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Pairing joyful wines with Filipino small plates.
Lunch: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 | 8:30 | 10:00 PM
Inquiries: 09178785757
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The idea behind Ayà began with a simple thought: to create a space where wine and Filipino flavors could meet in new, joyful ways. Inspired by anyaya — the Filipino word for invitation — Ayà was built around shared plates, curious palates, and stories told between sips.

To be counted among the Michelin Selection for 2025 is an incredible honor that fills us with deep gratitude. It celebrates not just our wines and reimagined classics, but the spirit of creativity and warmth that defines Filipino hospitality.

To our team: thank you for pouring your heart into every service, dish, pour and pairing that brings Ayà to life.

To our guests: thank you for accepting our invitation to explore possibilities, making every evening one worth toasting.

Here’s to good company, good stories, and the beauty of endless possibilities! 🍷✨ by @aya.manila

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We are thrilled to share that Ayà has been honored at the 2026 Restaurant Awards by @wine_spectator! 🍷

As the wine world spins madly on, we’re always eager to curate creative bottle lists that add a touch of magic to every sip you take with us. Thank you to @WSRestaurantAwards for recognizing our wine program, which has allowed us to give Filipino flavors the spotlight they deserve. Here’s a generous toast to our team behind the scenes for their hard work! 👏

Visit winespectator.com/restaurants for details and the full list of winners.

#WSRestaurantAwards by @aya.manila

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4 months ago

A closer look at an Ayà OG.

The Pares Toast has always been an ode to our two greatest loves: ferments and Filipino comfort food. 🍞

With Chinese-Filipino cuisine in its DNA, pares has made its rounds through sidewalk eateries, roaming pushcarts, and late-night pit stops. It’s so adored by the Ayà team that some version of the Pares Toast almost always makes it into our limited-time collaborative menus.

Your turn to see this IRL. Book your seat at hapagmnl.com/reserve.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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When we say “one bite,” the size of that bite is up for interpretation. Especially when a plate of Okoy and Pearls hits the table. 🦐

Traditionally, okoy uses the whole prawn and is often served alongside a spiced vinegar dipping sauce. Our version takes this everyday comfort and reinterprets it through a playful lens, matching it with pinakurat sour cream, chives, and ikura pearls.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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5 days ago

IT FEELS GOOD TO RETURN THE WELCOME. 🇵🇭❤️🇻🇳

There was something extra special about having Chef John Kevin Navoa @navgram_, Chef Thirdy Dolatre @_thirdydolatre and the Ayà @aya.manila team with us in Saigon this time.

When someone has shared their home with you so generously, getting the chance to do the same means a lot. Beyond sharing a kitchen, we got to show our friends a little of how we eat, live and spend time together here in Vietnam - the things we love about home, through our eyes.

That exchange is something we’ll hold onto long after these two nights.

Thank you, Ayà, for making the trip, for cooking with us, and most of all, for the friendship. And thank you to everyone who came and shared these two nights with us. ❤️

See you again somewhere between Manila and Saigon. 🐻🧳

#chefsluggage

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Có một cảm giác rất đặc biệt khi lần này được đón Chef John Kevin Navoa @navgram_, Chef Thirdy Dolatre @_thirdydolatre cùng team Ayà @aya.manila tại Sài Gòn.

Khi đã từng được những người bạn đón tiếp bằng rất nhiều sự nồng hậu, tụi mình càng trân trọng cơ hội được làm điều tương tự khi họ đến nhà mình. Không chỉ là cùng nhau đứng bếp, nhà Gấu còn được chia sẻ với mọi người một chút về cách tụi mình ăn, sống và dành thời gian bên nhau ở Việt Nam - những điều tụi mình yêu quý ở nơi mình gọi là nhà.

Có lẽ chính những chia sẻ như vậy mới là điều tụi mình sẽ nhớ lâu nhất sau hai buổi tối này.

