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Imperial Garden Seafood Market (88)
Ambassador Hotel, Mabini St, Malate
Tel 50-50-11 to 19, 50-81-57, 50-99-29
11:00-1:00; capacity: 180 seats on the ground floor, 400 on the 2nd floor; great selection of fish and seafood; many live fish and seafood in aquariums; one can view live moray eels, lobsters, suahe shrimp and a number of rare Philippine fish such as Maming, Panther and Suno Lapu-Lapu; the guest chooses individually the fish and seafood he wants prepared; predominantly Chinese cooking style; also available a number of Chinese marine delicacies such as fish lips (shark), sea cucumber and lobster salad

Sea Palace (66)
1766 Mabini St, Malate, Manila
Tel 521-64-26 to 28
11:00-14:30, 17:30-22:30, Chinese cuisine of live seafood; one of the longest operating Chinese seafood res-taurants in the tourist belt; large selection of rare fish, among them panther, parrot fish and snapper; one specialty of the house is lobster sashimi, originally a Japanese seafood dish; also popular coconut crab

Zamboanga (53)
1619 Adriatico St, Malate, Tel 57-28-35
9:30-23:00; seafood restaurant with the best known cultural shows in town; a highlight of many organized sightseeing tours; a good offer for tourists who want to combine an outing for typical Philippine seafood cuisine with a glimpse at Philippine cultural tradition

Nandau (98)
Roxas Blvd cor Lourdes St, Pasay City
Tel 521-80-07; 10:00-23:00
dishes served in a traditional way on banana leaves; speciality: Blue Marlin with a choice of three different sauces; among the non-seafood dishes they serve is wild boar (stronger, spicier taste than pork)

Baron's Table (94)
Holiday Inn, Roxas Blvd, Tel 59-79-61
12:00-15:00, 19:00-24:00; closed on Sun, no lunch on Sat
first class international restaurant with a wide selection of seafood; Lapu-Lapu alone is served in five different styles, Norwegian salmon in three styles, and lobster also in five; palatial (baroque) ambience

Cafe Vienna (94)
Holiday Inn, Roxas Blvd
Tel 59-79-61 loc 324, 6:00-2:00
seafood buffet Sat 18:00-22:00; 190 P ++
dessert and coffee or tea included

Pier 7 (93)
Philippine Plaza Hotel, Cultural Ctr Compl
Tel 832-07-01; 11:30-14:30, 18:30-24:00

The Beachcomber (87)
Aloha Hotel, Roxas Blvd, Tel 59-90-61
24 hrs

Shin Shin Garden (90)
2126 Mabini St, Malate, Tel 521-90-66
11:00-14:00, 17:00-23:00

Palaisdaan (62)
1718 Adriatico St, Malate, Tel 522-01-10
7:00-1:00; mainly serves city tour groups

Bright Garden (54)
Las Palmas Hotel, 1616 Mabini St, Malate
Tel 50-66-61; 8:30-21:00

Pinausukan (22)
1207 Orosa St, Ermita, Tel 59-58-97
11:00-23:00

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Via Mare (146)
Greenbelt, Legazpi St cor Paseo de Roxas
Tel 85-23-06, 85-27-46, 85-73-63;
11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:00; closed on Sun
excellent continental seafood cuisine; specialties are crab in mango prao (chilled crab meat in mango boat), Bisque de Mediterranee en Croute (seafood bisque topped with pastry), Lapu-Lapu Caprice (pan-fried fillet of grouper with banana fries); exotic salads and desserts; very dis-tinctive ambience with Tiffany lamps and simmering brass; oyster bar features a cart of fresh oysters on ice; one of the best-trained crews in town provide attentive and courteous service; live guitar music at lunch, trio at dinner; menu is revised every six months combining familiar delectations with exotic innovations; private party rooms available

Jade Garden (155)
Makati Commercial Center, Tel 85-04-09
12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00
One of the most elegant Chinese restaurant in the metropolis serving a wide variety of seafood dishes

Nandau (142)
Greenbelt Park, Legazpi St, Tel 816-06-21
7:00-23:00; 1st class Philippine food, served in a traditional way; very nice surrounding park; for further details, see listing under 'tourist belt'

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