Michelin Guide Manila 2027: Stars, Bib Gourmands, Reveal

The Michelin Guide Manila and Environs & Cebu 2027 will be announced on Thursday, 29 October 2026, at the Manila Marriott Hotel in Newport World Resorts, Pasay. The ceremony starts at 5 p.m. and is shown live on the Michelin Guide YouTube channel. Until then, the list that counts is the first edition from October 2025, which gave Metro Manila and nearby provinces every one of the country's nine starred restaurants.

Helm in Makati holds the only two stars. Eight more restaurants have one star each, and 19 Manila-area places hold a Bib Gourmand, Michelin's badge for good cooking at a fair price. Below you will find all of them, sorted by where they are, along with the special award winners, a rough idea of what a starred dinner costs, and how to turn the list into an actual plan for a few days of eating in the capital.

Planning around the Cebu side of the guide instead? Our Michelin Guide Cebu 2027 page covers the 18 Cebu restaurants. This page gets updated with the new Manila selection after the ceremony.

What Changes on 29 October

The second edition will name this year's starred restaurants, a fresh Bib Gourmand list and the wider Michelin Selected group, along with special awards for people working in Philippine restaurants. Inspectors have again covered Metro Manila, the surrounding provinces Michelin calls "environs," and Cebu.

Nothing from last year carries over automatically. A restaurant can gain a star, lose one, move from Selected up to Bib Gourmand, or leave the guide entirely. The questions most Manila diners are watching: whether Helm keeps two stars or gets company at that level, whether any restaurant reaches three, and whether a new opening jumps straight onto the starred list.

Manila's Starred Restaurants Right Now

Six of the nine starred kitchens are in Makati, which makes it the easiest city in the country for a Michelin dinner. Here is the full starred list from the 2026 guide:

• Helm (two stars) – Makati, creative cooking
• Celera – Makati, contemporary Asian
• Hapag – Makati, Filipino
• Inatô – Makati, contemporary Filipino
• Kása Palma – Makati, contemporary Filipino
• Toyo Eatery – Makati, contemporary Filipino
• Gallery by Chele – Taguig, creative cooking, also holds a Green Star for sustainable practices
• Linamnam – Parañaque, contemporary Filipino
• Asador Alfonso – Alfonso, Cavite, contemporary Spanish

Filipino cooking runs right through that list. Five of the nine one- and two-star places cook Filipino food in some form, which tells you what the inspectors came for. If you only have one fine-dining night in Manila, picking one of those five gives you something you cannot easily find outside the country.

What a starred dinner costs

Almost all of these restaurants serve set tasting menus rather than à la carte. At last check, menus ran from around ₱3,000 at the low end to more than ₱8,000 per person, before the 10 percent service charge and drinks. Linamnam sits toward the more affordable end, while Helm and Hapag sit near the top. Prices tend to rise after a good result, so treat these as a floor and confirm on each restaurant's booking page.

The Bib Gourmand List, by Area

For most people the Bib Gourmand list is the more useful one. These are places where a full meal costs a fraction of a tasting menu. Grouped by city, the 19 Manila-area Bibs are:

Makati

Hálong, La Pita in Poblacion, Lampara, Manam at the Triangle, Pilya's Kitchen, Sarsa, Taquería Franco, The Underbelly and Your Local. Add the six starred kitchens in the same city and you have 15 Michelin-listed places within a short ride of each other, so Makati works well as a base for a food weekend. Our BGC and Makati first-timer's guide covers where to stay and how to get around both districts.

Taguig

Bolero, Brick Corner, COCHI, Em Hà Nội and Los Tacos. Most of these are in or near BGC, so you can walk between them in the evening, something rare in Metro Manila.

Quezon City

Morning Sun Eatery, Palm Grill in Diliman and SOME THAI on Tomas Morato. Morning Sun, listed under street food, is the kind of neighbourhood spot that gets a lot more attention after a Michelin mention, so go early.

Manila and Parañaque

Cabel in the City of Manila, serving Filipino food, and Kumba in Parañaque, which mixes Asian cooking with creative touches. Cabel is the only Bib in the City of Manila itself. If you are already heading north for it, add a Binondo food crawl for a full day of cheaper eating.

Special Award Winners

The first edition also gave three personal awards. Don Patrick Baldosano of Linamnam took the Young Chef Award. Erin Recto of Hapag received the Service Award. Benjamin Leal of Uma Nota, a Michelin Selected restaurant, won the Exceptional Cocktails Award. Expect a new set of names on the 29th.

Making It a Trip

Book early, then book again

Starred restaurants in Manila take reservations directly, through their own websites or social pages. Several have only a few counter seats, so tables go quickly. After a new edition, demand jumps, and December adds holiday crowds on top. Book two to six weeks ahead for a starred dinner, and check the restaurant's cancellation policy, since many ask for a deposit.

Plan around traffic

Two tasting menus on the same day is too much for most people. A Bib Gourmand lunch and a starred dinner in the same district is the easier rhythm: Makati for both, or BGC for both. Crossing from Quezon City to Parañaque at rush hour can take longer than the meal.

Asador Alfonso as a day trip

The one starred restaurant outside Metro Manila is in Alfonso, Cavite, on the cooler ridge close to Tagaytay. A late lunch there combines easily with views of Taal. Our Tagaytay and Taal day trip guide has the transport options and timing. Weekend traffic up the ridge is heavy, so a weekday is better.

Watching the Ceremony

The event at the Manila Marriott is by invitation, but the YouTube livestream is open to anyone from 5 p.m. Philippine time on the 29th. The full selection usually goes up on the Michelin Guide website and app soon after the last award is announced. If a favourite earns a star, reserve that evening rather than waiting for the weekend.

Whichever names come up tomorrow, the current list already gives Manila a strong eating itinerary, from a Bib Gourmand bowl in Quezon City to a long Filipino tasting menu in Makati. We will add the 2027 results here as soon as they are out.

Sources

The MICHELIN Guide Makes Its Philippine Debut with One 2-Star and Eight 1-Star Restaurants – MICHELIN Guide, 30 October 2025
The MICHELIN Guide Manila and Environs & Cebu Bib Gourmand 2026 Selection – MICHELIN Guide
Michelin Guide to recognize Philippine restaurants anew this October – Philstar, 24 September 2026
Michelin Guide Manila and Environs & Cebu 2027 to unveil new selection on Oct. 29 – Inquirer Lifestyle
Where to watch the 2027 Michelin Guide Philippines restaurant reveal – Interaksyon, 25 September 2026