MICHELIN Guide to Unveil Restaurant Selection for Manila, Environs + Cebu This October
Here’s how you can watch the livestream of their inaugural ceremony in the Philippines.
Published on Sep 18, 2025
(SPOT.ph) Lovers of good food the country over have long dreamt of restaurants in the Philippines one day making it to the MICHELIN Guide. We’re much closer to that dream becoming a reality: the Guide announced their Philippine arrival just last February, and they’re finally ready to soar as the country’s first MICHELIN Guide Ceremony is happening this October.
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The MICHELIN Guide Ceremony in the Philippines
It’s on: the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Ceremony Manila and Environs & Cebu 2026 takes place on October 30 at the Manila Marriott Hotel. The event itself is by invite only, but you can catch the livestream on the MICHELIN Guide Asia YouTube channel on that day.
The highlight of the ceremony, of course, is the official reveal of their restaurant selection for Manila, the nearby provinces, and Cebu. That includes the dining spots that made it to the list of MICHELIN Guide Selected Restaurants and Bib Gourmand selection, as well as recipients of the acclaimed MICHELIN Stars and MICHELIN Guide Special Awards. All restaurants in the selection are independently assessed by anonymous MICHELIN inspectors, based on these criteria: quality of ingredients, mastery of technique, harmony of flavors, personality of the chef through the cuisine, and consistency.
As part of the event, MICHELIN will also be holding the cocktail reception of a lifetime, brought our way by newly awarded restaurants in the first Filipino selection, plus these celebrated restaurants from abroad: Caprice (three MICHELIN Stars, MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025) from Hong Kong, helmed by Chef Guillaume Galliot; Dewakan (two MICHELIN Stars, MICHELIN Guide Kuala Lumpur & Penang 2025) from Malaysia, helmed by Chef Darren Teoh; Kasama (one MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2025) from the U.S., helmed by by Chef Tim Flores and Chef Genie Kwon and the world's first Filipino restaurant to receive a MICHELIN star; and VEA (one MICHELIN Star, MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025) from Hong Kong, helmed by Chef Vicky Cheng.
For more information, check out the MICHELIN Guide’s website.
For Trish, food is as much a source of pleasure and fuel as it is an outlet for creativity; a medium by which stories can be passed on; and a way to connect with others.