100 Very Best Restaurants: #72 – Kaliwa

Pancit (bottom) and grilled rib eye.

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Showcasing Korean, Thai, and Filipino cuisine on one menu is no small feat, but Cathal Armstrong pulls it off. We like to dabble in all three at his all-day Wharf restaurant, splitting family-style plates of Filipino lumpia and yellowtail marinated in coconut vinaigrette; Korean-style grilled short ribs; and the can’t-miss Thai crab curry. A waterfront patio is the place for frozen mai tais. Expensive.