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December 16, 2025 | 5:37pm
MANILA, Philippines — City of Dreams Manila’s signature restaurants Crystal Dragon, Haliya, Nobu Manila and The Café are bringing the holiday cheer through special menus that evoke the season’s festive flavors.
Crystal Dragon
Crystal Dragon’s Wok-fried Fragrant Rice with wild mushrooms and smoked honey-glazed pork belly is a delight in every bite.
The integrated resort’s signature restaurant for Cantonese and regional Chinese specialties blends refinement, tradition and seasonal signatures in its Festive Season Family Set Menu.
Curated to celebrate togetherness, the seven-course menu, good for four to six persons consists of: a combination platter of Wok-fried Green Lobster with XO sauce and Stuffed Tiger Prawn with spinach and crabmeat egg white sauce; Double-boiled Abalone, Fish Maw, Dry Scallop and Stuffed Morel Mushrooms with chrysanthemum tofu in consommé; Steamed Live Sea Grouper in sour broth with fresh enoki mushroom; Shanghainese-style Braised Duck in caramelized five spice soy sauce; Sea Scallops Tossed with Celery Heart in pepper truffle sauce; Wok-fried Fragrant Rice with wild mushrooms and smoked honey-glazed pork belly; and Steamed Taro-shaped Lava Custard Bun.
Available for lunch and dinner until Jan. 1, 2026, the family set menu is available for P36,000++. Crystal Dragon is open from 12 to 11 p.m. daily.
Haliya
Haliya’s Tuna Pistachio Ensalada harmonizes different layers of seasonal flavors.
Haliya, City of Dreams Manila’s go-to restaurant for reimagined Filipino cuisine, presents ala carte seasonal favorites that evoke the Filipino noche buena feast.
Whet the appetite with the Tuna Pistachio Ensalada (P1,200++), a medley of foie gras mousse, mesclun, prosciutto, caviar, beetroot puree, red radish, chicken skin and kiat—kiat dressing. For a heartwarming treat, choose the Potato Kastanyas Krema (P500++), a soulful combination of cauliflower and potato and leek soup with chickpea salsa, water chestnut, toasted cashew, and malunggay truffle oil. The Morcon Embotido (P1,550++) is not-to-be missed as the savory Filipino-style meatloaf wrapped pork loin with potato puree, pickled mustard seeds, chestnut, green apple, and morel pork jus is an indulgent Christmas treat. End the meal on a sweet note with the Peras and Kastanyas (P400++), an ensemble of star anise-poached pear, chestnut sorbet, caramel sauce and pinipig crumble.
Haliya’s Christmas menu is available on December 24 from 5 to 11 p.m., and on Christmas Day, from 12 to 11 p.m.
Nobu Manila
Delicate and irresistible, the Chilean Sea Bass in Kaeshi Dashi is a definite highlight in Nobu Manila’s refined Christmas Omakase menu.
Christmas arrives early at the Manila outpost of the globally renowned restaurant of celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa as it offers a lavish yuletide brunch spread on December 21.
Available for P4,388 net per person, the festive brunch highlights the best of Nobu’s new-style Japanese cuisine including Black Cod Butter Lettuce, a sashimi trio of Yellowtail Jalapeño, Salmon Karashi Su Miso and Sashimi Salad, Crispy Rice Tuna, and mini Chirashi complemented with local favorites prepared the Nobu way such as Nobu-style Kinilaw and Sisig Cup Sushi.
Other tempting choices are the featured carvings of Roasted Lamb Leg and Crispy Pork Belly; an array of oysters, blue crabs, shrimp, and green mussels at the Chilled Seafood Bar; different choices of kushiyaki (skewers) prepared a la minute; salads, soups; and a dessert station that spotlights signature Nobu desserts.
For one-of-a-kind Christmas dinners, Nobu Manila highlights a special Christmas Omakase menu available on December 24 and 25. Available for P6,653.57 net per person, the special five-course tasting menu commences with a chef’s choice of zensai followed by the first course of Salmon Yuzu Truffle with whipped wasabi and dry miso crumble.
The next course of chef’s choice of assorted Nobu-style Nigiri (hand-pressed sushi) and Harusame Clear Soup with Inaniwa noodles, leeks, and wakame (seaweed) build up the palate before the mains consisting of Chilean Sea Bass in Kaeshi Dashi with yuzu kosho, asparagus and chives, and Wagyu Short Ribs with aka (red) miso sauce, croquettes, micro greens and red onion. A delectable Chocolate Miso Choux a combination of miso crémeux, chocolate mousse, and vanilla cream provides a sweet conclusion to the meal.
The Café
A sweet indulgence awaits diners at The Café’s dessert station.
Hyatt Regency Manila’s interactive show kitchen curates a festive buffet spread for celebratory lunch (12 to 3 p.m.) and dinner (5:30 to 11 p.m.) on December 24 and 25. Diners can look forward to a variety of premium meats at the churrasco counter, live teppanyaki station, and the carving station, which features an Herb-crusted Striploin for lunch and Slow-roasted Angus Prime for dinner.
Seafood choices are in abundance, starting with Whole Tuna for lunch and Whole Salmon for dinner, served alongside an assortment of sushi and sashimi, and other seafood selection including prawns, Chilean mussels, blue swimmer crabs, slipper lobsters and curacha. Other buffet highlights are well-loved dishes of various cuisines: Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai and Filipino, among others. An array of Christmas-themed cakes and confections, an indulgent chocolate fountain, and local dessert favorites complete the enticing buffet spread.
Lunch is at P3,150, while the dinners are at P4,288 on December 24 and P3,250 on December 25, which already includes free flowing house red and white wines, draft beer, soda, iced tea, juices, coffee and tea.
As additional holiday treat, The Café is giving out 20% early bird discount for guests fully settling reservations by December 20. Discounted early bird rates are at P2,520 for lunch, and P3,430.40 for Christmas eve dinner and P2,600 for Christmas Day dinner.
For inquiries and reservations, call 8800-8080 or e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com. For more information, visit https://www.cityofdreamsmanila.com/en/whats-on.
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Editor’s Note: This press release is sponsored by City of Dreams. It is published by the Advertising Content Team that is independent from our Editorial Newsroom.
