Entertainment in Philippines
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Bom Bom Bar
Bom Bom Bar is a hip little laid-back rustic bar, its attitude clear from that universal signifier of coolness - Bob Marley posters. Jam sessions with local drummers often start up around 23:00.
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Conway’s
Gets packed with yuppies, expats and all sorts of characters out to hear top Filipino cover bands, like the self-defined Spirit of ’67. It’s all-you-can-drink beer and wine during happy hour.
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Beers Paradise
Belgian beer is the speciality at this spartan, quirkily named drinkery. Most varieties pack quite a wallop. Don’t have too many or you may do something you regret on nearby P Burgos St.
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Club Mojo
Club Mojo has live music most nights of the week; has nominal cover charges. On the 2nd floor is Rolf’s Sports Bar, a generic version with several TVs and billiards.
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Pier One Bar & Grill
The QC version of this small restaurant chain is a wildly popular drinking spot among the uni crowd and produces a sweaty, packed dance floor on weekends. There’s free wi-fi access.
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Roligon Cockpit
The Roligon Cockpit is another popular venue. To get there, take LRT1 to Baclaran and change to a jeepney bound for Sucat Hwy. Tell the driver to drop you off at Roligon Cockpit.
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Star Mark
Star Mark is a combo of coffee shop with food, bar and wi-fi; it’s a popular and relaxed meeting place. Nearby, Mud Bugs is a busy sports bar with pool tables.
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Sharky's Bar & Grill
Totally open air, this one packs 'em in with cheap beer and the lure of local snack fave, the chicken lollipop (a sort of Chicken McNugget with an even less noble heritage).
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Inilog Grill & Acoustic Bar
A small and dark place, singer-songwriter types and karaoke duos serenade small audiences here, where sometimes the musicians outnumber customers. Cheap beer and food, too.
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Tubbataha Divers Grill
Have a beer and soak up the Morato action from this open-air throwback to a time when faux-Polynesian style was all the rage. There's nothing pretentious here.
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Grapevine
A sophisticated little place, stacked with bottles of wine on one wall, with comfortable indoor and outdoor seating. It also serves mixed drinks and desserts.
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Ice Vodka Bar
As the icy image of vodka might suggest, things are a stark black and white here. But that only helps set off the many beautiful people who flock in nightly.
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Conway's Bar
Gets packed with yuppies, expats and all sorts of characters out to hear top cover bands, such as the self-defined Spirit of '67. Many people book tables.
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Gimbal's
This musty, seedy live-music venue in the Mount Crest Hotel has seen better days, but you can't beat the around P20 San Miguel from 18:00 to midnight.
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FAB
The home of Manila's foam parties is a gay-friendly place that doesn't get going until well past midnight. There are theme parties through the week.
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Floating Bar
Moored just off-shore. Free shuttle boats leave from in front of Capt’n Greggs – for those who choose to imbibe while bobbing under a blazing sun.
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Virgin Cafe
A fabled place to hear local bands one step below the big time. Styles vary from rap to rock to jazz through the week. Sunday is devoted to blues.
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Merks Bar Bistro
This breezy place on a terrace has good views of the park and Makati skyline. Happy Hour runs 17:30 to 20:30 and there's live music most nights.
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Epecto’s
On Fridays and Saturdays locals head to the outdoor live music venue Epecto’s, a short tricycle ride north of the centre.
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Marti’s Bar
In the steamy confines of Sabang’s covered lane; it’s relaxed. There’s a small book exchange and chess tables to accompany the beverages.
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21 Bar
The very stylish 21 Bar is a hardy perennial, although the atmosphere tends more towards that of an upmarket restaurant.
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Club M8
This disco sees dance-happy revellers carousing till the wee hours, especially on weekends. Caters to a younger crowd; dress to impress.
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Café Dematisse
This is something of an imitation Italian espresso bar by day, and by night, one of the many requisite bar-hop stops along Remedios St.
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Persimoon Cafe
Sagada’s only watering hole draws a good mix of local guides and out-of-towners, who discuss the day’s events over a San Miguel or 12.
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Loft
Loft is reckoned as the best choice for its alternative dance music, slick bar, mezzanine and outdoor balcony area.
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