Erwan, Manila and the food trip👍👍👍Making me like to fly back home. Thank you for the satiating information and making us visit Manila thru your eyes. More success to you. God bless🙏From Lola in Canada

[@AudioTruyenLangQue]

Thank you so much for your wonderful recipe and for helping us take care of our health. Wishing everyone who is watching this video always healthy, peaceful, and happy❤

[@gabrielleandres8581]

Thank you for this vid Erwan! I’m planning on going back to Manila in a few months and need this local perspective on where to eat since there is SO many options in Manila I appreciate all the work FEATR puts in these vids

[@featrmedia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xxxxxx9500]

quality as always ✨ thank you, featr team 🇨🇦

[@ivyyaguass]

I swear naglalaway na ako dito abroad 😢 lalo na yung chicken inasal 😭

[@bemcorrales5358]

Thanks again Erwan for this food vlog, but kulang ang isang video to really feature all the good restaurants here in Manila 😋😋👏🩷❤️ keep safe and God bless you 🙌🤗♥️🍀

[@user-zj3xj2ql9x]

best tour guide and food reco.kudos to erwan.

[@josericocajili1886]

What a bday gift for my brother/owner of CHE 😊 Thank you Mr. Erwan Heussaff !!!

[@jacintacruz4927]

Thanks for sharing, this is very informative as always. ❤

[@mariapaule4414]

Yes.. Cafe Adriatico is our go to breakfast place when we are in the Philippines. 👌🏼 Fried Bangus is my fave 👌🏼 😋

[@user-xyzabc143]

Great video Erwan! 👏👏👏 Very informative and your target audience for this, tourist or foreigners will find your explanations helpful!

[@ElyMarasigan]

Now i have another reason to visit Fort Santiago as a coffee lover, and as a manila city born citizen never had a chance to tour there 😅 Tysm for this good recos kuya Erwan and team! 🧡

[@geminiville7467]

always very informative and entertaining Erwan..thanks for mentioning ILOILO and Bacolod.

[@savagebyreason]

Going my back again for the holidays in a few days always excited to be in Manila

[@Asher89leo]

This is nice. Foreigner always complain about the food here. Well, in fact, they just don't know where to eat. They don't know which is the best.

[@frugalhomebuddy]

thank you for sharing about esim, the recommendations on where to go for a great food and some glimpse on history. This would be very helpful for travellers, tourist who are going to our country and to filipinos as well who are going back to the Phillipnes

[@proserfina21096]

Keep it up FEATR by bringing an educational content as well as highlighting the best of Pinoy food.

[@dirkimy]

You should feature Pasig too, the ignored City in Manila

[@floradavid276]

Thank you, Erwan.. you are awesome!

[@TongitsGoGo]

This is a short video showcasing Manila's cuisine and highlighting the local culture, it reminds me of my wonderful memory of Manila!

[@abivalera7866]

Very very well thought and informative. Thank you

[@YOURRACHINAPRIL]

Well explained spots in the metro! Love this vid! ❤️‍🔥🙌

[@user-kg1ny7my8t]

Parusa panoorin to bago matulog 🤤🤤🤤

[@sheilaannescano7549]

Erwan is so simple, humble and good looking

[@SeaOfLuv]

YES! YES! Us Americans need this video! Thank you Erwan.

[@katepalanog]

thank you erwan! LOVE 🇵🇭 ❤

[@geckomabster1625]

indeed! looking and waited for this straight from a Filipino taste bud.

[@IamMagsB]

oh wow..such wealth of information, thank you so much Erwan/FEATR!

[@e.diokno2000]

Mabuhay ..God bless from us Filipinos!

[@ruthliboro2845]

This is a really good quick guide!

[@sundayfolks]

Wow! Ive been living in Manila all my life and i was not aware of that Papa Kape (15mins away from our house). Thanks for your recos, will check them out hopefully soon ❤❤❤

[@featrmedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@iamsupernathalie]

HAAAAY! I miss the Philippines tuloy!

