398 Cabildo St, Intramuros, Manila

Hidden Inside
Intramuros

Japanese Food. Cocktails. Shisha. Coffee. — tucked into the stone walls of the oldest city in Manila. Walk-ins welcome daily from 11AM.

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Japanese Food

Donburi, Yakitori & Small Plates

Cocktails

Crafted drinks from the Grotto bar

Shisha

Classic & Russian hookah flavors

Coffee

Quality brews to open or close your night

Walk-ins Welcome

No reservation needed — open daily 11AM

On the Menu

Four Reasons to Come

From the first bowl of donburi to the last pull of shisha — Grotto is built for the full night out.

Grotto menu food section
Eat

Japanese Kitchen

Grotto shisha menu
Smoke

Shisha & Hookah

Grotto shisha and drinks
Drink

Cocktails & Coffee

Grotto cave interior
Daily 5–7PM

Aperitivo Hour

Grotto private events
Events

Private Bookings

Grotto atmosphere
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The Full Experience

Grotto cave interior with arched alcoves
The Grotto

A Cave Inside Manila's Oldest City

Grotto Hookah Lounge is tucked into 398 Cabildo Street in Intramuros — the 16th-century walled city at the heart of Manila. The name comes from the space itself: arched stone alcoves, low vaulted ceilings, and the intimate atmosphere of a room that feels carved from the earth.

It's an unlikely setting for a Japanese food and hookah lounge — which is exactly the point. The contrast is the experience: Japanese donburi and yakitori served in a centuries-old building, cocktails mixed where Spanish colonial history once played out, shisha smoke drifting through stone arches.

By day it opens for lunch. By night it deepens. Aperitivo runs from 5 to 7PM with complimentary snacks. The rest of the night is yours.

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4.8
Google Rating
5–7
Aperitivo Hour PM
4
Menus: Food, Shisha, Cocktails, Coffee
2AM
Close (Fri & Sat)
Guest Reviews

What People Are Saying

"The interior alone is worth the trip — you walk in and feel like you've discovered a secret. The donburi was excellent and the shisha lasted the whole night. One of the most unique spots in Manila right now."

Rafael D.
Makati · Google

"We came for aperitivo at 6PM and ended up staying until midnight. The complimentary snacks during happy hour are a lovely touch. The Russian hookah flavors were new to us — incredibly smooth. Staff are warm and attentive."

Angeline & Marco
Quezon City · Google

"Hidden Hatch really outdid themselves with Grotto. The yakitori is some of the best I've had in Manila. Add the cave setting, the cocktails, and a good shisha and you've got a perfect Thursday night. Already planning to go back."

Kristine L.
BGC, Taguig · Google
Find Us

398 Cabildo, Intramuros

Open every day from 11AM. Walk-ins always welcome. Find us on Facebook and Instagram for updates and event announcements.

@grottoloungeph

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