Michelin nod in Manila

Yamazato at Hotel Okura Manila has been listed as a Michelin Guide 2026 Selected Restaurant, giving the Pasay dining room a spot in Michelin’s current Philippines guide. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s official restaurant page identifies Yamazato in Newport City, Pasay, as part of the 2026 Michelin Guide for the Philippines and describes it as a Japanese restaurant with separate main dining, sushi, and private teppanyaki spaces. (guide.michelin.com) Hotel Okura Manila said the Michelin listing landed as the property marked its fourth anniversary in April 2026. The hotel tied the milestone to a month-long “Four Years of Timeless Omotenashi” campaign built around dining and room offers. (manilatimes.net) In Michelin’s system, “Selected Restaurants” are places inspectors recommend even if they do not hold a star or a Bib Gourmand distinction. Michelin’s Philippines site now features Manila and Environs and Cebu, showing how the guide’s coverage in the country extends beyond a single awards list. (guide.michelin.com) That matters for Manila because Michelin recognition in the Philippines is still new enough that each inclusion helps map the city’s fine-dining pecking order for travelers and local diners. A restaurant does not need a star to appear in the guide; being listed means Michelin inspectors judged it worth featuring. (guide.michelin.com) Yamazato’s Michelin page points diners to signature dishes including kurobuta kakuni and tamago yaki, and says the restaurant sits near the airport in Newport City. The official Hotel Okura Manila page says advance reservations are encouraged and describes Yamazato as the hotel’s signature Japanese fine-dining outlet. (guide.michelin.com, hotelokuramanila.com) The hotel is also appearing on other 2026 hospitality lists. Tatler Asia included Hotel Okura Manila in its Best 10 Hotels in the Philippines for 2026, and separately described the property as the country’s premier luxury Japanese hotel in its best-in-class write-up. (tatlerasia.com, tatlerasia.com) Hotel Okura Manila’s own dining page says its Yamazato is one of three restaurants using that name worldwide that are featured in the 2026 Michelin Guide. For the Manila property, the Michelin nod gives its fourth anniversary a sharper selling point: outside validation from the guide diners around the world recognize first. (hotelokuramanila.com, guide.michelin.com)