Guidebook for Manila

Greg
Guidebook for Manila

Sightseeing

Manila's Japan-Philippines Friendship Park. Features a statue of Takayama Ukon, a kirishitan daimyo and a Japanese Samurai who led a group of Japanese to escape persecution and settle in Manila.
Plaza Dilao
Quirino Avenue
Manila's Japan-Philippines Friendship Park. Features a statue of Takayama Ukon, a kirishitan daimyo and a Japanese Samurai who led a group of Japanese to escape persecution and settle in Manila.
This early 19th-century park was originally a cemetery, where national hero Jose Rizal was first interred. Now a park with giant Acacia trees, it hosts every Friday free live classical music.
25 polecane przez mieszkańców
Cmentarz i park Paco
Belen
25 polecane przez mieszkańców
This early 19th-century park was originally a cemetery, where national hero Jose Rizal was first interred. Now a park with giant Acacia trees, it hosts every Friday free live classical music.
Oldest standing stone structure in the Philippines, and only structure to survive intact within Intramuros through WW2. One of 4 churches declared World Heritage Sites. Extensive museum.
20 polecane przez mieszkańców
San Agustin Church
General Luna Street
20 polecane przez mieszkańców
Oldest standing stone structure in the Philippines, and only structure to survive intact within Intramuros through WW2. One of 4 churches declared World Heritage Sites. Extensive museum.
Manila's largest open space, Rizal Park was designed by American civil engineer Daniel Burnham. The park is a great place to stroll, as well as access the National Museum.
372 polecane przez mieszkańców
Park Rizal
372 polecane przez mieszkańców
Manila's largest open space, Rizal Park was designed by American civil engineer Daniel Burnham. The park is a great place to stroll, as well as access the National Museum.
Spend half a day here and gain a great deal of knowledge for the Philippines.
154 polecane przez mieszkańców
National Museum of the Philippines
154 polecane przez mieszkańców
Spend half a day here and gain a great deal of knowledge for the Philippines.
Located at the grounds of the Central Bank (BSP), this is an art museum with an extensive currency and pre-Hispanic gold museum in the basement.
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Located at the grounds of the Central Bank (BSP), this is an art museum with an extensive currency and pre-Hispanic gold museum in the basement.
A must-see.No trip to the Philippines could be complete without taking the Corregidor Island tour from Sun Cruises. The lunch buffet is not the best., though most don't seem to mind.
34 polecane przez mieszkańców
Corregidor Island
34 polecane przez mieszkańców
A must-see.No trip to the Philippines could be complete without taking the Corregidor Island tour from Sun Cruises. The lunch buffet is not the best., though most don't seem to mind.

Shopping

This is the nearest large mall and will have everything you need, including groceries, restaurants, movies, and everything you would expect to find in a mall.
Charles & Keith New- Robinsons Place Manila
Cor M. Adriatico Street
This is the nearest large mall and will have everything you need, including groceries, restaurants, movies, and everything you would expect to find in a mall.
This is our nearest mini-mall, with a grocery store and some restaurants.
7 polecane przez mieszkańców
Robinsons Otis
7 polecane przez mieszkańców
This is our nearest mini-mall, with a grocery store and some restaurants.

Everything Else

This is our nearest wet market. The original 1912 structure has recently been restored; the estero de Paco that flows by the Paco Market has been restored and has a walkway on both sides.
Paco Market
angel linao st
This is our nearest wet market. The original 1912 structure has recently been restored; the estero de Paco that flows by the Paco Market has been restored and has a walkway on both sides.
The herb shop of the famous local Dr. Tan, talented diagnostician using Traditional Chinese Medicine. Highly recommended. You can select between herbs and capsules. Bring a book to read.
Ching Tay Chinese Drug Store
596 T. Alonzo Street
The herb shop of the famous local Dr. Tan, talented diagnostician using Traditional Chinese Medicine. Highly recommended. You can select between herbs and capsules. Bring a book to read.

Food Scene

Fabulous Indian food at excellent prices. Impossible to see from the road as it is on an access-road behind a commercial building.
New Delhi Restaurant
Quirino Avenue
Fabulous Indian food at excellent prices. Impossible to see from the road as it is on an access-road behind a commercial building.
Little-changed from its 1936 origins. Excellent steaks, home-made pies, cakes, sausages, sauerkraut and soups. The best Caesar Salad to be found. Fondue. Decorated with original Kraut Art Glass.
Old Swiss Inn Restaurant
1030 Belen
Little-changed from its 1936 origins. Excellent steaks, home-made pies, cakes, sausages, sauerkraut and soups. The best Caesar Salad to be found. Fondue. Decorated with original Kraut Art Glass.
Serves authentic French and Belgian cuisine. Operated by Carmelite Nuns. Sits opposite Robinsons Otis, our nearest mall.
L'Eau Vive in Asia
1499 P M Guazon
Serves authentic French and Belgian cuisine. Operated by Carmelite Nuns. Sits opposite Robinsons Otis, our nearest mall.
Probably the best Italian restaurant in Metro Manila, and certainly the best thin-crust rolled pizza!
My Kitchen by Chef Chris
Probably the best Italian restaurant in Metro Manila, and certainly the best thin-crust rolled pizza!

Drinks & Nightlife

The best view in the city!
7 polecane przez mieszkańców
The Bayleaf
Muralla Street
7 polecane przez mieszkańców
The best view in the city!
Located in a heritage building on a street that was once Manila's equivalent of New York's Fifth Avenue.
Fred's Revolucion-Escolta
413 Escolta St
Located in a heritage building on a street that was once Manila's equivalent of New York's Fifth Avenue.

Parks & Nature

The biggest green space in the City.
372 polecane przez mieszkańców
Park Rizal
372 polecane przez mieszkańców
The biggest green space in the City.