New stars

Flow wins the Philippines’ only new Michelin star of 2027

29 October 2026 · Written up 13 November 2026 · The Starred Bill

Flow, a Peruvian-Filipino tasting-menu restaurant in Makati, won the only new star in the 2027 MICHELIN Guide Manila and Environs & Cebu, revealed at the Manila Marriott Hotel on 29 October 2026. Every restaurant starred in 2026 kept its stars, so the Philippines now has 10 starred restaurants: Helm with two and nine with one.

What dinner costs at Flow

Flow opened in December 2025 in the Green Sun Hotel on Chino Roces Avenue, so it won its star within its first year. Chef Kevin Uy trained for five years at Central, Virgilio Martínez and Pía León’s restaurant in Lima, and runs the kitchen with co-executive chef Gabriel Ong, formerly head chef of the Tasteless Food Group in Manila. The nine-course menu at Flow costs ₱6,300 (about $100) per person, plus 10% service, with a natural-wine pairing at ₱2,900 (about $45) or five cocktails at ₱1,800. It serves dinner only, Tuesday to Sunday.

What a starred meal costs in the Philippines

The cheapest starred dinner menu in the country is at Inatô, ₱5,900 (about $95). The dearest is Kása Palma’s, at ₱8,500 (about $135), and the two-star Helm, Josh Boutwood’s restaurant, charges ₱7,500 (about $120) for its tasting menu. Most add 10% service. Seven of the ten are in Makati: every one, with its prices, is on our Makati Michelin star restaurants page.

The rest of the guide

The eight one-stars that kept their star are Asador Alfonso in Cavite, Celera, Hapag, Inatô, Kása Palma and Toyo Eatery in Makati, Gallery by Chele in Taguig and Linamnam in Parañaque. Cebu still has no starred restaurant. This second edition lists 127 places in all, with 31 Bib Gourmands (eight new and two promoted, among them ATO-AH in Cebu and Butcher Boy in Las Piñas) and 86 more recommended restaurants. Its special awards went to Frances Tariga of Tadhanà (Opening of the Year), Francis Lacson of Digámo (Young Chef), Clyde Joshua Zafra of Tito Boy in Pampanga (Service) and Ron Job Sanchez of Automat (Exceptional Cocktails). Our Philippines Michelin star restaurants page lists all ten with prices.