Dining | Best Bars

Best Jazz Bars in Manila 2025

Where Sound, Spirit & Cocktails Converge

By BEST | September 17, 2025

1. Fat Cat

photo credits: Fat Cat

Best Must Try:

Doja — a citrusy gin-based cocktail with triple sec, orange & lemon juices.

The Lonely Valentine — rum, crème de cacao, ruby port, lemon. A darker, richer pick.

Also: they offer mocktails & coffee choices (if you want something lighter).

Location:

2/F Makati Central Square, Amorsolo Street, Pio del Pilar, Makati City.

2. 78-45-33 (Salcedo Village, Makati)

photo credits: 78-45-33

Best Must Try:

In A Silent Way (cocktail) — a signature drink here.

Negroni and Hemingway Daiquiri are also listed among the favourites.

Try their popcorn (just small bites) — enhances the laid-back, listening experience.

Location:

Ground Floor (rear), LPL Mansion, 44 San Agustin St, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

Open daily from around 4 PM to 1 AM.

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3.Tago Jazz Café

photo credits: Tago Jazz Cafe

Best Must Try:

Sip classic beers, spirits; try comfort Filipino fare: sisig, dynamite, grilled liempo.

Enjoy the music — whether it’s hard bop, free jazz, or smooth, sometimes Latin-tinged. Check their lineup on Fridays, weekends.

Location:

14 Main Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City. Open Friday to Sunday, typically 8 PM to 2 AM.

Contact: +63 917 138 5299.

4. The Spirits Library

photo credits: The Spirits Library

Best Must Try:

Tropical Gin Fizz — gin, pineapple, white peppercorn-yuzu cordial, Yakult AÉR.

Monk Antrim’s Julep — rum, bourbon, sampinit shrub, mint, Creole bitters.

Manila Leap Frog — rum, apricot brandy, Granada cordial, Angostura.

Try their special collaboration cocktails (e.g. recent chocolate-inspired menu).

Location:

4963 Guerrero Street, Poblacion, Makati City, Metro Manila.

Open late; phone: +63 917 160 1162.

Final Thoughts

For Manila in 2025, these four bars represent what jazz in the city can and should be: not just loud, glamorous, or trendy

— but enchanting, authentic, soulful.

Each bar is a statement: music matters, craft matters, the people matter.

If you’re chasing ambience, craft cocktails, live jazz, and nights that linger in memory — start with Fat Cat’s hushed vinyl sessions, drift to 78-45-33 for classic cocktails and sound purity, swing by Tago Jazz Café for raw local talent, and lose yourself in The Spirits Library with its stories, spirits, and sonic textures.

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