Midrange
Magic Bread Vegetarian Store
25 bautista street cor. buendia, palanan, makati city. phone: 887 7921. great store selling a range of healthy vegetarian friendly baked goods and products.
Chimara
Cinema level, greenbelt 3, ayala center, makati city. tel +632-757-5652. email: [email protected]. this healthy cafã© has a range of delicious vegetarian and vegan friendly options from soups, salads and wraps. they also have a range of soy ice cream and offer home delivery as well. they will even deliver meals into the cinema while you enjoy a movie.
Hossein's Persian Kebab
7857 lkv building, makati avenue, â +632-890-59-28 or +632-890-61-37 fax: +632-890-58-03 located right along makati avenue and opposite of burgos street, the restaurant was founded in 1985. serves authentic indian, arabian and persian cuisine. halal certified. very overpriced. go to persia grill or al basra on makati avenue.
Via Mare
Ground floor, greenbelt 1. tel +632-893-2306. for the best oysters in manila.
Cibo
Italian restaurant with several branches, most notable at shangri-la plaza mall in mandaluyong and glorietta 4. their pasta dishes as well as panini sandwiches are great. don't miss the very refreshing fresh red grape shake.
Bizu Patisserie and Cafe
(http://www.bizupatisserie.com/) ground floor greenbelt 2, ayala center. the best french patisserie and cafe in manila. try the 10 hour roast beef! they make the best macarons de paris similar to those of the best patisseries in paris. their french gateaux and lavazza coffee are perfect for a night cap. open for breakfast at 7am and the eggs benedict and filipino breakfast are must-tries.
Sentro 1771
Greenbelt 3 2nd level, ayala center, +632-757-3940 to 41. casual dining restaurant serving filipino cuisine. popular dishes include the tomato and kesong puti native white cheese salad, sizzling tofu and corned beef sinigang corned beef in tamarind broth. dessert to die for is their coffee pie.
Inengs BBQ
Ayala central bus terminal at makati avenue beside the landmark. this establishment is all about pork barbecue. their skewers have much more meat than other barbecue outlets.
Shang Palace
Makati shangri-la hotel, ayala ave. cor. makati ave., +632-840-0884, (http://www.shangri-la.com...). chinese/cantonese cuisine. excellent dim sum.