Risa Alcantara
Manila's stalls over any mall
Based in Manila, Philippines.
Manila food writer who'll cross the metro on the LRT for a 4am pares bowl or a Binondo hole-in-the-wall.
Latest stories
Poblacion, Manila: the old red-light strip that learned to pour great drinks
A walkable knot of tacos, oysters, yakitori, claypot rice and late-night bars, Poblacion is where Makati goes after dark to loosen its tie and stay out too late.
Pasay (Bay City), Manila: the reclaimed shore where sunset is the main event
A grounded, street-level feature on Bay City’s mall sprawl, bayfront promenade, arena nights and airport-side convenience, from the SM Mall of Asia complex to the Manila Bay edge.
Makati Central Business District, Manila: towers, tables and after-dark calm
A polished square kilometre of Manila where the serious business ends at 6pm and the serious eating begins, from Ayala Triangle to the market car parks of Legazpi and Salcedo.
Intramuros, Manila: a walled city that still knows its own name
Inside Manila’s old walls, history comes in layers — Spanish stone, wartime scars, school-day chatter, and a few very good places to eat between the churches.
BGC, Manila: the polished district that learned to walk
A long, street-level guide to Bonifacio Global City — Manila’s cleanest grid, best modern dining cluster and easiest place to spend an evening on foot.
Binondo, Manila: the old Chinatown that still feeds the city
Manila’s oldest Chinatown is less a sightseeing district than a working appetite: gold shops, temple bells, cramped lanes and a roll call of dumplings, siopao and hopia that still tastes like the city’s past.
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