Best places in Metro Manila to drink your sorrows away

Whether it’s your bae, your groupmates, or your government, you can “move on” from betrayal with just a few drinks from these awesome spots.

Txanton
2F Smithbell Building, 2294 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati City

More than a retail outlet for a huuuuge selection of imported wines (literally, they have wines from floor to ceiling), Txanton serves the best authentic jamon in the county.

 

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Hey Handsome
Net Park Building, 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

From the geniuses behind Your Local in Makati City comes an all-authentic, no-frills restaurant specializing in Peranakan cuisine. They also have great cocktails with Asian twists.

 

A photo posted by Ching Dee (@iamchingdee) on Aug 23, 2016 at 8:25am PDT

Gringo
C. Palanca corner Dela Rosa Street, Makati City

It’s like drinking with your favorite foodie uncle who lets you have as many drinks as needed ‘til the sting of betrayal is gone. Muchas gracias, Tio.

 

A photo posted by Ching Dee (@iamchingdee) on Oct 26, 2016 at 4:19am PDT

The Lobby Lounge
8F Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Unlimited wine in a swanky place for less than PHP 700? Count us in! Enjoy unlimited wine and a complimentary cheese platter at Crimson Hotel’s Holiday Wine Night promotion until December.

 

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Maria Luisa’s Garden Room
Makati Garden Club Compound, Recoletos Street, Makati City

This place is perfect for Titas of Manila who are looking for great wine, great French-Scandinavian (yes, you read that right) food, and artisan Filipino-made beer.

 

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Niner Ichi Nana
GF The Globe Tower, 32nd Street corner 7th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Great cocktails. Great ambiance. Great food. Need we say more?

 

A photo posted by Niner Ichi Nana (@ninerichinana) on Nov 5, 2016 at 5:14am PDT

The Curator
134 Legazpi corner C. Palanca Street, Makati City

They’ve got fantastic cocktails. And for the next day? They have amazing coffee. You’re welcome.

 

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ABV Cocktail & Absinthe Bar
Basement Floor, 22 Jupiter St. cor. Galaxy St., Bel-Air Village, Makati City

We saved the best — literally, they’re the 14th best bar in all of Asia — for last.

If you (1) want to hide from the harsh world, (2) want to get wasted on award-winning cocktails made by internationally acclaimed bartenders, and (3) want to stuff your sad face with unapologetically good bar chow to turn that frown into a silly grin, then look no further. ABV is just hiding behind a secret door at the very first branch of Lazy Bastard along Jupiter Street.

 

A photo posted by Alcohol By Volume (@abvph) on Oct 13, 2016 at 5:56am PDT