Sky Lounge Music Bar

Twenty-seven floors up at the Diamond Hotel, Sky Lounge is a rooftop bar looking straight out over Manila Bay. Get there before sunset for the view. It's a dressier room and quiet in the early evening.

A live band starts at 9PM and plays through the night. Drinks are hotel prices, the steepest around Malate, so it works better as a special-occasion place than a regular one. There's food if you want dinner with it.

Older couples, hotel guests, and people out for an anniversary or a birthday. Smart casual is the move. Not the night out if you came to dance.