Makati

[Emale]

A few years ago I was taken by a taxi driver to 2 or 3 places in Makati area where they had a selection of girls to take out, quite like the goldfish bowl bars we see in other countries but without any frills, no bar and just seats around the edge for the 10 or 15 girls. It was a bar fine type system. These were completely unmarked, you would need to be shown where they are. Has anyone else seen any of these? Are they still there and if so how do we find them?

It sounds like you were taken to a casa. They move around quite a bit so addresses are not that useful, after a few months. The taxi drivers know these places because they get a cut from the casa. It's been many years since I have been to one but in the past, I've pulled a few diamonds in the rough from the casas.

[Ghost D]

I stopped by a few places in P Burgos bar on Friday night.

Par Avion was my first stop and being early hadn't got into full swing, although had quite a few girls maybe 12-15 or so by 9:30; it's a very small place so 15 ladies there looks like a lot. Had a couple of beers and then moved up to Lollypop.

Lollypop. Had a couple of drinks here, girls are super friendly and not too pushy when it comes to buying lady drinks, not a big selection maybe about 8 ladies that I saw when there, although I think sometimes they share ladies with Per Avion downstairs, seen one customer go into a VIP room which is a separate room off the main lounge space with a proper door and neon lights, so privacy is assured, will give this a spin some night for sure.

Then I moved to V8 which was in full swing by the time I arrived maybe 10:30, as was a bit tipsy ended up with a cutie and after a couple of drinks decided to barfine her, the mama explained to me that it was 3 K for the bar and 5 K 'tip' for the lady, I said no, the tip would be 3 K and after a bit of consulting between the mama and the lady we agreed, so 6 K total which is expensive but better than 8 K originally quoted (not including drinks). The lady turned out to be fun and quite a trooper, so for me it was money well spent.

I also dropped by Lips (the upstairs one) and next time I will definitely go there as it offers a bit of a show in addition to quite a few very attractive ladies on the large dancefloor, no ideas on current prices there as it's been a while since I barfined anyone from that place.

[Issaquah]

Night clubs and discos were closed for about 2.5 years due to the virus, so there's no point in searching for reports from that time. There are a number of reports on how fun Royal disco was back in 2019. Don't know if it still exists, but it is walking distance from Burgos. Go after 1.00 am, and you will pick enough freelancers there. Some of the night clubs in Malati were for Koreans, but Royal was for all nationalities.

I can confirm Royal is still open. They did a major remodel and the place looks great. Lots of women and freelancers Thursday thru Saturday, not so much the rest of the week. I spent some time there in May, June, and July. Like ED indicated it doesn't start filling up until after midnight, so 1 am is a good time to go.

[Threadbare]

A few years ago I was taken by a taxi driver to 2 or 3 places in Makati area where they had a selection of girls to take out, quite like the goldfish bowl bars we see in other countries but without any frills, no bar and just seats around the edge for the 10 or 15 girls. It was a bar fine type system. These were completely unmarked, you would need to be shown where they are. Has anyone else seen any of these? Are they still there and if so how do we find them?

[GoodEnough]

GE: Clear your inbox.

Okay, there's enough space now.

Thanks.

[WestCoast1]

Night clubs and discos were closed for about 2.5 years due to the virus, so there's no point in searching for reports from that time. There are a number of reports on how fun Royal disco was back in 2019. Don't know if it still exists, but it is walking distance from Burgos. Go after 1.00 am, and you will pick enough freelancers there. Some of the night clubs in Malati were for Koreans, but Royal was for all nationalities.

ZZYZX (Remedios Circle, Google Maps shows it opening at 10 pm) and Club Insomnia (Adriatico, near Remedios St, opens 10 pm -- Google again). Its possible that Insomnia is the previous Club Exclusive. Last time I was in the area was late last year, and both clubs were closed. Google them and call them after 10 pm Phils time to confirm if they are open.

[WestCoast1]

GE: Clear your inbox.

[Goferring]

Gentlemen,

I'm planning my first trip back to The Philippines in many years and will have one night (Saturday night) in Manila. I'm aware of LA Cafe and P. Burgos bars but would love to find some fun discos / clubs / bars with a good mix of freelancers and non-pros. I've RTFF, but haven't found any mentions. Any recommendations out there?