[@dahyun_love]

No wonder you have 3.3m subs ❤ I soo love your video and sincerity.

[@paulinemanzo7776]

Jim's Pares is really the best! Dont forget to pair it with their chili garlic. My favorite!!

[@Shanena9]

❤lahat ng videos npanood ko 👏tgal n akong Fan ng FEATR

[@angiezzzzz]

I having lunch at Cabel's when the FEATR team shot this video. I was bummed Erwan wasn't there at the time - no fangirl moment. I decided to eat at Cabel's because of the MetroStyle article on Erwan.

[@fgb5996]

❤❤❤❤ dami ko learnings..

[@ianRJohnston_]

This is awesome! Now I know where all the places to eat are.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

This is a nice guide and I’m taking notes haha

[@kristinenavarro4896]

I am from Manila but I haven't been some of the restaurants featured in this video. Now I want to go home to the Philippines. ❤

[@hyun3334]

great content! honestly showcased filipino culture/cuisine more than the newly released series on netflix; replacing chef chico.

[@adcisla5112]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@Papakape]

❤❤❤ thank you for sharing us!

[@featrmedia]

We love you guys!

[@vetlogmobaho703]

Literally manila food crawl

[@soufiedaniellagabuna5150]

"the aviation industry gets quite interesting" the most diplomatic way to put it 😅😅 this is obv for tourists, and i really appreciate that despite, it really provides a decent snapshot of the food scene here. galing 😊

[@soufiedaniellagabuna5150]

also it's so hard to do this bc Filipino cuisine is so SO diverse! so really appreciate how they consistently mentioned the varieties

[@rssmith2342]

We were there last month, most of the restaurants were not serving unsweetened cold tea. But, I still love Megaworld, High Street and McKinley Hill in BGC.

[@lourdesagudo8286]

TY for sharing more infos happy 😃 thanksgiving 🎉

[@juliette49aguileras87]

Love the Vigan Langonisa!!

[@armastus1474]

Awesome, thank you brother for this! Can you do one on Tagaytay, I’ll be moving there and would love to know where to go. Thank you!

[@kentoribio2578]

wow!they have sati here in manila. No need to travel to zamboaga city..nice....

[@user-tf1vw9nz9q]

I highly recommend bacolod inasal, really delicious 👌 that place it was very simple restaurant but the food it's really satisfying for your cravings.

[@cs1496]

Best video ❤️😊

[@cappedgamer6115]

lets go!!!!!!!

[@spacesanctuary388]

As expected you visited Muslim area in Quiapo. Great food options. Been there several times and enjoyed Maranaw cuisines.

[@sunnyday5063]

I have 3 days to spend in MANILA. I'm glad I stumbled your vlog and sure to try a few of your recommendations. I just wished you had listed the locations where to find them on your list. I'm conveniently staying in Makati area.

[@featrmedia]

Hello! All the locations are listed on the description! :)

[@ferdiesanantonio7940]

GOOGLE maps your friend..

[@abracadabra12124]

FEATR defines quality content

[@DeeGeeJr]

I love you Erwan Heussaff 😘😚

[@bemcorrales5358]

Me too ❤❤❤

[@chrishazednadal4356]

Great content idol!

[@rosariolarion9319]

Thank you❤️🙏

[@togetherwandering4134]

I agree with the premium desserts. I don't know who can survive having unlimited of those! 😂 We only had one each for our entire cruise. Also, all our cruises before this, we had the Plus Package and we were pretty happy with it. We just tried Premier to see if the few additional perks are worth it. Having experienced it, we would go back to Plus going forward.

[@tineejohnston9737]

One issue I have is getting fresh green veges on each meal most of the time food prepared fried 😩 but I always have to forgo my diet plan I eat every thing and suffer later oh well ❤️❤️❤️ all Filipino food when I’m home 😇😎❤️ thank you Erwan now I must check out all those eateries 😎

[@ferdiesanantonio7940]

We always have veggies... Sapsoy, pakbet, etc etc

[@lyncout8973]

I miss home especially the food 😊 pasig city