UPDATE
Nu’vaine Morato is now closed, they transferred along 27 Mo. Ignacia Ave cor. Roces Ave QC and now it’s called Locale QC.
There is a new club in Roces Avenue cor Tomas Morato Ave now which is called Dragon Lounge and Bistro.
The famous Buddha-bar is now open in the Philippines! Buddha Bar is a global chain of high class restaurant-lounges located in cities such as Paris, Washington, Dubai, Monte Carlo, Keiv and now Manila. Buddha Bar in Manila is the 13th official Buddha Bar in the world.
The brand new luxurious Buddha-Bar has 3 floors (the lounge, the restaurant and a roof deck) and has over 500 seats to accommodate guests for drinks and/or food. The signature black, red and gold interior is truly amazing. The restaurant/lounge has an awesome Asian temple-like design with huge staircases, a giant Buddha, lounge tables, stylish bars, DJ Booth and VIP Rooms.
The restaurant offers a great selection of Asian fusion such as sushi plates, curries, bento boxes and Vietnamese springrolls (Must try!).
Buddha Bar is one of the hippest and trendiest places Manila has ever seen. The establishment is operated and managed by French nationals to ensure sure the quality of Buddha-Bar is met and maintained. Buddha Bar Philippines is located in Makati on Kalayaan Avenue (Picar Place/The Stratford Residences). Buddha Bar is open 7 days a week from 7pm until 2am (3amin weekends). For table reservations call +63 2 8566719 / 8566859
Last year was a great year for the Manila club scene. A lot of exciting new bars and clubs opened (Prive, Draft, Bond, Time) and there were lots of great events. We hope 2012 will top this. We already know that some great DJs and acts will come to Manila in the coming few months (such as Calvin Harris, Afrojack, New Boyz, Thrillseekers, Eric D-Lux, Tall Sasha, RedFoo (LMFAO), Erick Morillo, and R3hab in Republiq, Luke Fair and Jimmy van M in Time and Dash Berlin at Big Fish).
Also this year a new club/lounge is expected to open at Resorts World, Manila will get it’s first Ice Bar, 2 more Draft branches will open (at Greeenbelt and Resorts World) and we’ll probably see some more new hotspots rising this year.
Let’s see what the rest of 2012 will bring us, we are sure this will be an other exiting year!
PS if you are new to this site, make sure to check our overview of The Best Clubs in Manila