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City Tips
Manila
Transport from airport to central business
district
Limousine service is available to hotels for P600-
800 one way. The fare via Avis Coupon Taxi service is
about P300 - 350. Fares to Makati vary.
 Tipping
A 10 percent service charge is levied but a 5 to 10
percent service charge is optional. Porters receive
P5 to 10 per bag.
Banking hours
Banks are open 9 am to 3:00 pm Monday to Friday.
Business Dress
Shirt and tie without jacket, or Barong tagalog, the
traditional business shirt for men , is common. Women
should dress conservatively.
Recommended restaurants to entertain a client
- La Primavera, Greenbelt Drive corner Legaspi
Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City,
Reservations: Tel. 818-1945/818-1942
- La Scala, 148 Jupiter corner Comet Street,
Bel-Air III, Makati City, Reservations:
Tel.895-4608/895-8176 (singing waiters render
opera and Broadway selections)
- Paper Moon, Jupiter Street, Makati City
(Mediterranean, continental)
- Le Souffle, (2nd floor) Greenbelt Shopping
Center, Makati Avenue, Makati City
(Continental)
Good local bar where you won't get ripped off
- Zu at the Shangri-La Manila, Ayala Avenue,
corner Makati Avenue
- Planet Beer, Makati Avenue, J.P. Rizal
- News Cafe, Jupiter St. near corner of Makati
Avenue, Makati)
- Paper Moon (wine bar), No. 68 Jupiter Street,
Bel Air, Makati City
Good place for a drink with a spectacular view
of the city
- Sky Lounge, Manila Diamond Hotel, Roxas
Boulevard, Manila
- Top of the Century, Park Sheraton Hotel, Vito
Cruz, Manila
Recommended place/restaurant for local food
with good (or colorful) ambience
- Kamayan (Makati branch), on Pasay Road corner
Pasong Tamo Street, Makati, Reservations:
Tel. 843-3604
- Josephine's, 2/F, Josephine's Bldg, Makati
Avenue, Legaspi Village, Reservations: Tel.
893-8835
- Ang Hang, Trafalgar Plaza dela Costa Street,
Salcedo Village, Makati City, Reservations:
Tel. 814-0022
Recommended tourist(or historic)site to visit
if you only have a morning or an afternoon
- Intramuros (old walled city) including Fort
Santiago; Bamboo Organ, Las Pinas
- Casa Manila, San Agustin Church and Luneta
Park; A cruise of Manila Bay or Corregidor
Island
Best place to buy local handicrafts
- Tesoro's, 1010 Arnaiz Avenue, Makati,
- Silahis, General Luna Street Intramuros,
Manila
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