Full List: Winners, 2014 Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards

Among the restaurants awarded during the event were Antonio’s for Manila’s Best Continental Cuisine, Mamou for Manila’s Best Steakhouse, and Wildflour Cafe + Bakery for Manila’s Best Modern Casual Dining.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Glenda Barretto of Via Mare. The event was hosted by Ines Cabarrus-Habayeb and Elian Habayeb.

Here is the complete list of winners:

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)

 – Rappler.com