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By husband-and-wife @alexcraig.tan & @mikeelopez.tan
🕕 Tues-Sat, 6:00PM-9:30PM
📍 151 Legazpi Street, Makati
⬇️ Menu and reservations below

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Located in Legazpi Village in Makati, @tandem.mnl serves eclectic dishes that surround a certain theme instead of a specific cuisine.

“We anchor our menus on our themes because it allows us to tell stories using food as our medium without limiting ourselves to one particular cuisine,” explains @alexcraig.tan.

The menu they just wrapped up was called Emotions (which coincided with the opening of “Inside Out 2”) where they developed dishes around emotions as well as personal experiences to those emotions.

“So one of the dishes from the Emotions menu that is turning out to be a crowd favorite is ‘Fear,’ which is a pasta dish. It’s a squid ink garganelli with some anchovy butter, mussels, demi-sec (semi-dried) tomatoes and it’s covered by a black olive lavash (flatbread). So you don’t really know what is going on,” @mikeelopez_ describes.

Tandem’s latest menu is out now and this time it revolves around music.

“We believe music to be such an important aspect of our humanity. There are so many facets of music that we can talk about—music as language, history, as an art. The one we found to have most parallels with food is music as a form of expression,” Tan continues. “Which is exactly what we do here in Tandem—using food as our medium for expressing our stories, hoping to make connections with our guests.”

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15 days ago

We at Tandem are truly grateful and honored to be a Michelin Selected restaurant 🫶 Thank you @michelinguide for the recognition of the hard work and teamwork we pour into every dinner service.

To our small but mighty team, our guests who make it all worthwhile, and everyone who made this journey possible--your support means everything! 🙏💚 taken in Greenbelt Hamilton Tower 2 Makati by @tandem.mnl

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a year ago

An encore evening added.

Following an incredible response, we’re thrilled to announce a second night of 𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙊𝙔? on October 21, 2026.

Chefs Kevin Uy and Gabriel Ong of FLOW are joined by Chefs Alex and Mikee Tan of @tandem.mnl for a deeply personal exploration of Chinese-Filipino identity.

Dishes rooted in memory take on new expressions through FLOW’s Peruvian-Filipino lens and Tandem’s global, plant-forward sensibility, bringing together ingredients, techniques, and cultures in unexpected ways.

For the occasion, our beverage partner, @pwxchange, has thoughtfully curated a supplementary wine pairing to accompany the nine-course experience.

Come FLOW in Tandem with us.

🗓️ October 20 & 21, 2026
🕛 Seatings start at 6:00 PM
📌 7500/person, inclusive of 12% VAT and 10% service charge

Limited seats available. Reserve a table through the link in bio. taken in Restaurant FLOW by @tandem.mnl

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Four chefs, one shared heritage, told across nine courses.

For one night only, Chefs Kevin Uy and Gabriel Ong welcome Chefs Alex and Mikee Tan of @tandem.mnl into the FLOW kitchen for a deeply personal exploration of Chinese-Filipino culture. This is “𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙊𝙔?”

For all four chefs, being Chinese-Filipino has always been part of their identity, even if tradition did not always shape the way they grew up. Together, they look back at the parts of home that shaped them, rediscovering fragments and flavors that once felt distant.

Dishes rooted in memory become a point of departure, reinterpreted through FLOW’s Peruvian-Filipino lens and Tandem’s global, plant-forward sensibility, tracing new connections across ingredients, techniques, and cultures.

Come FLOW in Tandem with us.

🗓️ October 20, 2026
🕛 Seatings start at 6:00 PM
📌 7500/person, inclusive of 12% VAT and 10% service charge

Limited seats only. Reserve a table through the link in bio. taken in Restaurant FLOW by @tandem.mnl

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13 days ago

Three years of Tandem.

We spent our anniversary doing what we love most: cooking, creating, and filling the restaurant with people we love. After three incredible days of service, we’re still trying to take it all in.

To Cara and Luis, thank you for stepping into our tiny kitchen and creating with us. An eight-hands dinner was no small feat, but somehow, it just worked.

