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At a spritely 40 years of age, one would not picture Lee Watson as the wise sage and pioneering beverage expert responsible for the most famed drinking establishments in the country. He does admit he serendipitously came back to the Philippines at ...

First came The Den, a Chinese-themed pop-up speakeasy that lived for a few months in one of the function rooms of Shang Palace in Makati Shangri-La. On Wednesday, February 12, the hotel unveiled a new pop-up bar in a previously unused space ...

The Bar at The Peninsula Manila has landed on the Forbes Travel Guide’s 2019 list of the World’s Best Hotel Bars, the only Philippine establishment to do so. The unranked list includes 44 of the world’s most prestigious and luxurious hotel bars, and ...

When the owners of BGC watering hole Downtown and Halsted (stylized Dwntown & Halsted) decided on the concept, they quickly zeroed in on the aesthetic. Industrial, artsy, urban: Bare concrete walls to showcase the works of young artists plus surfaces adorned with graffiti. The ...

In a time when branding and concept is the solid ground F&B establishments build on, Empire Bar just doesn't give a damn. "We just want a place where we can hang out," says co-owner Rey Angara.It spits in the eye of Prohibition-inspired speakeasies ...

Down in Davao, a city is best known for its funky-smelling durian fruit and as the hometown of popular no-nonsense President Rodrigo Duterte, an appreciation for good food and drink has taken root. A quick pop into Huckleberry Southern Kitchen and Bar ...

Anna Sobrepeña Ong gave me a run-down of the establishments they operate or are invested in—hipster hangouts Black Market and Finders Keepers; the cozy Legazpi Village gin outpost The Bonbon Club. Almost as an afterthought, Anna hesitantly mentions, "we also owned a ...