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    Ogawa

    3.8 (15 reviews)
    PriceyJapanese
    Open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Crazy maki
    AL K.

    Great place to get your sushi fix. Reservations highly recommended for they are very busy. Bar seating available where you can see the chef cook the grilled meats. Sushi and sashimi are fresh and nice presentation. Service is ok.loved the grilled oysters. Plenty of expats and Japanese dining here. Highly recommended. I didn't give a 5 bed had to wave to several servers before our teas/water were refilled.

    Dennis Carlson L.

    Walked across Ogawa before when visited another Japanese restaurant nearby. The exterior design of the establishment was classy. The restaurant was located on the 2nd floor, below is the Modern Sichuan Restaurant. The restaurant is always full and created an interest for me. My visit today was due to a client meeting. The restaurant is classy with its minimalistic design and a nice entrance door, over a traditional Japanese wooden bridge. Since it was a private meeting, I was directed to the reserved private room, but outside in the middle of a restaurant stood an open kitchen, with a great view of the chefs skilfully making their best dish. The dishes were nicely plated, fun to look at, and the quality and freshness of the ingredients can be tasted. However, the taste for me is just right, with a few that missed the mark. Moreover, the price was too expensive for a regular visit. For the dishes that I have tried: Ebi Tempura Moriawase, Seafood Chahan, Salmon Sashimi, Seafood Okonomiyaki, Chirashi Don, Unagi Don, and Black Sesame Ice Cream, the okonomiyaki missed the mark. The Japanese pizza dish was very floury and lacked flavor. When eaten, it became a mush that is difficult to swallow. Salmon Sashimi was fresh but I have had better. I like the tempura in a way that is was not oily, but it is simply a properly-cooked tempura. I guess I can say Japanese cuisine is somehow difficult to prepare because of the use of the freshest of ingredients and the right skills and technique. For this, Ogawa certainly passed the mark. I would still recommend this restaurant if you want to impress.

    Set meal! Yum!
    Nina C.

    My friends and I arrived here way before dinner time, so we still got to snag some seats by the sushi bar. Most of the other seats (like the booths) were already reserved for those who booked beforehand. We decided to go with the set meals since we were really starving at the time. I got one with the breaded (almost tonkatsu-styled) shrimp and the salmon sashimi. It comes with a salad, some fruits, pickles, miso soup, and chawan mushi. Let me just say: the sashimi did it for me. I savored every piece of it in my mouth (IT MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH!!!). At about Php 500 for this set, I think the sashimi made it all worth it! We loved our seats by the sushi bar because we could see the sushi chef make beautiful creations in front of us. I'd like to say that we spent about 60% of our time there staring at how they made the sushi and their sushi formations and basically trying not to drool. It just gets really packed, though. No wonder why people reserve in advance. The ambiance is kinda classy, but since it gets packed with families and workmates out for dinner, it gets pretty noisy.

    Anne L.

    This restaurant is not very big so it is best that you book in advance. We got the set and it was really quite good. A bit more expensive than the usual fare but it's worth it just for the decor and the ambiance. The service is really fast so expect your food within 15 or less.

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    7 years ago

    Favourite Japanese Resto in BGC. Claire, is super accommodating and efficient! Highly recommended!

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    Review Highlights - Ogawa

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    Tanabe Japanese Restaurant

    4.6(8 reviews)
    7.1 kmManila City
    ₱₱₱

    First time here. The food was amazing -- really tasty and vegan/vegetarian friendly. The best…read moreJapanese restaurant I've ever been to -- food was fresh, servings were big enough to share, and prices were fair. Staff were very friendly, attentive, and helpful, and the food came out quickly. Loved the unique and refreshing drinks too. Great job!

    I have been here multiple times before since this is one of my brother's go-to Japanese restaurant…read more I can definitely understand why with the quality food, good service and good price. This time the visit was with my parents, my brother, my husband and me. We were served with delicious complimentary tofu with a great-tasting sauce. My brother ordered the aji tataki for us to start off and it's been a while since I've had this. Beautifully done and very tasty! My brother got the chirashi bowl. My husband and I shared the Gindara kaku bento - grilled cod fish, salad, salmon and tuna sashimi, tempura, miso soup with clams and mango ice cream. For dessert, fruits was the other option. My brother also ordered several chawanmushi for us to share. My parents shared the Nigiri kaku bento. There was so much food. The one down side was the fish in my parents' bento box was a bit tough, unlike the gindara that we had. I would probably recommend the Gindara kaku bento between the 2 bento boxes. We also had this soup that came in a small teapot. I had missed jotting down the name but you drink the soup from a miniature teacup. Glad we didn't order more food because there was already lots of food! Highly recommend!

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    Mangetsu

    Mangetsu

    3.8(9 reviews)
    2.1 kmMakati City
    ₱₱₱

    This Japanese restaurant joins the big leagues such, as Seryna, Izakaya Kikufuji, Umu at Dusit, and…read moremany more. But your perception may vary, as my reviews are mostly from the southern region of Metro Manila. FOOD 5.0 Nama Uni Sashimi (420 PHP) Sea Urchin or sea hedgehogs are those spikey things that I always think about avoiding when going to the beach But, I love them on my plate, It is very sweet and delicate, and it tastes like the sea smells, with a soft, almost creamy texture. A 3-step process starts with a piece of Nori (seaweed wrap), then a slice of cucumber, a hefty plump of uni on top, close it off and surprise your mouth with a taste of the sea. Tofu Gratin (395 PHP) Shrimp flavoured white sauce that's smothered with cheese and lots of it. The gooey feels were just too strong and I couldn't but scrape the pan clean. Every spoonful is a renewed experience, so it doesn't get boring. Assorted Sushi (720 PHP) Their hot dishes overwhelmed our taste buds with clean flavours, which led us to unintentionally ignore this initially. Sushi pieces that are above average in size and offer a refreshing taste. Beef Sukiyaki Iron Hot Pot (530 PHP) Beef Sukiyaki that's filled with a rich broth flavoured by the tender smoked beef. This is a dish to remember and one of the items I will recall and recommend. Tonpei Yaki (430 PHP) A Japanese style Frittata topped with extremely thin slice pork that wiggles from displaced air around it. It looked alive upon my first glance. You'd be wrong to think that these paper thin slices of pork wont satisfy, because flavour is not in volumes, but in density. These melt in your mouth and just release flavour that you'd usually encounter in chunky portions of pork. I for one enjoyed less weight and more flavour. The frittata underneath is fairly standard. SERVICE 4.5 Waiters take pride in the food they serve, we were even prompted to taste the Tofu Gratin first as it's tastiest when hot. They're informative when guiding you through the menu and suggest based on your taste and not the most expensive like in other places. AMBIANCE 4.5 I love places that impress on ambiance and Mangetsu surely did. High ceilings and even a second floor for private functions, this place is well decorated and spacious. Air-conditioning is centralised, which means an evenly cooled environment.

    Interior aspect makes us feel high sense and quality, but actually foods served there are nothing…read morespecial. Maybe good for business purpose of use.

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    Ogawa - japanese - Updated May 2026

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