The Miele Guide
There’s a new best restos list out, complementing (or verifying?) the Philippine Tatler guide and Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets books.
The Miele Guide list is compiled by a group of food critics in Asia, and names the top establishments in the region. The aim is to somewhat become the Asian version of the Michelin Guide. Local restos that made the 2008/2009 list are as follows:
| * Li Li * Shang Palace * Le Souffle at Fernando’s * Lolo Dad’s Cafe Museum Cafe Pepato * Abe * Cafe Via Mare Chef Laudico Bistro Filipino La Cocina de Tita Moning Sentro 1771 Aubergine * Bizu Bistro Chateau 1771 Prince Albert Rotisserie * Apartment 1B |
 * HeatThe Fireplace Bellini’s * Italliani’s * Sugi * Casa Armas Tapas Bar El Cirkulo Elbert’s Steak Room Old Swiss Inn People’s Palace * Antonio’s Fine Dining — Listed as part of Asia’s Top 20 Best Restaurants (ranked #10) Highlands Steakhouse Kanin Club Sonya’s Garden |
(List from margauxlicious)
* = places I’ve already tried
Initial thoughts:
- Foodies all over blogosphere have started to blog about this book, mostly in praise and excitement. I would like to offer my slight disagreement to it though. At first glance, I don’t think it can match Michelin standards of 
credibility, what with its sporadic listing and lack of explained criteria.
- While the restos on the list are mostly deserving, there are a few up there that I find dubious and not at par with the standards I’ll expect of such a prestigious list. Italianni’s is, at the very least, the country’s 3rd best Italian restaurant (other than Pepato and Bellini’s)?? Ludicrous. 
- In my opinion, there are a couple of equally (or more) deserving establishments that are missed out. Places like The Tivoli (Mandarin Oriental), Le Bellevue (Manila Diamond Hotel), Tosca (Dusit Hotel Manila), Lemuria (Horseshoe Village), Red (Makati Shangri-la), … list goes on. I believe any of these places deserve the distinction more than a few of those listed. 
- I’ve only tried 13 out of 30 in the list.. gotta do some catching up! Anyway I have the whole of 2009 to do so 
PB looks alert! Heeheehee
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PB ka rin :p
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i have been to 14, nyaks! ang takaw ko!
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get it to 30 before the year ends! para takaw talaga hehe
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ano ang PB? paraguas bing? haha uh oh lalabas na to sa google. somebody might be googling..
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pwede!!!
its hard to lose weight nga lang afterwards hehehe
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if u find yourself in clark, check out C’s italian dining just outside of clark special economic zone. it beats italianni’s anyday.
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PB = patabaing baboy
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haha onga :p sit on an exercise ball while at work hehe
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thanks for the tip! Will keep that in mind
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sorry margaux – but are you serious ? including italianis and sonya in the list is a big insult to the other restaurants in that list.
CAV at the fort can easily beat italianis and sonya’s garden in terms of service, food and everything in between.
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