To Christine and Jo of @halfsaints, and our friends from @pocketmakati, @guesthouse.coffee, and @kubocoffee_, thank you for choosing to spend our birthday with us. Sunday was crazy! We sold out in less than an hour, and we’re still overwhelmed by the love and support.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who walked through our doors that weekend, and everyone who has walked through them over the last three years. Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or only found us recently, thank you for giving us a reason to keep doing what we do.

We’re a small restaurant with a small team, and none of this happens without the people who keep showing up for us.

Three years down, and hopefully many more meals to go. See you all again soon. 💚

Photos from @smolpiepie and @micocruz taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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16 days ago

Turning three is definitely a milestone but while going grand is an obvious celebratory option, chefs Alex and Mikee Tan of Tandem chose a quieter nonetheless festive and meaningful route for their third anniversary: serving good food alongside people they genuinely love working with.
For the past two years, whenever their anniversary rolled around, the duo asked the same question: Should we do something? Year three, however, was different. The timing aligned, everyone’s schedules worked out, and the answer was a resounding yes—provided it felt less like worrisome work and more like a fun get-together.

To bring the two-night celebration called For Keeps to life, the couple called chef friends who they already cooked with before: chef Luis Locsin (their partner from November’s New York-themed tasting) and chef Cara David of Halong (following their May collaboration).

The result was an ala carte menu made special by the presence of the guest chefs’ signatures—pate en croute for him, tostada for her—but presented uniquely as an exclusive for the two-night party.

The following day, Sunday, they opened their doors to a long queue of guests who woke up early not just to celebrate with the Tans but also to enjoy a decadent brunch menu served alongside Half Saints, Pocket Makati and Guest House Coffee. In attendance were Jalapeño Cheddar Brioche, Horchata Biko Croissant, good quality coffee, and lots of good fun.

Still in line with their anniversary, Tandem launches their latest tasting menu, “Fleeting Moments,” a greatest-hits repertoire with plates that may seem instantly familiar yet subtlety altered at the same time. This starts on October 1.

"It’s crazy. But we’re very grateful," the Tandem team reflects on reaching the three-year mark alongside a tight-knit community of creative peers.

For Keeps Kitchen Team—the strong brigade that served two nights full of happy and satisfied guests.

Faux Gras Toast

Brioche, grape jelly, pickles

Pate en Croute

Foie, figs, ham, duck, bacon, greens, pickles, homemade mustard

Sichuan Cold Noodles

Cucumber, black fungus, cabbage, peanuts, cilantro

Charred Broccoli

Pesto, demi sec tomatoes, grana padano, cashews

Pompan by @tandem.mnl

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18 days ago

To cap off our every-last-week-of-the-month à la carte service, we’re doing Sunday brunch a little differently. For one morning, Tandem is turning into a neighborhood bakery and café! 🥐☕️

We’re swapping out our regular brunch menu for something special: build your own pastry box from 8 exclusive, one-day-only pastries created by Tandem and our friends from @halfsaints.

Pair your picks with a cup of joe or something refreshing from @pocketmakati and @guesthouse.coffee, then pull up a seat and settle in for the morning. Taking your goodies home? Takeaway is available, too!

🗓️ September 27, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM until supplies last
🚪 Walk-ins only, with tables available on a first come, first served basis

Bring your friends and celebrate three years with us! taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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This is Lust: a spiced honey ice cream circled by aphrodisiacs as a sweet, luscious end to the night. 💗

It’s the last call for our Seven Deadly Sins tasting menu, ending September 19. Make your reservations via the link in bio. taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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Monkfish bathed in sambal and charred alugbati, Wrath depicts the sin’s heated expression in one bold, fiery dish. 🔥

Before our theme changes next month, catch our Seven Deadly Sins tasting menu for the last time until September 19. Reserve via the link in bio. taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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Pride—in all its fine glory: a smoky carrot pave, rested on a silky puree made from carrot trims and adorned with a “bark” of carrot peel.

Experience our Seven Deadly Sins tasting menu for the last time, only until September 19. Reserve via the link in bio. taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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The celebration starts early ⭐️ Because of your incredible support, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re extending 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 for one more night!

Join us on September 25, Friday, as we open our third year anniversary festivities with Chefs Cara Davis and Luis Locsin.

Seats are limited, so reserve now through the link in bio. 💚 taken in Tandem by @tandem.mnl

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