It’s official: Natural wine is having a moment in Metro Manila. Gone are the days that you would have to buy a whole bottle of natty wine from a store and just savor it at home: slowly but surely, natural wine is making its way into more menus in our favorite restaurants. In fact, you’ll even find them in restaurants that made it to the first iteration of the Michelin Guide in the Philippines!
Whether it’s Pet Nat, orange wine, or an organic low-intervention rosé, these beautiful bottles don’t just make for excellent pairings: they also present an entirely new way to enjoy natural wine in Manila, in a more social setting.
Check out Team Super’s favorite restaurants in Metro Manila that serve fantastic natural wines by the glass and by the bottle:
Izakaya Geronimo
In Metro Manila’s sea of Japanese restaurants, you need something special to stand out. In Izakaya Geronimo’s case, it’s how it tries to redefine the modern izakaya with luxurious and inventive takes on Japanese bar classics, as well as all-out inventions that put Japanese ingredients front and center. Take, for example, their zingy Toro Wasabi Salsa or their Spicy Tuna with garlic chili oil. Even their beverage options introduce something you don’t see every day: Japanese natural wine!
Must-try Natural Wine Pairing:
Any fatty sushi will find a great partner in the Noumin Dry white blend by Tochigi’s Coco Farm & Winery, and we especially love it with Izakaya Geronimo’s Salmon Ikura Donburi!
Izakaya Geronimo is located at G/F Asian Century Center, 27th St corner 3rd Ave, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Manam at The Triangle
Let’s be real: few Filipino restaurants are as universally loved as Manam, be it for its fantastically crispy House Sisig or their Sinigang na Beef Short Rib & Watermelon. Its Michelin-approved flagship restaurant at the Ayala Triangle Gardens, however, has a few tricks up its sleeve. That includes branch-exclusive dishes like their Midnight Beef Ribs Adobo and Sunog na Chopsuey—and get this: a wine list featuring a few natural wine bottles perfect for matching the turns of richness and acidity of Filipino cuisine. You won’t find a combination quite like it!
Must-try Natural Wine Pairing:
If you’re planning to get the family (or the gang) together for a big occasion, we’d recommend going all out by ordering their succulent House Lechon de Leche with camias rice ahead of time. Though you might be tempted to pair this with a white wine or rosé, we’ve found that Judith Beck’s Beck Ink has plenty of acidity and tannin to stand up to that fatty pork while also being lightweight enough not to overpower it. Its juiciness and dark flavors also bring out the best of that lechon’s classic roasted flavor!
Manam at the Triangle is located at the restaurant arcade of Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati.
Duck & Buvette
French cuisine often comes with a connotation of intimidating fanciness—and that’s an image that Duck & Buvette shatters with a menu chock-full of comfort food straight out of France. “Buvette” itself refers to the country’s more intimate neighborhood eateries, and this cozy corner in Shangri-La Plaza definitely lives up to its name, ranging from classic bistro hits like French onion soup and entrecote steak to all-out indulgences like their Duck Fat Angus Burger with Chips. All best enjoyed as the French do, of course: with wine!
Must-try Natural Wine Pairing:
The melt-in-your-mouth Crispy Half Duck Confit is essential for the full Duck & Buvette experience—and it’s made even better with the plummy and spicy La Grapperie Adonis!
Duck & Buvette is located at 2/F Main Wing, Shangri-La Plaza, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong.
Smith & Wollensky
Some say that when you’ve tried one good steak restaurant, you’ve tried them all: such is definitely not the case with New York City’s iconic Smith & Wollensky—so prestigious that it’s been immortalized in iconic films like American Psycho and The Devil Wears Prada! The fabled steakhouse’s very first location in Southeast Asia is in our very own BGC, and its signature dry-aged USDA Prime cuts and American Wagyu are in themselves an occasion: be sure to mark it with a bottle from their extensive wine list, which now includes natural wine!
Must-try Natural Wine Pairing:
You may be tempted to get your usual Bordeaux with their classic USDA Prime 28 Day Dry-Aged Rib-Eye (bone in, of course), but Coco Farm & Winery’s Noumin Rosso from Japan takes the style to new heights with extremely aromatic notes that make any steak sing!
Smith & Wollensky is located at 2/F The Finance Centre, 26th St corner 9th Ave, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
El Born
We have plenty of Spanish restaurants in the Metro, but few of them have the laser focus on Catalan-Mediterranean cuisine that El Born does. Tucked away on the second floor of a Japanese mall, El Born is actually named after the trendy Barcelona neighborhood that serves as a special place for Chef Chef David Amoros and his wife Ivone before they eventually moved to Manila. Don’t miss their fantastic tapas, Chef David’s signature slow-cooked Arroz dishes, and most famously, the signature melt-in-your mouth El Born Cheesecake—and they actually have natural wines on the menu to go with all these best hits!
