| Page Views: 7,788 Last Visit to Makati: - | She's scarred, but she's still beautiful! by nixca316 - last update: Jul 26, 2008 |
In the healing process | Hotel Intercontinental Manila in front of G4 |
This place was and still is my URBAN REFUGE. I was serving during the Singles Encounter Weekend of our Vicariate when the blasting occured. It's just a small part of the Metropolis, but the ache of the pinky can be felt by the whole body, right (I don't know the English Proverb neither do I know the exact Biblical verse, but it's from 1st Corinthians...I just fractured the translation of the Tagalog version)?I know a lot of people are again scared of visiting us...that's sad. I don't understand why these things have to happen, but they do. It doesn't happen quite often. Oh these people! So afraid of progress...so envious about a lot things...others say it's a "Red Herring"...and I've heard other disturbing facts...but as a whole nation, we're okay.I still believe if it's isn't your time, then it ain't your time! Do I make sense at all?Let me recount why this was my URBAN REFUGE.... It was during a cell group meeting when I looked deep inside of me why this very busy place is my urban refuge. In the midst of the hustles and bustles of urban life, there is peace and tranquility. The chapel of Sto. Nino de Paz found at the Greenbelt area of the Ayala Center is one place I can pray even when it's noisy nearby (but in the daytime it is quiet there). The lush greens and the beautiful buildings...My gosh, even the busy people bring me peace...Yes, yes, I know I'm weird at times. =) (At times?) ;p What I know is it's my favorite place in the metropolis (that is not suburban...because Alabang is my favorite suburb). Now, "she's" undergoing a major healing process...and thankfully, that healing process is very, very fast. |
|  | Different Restaurants in Makati Please click this to learn that Makati is NOT only about restaurants...this resto list was just my way to introduce to you this fabulous city!=D(note regarding the phone numbers... 63=COUNTRY CODE; 2=AREA CODE; then the seven digit number...within Metro Manila and nearby provinces, you just have to dial the 7 digit number...when you're in the province, you dial (02) then the seven digit number...when you're in your country, +632 then the 7 digit number) Filipino Cafe Via Mare Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-893-2306 Adobo Republic San Antonio Village, Tel. 63-2-728-1401 Global Cafe Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-4906, 728-1317 Gloria Maris Greenbelt 2 Ayala Center, Tel. 757-4171 to 74 Friends and Neighbors Restaurant, P. Burgos Bgy. Poblacion Tel. 63-2-899-3351, or 899-3335, 896-9216 Ilonggo Grill, Glorietta 1 Ayala Center, Tel. 817-1652 Mangan, Glorietta 1 Ayala Center, Tel. 893-9788 Cabalen, Glorietta 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-8935915 Whistlestop, 116 Jupiter St., Tel. 63-2-890 4728 Kamayan Restaurant, 47 Pasay Road, Tel. 63-2-815 1463 InternationalCafe Havana G/F Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-521 8097 FrenchPrince Albert Rotisserie, Hotel Inter-Continental Ayala Ave., Tel. 63-2-815-9711 loc. 571 or 572 Red, Makati Shangri-La Hotel Ayala Ave., Tel. 63-2-840-0884, 813-8888 Cafe Breton, Greenbelt 3 Ayala center Soleil Cafe Moderne Greenbelt 2 Ayala Center, Tel. 757-3600, 757-3599 Souper Crepes, Enterprise Bldg. Paseo de Roxas cor. Ayala Ave. Tel. 63-2-752-2530 Spuntino Coffee Shop, The Olympia Condotel, Makati Ave. Italian Carpaccio Ristorante Italiano, Yakal St. San Antonio Vill., Tel. 63-2-843-7286, 897-3164 Caruso Pizzeria Ristorante Nicanor Garcia Ct. Bel-Air Vill., Tel. 895-2451 Grassi’s Cafe, Rockwell Center, Tel. 63-2-729-6740 to 41 IL Ponticello Cafe Ristorante, Valero St., Salcedo Vill., Tel. 63-2-887-7168, 887-4998 Italianni’s Restaurant, Greenbelt 2 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-728-0291, 728-0289 L’Opera Ristorante Italiano, Anson Arcade Paseo de Roxas, Tel. 63-2-844-3283, 887-5158 Don Henrico’s Glorietta 4 Ayala Center, Tel. 729-7482 to 85 El Cuento, Glorietta 4 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-2987 La Nuova, McKinley Rd., Forbes Park, Tel. 817-8568 JapaneseInagiku, Makati Shangri-La Hotel, Tel. 63-2-813-8888 loc. 7588, 7599 Isshin Japanese Restaurant 1024 Arnaiz Ave., Tel. 63-2-844-1512, 817-2548 Kai, Greenbelt 2 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-5209, 757-5210 Little Tokyo, Pasong Tamo, Tel. 63-2-819-5008, 819-5009 Masan Garden, Polaris St., Bel-Air Vill. 1, Tel. 896-9395 Wasabi Bistro and Bar The Olympia Bldg, Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-840 4223 Ajisen Ramen, (The Paseo Center Paseo de Roxas Salcedo Vill., Tel. 63-2-812-5395 Azuma-ya Noodle House, 900 Arnaiz Ave., Tel. 63-2-817-6252, or 843-4285 Benkay Japanese Restaurant, Dusit Hotel Nikko EDSA cor. Pasay Rd., Tel. 63-2-867-3333 Bento Box, Leviste St. Salcedo Vill., Tel. 813-7272, 817-9417 IndianKashmir, 816 Arnais Ave., Tel. 844-4927, 844-4924 Long Grain, Power Plant Mall Rockwell, Tel. 63-2-898-1859 The New Bombay, Dela Costa St. Salcedo Vill. Tel. 63-2819-2892 Spices Restaurant, The Peninsula Manila Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-810-3456, 812-3456 Vietnamese Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle House, Greenbelt 1 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-813-4740 Thien Duong Vietnamese Restaurant, Dusit Hotel Nikko |
Makati Restos (3)/Bars Seafood
Aberdeen Court, Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-898-2888
Barrio Fiesta, Makati Ave. cor. Valdez St., Tel. 899-4020 to 21
Bocarino’s, New World Hotel, Arnais Ave., Tel. 63-2-811-6888
Cafe Bola, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-2652
Dencio’s Bar and Grill, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Tel. 63-2-898-0660, or 898-0601
Gerry’s Grill, 20 Jupiter St. Bel-Air
Old Manila The Peninsula Manila, Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-810-3456, or 812-3456
The Good Earth Tea Room, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-4561 to 62
Tian-Tian Hot Pot and Seafood Cuisine 928 Pasay Rd.