Many thanks,
N

Probably the best sources of current info are guys that are in town NOW or YouTube posts. As others have said, any reports of what was happening preCovid aren't relevant.

I'd be looking around Poblacion, but that's just me.

Good luck. G.

[Engine Driver]

Gentlemen,

I'm planning my first trip back to The Philippines in many years and will have one night (Saturday night) in Manila. I'm aware of LA Cafe and P. Burgos bars but would love to find some fun discos / clubs / bars with a good mix of freelancers and non-pros. I've RTFF, but haven't found any mentions. Any recommendations out there?

Night clubs and discos were closed for about 2.5 years due to the virus, so there's no point in searching for reports from that time. There are a number of reports on how fun Royal disco was back in 2019. Don't know if it still exists, but it is walking distance from Burgos. Go after 1.00 am, and you will pick enough freelancers there. Some of the night clubs in Malati were for Koreans, but Royal was for all nationalities.

[Neidermeyer]

Gentlemen,

I'm planning my first trip back to The Philippines in many years and will have one night (Saturday night) in Manila. I'm aware of LA Cafe and P. Burgos bars but would love to find some fun discos / clubs / bars with a good mix of freelancers and non-pros. I've RTFF, but haven't found any mentions. Any recommendations out there?

Many thanks,
N

[WestCoast1]

Thanks WestCoast1,

Links as requested:

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/...-outdoors.html

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/natio...60f273badd18e5

Gracias sir. Found the actual Executive Order.

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/d...-EO-03-FRM.pdf

[Ghost D]

Good FR. Do you have a link for that mask-optional thing?

Thanks WestCoast1,

Links as requested:

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/...-outdoors.html

https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/natio...60f273badd18e5

[WestCoast1]

Just a short update on P Burgous Street, there is two new establishments close to the junction of P Burgous and Makati Avenue, I was out a couple of times over the weekend so here is my update.

Where Arabian Nights was there is al Tarboosh (clearly an Arabic name) pic attached, which looks like a restaurant / bar that has billiard tables, given the theme it will also promote shisha smoking if you are fine with that. Doesn't look like a girlie bar, although I didn't have a drink in there.

Bourbon has come back, just down from the corner where it was during the pandemic, pic attached. It looks quite nice inside and will support live bands which seems to be what it is going for, I was approached by a mama to buy drinks for some ladies when I popped in over the weekend, so it might be a bit more of a low key girly bar, time will tell as it's only just opened.

SNIP

Finally, just announced today that public face mask wearing is going to become optional which will I am sure create a few weeks of confusion as folks and establishments figure out what that means, as establishments will still have to enforce it (unless you are consuming food / drinks).

Good FR. Do you have a link for that mask-optional thing?

[WestCoast1]

Thanks to WestCoast for the valuable intel at the coalface.

I plan to hit.

- Lips.

- Par Avion.

- Alibi.

Hopefully one of the girls from Plan be might be in one of those places with reports of a decent percentage of hotties, but who knows, I might just find a new girl.

Plenty of lookers in all of those bars. Speaking of girls from previous bars. A number of gals from the former Mirrors and Bottoms have made their way back to the current scene, in Lips, Par Avion, and Dimples.

I thought there was serious decline in the bars over the last decade, prior to pandemic (save Plan B). Things are better now.

[Nuttin Serious]

But I am getting pissed off with all these bullshit filters

Where there are multiple pictures, I assume the worst looking one to be closest to reality.

Yup.

Take the worst looking photo, assume its flattering and the right girl but taken at least 3 or 4 years ago, and build your hopes on that.

I tired smooci in bkk years ago, before I knew about ISG. The first time the girl looked just like her pic and was a real syt. Really enjoyed. A year later, next time passing through bkk I opened the door hotly anticipating another syt and was stunned. She was good enough personality wise and willingto please but it was a case of 'take the worst looking photo, add at least 5 years, 10 kg and a number of skin blemishes'. All part of the learning curve. The filters have been vastly improved since then too.