The Peak

Crowning the 60th floor of the year-old Grand Hyatt Manila, The Peak restaurant and bar is the highest you’ll find on any of the Philippines’ 7,000 islands – with city views unfurling in all directions. The equally photogenic interiors by Nao Taniyama & Associates are meant to evoke glamorous penthouse living through sculptural light fixtures, a mix-and-match collection of textiles (from shag to velvet) and plenty of marble tabletops. While the whisky bar is the most intimate and subdued corner of this multi-section emporium, it’s no less opulent: a 16-year Lagavulin and a Sullivans Cove double-cask single malt from Tasmania, Australia, are among the covetable bottles.

60/F, Grand Hyatt Manila, 35th Street, corner of 8th Avenue; +63 2 8838 1234

Case Study Atelier

The mid-century-modern-inspired Case Study Atelier, which opened in 2018, is packed to the gills with some of the most sought-after streetwear brands: sustainable totes made of washable paper by Tuscany-based Uashmama; limited edition Converse high-tops fashioned out of renewed denim; graphic happy-face ping pong paddles by Chinatown Market; and bright neon windbreakers by Fingercroxx from Hong Kong.

C2, LG/F, Unit 104-1A, Bonifacio High Street Central, +63 995 743 2259

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