Tin Hau, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati Ave., Tel. 750-8888 loc. 2424/2422
Tony Roma’s Restaurant, Glorietta 4 Ayala Center
Mediterranean
Pasha, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-4981, 757-4983
Mati Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Tel. 898-2505 to 06, 897-6284
Stars of Giorgio, 2297 Pasong Tamo Extension, Tel. 63-2-893 7518
The Cafe Mediterranean, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Tel. 63-2-894 1308
Thai
Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant, Dusit Hotel Nikko, Tel. 867-3333, 867-3888
Cafe Plaza, Westin Philippine Plaza, Roxas Blvd., Tel. 63-2-551-5555 loc. 1529
Dusit Thani, Glorietta 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-893-1832
Gourmet Fried Rice, Cosmopolitan Tower, Valero St., Salcedo Vill., Tel. 63-2-812-2436
Malai Thai Cuisine, Paseo de Magallanes, Magallanes Vill.
Korean
Chongno Restaurant J. Bocobo cor. Nakpil St. Malate, Tel. 63-2-525-7430
Jin Go Gae Makati Ave. cor. Kalayaan Ave., Tel. 63-2-890-0278
Sorabol Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-4853
Kaya Korean Restaurant Power Plant Mall Rockwell, Tel. 63-2-898-0934 to 35
Korea Garden Restaurant Jupiter St., Tel. 63-2-895-5443, 896-4361
BARS/Coffee Shop
Cable Car, San Lorenzo Arcade Pasay Rd., Tel. 63-2-844-2369, 843-8213
Cafe Bola, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-2652
Island Café, Makati Shangri-La, Lobby, Tel. 63-2-840-0884, 813-8888 loc. 7588 or 7599, 7588
Windows Cafe, Power Plant Mall Rockwell Tel. 63-2-898-1863, 898-1862
Cafe Breton, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-757-4125, 63-2-757-4124
Cafe Metro, Greenbelt 3 Ayala Center
Live Band
Sa Guijo, Guijo St. Makati
Hard Rock Cafe Glorietta 3 Ayala Center, Tel. 63-2-893-4661 to 66
Heckle and Jeckle Cafe and Bar Jupiter St. cor. Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-890-6904
Shangri-La Makati - Lobby Lounge, Makati Shangri-La, Lobby, Tel. 63-2-813-8888
Piper’s, C. Palanca St. Legaspi Vill., Tel. 63-2-887-0107
The Captain’s Bar, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-750-8888
The Conservatory, The Peninsula Manila, Makati Ave., Tel. 63-2-810-3456, 812-3456
Sports Bar
Coronado Lanes, Anson’s Arcade A. Arnaiz Ave.,Tel. 63-2-844-0641
Detour, Jupiter St. Bel-Air
Filling Station, P. Burgos St., Tel. 63-2-8972053
National Sports Grill, Greenbelt 1 Ayala Center Tel. 63-2-752-5431, 752-5472
Paeng’s Midtown Bowl, Anson’s Arcade Arnaiz Ave., Tel. 63-2-843-4438
Heckel & Jeckel, Jupiter St. | | |
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| Pros: | "It's an urban paradise; a balance of expensive and inexpensive items; almost everything you need is here" | | Cons: | "Heavy traffic, abusive taxi drivers (not all, but there are those that don't use their meter, so you better ask before riding)" | | In A Nutshell: | "It's not all smoke and buildings...there are bits and pieces of heaven here and there" |
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lmc2626 Wed Jan 21, 2009 09:23 UTC
sis...share ka naman ng photo natin, only if u r free...pls email...thanks | sarrahh Fri Aug 1, 2008 17:16 UTC
makati is my favorite place i have ever visited (Y) love u philippine love u Manila | Fam.Rauca Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:52 UTC
Hi Lara! This is a superb page, with fascinating information and amazing images. I am glad to read your stories about your family and about your trips. I think, to have the possibility to travel and to be happy for is a gift of the God. | nixca316 Mon May 5, 2008 18:31 UTC
Nope, I'm not the owner of Cafe Havana. It's owned by LJC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Cruz |
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