On Opinionated About Dining 2025: Toyo Eatery, Grace Park + More PH Restaurants

Check out the dining spots in Manila and beyond that have made it to Opinionated About Dining's 2025 lists.

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PHOTO BY Patricia Baes, Facebook/GRACE PARK

(SPOT.ph) Not that we need an excuse to enjoy a meal out—but here's a reason to cheer anyway. Our local restaurants in the Philippines have been garnering more global recognition in the past years, and here's another achievement Filipino diners can celebrate. International dining guide Opinionated About Dining has released lists of top spots in Asia for the year, included in which are 12 dining spots and related ventures in Metro Manila and beyond.

Also read: 10 Best Tasting Menus in Manila Right Now

Restaurants in the Philippines among 2025 top restos in Asia on Opinionated About Dining:

Opinionated About Dining (OAD) has come out with its series of top lists for 2025, listing restaurants across different categories mostly based on location and genre. For starters, there's this year's list of the Top Restaurants in Asia, which covers 472 spots around the continent: Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indinesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and of course, the Philippines. In the top 100 are Toyo Eatery at #35; and Metiz at #82. (The latter is closed for renovations as of writing—give them a follow on their socials for their reopening.)

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Helmed by Chef Jordy Navarra, Toyo Eatery (#35 on the Top Restaurants list) marries tradition and innovation as they take on Filipino cuisine.
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metiz, aged tanigue
Metiz (#82)'s take on Filipino makes use of great-quality local ingredients and playful flavor combinations. 
PHOTO BY Patricia Baes

Also in the top restaurants list are Gallery by Chele at #107; Helm at #157 Antonio's at #166; Hapag at #211; M Dining + Bar M at #307; Pepita's Kitchen at #311; and Txanton at #377.

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It's all about local ingredients and traditional cooking methods plus modern techniques at Chef Chele Gonzalez's Gallery by Chele (#107).
PHOTO BY courtesy of Gallery by Chele
Helm duck
Helm (#157) is Chef Josh Boutwood's culinary playground, where he shows both mastery of technique and playful creativity. 
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Antonio's steak ribeye
Antonio (#166)'s, owned (and named after) Antonio "Tony Boy" Escalante, is a Tagaytay institution serving continental fare in a swoon-worthy space. 
PHOTO BY Facebook/Antonio's
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Chefs Thirdy Dolatre and Kev Navoa's Hapag (#211) champions Filipino cuisine, giving traditional dishes from around the country their own progressive spins. 
PHOTO BY courtesy of EAT Public Relations
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At M Dining (#307) are fine plates with global (in particular, Japanese) touches by Chef Tom Bascon. Chef Tippi Tambunting serves as their Operations Manager. 
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A distinctly Filipino, lechon-centric degustation awaits at private-dining venture Pepita's Kitchen (#311). 
PHOTO BY Jerome Gomez
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Txanton (#377) is called the Philippines' first jamoneria; they're also home to a dine-in space with topnotch Spanish fare. 
PHOTO BY Facebook/Txanton

The online guide also has a separate list of Casual Restaurants in Asia for 2025. Out of the 152 are three Philippine entries: Grace Park at #9; Blackbird at #114; and Manam at #125.

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Chef Margarita Forés' Grace Park (#9 on the Top Casual Restaurants list) is all about farmhouse cooking, highlighting fresh produce and other ingredients from local farmers and artisans.
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Blackbird (#114) is one of Makati's most romantic restaurants, known for their chic contemporary plates that incorporate Asian elements. 
PHOTO BY Facebook/Blackbird at the Nielson Tower
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Manam (#125) never fails to deliver great sisig, siningang, and other local comfort faves.
PHOTO BY Manam

OAD is a website founded by New York-based dining enthusiast Steve Plotnicki. They come out with best-restaurant lists annually, based on reviews and surveys from chefs, restaurateurs, food writers, bloggers, and other well-known and trusted food-loving folks around the world.

For more information, check out Opinionated About Dining's website.

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