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On Tuesday night, the awarding ceremony of Manila’s Best Kept Secrets took place at Enderun Colleges over at McKinley Hill. Food writers, restauranteurs, chefs, and all them food people gathered to celebrate the burgeoning food scene of Metro Manila.

The Jireh Calo Project, Kevin Ruiz, and Wendell Garcia Reitamm provided the music, while A’Toda Madre, Don Papa Rum, Draft Gastropub, Lechon Degustacio at Pepita’s, Sarsa Kitchen+Bar, among others, provided food and drink.

30 Awards were handed, including Manila’s Best Emerging Talent (Congrats Chef Bruce Ricketts!), Manila’s Best Restaurant Group (Abba Napa), and Manila’s Best Chef (Antonio Escalante of Antonio’s).

Below is the complete list of winners. Congrats, guys!

CUISINE:

Manila’s Best Italian Restaurant — L’Opera

Manila’s Best French Restaurant — Champêtre

Manila’s Best Spanish Restaurant — Cirkulo

Manila’s Best Japanese Restaurant — Tsukiji

Manila’s Best Chinese Restaurant — Peking Garden

Manila’s Best Continental Cuisine — Antonio’s

Manila’s Best Thai Restaurant — Azuthai

Manila’s Best Filipino Restaurant — Café Juanita

Manila’s Best Middle Eastern Restaurant — Ziggurat

Manila’s Best Korean Restaurant — Korean Garden

Manila’s Best Indian Restaurant — Kashmir

Manila’s Best Mexican Restaurant — El Chupacabra

Manila’s Best Specialty Cuisine — Cyma

SPECIALTY:

Manila’s Best Steakhouse — Mamou

Manila’s Best Modern Casual Dining — Wildflour Café + Bakery

Manila’s Best Burger Joint — 8 Cuts Burger Blends

Manila’s Best Pizzeria — Gino’s Brick Oven Pizza

Manila’s Best Bar — Draft

Manila’s Best Nightclub — 71 Gramercy

Manila’s Best Coffee Shop — Yardstick

Manila’s Best Dessert, Ice Cream and Cake Shop — Bono Artisinal Gelato

Manila’s Best Newcomer — Blackbird

HOTEL RESTAURANTS:

Manila’s Best Hotel Restaurant: Hotel Buffet — Spectrum Raffles

Manila’s Best Hotel Restaurant: Fine Dining — Cru Steakhouse Marriott

Manila’s Best Hotel Restaurant: Specialty Cuisine — Inagiku Makati Shangri-La

Manila’s Best Hotel Bar — Long Bar Raffles

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT:

Manila’s Best Emerging Talent — Chef Bruce Ricketts (Sensei Sushi)

Manila’s Best Chef — Antonio Escalante (Antonio’s)

Manila’s Best Restaurant Group Entrepreneur — Abba Napa (‘Cue, Burger Bar, Phat Pho, 8 Cuts, Manam, Mecha Uma)

Lifetime Achievement Award — Glenda Barretto (Via Mare)

Photo: Anarinanikola Instagram

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