Makati Street Food Tour Experience

Tasting Makati, street by street

Makati is Manila's slick financial heart, but step off the glass-tower avenues and you find some of the city's best street food and most exciting local flavours. This evening tour leads you through the neighbourhood's food stalls, hole-in-the-wall eateries and markets with a local guide who knows exactly what to order - then rewards you with a rooftop view over the glittering skyline. It is the tastiest, most local way to spend an evening in the capital.

The food

Filipino street food is bold, cheap and full of surprises, and your guide steers you to the good stuff while explaining what you are eating. Expect smoky grilled skewers (the famous Filipino barbecue), savoury snacks, tropical fruit, and perhaps the more adventurous bites the country is known for - all eaten the way locals do, standing at a stall or perched on a plastic stool. Tastings are included, so you graze your way across the neighbourhood.

Poblacion and the back streets

Much of the action centers on Poblacion, Makati's buzzing old quarter, where heritage houses now hold some of the city's most creative kitchens and bars alongside long-running local carinderias. It is a fascinating mix of old and new Manila in a few walkable blocks.

Rooftop finish

The tour caps off with a rooftop view over Makati's skyline - the towers lit up, the city humming below - a memorable way to end an evening of eating. Bring an appetite, comfortable shoes and a little cash for anything extra you want to try. The tour suits all but the very fussiest eaters; tell your guide about allergies or preferences and they will tailor the stops.