🔥 Top 8 Inihaw & grills in the Philippines (2026)

The best inihaw & grills in the Philippines in 2026, by our editorial score, are The Aristocrat Restaurant, Lantaw Native Restaurant (Compostela) and Kása Palma. Last updated November 5, 2026 · Methodology

Chicken inasal, pork barbecue, grilled squid and liempo over charcoal, with vinegar, calamansi and chili on the side.

1. 1

   The Aristocrat Restaurant

   📍 Malate, Manila, Metro Manila · ₱₱ · Since 1936

   A Manila restaurant founded in 1936, whose San Andres Street branch in Malate is listed as open 24 hours.

   Order this: Chicken barbecue with Java rice and peanut sauce

   ★ 4.2 (4,632 Google)
   99
2. 2

   Lantaw Native Restaurant (Compostela)

   📍 Guiwanon, Compostela, Cebu · ₱

   A seaside restaurant in Compostela, north of Cebu City, included as a Michelin Selected restaurant for grilled dishes and seafood.

   Order this: Chicken bacolod, tuna belly and sizzling squid

   ★ 4.8 (743 Google)
   98
3. 3

   Kása Palma

   📍 Poblacion, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱₱₱₱

   A one-Michelin-star Filipino restaurant in Makati built around open-fire cooking, listed at the guide's top price tier.

   Order this: Tasting menu and à la carte dishes cooked over wood fire

   ★ 4.3 (137 Google)
   91
4. 4

   Luz Kinilaw Inihaw Place

   📍 Salmonan, Quezon Boulevard, Davao City · ₱

   A Davao City eatery on Quezon Boulevard known for kinilaw and grilled tuna.

   Order this: Tuna kinilaw and grilled panga

   ★ 4.2 (631 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
   83
5. 5

   Aida's Chicken

   📍 Makati Cinema Square, Chino Roces, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱

   A long-running canteen in the lower level of Makati Cinema Square serving Bacolod-style chicken inasal grilled to order, included as a Michelin Selected restaurant.

   Order this: Chicken inasal and Ilonggo squash in coconut

   ★ 2.9 (472 Google)
   81
6. 6

   C.H.E. Bacolod Chicken House Express

   📍 Savana Market, Chino Roces, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱

   A no-frills Bacolod-style chicken inasal grill inside a Makati market that holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand at the guide's lowest price tier.

   Order this: Chicken inasal leg quarter with spiced coconut vinegar
   67
7. 7

   Palm Grill (Diliman)

   📍 Tomas Morato, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila · ₱₱

   A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving Southern Mindanao (Tausug and Zamboanga) dishes such as tiyula itum, a beef stew blackened with burnt coconut.

   Order this: Tiyula itum and the seven-dish Dulang platter
   67
8. 8

   Sarsa

   📍 Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱₱

   A casual Negrense-leaning Filipino restaurant in Legazpi Village that holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for good-value sharing plates.

   Order this: Kinilaw, lechon manok and turon à la mode
   67

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