All these make Manila one on the fastest-growing night life centers in Southeast Asia. It is home to many gay bars such as Chicos, Adonis, and Gigolo, which are popular for their lively night time entertainment. Discothèques, karaoke joints and comedy bars provide patrons with all-night long recreation. Located along these two avenues are many fine-dining restaurants and bars. Surrounding Timog Avenue (South Avenue) and Tomas Morato Avenue is a popular entertainment area. These establishments have already begun to become centers of night life in the metro. The Rockwell Center, is an upscale mixed-use property with high-rise condominiums and shopping centers.
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The malls have a wide variety of shops, from clothing stores to movie theaters to morning-till-night bars. Just across Greenbelt, is another major shopping mall, called Glorietta, the mall is divided into five sections (named Glorietta 1–5) and contains many international shops, restaurants, as well as cinemas, a gym, arcades and a large central activity center, often used to stage special events. The most recent addition, Greenbelt 5, opened in 2007.
Currently, the mall has five sections, two are indoor buildings and the other two buildings are open-air shopping. Greenbelt is an upscale-luxury shopping mall with international stores such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Banana Republic, Zara, Calvin Klein, Bulgari and many more, the mall offers a mix of high-end retail shops, restaurants, amenities, leisure and entertainment. Major shopping malls such as Glorietta, Greenbelt, and the Power Plant Mall are located in Makati. Gay impersonators, entertainers, dancers and icons of the fashion industry swayed their hips at the CopaCabana along Adriatico street and for those wanting to see sexy male dancers, one could go to Adam's Apple.īecause of its cosmopolitan culture, Makati has become one of the well-known shopping destinations in Metro Manila. Manila's awakening gay community that started in the late 1980s found a welcoming arm of refuge in the Malate district with bars such as the Blue Room, Mister Piggy's and Zoo. Visual and performing artists found a haven in Malate and in the 1980s, the open and nonexclusive watering hole for artists was Penguin Bar along Remedios Street fronting the Remedios Circle.įor a period of time, Malate was the place where artists, poets, writers, actors, and film industry professionals gathered, where there was no degree of hypocrisy practiced, just the basic rule of "come and be yourself, express yourself."ĭespite the reign of a dictatorial regime in the 1970s into the 1980s, the glitzy life in Malate flourished and more into the later part of the 1980s. Upscale restaurants lined-up the corner of Adriatico and Remedios streets with the opening of landmark restaurants like the Cafe Adriatico, Larry's Bar and the Korean Village. Night clubs, bars and discoteques started to sprout along the Malate portion of M.H. Also, many events like concerts from local and foreign artists frequently happen at larger venues around the metro, and are enjoyed There are many varied establishments that can accommodate any taste in entertainment, from simple dining, live bands, karaoke, clubbing and many more. After all, Manila is a prosperous and growing metropolis. There are a lot of options for the casual adventurer when opting for a fun night out alone or with friends, family and acquaintances.
Manila has also become a city that doesn't sleep, as people of all walks of life flock to different establishments that offer refuge, refreshment and entertainment to while the night away. Life in a bustling metropolis like Manila does not stop with the end of office hours.