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
Many come just for the El Born Cheesecake, and if you want to elevate that experience even further, try it with the Jean-François Ganevat La Combe Rotalier Cremant du Jura. You’re welcome.
El Born is located at 2/F Mitsukoshi BGC, 8th Ave corner 36th St, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Bibio
If there’s any spot in Metro Manila that truly lets natural wine shine with great eats, it’s Bibio. Located on the streets of trendy Poblacion, Bibio embraces all things natural and all things fun: meaning that you won’t just find playful natural wines, but also an equally wild and funky menu featuring plenty of ingredients that are fermented, cured, and preserved—that includes cured yellowfin tuna, beer-battered pumpkin, and their own house sourdough. That said, you can bet the pairings are fantastic. Plus, if you drop by on the right evening, they’ll also have exciting DJ sets and kitchen takeovers waiting for you!
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
We come back to Bibio time and time again for their addicting Chicken Isol Skewers, and they go fantastically with all the spices you pick up in the Le Mazel Cuvee Briand.
Bibio is located at 5659 Don Pedro St corner Jacobo St, Poblacion, Makati.
Metiz
First an Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants-lister and now a Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant, Metiz in Karrivin Plaza is chef Stephan Duhesme’s showcase of high-quality local ingredients and traditional Filipino recipes through a modern lens. You can expect plenty of fermentation and aging here in their vegetable- and seafood-forward menu—and that said, it’s no surprise that natural wine makes a perfect pairing with many of their tasting menu’s spunkier dishes.
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
If you’re looking for something versatile that’ll take you all the way from your starter to dessert, you’ll rarely go wrong with sparkling wine. One of our favorites to pair with their bright Ensaladang Gulay and their rich Pork Kilaw Maskara Tart is the crisp La Combe Rotalier Cremant du Jura by Jean-François Ganevat.
Metiz is located at G/F Building A, Karrivin Plaza, 2316 Chino Roces Ave Extension, Makati.
Bolero
Ever wanted to try food by a chef on the Michelin guide? Head over to Bolero in BGC for modern European fine dining fare created by self-taught Chef Fernando Alcala of Michelin-recognized Kava in Marbella, Spain. Each dish looks like art, (don’t miss the skipjack tuna) and will taste like it too, but you’ll never find yourself intimidated in Bolero’s intimate space. And as with many fine dining spots in Europe, you’ll always have the perfect drink to pair with your food: with so much creativity on the menu, it’s no surprise natural wine makes an appearance, too!
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
Bolero’s mind-blowing Iberian Pork Chop is grilled and seared to perfection, and somehow, a glass of dark juicy Judith Beck Beck Ink keeps those explosions of flavor going!
Bolero is located at G/F Verve Tower 2, High Street South, 26th to 27th Ave, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Il Lupino Prime Trattoria & Wine Bar
If you’re looking for a romantic date spot that your partner hasn’t been to yet, then renowned restaurateur Peter Zweiner’s Il Lupino Prime in Opus Mall is a great bet. Opened in late 2024, it has all the makings of great night out: intimate, sophisticated interiors; a menu of standout steak, as well as authentic pizza and pasta dishes created in collaboration with Chef Alessio Loddo from Sardinia; and of course, a love for making a meal even better with a glass of wine. Sneak a peek at their huge cellar, with wines from the finest vineyards for every palate, and perhaps you won’t be surprised that they’ve gone the extra mile to include natural wine too!
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
Here’s one unexpected wine pairing we’ve tried at Il Lupino: the Cozze Alla Tarantina (mussels stew in light chili tomato sauce) and Japanese maker Coco Farm and Winery’s aromatic Noumin Dry!
Il Lupino Prime is located at 1/F Opus Mall, Bridgetowne Blvd corner C-5, Quezon City.
Dr. Wine
You should already have an idea of what you’re getting into just by the name Dr. Wine. But beyond a great selection of bottles that includes organic and natural wines alike, you’ll also find some of the best examples of classic French cuisine in Metro Manila—which is how they’ve amassed a following that’s earned them branches in Poblacion and Bonifacio Global City. Expect generous portions definitely made for sharing amongst good friends in best hits like the Doctor’s Platter (a safe choice with its great cheese and charcuterie) and their steak tartare with fries, all concocted by their head chef Romain, actually hails from Toulouse, France.
Must-Try Natural Wine Pairing:
One of Dr. Wine’s signatures is their Organic maple syrup chicken liver mousse, and the aromatic Sebastien Riffault Akmenine Sancerre takes it to another level!
Dr. Wine is located at 5291 Algier St, Poblacion, Makati and at Parklane, Forbestown Rd, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Where to Buy Natural Wine in Metro Manila
Want to know where to buy natural wine for yourself? You’re already in the right place. Shop natural wine from producers all around the world—including Japan, Austria, France, and Spain—here at (Super)Natural and enjoy same-day delivery for orders placed before 2 PM.