Cảm ơn team Ayà đã đến Sài Gòn, cùng tụi mình nấu ăn và hơn hết là vì tình bạn này. Cảm ơn tất cả mọi người đã đến và cùng hai team làm nên hai buổi tối thật vui. ❤️

Hẹn gặp lại đâu đó giữa Manila và Sài Gòn nhé. 🐻🧳

#chefsluggage

Little Bear Wine Bar
📍36 Nguyễn Bá Huân, An Khánh Ward, HCMC
☎️ 0862 512 086 by @aya.manila

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11 days ago

LAST WEEK’S RECAP AT LITTLE BEAR 🐻

Another happy collab with @aya.manila, done & dusted! Here are some moments we’re taking home with us:

🥢 District 5 has a rhythm of its own, and we loved seeing the Ayà team get right into it - cà phê vợt, wet markets, Vietnamese herbs, Chinese chè, snacks, and lots of eating along the way.
🍜 Sharing the Vietnamese food we grew up with always leaves us with something new to bring back to the kitchen.
🍚 Family meal game: STRONG.
👀 Tastings came with plenty of good food and even better laughs.
🤧 The Saigon weather got a few bears sick, but everyone quietly kept showing up, looking after each other and doing their part.

And just like that, a week of eating, exploring, cooking and laughing turned into two very happy nights together. Thank you Chef @navgram_, Chef @_thirdydolatre, Chef @dhanpayat, Chef @_jedd.r and our Bear family for making this one to remember!

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Thêm một sự kiện hợp tác đầy niềm vui cùng @aya.manila đã hoàn thành. Cùng nhà Gấu lướt lại vài khoảnh khắc tụi mình thích nhất nha:

🥢 Quận 5 lúc nào cũng có một nhịp điệu rất riêng, và tụi mình rất vui khi thấy team Ayà cũng enjoy nơi này không kém: từ cà phê vợt, đi chợ, khám phá các loại rau thơm Việt Nam đến chè Hoa, đồ ăn vặt và rất nhiều món ngon dọc đường.
🍜 Dẫn nhau đi ăn những món Việt lúc nào cũng vui, và kiểu gì cũng mang về thêm vài ý tưởng hay ho cho căn bếp.
🍚 Cơm nhà mười điểm!
👀 Cùng tasting, chỉnh sửa và tấm tắc cùng nhau.
🤧 Mấy ngày thời tiết thất thường làm vài Gấu hơi bệnh, nhưng ai cũng âm thầm có mặt và làm thật tốt phần việc của mình.

Và vậy là một tuần ăn uống, khám phá, nấu nướng và cười rất nhiều đã gói gọn trong hai đêm thật vui bên nhau.
Cảm ơn Chef @navgram_, @_thirdydolatre, @dhanpayat, @_jedd.r và gia đình Gấu đã cùng nhau làm nên một kỷ niệm thật đẹp!

Little Bear Wine Bar
📍36 Nguyễn Bá Huân, An Khánh Ward, HCMC
☎️ 0862 512 086 by @aya.manila

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13 days ago

The only agenda left: clock out of the week and into a seat at Ayà.

Just liquid therapy, comforting flavors, and no pressure to be anywhere else. 😌

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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16 days ago

We’ve got a Meringue Sour with your name on it. 💚🧡 Come and meet your new main squeeze.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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18 days ago

Itching for a sizzling homage to Old Manila?

Our Binondo Steak Fried Rice brings that signature wok hei heat onto a plate of fragrant aromatics, rich garlic butter, soft poached egg, and savory dark soy. We sear every slice of prime beef steak until perfectly tender, and finish it off with our house savory-sweet Kiampong glaze. 🥩

Hungry yet? Nip those cravings in the bud by booking a table at hapagmnl.com/reserve.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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18 days ago

At Ayà, we love taking the familiar and giving it an unexpected glow-up.

When it came to our Gamet Kropek, coming up with the twist felt like putting the nostalgic kropek through art school and infusing it with Ilocos Norte’s own black-gold seaweed. 🌊

Come and join us for a classic in the making. Book your table at hapagmnl.com/reserve.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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19 days ago

Our take on the spirit of the tropics, served iced, comes in the form of the Banana Pandan Old Fashioned. 💛

We took the timeless Old Fashioned cocktail and gave it a Filipino passport, made at Ayà with oaky bourbon, aromatic banana pandan, and chocolate bitters that cap everything off with a rich, velvety finish.

Make this your new favorite nightcap! Book your table at hapagmnl.com/reserve.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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19 days ago

The Pansit Negra is guaranteed to leave your taste buds satisfied—and lips a little stained (but that’s how we know you enjoyed it). 🦑

We’ve paid homage to this historic Caviteño dish by bringing out the best in every ink-coated noodle with our adobo negra sauce, shrimp, taba ng talangka aioli, and chicharon toppings.

Book your table at hapagmnl.com/reserve.

📸: @_renzonavarro by @aya.manila

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