People’s Palace Thai

WHY GO

Dishes are tweaked and modified but this is the absolute best “almost authentic” Thai cuisine you will come across in Manila or anywhere in Asia really.

TATLER TIPS

The cocktails are sublime so sit back in the pocket garden, chat away, and imbibe the good stuff. As for spice levels, these may be adjusted according to taste. Refreshing, tasty and bursting with flavour, the unfailingly delectable shrimp and pomelo salad is a crowd fave for good reason. The tom kha gai and the green chicken curry are both light and hit the spot. All you need is a bowl of fragrant white rice and hey presto, a match made in heaven. The yummy sticky rice with mango is a Thai classic. Want something different? Try the equally refreshing mango passion fruit pavlova.

Crispy pork salad PHP 1,500–1,999 PER PERSON

Somtam

Whole fish with three-flavour sauce