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Chateau 1771 (76)
1771 Adriatico St, Malate, Tel 50-85-06, 58-54-89
Mon-Wed 11:00-1:30, Thu-Sat 11:00-3:00, Sun 17:00-24:00
elegant bistro and restaurant with a beautiful garden; very nice old world ambience; excellent Ceasar Salad; deli-cious desserts and after dinner snacks such as "Churros con Chocolate" (deep fried English style biscuits dipped at the table by the guest himself in melted chocolate), peach crepe and Coup Denmark (vanilla ice cream with orange syrup); amazing selection of coffees - from "Macadamia" (a brew of coffee and ground Macadamia nuts, with an exotic sweet-bitter taste) to "Ristretto" (a kind of espresso, but more concentrated and slightly more bitter)

Remember When (77)
1795 Mabini St, Malate, Tel 521-76-05
16:00-4:00; a very pleasant bistro; serves good food (the steaks are recommended) and is cozily furnished; they have a huge collection of records of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's; a good place to have a few beers after a good dinner and to revel in remembrances associated with the music of those times

Moviola (69)
Remedios Circle, Malate, Tel 521-01-17 11:00-2:30; Fri, Sat 11:00-4:00
Sun 18:00-1:00
meeting place of movie and theater people, artists and fashion designers; many of the dishes and drinks on the menu are named after famous movies or plays - High Noon (tenderloin with gravy), The French Connection (French onion soup), Some Like It Hot (shrimp sauted in garlic and green chili) - go and find out what you will get as "Marriage Italian Style"; genuine antique wooden chairs and tables; live piano music; good value set lunch (soup, salad, main course, coffee) for 60 and 70 pesos

Cafe Adriatico (68)
1790 Adriatico St, Malate, Tel 58-40-59
10:00-6:00, Sun 14:00-6:00

Hard Rock Cafe (68)
1786 Adriatico St, Malate , Tel 59-57-09
17:00-3:30, closed on Sun; a bistro that in many ways resembles an art gallery

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