The Tatler Dining Guide Philippines
A Mano
WHY GO
The newest kid on the block for fast-casual Italian dining, A Mano will surely please your palate. Without all the bells and whistles, A Mano delivers what it promises: fresh and faithful Italian regional cuisine.
TATLER TIPS
• While scanning the menu, enjoy an Italian cocktail: a cocchi spritz is the perfect aperitivo. Begin your meal with the freshly baked focaccia di Recco, a regional dish from Recco, Liguria, which is thinly baked bread with bubbly cheese.
• But what makes A Mano truly special are the hand-made fresh pasta dishes such as the garganelle bianco (gently flavoured with peas, proscuitto, and truffle butter), the ragú tagliatelle, and the cacio e pepe.
• The pizzas are thin and perfectly cooked, with just the right amount of toppings. One should not miss A Mano’s carbonara pizza: jowl bacon with all the components of a carbonara dish, perfectly deconstructed on a pizza.