Clubs in Resorts World Manila

Resorts World has become the Philippine Mecca for barhoppers and clubgoers hoping to have everything from a quiet evening with friends, to a wild night on the town with the boys/girls. How could it not be the place for excess when it houses a casino, restaurants for every budget, and a 24-hour movie house just in case you change your mind about that wild night out.

Locals and foreigners alike frequent the Republiq Super Club. Flight crew on layovers who know the lay of the club land around the world claim that this club, aside from being the best bar and club in the Philippines, stands right up there with the best that they prefer around the world. The club has hosted every famous French, Dutch, and Ukranian DJ to grace Manila with their presence. If you’re looking for a place to dance til 7am in Manila, this is it.

 Inside Republiq Super Club is the Cabana Club, the VIP clubbing room with it’s own DJ booth as well as 2 bars. It has 2 floors, and 8 private VIP rooms complete with its own bathroom and fitted with curtains if you want privacy. The club is connected to Republiq’s main room.

 Right across Republiq is another place in the running for the best bar and club in the Philippines, Opus –a restaurant and luxury lounge, is where celebrity chef Carlo Miguel gets to play with food. And by playing, I mean experimenting with his molecular gastronomic take on European cuisine. You’ll have foam, fizzy stuff inside pearls, and soup where you wouldn’t expect it but your taste buds will gladly welcome it all in the end. Case in point is the Caesar Salad Soup with the romaine lettuce coming in the form of liquid. The Modernist Caprese Salad comes with tomato sorbet, black caviar, and basil foam. The drinks don’t disappoint either. Try the Molecular Lychee Martini, which is just as you’d expect it but topped with delicious organic coconut foam on top, and lychee pearls at the bottom. This is where DJs and acts who play in Republiq come to eat and unwind after a crazy set or show.

 The Bar 360 of the ground floor casino at Resorts World Manila is where you can catch performances by famous local acts and visiting foreign musicians. Sometimes it even plays host to acrobatic acts from Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine, as well as theater artists showcasing a little of what they’re offering at the Newport Performing Arts Theater upstairs. Sip on your cocktails in this neon-lit area whether to take a respite from gambling or while your night away in style.

To get phone numbers and make reservations, search for the club you want here.

List of Hotel Bars and their Specialty Drinks

As of last year, with the Department of Tourism’s push for everything being more fun in the Philippines, it was decided that if Singapore had the aptly named Singapore Sling in the historical Raffles Hotel, then the Makati Shangri-La would also have a signature drink for Manila, called, the “Manila Sunshine” of course.

 The “Manila Sunshine” is made with lambanog, a coconut wine, as its base. It is also mixed with local fruits including mangos and pineapple, with a dash of triple sec, and the local rum much loved by tourist, Tanduay. The cocktail is then garnished with lemongrass and a sliver of sliced pineapple. A non-alcoholic version of the drink is also available, appropriately called the “Virgin Manila Sunshine”.

 Not to be outdone, The Mandarin Hotel’s Martinis Bar provides live music in a sophisticated setting, and of course –excellent martinis. Have your fill of the hotel signature drinks in the form of the Ginger Martini, Calamansi Martini, and the Coconut Martini. If you’re looking for something not easily replicated in other bars though, have a “Manileno”, a mojito/caipirinha mix made of the local dark rum muddled with fresh ginger and topped with ginger ale.

If cocktails aren’t quite your thing, then head over to Dusit Thani Hotel’s bar and restaurant called Fiesta San Miguel.  Here you can take partake of their signature drinks in the form of unlimited San Miguel Draft Beer with beer matches such as currywurst, fish and chips, and adobo pizza. You can take your drinks in the main area backdropped by big brewery kettles while listening to the Top 40 tunes provided by the house DJ. If you’re looking for a more laidback evening with your friends or workmates, head over to the terrace to bask in the open air for a relaxed evening.

 A reliable list of hotel signature drinks in Manila would not be complete without mentioning the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila’s grand restaurant Spiral. With 21 dining ateliers to cater to your every gustatory need, including a peking duck oven, a churrasco, a cheese room, a hug chocolate station, and all the sushi and sashimi you could ever hope to eat in an evening –there is certainly the a drink to match your every need. But because this is a French-run hotel, you might as well have something from their impressive wine cellar. Have their in-house sommelier choose a wine to go with your food, and don’t be afraid to tell them your budget beforehand, they won’t sneer at you if you want something affordable.

 The Salon de Ning of the Peninsula Manila provides the setting for a 1930s Shanghai ala Wong Kar Wai’s film “In The Mood For Love”.  Lose yourself in the cocktail lounge’s signature drink “Ning Sling”, a blend of Belvedere Pomerancza, lychee liqueur, passionfruit fruit puree, and orange juice.