Manam succeeds where many "fusion" restaurants fail. It respects the soul of Filipino cooking while fearlessly experimenting with texture and presentation. It is not your lola’s kitchen, but it feels like a love letter to your lola’s recipes.

I came to Manam alone on a rainy Tuesday. I ordered the Gising-gising and the Watermelon Sinigang. The Gising-gising woke me up to how hungry I actually was. Not just for food. For that .

Manam’s menu is built on a clever premise: take traditional Filipino dishes (Adobo, Sinigang, Kare-Kare, Sisig) and serve them in three ways:

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